Mr. Mime (Pokémon)

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Mr. Mime Barrier Pokémon Dancing Pokémon バリヤード Barrierd #0122 Mr. Mime Galarian Mr. Mime Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Types Psychic Fairy Mr. Mime Ice Psychic Galarian Mr. Mime Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Soundproof or FilterGen IV+ Mr. Mime Vital Spirit or Screen Cleaner Galarian Mr. Mime Cacophony Technician Mr. Mime Hidden Ability Ice Body Galarian Mr. Mime Hidden Ability Cacophony Galarian Mr. Mime Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Human-Like Hatch time 25 cycles
Height 4'03" 1.3 m Mr. Mime 4'07" 1.4 m Galarian Mr. Mime 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 120.2 lbs. 54.5 kg Mr. Mime 125.2 lbs. 56.8 kg Galarian Mr. Mime 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 136 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 161 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Mr. Mime 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 2 Sp.Def 0 Speed Galarian Mr. Mime 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 2 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint Galarian Mr. Mime
Pokédex color   Pink Other forms may have other colors.	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Mr. Mime (Japanese: バリヤード Barrierd) is a dual-type Psychic/Fairy Pokémon introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation VI, it was a pure Psychic-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Mime Jr. when leveled up while knowing Mimic.

In Galar, Mr. Mime has a dual-type Ice/Psychic regional form. It evolves into Mr. Rime starting at level 42. All Mime Jr. in Galar evolve into this form regardless of their origin. Kantonian Mr. Mime is not known to evolve into any other Pokémon.

Biology

The two different forms of Mr. Mime in its evolutionary chain

Mr. Mime is a bipedal, humanoid Pokémon. Blue growths resembling clown hair extend from the sides of its pale pink head, and there is a magenta circle on each cheek. Its jaw is curved inward, resembling the mouth of a wooden dummy. It has a round, white body with a magenta spot in the middle, light pink arms and legs that connect to its body via magenta spheres, and small white coverings over its knees. Its white hands resemble gloves with magenta pads on the tips of its white fingers and its dark blue feet curl upward at the tips.

From birth, this Pokémon is an excellent pantomime. As it matures, it gains the ability to solidify air molecules by vibrating its fingertips. This ability allows it to create invisible objects with its gestures. It punishes those who interrupt its act or are not impressed by slapping them. Mr. Mime is usually very rare, but can be found in suburban areas. In Generation II, Substitute was its signature move. Prior to Generation VI, Filter was its signature Ability.

Galarian Mr. Mime are mostly blue and white. It also has blue growths resembling clown hair on its pale head; however, these also extend and cover its cheeks, creating a mutton chop style sideburn effect resembling earmuffs. It has wider-shaped eyes and a small blue triangle for a nose. It has a suit-like body comprising a white top, blue shoulder spheres, blue bottom trousers, and a diamond-shaped crystal that resembles a tie. It has mitten-like hands and feet that are more defined, resembling blue shoes with light blue soles, presumably made out of ice. Through its feet, it is able to control the temperature and create a floor of ice, which it can kick up to act as a barrier. It is widely known in the region for its talent in tap dancing (contrasting Kantonian Mr. Mime's talent in pantomiming) and is likely the result of Mr. Rime's influence over Mime Jr. imitating their dance steps.

Galarian Mr. Mime and its evolution, Mr. Rime, are the only known Pokémon that can have Screen Cleaner as an Ability.

In the anime

Main series

Mr. Mime in the anime

Major appearances

Mimey

In It's Mr. Mime Time, Ash and his friends came across a Mr. Mime while looking to replace another one meant to perform in Stella's circus. It was later taken in by Ash's mother Delia after it arrived at her house and she mistook it for Ash in a costume. Since then, it has been affectionately nicknamed Mimey. In Pokémon Journeys: The Series, Mimey was left at Cerise Laboratory to look after Ash and his new friend Goh.

Other

In It's Mr. Mime Time, Stella used a Mr. Mime in her circus. However, it was lazy and stopped obeying her because she was too hard on it. It eventually listened to her once more when it saw how much she was willing to protect it from Team Rocket.

In Stage Fight!, a Mr. Mime was part of a showboat stage show.

In The Psychic Sidekicks!, Toku's Mr. Mime was stolen by Team Rocket in the commission of one of their schemes.

In Hail to the Chef, a Mr. Mime is the sous-chef of Rhonda. She was competing with her sister Rhoda and her Sneasel for the ownership of her father's restaurant outside of Saffron City. Mr. Mime's cooking was not good, but improved under Brock's tutelage.

In Short and To the Punch!, Clayton's Mr. Mime battled Buizel twice. It won the first time but lost during the rematch due to Buizel's Ice Punch.

Minor appearances

In Pikachu's Vacation, a Mr. Mime was at the Pokémon Theme Park.

In Three Jynx and a Baby!, Jessie's fantasy featured a Mr. Mime.

In Historical Mystery Tour!, a Clown owns a Mr. Mime. It was riding a bicycle.

A Mr. Mime appeared in A Fashionable Battle!, under the ownership of Valerie.

Three Trainers' Mr. Mime appeared in The Power of Us.

