Is Mime Jr. Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Baby Psychic/Fairy. Evolves to Mr. Mime with Mimic. Read the Mr. Mime entry for the payoff.
Mime Jr. resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Mime Jr. has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Mr. Mime resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Mr. Mime has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Mr. Mime has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Byron's team hits Mr. Mime's weaknesses hard.
Mr. Mime has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Mr. Mime trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Mr. Mime has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Mr. Mime has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Mr. Mime trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Mr. Mime has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Mr. Mime has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Mime Jr on Route 209 (walking, Lv 16, common).
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Maylene, at typical party pace.
How to Get Mime Jr. in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
decent spawn rates in mid-game routes across 4 locations. Mime Jr.'s one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Where To Catch Mime Jr. in BDSP
The path to Mime Jr. Starts with Mime Jr. At Lv. 16-46 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Mime Jr. ✓Route 209Lv.16GrassBrilliant DiamondRate 25%MorningRoute 210 - SouthLv.18-20GrassBrilliant DiamondRate 25%MorningRoute 209Lv.16GrassBrilliant DiamondRate 5%Route 210 - SouthLv.20GrassBrilliant DiamondRate 5%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into Mr. MimeRoute 218Lv.29-30GrassBrilliant DiamondRate 15%Route 222Lv.41-42GrassBrilliant DiamondRate 15%Dazzling CaveLv.42-46CaveRequires Icicle BadgeGlacial CavernLv.42-46CaveRequires Icicle BadgeIcy CaveLv.42-46CaveRequires Icicle BadgeStargleam CavernLv.42-46CaveRequires Icicle BadgeWhiteout CaveLv.42-46CaveRequires Icicle Badgeor evolve from Mime Jr. (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into Mr. Rime
Mime Jr. Weakness
Mime Jr.'s Psychic/Fairy typing leaves it vulnerable to Poison, Ghost, and Steel. It shrugs off Dragon-type attacks completely. Filter reduces SE moves damage, further improving the defensive spread. Mime Jr.'s special bulk (base 90 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Poison, Ghost, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Psychic |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
What is Mime Jr. Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Mime Jr.
 Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Budew builds →Sludge Bomb 2x76-91% Shadow Ball 2x45-55% | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Zubat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x61-73% Steel Wing 2x55-67% Shadow Ball 2x33-42% | ||
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x80-94% Shadow Ball 2x49-57% | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Budew builds →Sludge Bomb 2x80-94% Shadow Ball 2x49-57% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Zubat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x63-77% Steel Wing 2x63-74% Shadow Ball 2x37-46% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Haunter builds →Sludge Bomb 2x133-157%KO Shadow Ball 2x120-143%KO | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x87-103%KO Shadow Ball 2x52-62% Steel Wing 2x85-102%KO | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Budew builds →Sludge Bomb 2x74-89% Shadow Ball 2x44-52% | ||
Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x74-89% Shadow Ball 2x44-52% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Haunter builds →Sludge Bomb 2x133-157%KO Shadow Ball 2x120-143%KO | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x87-103%KO Shadow Ball 2x52-62% Steel Wing 2x85-102%KO | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Budew builds →Sludge Bomb 2x74-89% Shadow Ball 2x44-52% | ||
Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x74-89% Shadow Ball 2x44-52% | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x89-106%KO Shadow Ball 2x59-70% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Haunter builds →Sludge Bomb 2x132-156%KO Shadow Ball 2x118-139%KO | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x86-101%KO Shadow Ball 2x49-59% Steel Wing 2x86-101%KO | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Budew builds →Sludge Bomb 2x72-85% Shadow Ball 2x42-51% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x87-103%KO Shadow Ball 2x58-68% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Roselia builds →Sludge Bomb 2x117-138%KO Shadow Ball 2x68-82% | ||
 Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Skuntank builds →Poison Jab 2x161-189%KO Iron Tail 2x134-158%KO Shadow Claw 2x93-111%KO | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Roserade builds →Sludge Bomb 2x138-163%KO Shadow Ball 2x84-99% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x88-104%KO Shadow Ball 2x58-69% | ||
Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Skuntank builds →Poison Jab 2x163-193%KO Iron Tail 2x133-158%KO Shadow Claw 2x94-111%KO | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Roserade builds →Sludge Bomb 2x138-163%KO Shadow Ball 2x84-99% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x88-104%KO Shadow Ball 2x58-69% | ||
Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Skuntank builds →Poison Jab 2x163-193%KO Iron Tail 2x133-158%KO Shadow Claw 2x94-111%KO | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Roserade builds →Sludge Bomb 2x142-167%KO Shadow Ball 2x84-100%KO | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Banette builds →Phantom Force 2x225-266%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x257-302%KO Sludge Bomb 2x75-89% Shadow Ball 2x66-79% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Nidoking's Ice Beam hits Mime Jr. for 57-68%. Metagross threatens a KO with Earthquake (128-150%).
 Nidoking PoisonGround | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam57-68% Flamethrower57-68% | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mime Jr. View Metagross builds →Earthquake128-150%KO | ||
Mime Jr. Evolutions
This is the baby stage. Mime Jr. Grows into. Want more? Breed the adults. Baby Pokemon sit in the Undiscovered egg group. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
BDSP Mime Jr. Best Moveset
Now Psychic/Fairy like Mr. Mime, gaining Dragon immunity and Fairy TermStab the original Gen 4 version lacked. 70 Sp. Atk at 60 Speed with AbilityFilter reducing super-effective damage. The moveset has some special presence but baby Pokemon stats can't compete. One evolution from Mr. Mime.
Best Build
Mime Jr. best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Support Moveset
- Protect
- Encore
- Substitute
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Charm and Confuse Ray from the egg pool give Mime Jr. Something extra.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It habitually mimics foes. The mimicked foe is said to be unable to look away from Mime Jr.
It likes places where people gather. It mimics foes to confuse them, then makes its getaway.
Mime Jr. Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Mime Jr. at 310 BST is a stepping stone. Evolve it when you can for a real stat jump.
Game Availability
Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Mime Jr spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves