Mime Jr. (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Mime Jr. (disambiguation).

Mime Jr. マネネ Manene #439 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Psychic Fairy Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Soundproof or Filter Cacophony Cacophony Technician Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 145 (28.7%)
Breeding Egg Group Undiscovered Hatch time 26 cycles
Height 2'00" 0.6 m Mime Jr. 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 28.7 lbs. 13.0 kg Mime Jr. 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 78 Gen. IV Unknown IV 62 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Mime Jr. 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 0 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 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Pink	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Mime Jr. (Japanese: マネネ Manene) is a dual-type Psychic/Fairy baby Pokémon, and prior to Generation VI, a pure Psychic-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Mr. Mime when leveled up while knowing Mimic.

Biology

Physiology

Mime Jr. is a small pink Pokémon with a dark blue torso. Mime Jr. has a red bump on its stomach and a typical red clown nose on its face. Mime Jr. appears to be wearing a dark blue, crooked hat with a white ball on it.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Mime Jr. can pick up the emotions of those around them and imitates it.

Behavior

Mime Jr. has a knack for imitating others. It has been known to Mimic its foes in order to create distractions. Once the foe is confused, it'll quickly escape.

Habitat

It likes places where many people gather.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Mime Jr. in the anime

Major appearances

James's Mime Jr.

James obtains a Mime Jr. from his "Nanny and Pop-Pop" in Sweet Baby James.

Other

Mime Jr. first appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew as Queen Ilene's Pokémon. In the same movie, Mew took the form of it.

A Mime Jr. and a Bonsly that were stars of a television show went missing in King and Queen for a Day. When the two Pokémon were found, they were discovered to be sick and James's Mime Jr. and Brock's Bonsly had to fill in for them.

Minor appearances

One also appeared in Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Mime Jr. in Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Hiori, the hero of Phantom Thief Pokémon 7, has a Mime Jr. While Mime Jr.'s primary duty to Hiori is to receive messages intended for Hiori's alter-ego, the Phantom Thief named Pokémon 7, he has also used it in battle a couple of times. It first appears in Seven's Real Identity In Peril.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Jun's Mime Jr. is seen standing next to him in A Surprise Visit from Hareta's Father!.

In the TCG

Main article: Mime Jr. (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: A possible reward for one of the toughest optional missions is a statue of Mime Jr. that is displayed outside the rescue base.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Diamond	Pearl	Leppa Berry (5%)
Platinum

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM03	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	20
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	30
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM19	Telekinesis	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	25
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special	120120	100}}100%	10
	TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	09595	100}}100%	15
	TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120120	070}}70%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
	TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	07575	100}}100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM33	Reflect	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	20
	TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	04040	100}}100%	10
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	10
	TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	05050	090}}90%	10
	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100100	100}}100%	15
	TM86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM92	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mime Jr. Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mime Jr. Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Charm	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
	Fake Out	Normal	Physical	40	100%	10
	Future Sight	Psychic	Special	100	100%	10
	Healing Wish	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	60%	20
	Icy Wind*	Ice	Special	55	95%	15
	Magic Room	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	Mimic	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—%	20
	Power Split	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	Teeter Dance	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	Trick	Psychic	Status	—	100%	10
	Wake-Up Slap	Fighting	Physical	60	100%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Mime Jr. in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Mime Jr. in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mime Jr. Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mime Jr. Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!  N/A  Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up. Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: F
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Psychic  Poké Assist: ( Psychic ) Field move: None Browser entry   It launches strange orbs to attack. It protects itself with a psychic barrier.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Psychic  ( Psychic ) Past ( Normal ) (Tackle ×1) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It attacks by launching strange rings that make Pokémon Stopped.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Mime Jr. will give you some interesting stats. You'll find him in the Tree House. His favorite Attraction is Rayquaza's Balloon Panic.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Baby form Mime Jr.  Psychic  Fairy

Breed holding Odd Incense ← Level up knowing Mimic →

First evolution Mr. Mime  Psychic  Fairy

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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

Trivia

• Mime Jr.'s English name was revealed on May 28, 2006, the same day that Weavile's name was revealed.
• Mime Jr. is one of three Pokémon on the player's team in the demo version of Diamond and Pearl.
• To date, Mime Jr. is the only Pokémon with a catch rate of 145.
• In HeartGold and SoulSilver, if the player has a Mime Jr. as their partner in Copycat's room, the Mime Jr. will "mimic" the player when interacted with.

Origin

Mime Jr. is based on a mime and a clown.

Name origin

Mime Jr. is derived from the name of its evolution, Mr. Mime.

Manene may be a combination of 真似 mane (mimicry) and nene (Spanish for baby).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese マネネ Manene From 真似 mane (mimicry) and nene (Spanish for baby) French Mime Jr Same as English name Spanish Mime Jr. Same as English name German Pantimimi From Pantomime and Mimik Italian Mime Jr. Same as English name Korean 흉내내 Hyungnaenae From 흉내내기 Mandarin Chinese 魔尼尼 Mó Ní Ní Transliteration of its Japanese name. 魔 also means magic. Cantonese Chinese

More languages

Related articles

• James's Mime Jr.

External links

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