Copycat (move)

Copycat まねっこ Imitate

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0   Receives voltage points if previous Pokémon reaches maximum voltage

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  0   Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.

Copycat on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Copycat on Eevee's Movedex

Copycat (Japanese: まねっこ Imitate) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Copycat causes the user to use the last move that was used (even if the last move was by the user). A move called by Copycat in this way counts as the last move used.

Copycat will fail if the target did not make a move selection in the round before the use of Copycat, switches out during the round Copycat is used, or if the opponent's last move used was Copycat or Mirror Move. If either was used successfully, the move copied by that will be the most recent move used, and so that move will be copied by this use of Copycat.

Paralysis, confusion, recharging, and building up for a multi-turn move have no effect to the last move used. If Copycat is used against a target that was fully paralyzed or hurt itself right before its use, Copycat will still use the last move that the target used. If Copycat is used during the first turn of a multi-turn move, Copycat will use the move that the opponent used before that move (or fail if no move was previously made).

A Pokémon will be able to use a move that is Disabled if it is called via Copycat.

If used in a battle after switching out, the move that is copied is the last one used within that battle.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	4				4
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal	13				13
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal	17				17
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock	--				--
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic	38				41
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal	11		18	18
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	24				24
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	24				24
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal	10				10
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock	--				--
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic	4				4
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal	5				5
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting	29				29
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic	61				61
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal	no
501		Oshawott	Water		Water	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title French Photocopie German Imitator Greek Αντιγραφή Italian Copione Korean 흉내쟁이 Hyungnaejaeng'i Spanish Copión

Variations of the move Mirror Move
Mirror Move • Copycat

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