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|image=CopycatEXTeamRocketReturns83.jpg
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|caption=Copycat's artwork from the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}} by [[Ken Sugimori]] for the {{tcg|Expedition Base Set}}
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hometown=[[Saffron City]]|
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region=[[Kanto]]|
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'''Copycat''' (Japanese: '''モノマネむすめ''' ''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, but 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 [[Pokémon Doll#Generation I|Poké Doll]].
In [[Generation I]], Copycat will give the {{player}} the [[TM]] for {{m|Mimic}} in return for a {{p|Clefairy}} [[Poké Doll]].


In her bedroom, there is a {{wp|Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES}} 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 an {{nw|Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES}}{{tt|*|Super Famicom in the Japanese releases}} 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}}]]
In [[Generation II]], Copycat's Clefairy 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 [[Lost Item|lost doll]], she will give the player a [[Pass]] to ride the [[Magnet Train]] that travels between [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]].
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]]. When the player returns her lost doll, Copycat will give 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. Her Doduo has also evolved into {{p|Dodrio}} in the meantime.
 
===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 Mimic to a suitable Pokémon instead, due to Mimic no longer being available as a [[TM]].
 
===Generation IV===
In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, Copycat has the same role as she did in Generation II. However, her Doduo, which evolved into Dodrio in Generation II, has been replaced by a {{p|Banette}}.
 
===Generation VII===
In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!]], because battles with wild Pokémon are mostly removed, the player cannot purchase a [[Poké Doll]]. Instead, Copycat will give the {{player}} the [[TM]] for {{m|Substitute}} if they show her a real {{p|Clefairy}} from their [[party]].
 
The TV in her bedroom now has a [[Nintendo Switch]], and the Mario & Wario reference is changed to reference [[Pokémon Quest]].
 
===Pokémon===
;Generation I
{| style="width: 96px"
| {{ActivePoké|Copycat|Doduo|Spr 1y 084.png|Normal|Flying|size=56px|link=no}}
|}
 
;Generation II
{| style="width: 96px"
| {{ActivePoké|Copycat|Dodrio|Spr 2c 085.png|Normal|Flying|size=56px|link=no}}
|}
 
;Generations III and VII
{| style="width: 96px"
| {{ActivePoké|Copycat|Doduo|084Doduo.png|Normal|Flying|size=100px|link=no}}
| {{ActivePoké|Copycat|Chansey|113Chansey.png|Normal|size=100px|link=no}}
|}
 
;Generation IV
{| style="width: 96px"
| {{ActivePoké|Copycat|Blissey|Spr 4h 242.png|Normal|size=80px|link=no}}
| {{ActivePoké|Copycat|Banette|Spr 4h 354.png|Ghost|size=80px|link=no}}
|}


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.
===Quotes===
====Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow====
:<{{player}}>: ''"Hi! Do you like <sc>Pokémon</sc>? Uh no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"''
:<sc>Copycat</sc>: ''"Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby!"''
*If player has a [[Poké Doll]]
:<player>: ''"Hi! Do you like <sc>Pokémon</sc>? Uh no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"''
:<sc>Copycat</sc>: ''"Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby! Oh wow! A <sc>Poké Doll</sc>! For me? Thank you! You can have this, then!"''
:''"[[TM31]] contains my favorite, <sc>Mimic</sc>! Use it on a good <sc>Pokémon</sc>!"''{{sup/1|RB}}
:''"Use it on a good <sc>Pokémon</sc>!"''{{sup/1|Y}}
* After giving the Poké Doll
:<player>: ''"Hi! Thanks for TM31! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"''
:<sc>Copycat</sc>: ''"You bet! It's a scream!"''


===In [[Generation III]]===
====Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal====
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.
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Do you like <sc>Pokémon</sc>? Uh, no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!|If the player character is male}}"''
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi. You must like <sc>Pokémon</sc>. No, not me. I asked you. Pardon? You're weird!|If the player character is female}}"''
:<sc>Copycat</sc>: ''"Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my favorite hobby!"''
* After the Power Plant has been fixed
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! I heard you lost your favorite <sc>Pok</sc>é <sc>Doll</sc>. If I find it, you'll give me a rail <sc>Pass</sc>? I'll go find it for you. You think you lost it when you went to <sc>Vermilion City</sc>?|If the player character is male}}"''
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi. Did you really lose your <sc>Pok</sc>é <sc>Doll</sc>? You'll really give me a rail <sc>Pass</sc> if I find it for you? Sure, I'll look for it! You think you lost it when you were in <sc>Vermilion</sc>?|If the player character is female}}
:<sc>Copycat</sc>: "Pardon? I shouldn't decide what you should do? But I'm really worried... What if someone finds it?"''
* Handing over her [[Lost Item]]
:''"Yay! That's my <sc>Clefairy Pok</sc>é <sc>Doll</sc>! See the tear where the right leg is sewn on? That's proof! OK. Here's the <sc>Magnet Train Pass</sc> like I promised!"''
:''"That's the <sc>Pass</sc> for the <sc>Magnet Train</sc>. The rail company man gave me that when they tore down our old house for the <sc>Station</sc>."''
* Subsequent times talking to
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Thanks a lot for the rail <sc>Pass</sc>! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?|If the player character is male}}"''
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Thank you for the rail <sc>Pass</sc>! ...Pardon? Is it really that fun to copy what I say and do?|If the player character is female}}"''
:<sc>Copycat</sc>: ''"You bet! It's a scream!"''


