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jname={{tt|モノマネむすめ|Monomane Musume}}|
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hometown=[[Saffron City]]|
hometown=[[Saffron City]]|
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'''Copycat''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|モノマネむすめ|Monomane Musume}}''' ''Mimic Girl'') lives in [[Saffron City]]. She collects [[Pokémon Doll]]s, and likes to dress up as and mimic others. Copycat is not her real name; rather, her nickname.
'''Copycat''' (Japanese: '''モノマネむすめ''' ''Mimic Girl'') lives in [[Saffron City]]. She collects [[Pokémon Dolls]], and likes to dress up as and mimic others. Copycat is not her real name; rather, her nickname.


==In the games==
==In the games==
===In [[Generation I]]===
===Generation I===
In [[Generation I]], Copycat will give the TM for {{m|Mimic}} in return for a {{p|Clefairy}}-style [[Escape item|Poké Doll]].
In [[Generation I]], Copycat will give the [[TM]] for {{m|Mimic}} in return for a {{p|Clefairy}} {{DL|Escape item|Poké Doll}}.


In her bedroom, there is a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] with a game that has {{smw|Mario}} with a bucket on his head, a reference to the Japan-exclusive game {{smw|Mario & Wario}} (which was also developed by [[Game Freak]]).
In her bedroom, there is a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] with a game that has {{smw|Mario}} with a bucket on his head, a reference to the Japan-exclusive game {{smw|Mario & Wario}}, also developed by [[Game Freak]].


Copycat has a {{p|Doduo}} she has somehow taught to mimic human speech, similarly to the abilities of a {{p|Chatot}}.
Copycat has a {{p|Doduo}} she has somehow taught to mimic human speech, similarly to the abilities of a {{p|Chatot}}.


===In [[Generation II]]===
===Generation II===
[[Image:Copycat Sugimori Artwork.png|thumb|[[Ken Sugimori]]'s artwork of Copycat, dressed as {{ga|Ethan}}]]
[[Image:Copycat Sugimori Artwork.png|thumb|[[Ken Sugimori]]'s artwork of Copycat, dressed as {{ga|Ethan}}, from [[Generation II]]]]
In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Copycat's Clefairy doll (which she received in Generation I from {{ga|Red}}) is lost. It's found by a member of the Pokémon Fan Club in [[Vermilion City]] who is glad to have it as he loves Clefairy. However, he gives it to the player and decides to catch one himself. When the player returns to Copycat her [[List of key items in Generation II#Lost Item|lost doll]], she will give the player a ticket to ride the [[Magnet Train]] that travels between [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]].
In [[Generation II]], Copycat's {{p|Clefairy}} {{DL|Escape item|Poké Doll}}, given to her by {{ga|Red}} in [[Generation I]], is lost. It's found by a member of the [[Pokémon Fan Club]] in [[Vermilion City]] who is glad to have it as he loves Clefairy. However, he gives it to the {{player}} and decides to catch one himself. When the player returns to Copycat's house and returns her {{DL|List of key items in Generation II|Lost Item|lost doll}}, she will give the player a {{DL|List of key items in Generation II|Pass|ticket}} to ride the [[Magnet Train]] that travels between [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]].
 
Between the events of Generation I and Generation II, Copycat's house in Saffron City was torn down to make room for the Magnet Train station. According to her, a ''rail company man'' gave her a train ticket in compensation for the demolition.


In between the events of Generation I and Generation II, Copycat's house in Saffron City was torn down to make room for the [[Magnet Train]] station; a "rail company man" <!-- her words, not mine --> gave her a ticket because of the demolition.
===Generation III===
In {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, Copycat has the same role as she did in [[Generation I]]. However, she is now a [[move tutor]] who will teach {{m|Mimic}} to a suitable Pokémon instead, due to Mimic no longer being available as a [[TM]].


===In [[Generation III]]===
===Generation IV===
In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, Copycat is a [[move tutor]] who will teach Mimic to a suitable Pokémon in return for a Poké Doll.
In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, Copycat has the same role as she did in [[Generation II]].


