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Supporter

Copycat モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl

HeartGold & SoulSilver print Illus. Kanako Eo English expansion Expedition Base Set Rarity English card no. 138/165 Japanese expansion Base Expansion Pack Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 063/128 English expansion EX Team Rocket Returns Rarity English card no. 83/109 Japanese expansion Rocket Gang Strikes Back Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 078/085 Expansion EX Dragon Frontiers Rarity English card no. 73/101 Japanese Half Deck Shockwave! Tyranitar ex Constructed Standard Deck Japanese card no. 022/024 English expansion HeartGold & SoulSilver Rarity English card no. 90/123 Japanese expansion SoulSilver Collection Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 069/070 Japanese expansion L-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 024/L-P Deck Kit HS Trainer Kit Half Deck Raichu Half Deck English card no. 21/30 Expansion Call of Legends Rarity English card no. 77/95

Copycat (Japanese: モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Expedition Base Set.

Card text

Expedition Base Set print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card.

VSTAR Power

Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, count the number of cards in your opponent's hand and draw that many cards.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

HeartGold & SoulSilver print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card.

VSTAR Power

Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw a number of cards equal to the number of cards in your opponent's hand.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

e-Reader data

The Expedition Base Set print includes a Dot Code strip for use with the e-Reader, and has the card ID B-63-#. The short strip contains a brief card summary. There is no long strip for this card.

Release information

This card was released in the Expedition Base Set, first originating from the Japanese Base Expansion Pack. It was reprinted in the English EX Team Rocket Returns expansion, originating from the Japanese Rocket Gang Strikes Back expansion, with a full-frame view of the same artwork by Ken Sugimori. It was later reprinted in the EX Dragon Frontiers expansion, originating from the Shockwave! Tyranitar ex Constructed Standard Deck.

The card was later reprinted in the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion, originating from the Japanese SoulSilver Collection, with new artwork by Kanako Eo. In Japan, a holographic version was reprinted as one of the L-P Promotional cards, and was awarded to the top winners of the Pokémon Card Game LEGEND Battle in September 2009. It was reprinted again in the English Raichu Half Deck of the HS Trainer Kit and the Call of Legends expansion.

Gallery

EX Team Rocket Returns print Illus. Ken Sugimori	HeartGold & SoulSilver print Illus. Kanako Eo	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

• In the original print, Copycat is depicted mimicking Ethan as he appears in Generation II, the Team Rocket member featured in The Rocket's Trap, and Blaine. She is also depicted cosplaying as a Pikachu, similar in appearance to Poké Kid Trainers that would later appear in Generation IV.
• In the reprint, she is seen mimicking Ethan as he appears in Generation IV, Professor Elm, Misty, and a female Team Rocket Grunt.
• The Japanese promotional print has the Pokémon Card Game LEGEND logo in the top right of the illustration and the SoulSilver Collection logo on the bottom left.

Origin

Copycat is a character in the Pokémon games who mimics the appearance of others.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.