===In [[Generation IV]]===
====Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen====
In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, Copycat has the same role as she did in Generation II.
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Do you like <sc>Pokémon</sc>? Uh, no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!|If the player character is male}}"
:<Player>: ''"{{tt|Hi. You must like <sc>Pokémon</sc>. No, not me. I asked you. Pardon? You're weird!|If the player character is female}}"''
:Copycat: ''"Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby!"
* If the player has a Poké Doll
:''"Oh wow! A <sc>Poké Doll</sc>! For me? Thank you! You know what? I can teach the move <sc>Mimic</sc>."''
::'''Yes''': ''"I really love <sc>Mimic</sc>! Who's going to learn it?"''
::'''No''': ''"Don't you like <sc>Mimic</sc>?"''
* Subsequent times talking to
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Thanks for earlier! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?|If the player character is male}}"''
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Thanks for what you did for us. Pardon? Is it really that fun to copy what I say and do?|If the player character is female}}"''
:Copycat: ''"You bet! It's a scream!"''


==In the anime==
====Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver====
Copycat's {{pkmn|anime}} counterpart may be [[Duplica]].
* Before the Power Plant has been fixed
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh, no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!|If the player character is male}}"''
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi. You must like Pokémon. No, not me. I asked you. Pardon? You're weird!|If the player character is female}}"''
:Copycat: ''"Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my main hobby!"''
*After the Power Plant has been fixed
:<player>: ''"Hi! I heard you lost your cherished Poké Doll. If I find it, you'll give me a Magnet Train pass? I'll go find it for you. You think you lost it when you went to Vermilion City?"''
:Copycat: ''"Pardon? I shouldn't decide what you should do? But I'm really worried... What if someone finds it?"''
*Handing over her Lost Item
:''"Yay! That's my <sc>Clefairy</sc> Poké Doll! See the tear where the right arm is sewn on? That's proof! OK. I'll give you this Magnet Train Pass as I promised!"''
:''"You show it at the ticket gate to get on the Magnet Train. The rail-company man gave me that when they tore down our old house for the station."''
*Subsequent times talking to
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Thanks a lot for the Magnet Train Pass! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?|If the player character is male}}"''
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Thanks for the Magnet Train Pass! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?|If the player character is female}}"''
:Copycat: ''"You bet! It's a scream!"''


==In the TCG==
===Sprites===
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Copycat or her Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{Normal color dark}}; background: #{{Normal color}}; font-size:80%"
{| {{bluetable}}  
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{Normal color dark}}; background: #{{Normal color light}}; width:80px; height:80px"| [[File:Misty I OD.png]]
|- style="background: #DDDDFF;"
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{Normal color dark}}; background: #{{Normal color light}}; width:80px; height:80px"| [[File:Copycat II OD.png]]
!Name
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{Normal color dark}}; background: #{{Normal color light}}; width:80px; height:80px"| [[File:Lostelle OD.png]]
!Type
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{Normal color dark}}; background: #{{Normal color light}}; width:80px; height:80px"| [[File:Lass HGSS OD.png]]
!Level
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
|-
| rowspan=4 | {{TCG ID|Expedition|Copycat|138}} || rowspan=4 | T || rowspan=4 | || rowspan=4 | {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Expedition Base Set}} || 138/165
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation I}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation II}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
|}
 