===In [[Generation IV]]===
In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, Copycat has the same role as she did in Generation II.
===Sprites===
===Sprites===
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| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{Normal color dark}}; background: #{{Normal color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Copycat III OD.png]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
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| Overworld sprite from <br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Red, Green}}, {{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Blue}}, and {{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation I}}
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| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation II}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation III}}
| Overworld sprite<br>from {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
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===House===
{{incomplete|section|Maps from Generation I and HGSS}}
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|- align=center
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[[File:Copycat House 1F GSC.png]]
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; width:80px"|
[[File:Copycat House 1F FRLG.png]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| The ground floor of her<br>house in {{colorlink|Generation II|000}}
| The ground floor of her house in<br>{{colorlink|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|000|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
|- align=center
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; width:80px"|
[[File:Copycat House 2F GSC.png]]
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #F4C430{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; width:80px"|
[[File:Copycat House 2F FRLG.png]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| Her room in {{colorlink|Generation II|000}}
| Her room in {{colorlink|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|000|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
|}
|}
==In the anime==
==In the anime==
[[File:Duplica.png|200px|thumb|Copycat's anime counterpart, Duplica]]
[[File:Duplica.png|200px|thumb|Copycat's anime counterpart, Duplica]]
While the Copycat herself has never made an appearance in the {{pkmn|anime}}, she appears to have an anime counterpart in [[Duplica]].
While the Copycat herself has never made an appearance in the {{pkmn|anime}}, she appears to have an anime counterpart in [[Duplica]].
 
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==In the TCG==
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Copycat or her Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Copycat or her Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In {{game|Yellow}}, an NPC in the [[Celadon Department Store]] mentions that he's trying to buy a Poké Doll for Copycat in {{ci|Cerulean}}. However, Copycat lives in Saffron City.
*In {{game|Yellow}}, an NPC in the [[Celadon Department Store]] mentions that he's trying to buy a {{DL|Escape item|Poké Doll}} for Copycat in [[Cerulean City]]. However, she lives in [[Saffron City]].
*In the artwork, Copycat has green hair on the [[Generation II]] artwork, but has brown hair in the latest artwork.
*Copycat has green hair on her [[Generation II]] artwork but brown hair in the latest artwork.
*In [[Generation IV]], Copycat has a [[Pokémon (species)|Pokémon]] from every generation represented, if you count her Poké Dolls: a {{p|Clefairy}} doll ([[Generation I]]), a {{p|Blissey}} (Generation II), a real {{p|Banette}} (ironically, a Pokémon that was originally a discarded plush doll) and a {{p|Nosepass}} doll ([[Generation III]]), and a {{p|Cherrim}} doll (Generation IV). Also, Copycat had a Doduo in Generation I and III, which evolved into a Dodrio in Generation II, but was replaced by the Banette in Generation IV.
*In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, Copycat has a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} from all the first four [[generation]]s, if counting her {{DL|Escape item|Poké Doll}}s:
*If the Copycat is in fact parroting the player character as she implies and not simply putting words in their mouths, then she provides by proxy some of the only lines of dialogue from the normally silent player characters.
**A {{p|Clefairy}} doll, representing [[Generation I]];
**A {{p|Blissey}} doll, representing [[Generation II]];
**A real {{p|Banette}} (ironically, a Pokémon that was originally a discarded plush doll) and a {{p|Nosepass}} doll, both representing [[Generation III]];
**A {{p|Cherrim}} doll, representing [[Generation IV]].
*Copycat has a {{p|Doduo}} in [[Generation I]], {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, which then evolved into a {{p|Dodrio}} in [[Generation II]]. However, her Dodrio was replaced by a {{p|Banette}} in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}.
*If the Copycat is in fact parroting the {{player}} as she implies and not merely putting words in their mouths, then she acts as the player's proxy by providing some of the only lines of dialogue said by him/her.


