At 460 BST, Mr. Mime is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Not competitive in its current form.

What is Mr. Mime weak to?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Mr. Mime's biggest threats include Scyther (Bug), Misdreavus (Ghost), and Tyranitar (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.

How do you evolve Mr. Mime?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Mime Jr evolves into Mr. Mime after learning Mimic. Mr. Mime evolves into Mr Rime at level 42. Mr. Mime is a middle-stage evolution in the Mime Jr line.

What is the best ability for Mr. Mime?

Mr. Mime gets Technician, Soundproof, and Filter. But Technician is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

Mr. Mime - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Attacker

DTier

90Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

The stat bars tell the story: Sp. Def carries everything and HP's dead weight. But this Barrier Pokemon still yields 2 Sp. Def EVs per fight on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP40

Attack45

Defense65

Sp. Atk100

Sp. Def120

Speed90

Total460

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.3 m

Weight54.5 kg

Base XP161

Abilities

Soundproof

Protects against sound-based moves.

Filter

Decreases damage taken from super-effective moves by 1/4.

TechnicianHANot in game

Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.

Filter reduces Super effective to ¾x

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+2Spe

Special Defense training target

Mr. Mime Weakness

Type-wise, Mr. Mime takes extra damage from Bug, Ghost, and Dark. Filter reduces SE moves damage, further improving the defensive spread. Mr. Mime's special bulk (base 120 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Mr. Mime Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Bug, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Psychic

Type ChartVulnerable

3Weak

2Resist

0Immune

Score-4

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Bug Ghost Dark

½xResist

Fighting Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (2)

Fighting Poison

How to Beat Mr. Mime in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Forretress can KO Mr. Mime with Explosion (105-124%). Houndoom threatens a KO with Crunch (91-107%). Dusclops deals 75-88% with Shadow Ball.

Forretress BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves SpikesHazard Rapid Spin Explosion Earthquake Damage vs Mr. Mime Rapid Spin 21-25% Explosion 105-124%KO Earthquake 43-50% View Forretress builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves PursuitSTAB Fire Blast CrunchSTAB Will O Wisp Damage vs Mr. Mime Pursuit 2x 46-54% Fire Blast 62-73% Crunch 2x 91-107%KO View Houndoom builds →
Dusclops Ghost	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Will O Wisp Pain Split Shadow Ball RestRecovery Damage vs Mr. Mime Shadow Ball 2x 75-88% View Dusclops builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen Evolution

The three-stage chain from Mime Jr. Through Mr. Mime ends here at Mr. Mime. Want more? Breed for Mime Jr. Eggs. A decent partner pool available via one egg group. The evolution from Mime Jr pushed Mr. Mime to 460 total stats. Sp.Atk saw the largest single gain at +30. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#122Mr. MimeDoes not evolve

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Mr. Mime to get Mime Jr eggs easily using 28 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Fake Out, Future Sight, Hypnosis and 3 more.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

25 cycles·6,425 steps

Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

FireRed & LeafGreen Mr. Mime Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Fake Out and Future Sight aren't available any other way for Mr. Mime, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Future Sight and Dream Eater for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Barrier

D——30Psychic

Lv 5

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 8

Substitute

C——10Normal

Lv 12

Meditate

———40Psychic

Lv 15

Double Slap

—158510Normal

Lv 19

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Lv 19

Reflect

D——20Psychic

Lv 22

Magical Leaf

—60—20Grass

Lv 26

Encore

C—1005Normal

Lv 29

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Lv 33

Recycle

———10Normal

Lv 36

Trick

C—10010Psychic

Lv 40

Role Play

D——10Psychic

Lv 43

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

Lv 47

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Lv 50

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM01

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

TM48

Skill Swap

———10Psychic

TM49

Snatch+4

———10Dark

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9510015Electric

TM41

Torment

D—10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Egg

Future Sight

—12010010Psychic

Egg

Hypnosis

C—6020Psychic

Egg

Mimic

———10Normal

Egg

Psych Up

D——10Normal

Egg

Trick

C—10010Psychic

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Tutor

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Tutor

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

Tutor

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Tutor

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Tutor

Metronome

D——10Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

Tutor

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

How to Get Mr. Mime in FireRed & LeafGreen

The way to get Mr. Mime in this game is through an NPC trade at Route 2. Bring the right Pokemon and it's yours. The details below list the exact trade requirements.

Best Locations to Catch Mr. Mime in FireRed & LeafGreen

Route 2

LeafGreenIn-game trade Route

Limited

Trade for (give Abra)

Route 2

FireRedIn-game trade Route

Limited

Trade for (give Abra)

Mr. Mime Guide

At 460 BST, Mr. Mime is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Not competitive in its current form.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Mr. Mime's biggest threats include Scyther (Bug), Misdreavus (Ghost), and Tyranitar (Dark), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Mime Jr evolves into Mr. Mime after learning Mimic. Mr. Mime evolves into Mr Rime at level 42. Mr. Mime is a middle-stage evolution in the Mime Jr line.
Mr. Mime gets Technician, Soundproof, and Filter. But Technician is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Technician is the hidden ability. It strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power. Worth hunting for if you want Mr. Mime to compete at a higher level.

Game Availability

Available since Red & Blue, Mr Mime appears in 21 games spanning 10 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Galarian form in Generation 8.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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