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| Mimikyu is a small Pokémon whose body is almost entirely hidden under a rag. Its beady black eyes are visible through holes in the body of its disguise, and the fringe of an amorphous foot or lower body appears to be visible under the hem of its rag. Occasionally, it will also extend a black appendage from under its rag. The veil itself resembles a {{p|Pikachu}}. The cloth is yellow with black tipped ears. The Pikachu face appears to be drawn with crayons, consisting of black eyes, red cheeks, and a squiggly black mouth. Mimikyu also carries a small stick resembling a lightning bolt to create a tail for its costume. When its disguise is damaged, the costume's head droops limply backwards, revealing Mimikyu's ruse. Larger rips in the costume are accompanied by shadowy vapors pouring out from whatever is hidden within. | | Mimikyu is a small Pokémon whose body is almost entirely hidden under a rag. Its beady black eyes are visible through holes in the body of its disguise, and the fringe of an amorphous foot or lower body is visible under the hem. Occasionally, it will also extend a black appendage from under its rag. The veil itself resembles a {{p|Pikachu}}. The cloth is yellow with black tipped ears. The Pikachu face appears to be drawn with crayons, consisting of black eyes, red cheeks, and a squiggly black mouth. Mimikyu also carries a small stick resembling a lightning bolt to create a tail for its costume. When its disguise is damaged, the costume's head droops limply backwards, revealing Mimikyu's ruse. Larger rips in the costume are accompanied by shadowy vapors pouring out from whatever is hidden within. |
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| A lonely Pokémon, Mimikyu is always covered by its disguise. Since this Pokémon is weakened by sunlight, it is rumored that the veil is used for protection. It is believed that seeing its true form will cause a mysterious illness or even a painful death. Mimikyu's disguise is modeled after Pikachu because of the popularity of Pikachu-styled merchandise, thinking that its disguise would allow it to make friends with people.<ref>http://www.pokemon-sunmoon.com/en-us/pokemon/mimikyu/</ref> If its rag is damaged or its neck is broken, it spends all night patching it, and seeks revenge on the one that damaged it, fearing that its true identity could have been exposed. Mimikyu finds repairing its neck difficult, often causing it to cry inside. Mimikyu is the [[Signature move|only known Pokémon]] capable of learning the [[Z-Move]] {{m|Let's Snuggle Forever}}. | | A lonely Pokémon, Mimikyu is always covered by its disguise. Since this Pokémon is weakened by sunlight, it is rumored that the veil is used for protection. It is believed that seeing its true form will cause a mysterious illness or even a painful death. Mimikyu's disguise is modeled after Pikachu because of the popularity of Pikachu-styled merchandise, thinking that its disguise would allow it to make friends with people.<ref>http://www.pokemon-sunmoon.com/en-us/pokemon/mimikyu/</ref> If its rag is damaged or its neck is broken, it will spend all night patching it. It then seeks revenge on the one that damaged it, fearing that its true identity could have been exposed. Mimikyu finds repairing its neck difficult, often causing it to cry. Mimikyu is the [[Signature move|only known Pokémon]] capable of learning the [[Z-Move]] {{m|Let's Snuggle Forever}}. |
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Revision as of 09:23, 20 March 2019
Mimikyu (Japanese: ミミッキュ Mimikkyu) is a dual-type Ghost/Fairy Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.
While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, it changes appearance when hit by an attack.
Biology
Mimikyu is a small Pokémon whose body is almost entirely hidden under a rag. Its beady black eyes are visible through holes in the body of its disguise, and the fringe of an amorphous foot or lower body is visible under the hem. Occasionally, it will also extend a black appendage from under its rag. The veil itself resembles a Pikachu. The cloth is yellow with black tipped ears. The Pikachu face appears to be drawn with crayons, consisting of black eyes, red cheeks, and a squiggly black mouth. Mimikyu also carries a small stick resembling a lightning bolt to create a tail for its costume. When its disguise is damaged, the costume's head droops limply backwards, revealing Mimikyu's ruse. Larger rips in the costume are accompanied by shadowy vapors pouring out from whatever is hidden within.
A lonely Pokémon, Mimikyu is always covered by its disguise. Since this Pokémon is weakened by sunlight, it is rumored that the veil is used for protection. It is believed that seeing its true form will cause a mysterious illness or even a painful death. Mimikyu's disguise is modeled after Pikachu because of the popularity of Pikachu-styled merchandise, thinking that its disguise would allow it to make friends with people.[1] If its rag is damaged or its neck is broken, it will spend all night patching it. It then seeks revenge on the one that damaged it, fearing that its true identity could have been exposed. Mimikyu finds repairing its neck difficult, often causing it to cry. Mimikyu is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the Z-Move Let's Snuggle Forever.
Artwork of Mimikyu's empty rag
Silhouette of a Mimikyu's true form swimming in water
In the anime
Shiny Mimikyu in the
anime
Major appearances
Mimikyu debuted in Loading the Dex!. Though Ash tried to catch it, it decided to side with Team Rocket instead after spotting Pikachu and becoming enraged by its presence. Mimikyu was caught by Jessie in First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!.