===Names===
==Names==
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| モノマネむすめ ''Mimic Girl''
|'''{{tt|モノマネむすめ|Monomane Musume}}''' ''Mimic Girl''
| She teaches "Mimic", or referring to her mimicking others  
|She teaches Pokémon the move {{m|Mimic}}.<br>May also be related to her ability of mimicking others.
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| Copycat
|Copycat
| "Copycat" is a common children's name-calling for a copier
|''Copycat'' is a common children's name-calling for a copier.
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| Spanish
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| Copiona
|Copiona
| Copycat
|Equivalent of ''copycat'' in Spanish.
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{{NPC|normal|kanto=yes}}<br>
{{NPC|normal|kanto=yes}}<br>
{{Project CharacterDex notice}}
{{Project CharacterDex notice}}

Revision as of 18:24, 19 April 2012

Copycat
モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl
File:CopycatHGSS.png
Art from the TCG by Kanako Eo
Gender Female
Hometown Saffron City
Region Kanto
Generation I, II, III, IV
Games Red, Blue, and Yellow
Gold, Silver, and Crystal
FireRed and LeafGreen
HeartGold and SoulSilver

Copycat (Japanese: モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl) lives in Saffron City. She collects Pokémon Dolls, and likes to dress up as and mimic others. Copycat is not her real name; rather, her nickname.

In the games

Generation I

In Generation I, Copycat will give the TM for Mimic in return for a Clefairy Poké Doll.

In her bedroom, there is a SNES with a game that has Mario with a bucket on his head, a reference to the Japan-exclusive game Mario & Wario, also developed by Game Freak.

Copycat has a Doduo she has somehow taught to mimic human speech, similarly to the abilities of a Chatot.

Generation II

File:Copycat Sugimori Artwork.png
Ken Sugimori's artwork of Copycat, dressed as Ethan, from Generation II

In Generation II, Copycat's Clefairy Poké Doll, given to her by Red in Generation I, is lost. It's found by a member of the Pokémon Fan Club in Vermilion City who is glad to have it as he loves Clefairy. However, he gives it to the player and decides to catch one himself. When the player returns to Copycat's house and returns her lost doll, she will give the player a ticket to ride the Magnet Train that travels between Kanto and Johto.

Between the events of Generation I and Generation II, Copycat's house in Saffron City was torn down to make room for the Magnet Train station. According to her, a rail company man gave her a train ticket in compensation for the demolition.

Generation III

In FireRed and LeafGreen, Copycat has the same role as she did in Generation I. However, she is now a move tutor who will teach Mimic to a suitable Pokémon instead, due to Mimic no longer being available as a TM.

Generation IV

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Copycat has the same role as she did in Generation II.

Sprites

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Reason: Sprite from HGSS


File:Copycat I OD.png Copycat II OD.png File:Copycat III OD.png
Overworld sprite from
Generation I 		Overworld sprite from
Generation II 		Overworld sprite
from FireRed and LeafGreen

House

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Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: Maps from Generation I and HGSS


Copycat House 1F GSC.png

Copycat House 1F FRLG.png

The ground floor of her
house in Generation II 		The ground floor of her house in
FireRed and LeafGreen

Copycat House 2F GSC.png

Copycat House 2F FRLG.png

Her room in Generation II Her room in FireRed and LeafGreen

In the anime

Copycat's anime counterpart, Duplica

While the Copycat herself has never made an appearance in the anime, she appears to have an anime counterpart in Duplica.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Copycat or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Name Type Level Rarity Set Set no.
Copycat T – Uncommon Expedition Base Set 138/165
EX Team Rocket Returns 83/109
EX Dragon Frontiers 73/101
SoulSilver Collection 69/70

Trivia

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl She teaches Pokémon the move Mimic.
May also be related to her ability of mimicking others.
English Copycat Copycat is a common children's name-calling for a copier.
Spanish Copiona Equivalent of copycat in Spanish.



Non-player characters in the core series games
Kanto Professor Oak • Mom (Kanto) • Mom (LGPE) • Red • Blue • Green • Trace • Daisy • Old man • Bill • Celio • Mr. Fuji • Safari Zone Warden • Copycat • Primo • Koichi
Pokémon Fan Club Chairman • Erik and Sara • Lostelle • Teala • Selphy • Cal • Steven Stone • Maylene • Mina • Cameron • Mr. Game • Morimoto
Team Rocket • Gym guide • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Professors' aides • Magikarp salesman • Name Rater • Day-Care Person • Mr. Hyper


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