===House===
{{-}}
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color}}"
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}" | [[File:Copycat House 1F RBY.png]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}" | [[File:Copycat House 1F GSC.png]]
|
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}" colspan=2 | [[File:Copycat House 1F FRLG.png]]
|
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; padding:10px" | [[File:Copycat House 1F HGSS.png]]
|- style="font-size: 80%"
| The ground floor of her house in <br>{{colorlink|Generation I|000}}
| The ground floor of her<br>house in {{colorlink|Generation II|000}}
| width="75px" |
| colspan=2 | The ground floor of her house in<br>{{colorlink|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|000|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| width="75px" |
| The ground floor of her house in<br>{{colorlink|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|000|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
|-
|-
| {{TCG|EX Team Rocket Returns}} || 83/109
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}" | [[File:Copycat House 2F RBY.png]]
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; padding:10px" | [[File:Copycat House 2F GSC.png]]
| {{TCG|EX Dragon Frontiers}} || 73/101
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; padding:10px" colspan=2 | [[File:Copycat House 2F FRLG.png]]
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; padding:10px" colspan=2 | [[File:Copycat House 2F FRLG J.png]]
| {{TCG|SoulSilver Collection}} || 69/70
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; padding:10px" | [[File:Copycat House 2F HGSS.png]]
|- style="font-size: 80%"
| Her room in <br>{{colorlink|Generation I|000}}
| Her room in {{colorlink|Generation II|000}}
| colspan=2 | Her room in {{colorlink|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|000|FireRed and LeafGreen}}<br>(international)
| colspan=2 | Her room in {{colorlink|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|000|FireRed and LeafGreen}}<br>(Japanese)
| Her room in {{colorlink|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|000|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
|}
|}
==In the anime==
[[File:Duplica.png|thumb|250px|Copycat's anime counterpart, Duplica]]
The Copycat appears to have an {{pkmn|anime}} counterpart in [[Duplica]], a recurring character who trains {{p|Ditto}} and appeared in ''[[EP037|Ditto's Mysterious Mansion]]'' and ''[[EP174|Imitation Confrontation]]''.
{{-}}
==In the TCG==
[[File:CopycatHeartGoldSoulSilver90.jpg|thumb|200px|Copycat's artwork from the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}} by [[Kanako Eo]] for the {{tcg|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} expansion]]
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Copycat and/or her {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}.
{{cardlist/header|Copycat|Supporter|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Expedition|Copycat|138}}|type=Trainer|type2=Supporter|enset=Expedition Base Set|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=138/165|jpset=Base Expansion Pack|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=063/128|enset2=EX Team Rocket Returns|enrarity2=Uncommon|ennum2=83/109|jpset2=Rocket Gang Strikes Back|jprarity2=Uncommon|jpnum2=078/085|enset3=EX Dragon Frontiers|enrarity3=Uncommon|ennum3=73/101|jpset3=Shockwave! Tyranitar ex Constructed Standard Deck|jpnum3=022/024}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Expedition|Copycat|138}}|type=Supporter|enset=HeartGold & SoulSilver|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=90/123|jpset=SoulSilver Collection|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=069/070|jpset2=L-P Promotional cards|jpnum2=024/L-P|ensetlink3=HS Trainer Kit|enset3=Raichu Half Deck|ennum3=21/30|enset4=Call of Legends|enrarity4=Uncommon|ennum4=77/95|enset5=Celestial Storm|enrarity5=Uncommon|ennum5=127/168|enset6=Celestial Storm|enrarity6=Rare Ultra|ennum6=163/168|jpset5=Champion Road|jprarity5=Uncommon|jpnum5=065/066|jpset6=Champion Road|jprarity6=SR|jpnum6=077/066|jpset7=GX Ultra Shiny|jpnum7=135/150}}
{{cardlist/footer|Supporter}}


==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 the English localization of {{game|Yellow}}, an NPC in the [[Celadon Department Store]] mentions that he's trying to buy a [[Poké Doll]] for Copycat in [[Cerulean City]]. However, she lives in [[Saffron City]]. This oversight is not present in the original Japanese releases.
*In the artwork, Copycat has green hair on the [[Generation II]] artwork, but has brown hair in the latest artwork.
* Copycat has green hair in her {{tcg|Expedition Base Set}} artwork, drawn by [[Ken Sugimori]], but brown hair in her {{tcg|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} expansion artwork, drawn by [[Kanako Eo]]. This is likely because in [[Generation IV]], Copycat has the appearance of {{tc|Lass}}es, who have brown hair, and in the first two Generations, black was used for a variety of colors, including green.
*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 {{p|Banette}} and a {{p|Nosepass}} doll ([[Generation III]]), and a {{p|Cherrim}} doll (Generation IV).
* In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, Copycat has a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} from all the first four [[generation]]s, if counting her [[Pokémon 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 real {{p|Blissey}}, 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]].
* If the Copycat is in fact parroting the {{player}} as she implies and not merely putting words in their mouth, then she acts as the player's proxy by providing some of the only lines of dialogue said by them.