Other
Acerola's Shiny Mimikyu, nicknamed Mimikins (Japanese ミミたん Mimi-tan), first appeared in Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?. Unlike regular Mimikyu, Mimikins is an actual ghost of a deceased Mimikyu, and thus can float in the air and pass through solid objects. It appeared again from Tough Guy Trials! to Guiding an Awakening!.
Minor appearances
A Trainer's Mimikyu appeared in Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!.
Pokédex entries
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SM003
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Mimikyu
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Rotom Pokédex
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Mimikyu, the Disguise Pokemon. A Ghost and Fairy type. It wears a ragged head cover to look like a Pikachu, but little is known about this Pokémon. It's said that a scholar who once tried to look inside met his end.
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Mimikyu debuted in PASM16. Sun was tasked with taking a picture of a Totem Mimikyu that lived at the abandoned Thrifty Megamart in order to complete his second trial. After befriending the Totem, Sun caught it and nicknamed it Franc.
In the TCG
- Main article: Mimikyu (TCG)
Other appearances
Mimikyu appears as a Pokémon summoned from the Poké Ball, where it uses its signature Z-Move Let's Snuggle Forever on any opponent who gets too close to it. Unlike its depiction in the core series games, Mimikyu grabs its target instead of jumping on top of it. If the target is at 100% damage or more, they will be instantly knocked out, and Mimikyu will leave behind its disguise and presumably depart afterwards.
Mimikyu also appears as a Spirit. If its Spirit is equipped, the fighter will start the match with Death's Scythe.
Game data
Pokédex entries
Disguised Form
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Generation VII
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Sun
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Its actual appearance is unknown. A scholar who saw what was under its rag was overwhelmed by terror and died from the shock.
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Moon
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A lonely Pokémon, it conceals its terrifying appearance beneath an old rag so it can get closer to people and other Pokémon.
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Ultra Sun
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Although it's a quiet, lonely Pokémon, if you try to look at what's under its rag, it will become agitated and resist violently.
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Ultra Moon
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A gust of wind revealed what hides under this Pokémon's rag to a passing Trainer, who went home and died painfully that very night.
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Busted Form
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Generation VII
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Sun
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After going to all the effort of disguising itself, its neck was broken. Whatever is inside is probably unharmed, but it's still feeling sad.
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Moon
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If its neck is broken or its rag torn during an attack, it works through the night to patch it.
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Ultra Sun
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It stands in front of a mirror, trying to fix its broken neck as if its life depended on it. It has a hard time getting it right, so it's crying inside.
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Ultra Moon
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Sad that its true identity may be exposed, Mimikyu will mercilessly seek revenge on any opponent that breaks its neck.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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In side games
In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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55
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115 - 162
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220 - 314
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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105
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99 - 172
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193 - 339
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96
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90 - 162
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177 - 320
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Total: 476
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mimikyu
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mimikyu
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mimikyu
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mimikyu
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Mimikyu in Generation VII
- 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 Mimikyu in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mimikyu
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mimikyu
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Mimikyu can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Mimikyu cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mimikyu
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mimikyu
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- A superscript level indicates that Mimikyu can learn this move normally in Generation VII
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mimikyu
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mimikyu
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Side game data
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Pokémon: Magikarp Jump
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Friendship Item: Spell Tag (400)
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★✰✰✰✰: +0% ★★✰✰✰: +10% (1) ★★★✰✰: +40% (2) ★★★★✰: +100% (5) ★★★★★: +770% (78)
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Skill: Awards a little JP
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Recovery time: 1 hour 30 minutes
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Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Trivia
- No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Mimikyu.
- On October 20, 2016, The Pokémon Company posted a Mimikyu-themed music video onto their YouTube channel titled Mimikyu's Song.
- According to an official piece of merchandise, Mimikyu's height does not count the head of the disguise, only the body.[2]
Origin
Mimikyu's disguise is based on Pikachu. The execution of the disguise is similar to ghost costumes made from bedsheets. Mimikyu also shares similarities with the Bugul Noz, a Breton myth about a kind and gentle fairy spirit whose horrifying ugliness causes it to be perpetually alone.
Name origin
Mimikyu and Mimikkyu may be derived from mimic and きゅうきゅう kyūkyū (onomatopoeia for squeaking, similar to Pikachu). It may also involve a corruption of 迷宮 meikyuu (mystery).
In other languages
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Japanese
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ミミッキュ Mimikkyu
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From 迷宮 meikyuu, mimic and きゅうきゅう kyūkyū
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French
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Mimiqui
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From mimique and qui
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Spanish
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Mimikyu
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Same as English name
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German
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Mimigma
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From Mimik and enigma
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Italian
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Mimikyu
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Same as English name
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Korean
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따라큐 Ttarakyu
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From 따라하다 ttarahada and 큐 kyu
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Mandarin Chinese
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謎擬Q / 谜拟Q Mínǐ-Q
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From 謎 / 谜 mí, 模擬 / 模拟 mónǐ, and Q
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Cantonese Chinese
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謎擬Q Màihyìh-Q
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From 謎 màih, 模擬 mòuhyíh, and Q
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More languages
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Danish
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Mimikuy*
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Corruption of English name
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Russian
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Мимикью Mimik'yu
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Transcription of English name
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Related articles
Notes
External links