An image of the Galarian Mr. Mime appeared in JN119 during a scientific presentation given by Chrysa and Mimey.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

In Assistant, an Office Worker's Galarian Mr. Mime was carrying some papers in Macro Cosmos's office.

GOTCHA!

A Mr. Mime briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Valerie.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Mr. Mime in Pokémon Adventures

Galarian Mr. Mime in Pokémon Adventures

In Peace of Mime, Sabrina had a Mr. Mime under her control. It was generating a Light Screen to seal off the whole of Saffron City. The same Mr. Mime was seen again during the Gym Leader face-off in the Indigo Plateau, using its miming powers to trap Bugsy within walls created from solidified air, and defeating his Heracross with a Psybeam.

Emerald has a Mr. Mime that first showed up in Lemme at 'Em, Lapras!, as a rental Pokémon. He later joined his team after being calmed.

Crystal was revealed to have added a Mr. Mime, nicknamed Mymee, to her team prior to The Final Battle III in order to imitate Sabrina's tactics.

A Mr. Mime appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.

Valerie owns a Mr. Mime that first appeared in Quilladin Stands. Later, it was used to help stop the ultimate weapon from activating.

A Kantonian and Galarian Mr. Mime appeared in a fantasy in Crunch!! Snowy Battle.

Multiple Galarian Mr. Mime appeared in PASS20, where they gathered to watch Melony's Mr. Rime perform.

A Dynamaxed Galarian Mr. Mime appeared in PASS25.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

A Mr. Mime appeared in GDZ35.

A Mr. Mime appeared in GDZ36.

Pokémon Zensho

A Mr. Mime appeared in PZ05.

In the TCG

Main article: Mr. Mime (TCG)

Other appearances

Mr. Mime in Detective Pikachu

Detective Pikachu

A Mr. Mime appeared in Detective Pikachu, where it was encountered by Detective Pikachu and Tim Goodman at Ryme Wharf while they were searching for the source of the R substance. Having previously been interrogated by Tim's father Harry and Detective Pikachu before, it tried to mime an escape but was unsuccessful. Tim and Pikachu then tried interrogating it, but it taunted them and used Barrier to shield itself from any other questioning. This prompted Tim to try and "get inside its head", and he mimed opening the door to Mr. Mime's "room", pouring gasoline on it, and threatening it by miming a lit match. Mr. Mime relented and revealed that it had gotten the R from the "roundhouse", an illegal fight club owned by Sebastian. In their excitement, Tim accidentally dropped the "match", much to Mr. Mime's horror.

Game data

Specific appearances

• Pokémon Stadium 2: Mr. Mime stars in its own minigame called "Barrier Ball." Poké Balls appear on the field and by using Mr. Mime's Barrier, send the Poké Balls to the other player's fields.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky: During the post-game, after graduating, a few days later, Mr. Mime will appear in Treasure Town, saying that a famous Scizor has been trapped in a dungeon called Blizzard Island. After, Mr. Mime will remain in Treasure Town. In Explorers of Sky, it also appears before the post-game as a regular visitor of Spinda's Cafe.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Mr. Mime

Galarian Mr. Mime

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Bitter Berry (100%)
Yellow*
Gold	Silver	MysteryBerry (2%)
Crystal
Diamond	Pearl	Leppa Berry (5%)
Platinum		Leppa Berry (5%)
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Leppa Berry (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Mr. Mime

Galarian Mr. Mime

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Mr. Mime

Galarian Mr. Mime

Learnset

Side game data

Mr. Mime

Pokémon Pinball   Acquisition: Catch			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 7.4% Friend Area: Decrepit Lab Phrases 51%-100% HP Believe it or not, but I am an artist! 26%-50% HP Now this is not good. My health is reduced by half. 1%-25% HP This won't do. I'm out of power completely... Level up There goes my level! I'm so happy!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -4.5% IQ group: F
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Retrieve the Popular Ribbon from Liepard Connected to: Natu, Spinda, Trapinch, Glameow, Liepard Connection Orb Set: 3 Phrases Normal Hi, how are you today? Low HP (< 50%) My, I'm tired…
Pokémon Ranger Group: Psychic Poké Assist: Psychic Field move: None Loops: 8 Min. exp.: 68 Max. exp.: 81 Browser entry R-092 Mr. Mime puts up invisible barriers while performing its pantomime motions.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Psychic Poké Assist: Psychic Field move: (Teleport ×-) Browser entry R-165 It uses a psychically made barrier to shield itself.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●● Defense ●●●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.67 seconds Base HP: 45 Base Attack: 77 Base Defense: 58 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Mr. Mime is in charge of the Mine Cart in the Cavern Zone. His favorite Attractions are Bastiodon's Block Barrage and Rotom's Spooky Shoot-'em-Up.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Psychic Attack Power: ★★★★★ Builder Repairs damage done to the walls of the Trozei Box.
Pokémon Shuffle Psychic Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #295 Prank Sometimes changes when a foe will next disrupt your play.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 120 Base Attack: 192 Base Defense: 205 Egg Distance: N/A* Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Confusion, Zen Headbutt Charged Attacks: Psybeam, Psychic, Shadow Ball

Galarian Mr. Mime

Pokémon GO Base HP: 137 Base Attack: 183 Base Defense: 169 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Confusion, Zen Headbutt Charged Attacks: Psybeam, Psychic, Ice Punch

Evolution

Mr. Mime

Baby form Mime Jr.  Psychic  Fairy

Breed holding Odd Incense ← + Level up knowing Mimic outside of Galar →

First evolution Mr. Mime  Psychic  Fairy

Galarian Mr. Mime

Baby form Mime Jr.  Psychic  Fairy

Breed holding Odd Incense ← + + Level up knowing Mimic in Galar →

First evolution Mr. Mime Galarian Form  Ice  Psychic

Level 42 →

Second evolution Mr. Rime  Ice  Psychic

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back

Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back Let's Go, Pikachu! Let's Go, Eevee!

Generation VIII Sword Shield Legends: Arceus

For other sprites and images, please see Mr. Mime images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Despite its English name containing a male-exclusive honorific, Mr. Mime's gender ratio is evenly split between male and female.
  • This discrepancy is probably due to the fact that Mr. Mime's Japanese name, Barrierd, does not reference gender. Also, Mr. Mime was introduced in Generation I, before the gender mechanic was introduced.
  • Based on this, translator Nob Ogasawara was wary about Mr. Mime's English name during localization: "If they make sequels and they give genders to Pokemon, we're going to be hooped."^[1][2]
• The Mr. Mime obtained through an in-game trade in Pokémon Red and Blue was nicknamed Marcel. This may have been a homage to the late Marcel Marceau. However, this was not kept in Pokémon Yellow or Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; the same Mr. Mime is nicknamed Miles in Yellow, and Mimien in FireRed and LeafGreen.
  • This is referenced in Pokémon Sword and Shield, where a boy in Wyndon said a nearby Galarian Mr. Mime is named Marcel.
• In all official artwork and in-game sprites prior to the release of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Mr. Mime only had four fingers. However, Mr. Mime has five fingers in the anime.
• Galarian Mr. Mime is:
  • The only regional form with an exclusive evolved form that evolves from a Pokémon without a regional form of its own.
  • The only non-fully evolved Pokémon that is evolved by knowing a certain move.
• Galarian Mr. Mime shares its category with Oricorio. They are both known as the Dancing Pokémon.
• Mr. Mime and Lycanroc are the only two Pokémon known to have 6 possible Abilities between their forms, the most of any Pokémon.

Origin

Mr. Mime seems to be based on a mime artist, specifically the pantomime of pretending to be trapped in invisible boxes. Its brightly colored body is also reminiscent of a clown and a court jester. The blue growths on its head resemble a fool's cap, and its curled feet resemble a jester's hook-toed shoes. Its curled feet are also reminiscent of modern depictions of elves. Elves are often portrayed as fairy-like beings and in some cases the terms are used interchangeably; this may explain why Mr. Mime was changed to be part-Fairy with the type's introduction in Generation VI. Its jerky animations cause it to resemble a jointed puppet or doll. In Japanese folklore, inanimate objects that are possessed by spirits and come to life are known as tsukumogami.

Galarian Mr. Mime appears to be based on both tap dancers and ice skaters. The soles of its feet resemble tap shoes, the blue spots on the sides of its head resemble earmuffs, its fingers resemble mittens, and the ice on its chest resembles a necktie. Its round body is also reminiscent of a snowman.

Name origin

Mr. Mime may be derived form the abbreviation of Mister and mime.

Barrierd may be a combination of barrier (referring to the invisible walls it can create) and weird.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese バリヤード Barrierd From barrier and weird French M. Mime From Monsieur and mime Spanish Mr. Mime Same as English name (in some episodes of the Latin American dub of the anime, the name is erroneously Señor Mime) German Pantimos From Pantomime Italian Mr. Mime Same as English name Korean 마임맨 Maimman From mime and man Mandarin Chinese 魔牆人偶 / 魔墙人偶 Móqiángrénǒu* 吸盤魔偶 / 吸盘魔偶 Xīpánmó'ǒu* From 魔 mó, 牆 / 墙 qiáng, and 人偶 rén'ǒu From 吸盤 / 吸盘 xīpán, 魔 mó, and 人偶 'rén'ǒu Cantonese Chinese 魔牆人偶 Mōchèuhngyàhnngáuh* 吸盤小丑 Kāppùhnsíucháu* From 魔 mō, 牆 chèuhng, and 人偶 'yàhnngáuh From 吸盤 kāppùhn and 小丑 síucháu

More languages Greek Κύριος Μίμος Kúrios Mímos From the English name Hebrew מיסטר מיים Mister Mime Transcription of English name Hindi मिसटर माइम Mr. Mime Transcription of English name Icelandic Látbragð* From látbragð (gesture) Brazilian Portuguese Mr. Mime Sr. Mímica* Same as English name From the English name Russian Мистер Майм Mister Maym Transcription of English name Swedish Herr Mime* From the English name Thai บาร์เรียด Bariat Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Mimey
• Regional form

References

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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