===Names===
==Names==
{| {{bluetable|background: white}}
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{normal color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{normal color}}"
|- style="background: #ccf;"
! Language
! Language
! Name
! Name
! Reference to
! Origin
|-  
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
|Japanese
| モノマネむすめ ''Mimic Girl''
|モノマネむすめ ''Mimic Girl''
| She teaches "Mimic", or referring to her mimicking others  
|She teaches Pokémon the move {{m|Mimic}} and has the ability to mimic others.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English
|English
| Copycat
|Copycat
| "Copycat" is a common children's name-calling for a copier
|''Copycat'' is a common children's name-calling for a copier.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Spanish
|French
| Copiona
|Copieuse
| Comes from "Copy" and "-iona", part of the name "Fiona"  
|Equivalent of ''copycat'' in French.
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
|German
|Nachahmerin
|Equivalent of ''copycat'' in German.
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Italian, Spanish
|Copiona
|Equivalent of ''copycat'' in Italian and Spanish.
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Korean
|{{tt|흉내내기 아가씨|Hyungnaenaegi Agassi}} ''Mimic Girl''
|Same as the Japanese name.
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
|模仿少女 ''Mófǎng Shàonǚ''
|Literally "Mimicking girl".
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
|模仿少女 ''Mòuhfóng Siunéuih''
|Literally "Mimicking girl".
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Brazilian Portuguese
|Imitadora{{tt|*|TCG (Celestial Storm-present)}}<br>Imitador{{tt|*|TCG (HeartGold & SoulSilver-Call of Legends)}}
|Equivalent of ''copycat'' in Portuguese.
|}
|}


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[[es:Copiona]]
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Revision as of 18:26, 20 September 2019

Copycat
モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl
CopycatEXTeamRocketReturns83.jpg
Copycat's artwork from the Trading Card Game by Ken Sugimori for the Expedition Base Set
Gender Female
Hometown Saffron City
Region Kanto
Generation I, II, III, IV, VII
Games Red, Blue, and Yellow
Gold, Silver, and Crystal
FireRed and LeafGreen
HeartGold and SoulSilver, Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!

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, but rather, her nickname.

In the games

Generation I

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

In her bedroom, there is an 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

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 Pass 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. Her Doduo has also evolved into Dodrio in the meantime.

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. However, her Doduo, which evolved into Dodrio in Generation II, has been replaced by a Banette.

Generation VII

In Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!, because battles with wild Pokémon are mostly removed, the player cannot purchase a Poké Doll. Instead, Copycat will give the player the TM for Substitute if they show her a real Clefairy from their party.

The TV in her bedroom now has a Nintendo Switch, and the Mario & Wario reference is changed to reference Pokémon Quest.

Pokémon

Generation I
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Doduo
Generation II
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Dodrio
Generations III and VII
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Doduo
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Chansey
Generation IV
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Blissey
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Banette

Quotes

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

<player>: "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"
Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby!"
<player>: "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"
Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby! Oh wow! A Poké Doll! For me? Thank you! You can have this, then!"
"TM31 contains my favorite, Mimic! Use it on a good Pokémon!"RB
"Use it on a good Pokémon!"Y
  • After giving the Poké Doll
<player>: "Hi! Thanks for TM31! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"
Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

<player>: "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh, no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"
<player>: "Hi. You must like Pokémon. No, not me. I asked you. Pardon? You're weird!"
Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my favorite hobby!"
  • After the Power Plant has been fixed
<player>: "Hi! I heard you lost your favorite Poké Doll. If I find it, you'll give me a rail Pass? I'll go find it for you. You think you lost it when you went to Vermilion City?"
<player>: "Hi. Did you really lose your Poké Doll? You'll really give me a rail Pass if I find it for you? Sure, I'll look for it! You think you lost it when you were in Vermilion?
Copycat: "Pardon? I shouldn't decide what you should do? But I'm really worried... What if someone finds it?"
"Yay! That's my Clefairy Poké Doll! See the tear where the right leg is sewn on? That's proof! OK. Here's the Magnet Train Pass like I promised!"
"That's the Pass for the Magnet Train. The rail company man gave me that when they tore down our old house for the Station."
  • Subsequent times talking to
<player>: "Hi! Thanks a lot for the rail Pass! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"
<player>: "Thank you for the rail Pass! ...Pardon? Is it really that fun to copy what I say and do?"
Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

