Copycat (move)

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Copycat
まねっこ Imitate
Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  0
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Self: Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Receives voltage points if previous Pokémon reaches maximum voltage
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Copycat (Japanese: まねっこ Imitate) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Copycat causes the user to use the last move that the target used. 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. (Note that 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.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0122 Mr. Mime Mr. Mime
Psychic 4
0173 Cleffa Cleffa
Normal 13
0174 Igglybuff Igglybuff
Normal 17
0185 Sudowoodo Sudowoodo
Rock --
0238 Smoochum Smoochum
Ice Psychic 38
0300 Skitty Skitty
Normal 11
0300 Skitty Skitty
Normal 18
0311 Plusle Plusle
Electric 24
0312 Minun Minun
Electric 24
0327 Spinda Spinda
Normal 10
0438 Bonsly Bonsly
Rock --
0439 Mime Jr. Mime Jr.
Psychic 4
0440 Happiny Happiny
Normal 5
0447 Riolu Riolu
Fighting 29
0481 Mesprit Mesprit
Psychic 61
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In other languages

  • French: Photocopie
  • German: Imitator
  • Greek: Αντιγραφή
  • Italian: Copione
  • Korean: 흉내쟁이 Hyungnaejaeng'i
  • Spanish: Copión


Variations of the move Mirror Move
StatusIC HOME.png Mirror MoveCopycat

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