<player>: "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh, no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"
<Player>: "Hi. You must like Pokémon. No, not me. I asked you. Pardon? You're weird!"
Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby!"
  • If the player has a Poké Doll
"Oh wow! A Poké Doll! For me? Thank you! You know what? I can teach the move Mimic."
Yes: "I really love Mimic! Who's going to learn it?"
No: "Don't you like Mimic?"
  • Subsequent times talking to
<player>: "Hi! Thanks for earlier! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"
<player>: "Hi! Thanks for what you did for us. Pardon? Is it really that fun to copy what I say and do?"
Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

  • Before the Power Plant has been fixed
<player>: "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh, no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"
<player>: "Hi. You must like Pokémon. No, not me. I asked you. Pardon? You're weird!"
Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my main hobby!"
  • After the Power Plant has been fixed
<player>: "Hi! I heard you lost your cherished Poké Doll. If I find it, you'll give me a Magnet Train pass? I'll go find it for you. You think you lost it when you went to Vermilion City?"
Copycat: "Pardon? I shouldn't decide what you should do? But I'm really worried... What if someone finds it?"
  • Handing over her Lost Item
"Yay! That's my Clefairy Poké Doll! See the tear where the right arm is sewn on? That's proof! OK. I'll give you this Magnet Train Pass as I promised!"
"You show it at the ticket gate to get on the Magnet Train. The rail-company man gave me that when they tore down our old house for the station."
  • Subsequent times talking to
<player>: "Hi! Thanks a lot for the Magnet Train Pass! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"
<player>: "Hi! Thanks for the Magnet Train Pass! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"
Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"

Sprites

Misty I OD.png Copycat II OD.png Lostelle OD.png Lass HGSS OD.png
Overworld sprite from
Generation I
Overworld sprite from
Generation II
Overworld sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
Overworld sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver

House


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The ground floor of her house in
Generation I
The ground floor of her
house in Generation II
The ground floor of her house in
FireRed and LeafGreen
The ground floor of her house in
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Copycat House 2F RBY.png Copycat House 2F GSC.png Copycat House 2F FRLG.png Copycat House 2F FRLG J.png Copycat House 2F HGSS.png
Her room in
Generation I
Her room in Generation II Her room in FireRed and LeafGreen
(international)
Her room in FireRed and LeafGreen
(Japanese)
Her room in HeartGold and SoulSilver

In the anime

Copycat's anime counterpart, Duplica

The Copycat appears to have an anime counterpart in Duplica, a recurring character who trains Ditto and appeared in Ditto's Mysterious Mansion and Imitation Confrontation.

In the TCG

Copycat's artwork from the Trading Card Game by Kanako Eo for the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion

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

Copycat
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Copycat T [Su] Expedition Base Set Uncommon 138/165 Base Expansion Pack Uncommon 063/128
EX Team Rocket Returns Uncommon 83/109 Rocket Gang Strikes Back Uncommon 078/085
EX Dragon Frontiers Uncommon 73/101 Shockwave! Tyranitar ex Constructed Standard Deck   022/024
Copycat Su HeartGold & SoulSilver Uncommon 90/123 SoulSilver Collection Uncommon 069/070
      L-P Promotional cards   024/L-P
Raichu Half Deck   21/30      
Call of Legends Uncommon 77/95      
Celestial Storm Uncommon 127/168 Champion Road Uncommon 065/066
Celestial Storm Rare Ultra 163/168 Champion Road SR 077/066
      GX Ultra Shiny   135/150
 


Trivia

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl She teaches Pokémon the move Mimic and has the ability to mimic others.
English Copycat Copycat is a common children's name-calling for a copier.
French Copieuse Equivalent of copycat in French.
German Nachahmerin Equivalent of copycat in German.
Italian, Spanish Copiona Equivalent of copycat in Italian and Spanish.
Korean 흉내내기 아가씨 Mimic Girl Same as the Japanese name.
Chinese (Mandarin) 模仿少女 Mófǎng Shàonǚ Literally "Mimicking girl".
Chinese (Cantonese) 模仿少女 Mòuhfóng Siunéuih Literally "Mimicking girl".
Brazilian Portuguese Imitadora*
Imitador*
Equivalent of copycat in Portuguese.


Non-player characters in the core series games
Kanto Professor OakMom (Kanto)Mom (LGPE)RedBlueGreenTraceDaisyOld manBillCelioMr. FujiSafari Zone WardenCopycatPrimoKoichi
Pokémon Fan Club ChairmanErik and SaraLostelleTealaSelphyCalSteven StoneMayleneMinaCameronMr. GameMorimoto
Team RocketGym guideGym LeadersElite FourProfessors' aidesMagikarp salesmanName RaterDay-Care PersonMr. Hyper


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