Mr. Mime looks average on paper at 460 BST. But Technician is why it sees play — build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier pivot on our tier list.

What is Mr. Mime weak to?

Mr. Mime has no type weaknesses, making it hard to counter through typing alone. Focus on status moves, entry hazards, or raw neutral damage to take it down.

How do you evolve Mr. Mime?

Mime Jr evolves into Mr. Mime after learning Mimic. Mr. Mime is the final evolution in a 4-stage line starting from Mime Jr . It sits at 460 BST in its evolved form.

What role does Mr. Mime play in battle?

Mr. Mime is a special attacker with base 100 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. But the speed tells the real story — base 90 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many. Fits the pivot role.

What games is Mr. Mime in?

Mr. Mime appears in 21 games, including Yellow, Red & Blue, and Gold & Silver.

Mr. Mime Best Moveset, Weakness & Stats

Special

Pivot

460Average

90Moderate

CTier

Free switch-ins on Ghost moves make Mr. Mime useful in any team that needs that coverage. Only 0 weaknesses keeps it safe in most matchups. It sits at a decent but contested Speed tier. Known as the Barrier Pokemon.

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

460Above

HP40

Attack45

Defense65

Sp. Atk100

Sp. Def120

Speed90

Total460

Low <60

Avg 60-89

High 90-149

Top 150+

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+2Spe

Details

Catch45Challenging•Medium Fast1M XP•1.3m / 4'03"•54.5kg / 120.2 lbs•161Base XP

Mr. Mime Weakness

Excellent

Mr. Mime has no type weaknesses thanks to its unique defensive typing. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.

Gen I Type Chart

Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split

4xCriticali

None

2xWeaki

None

½xResisti

Fighting Psychic

¼xResisti

None

0xImmunei

Ghost

STAB (2)i

Fighting Poison

0Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Scorei+5

SpikesGrounded — up to 25%

Toxic SpikesVulnerable

Abilities

SoundproofProtects against sound-based moves.

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

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

Filter reduces Super effective to ¾x

Mime Jr.'s chain ends at Mr. Mime (). Despite 460 base stats, this Psychic type doesn't breed. Mr Rime has 60 more total stats, but Mr. Mime makes up for it with a stronger Sp.Atk gain (+30 from Mime Jr).

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#122Mr. MimeDoes not evolve

Breeding not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Nothing fancy here. Mr. Mime builds around an item for extra utility, a nature nature for the right stat lean, and flexible EVs EVs. An ability does its job quietly.

Best Build

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 1

Item

Not in Gen 1

Nature

Not in Gen 1

Best Mr. Mime Moveset

PsychicSTAB
Thunder Wave
ThunderboltCoverage
BarrierUtility

Recommended Teammates

GolemDecent

ExeggutorDecent

TaurosDecent

Most of Mr. Mime's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Psychic and Confusion, but Normal and Fighting and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Barrier

——30Psychic

Lv 1

Confusion

5010025Psychic

Lv 15

Confusion

5010025Psychic

Lv 23

Light Screen

——30Psychic

Lv 31

Double Slap

158510Normal

Lv 39

Meditate

——40Psychic

Lv 47

Substitute

——10Normal

TM Moves

Src

TM34

Bide+1

——10Normal

TM08

Body Slam

8510015Normal

TM18

Counter-5

—10020Fighting

TM32

Double Team

——15Normal

TM10

Double-Edge

12010015Normal

HM05

Flash

—7020Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

150905Normal

TM05

Mega Kick

120755Normal

TM01

Mega Punch

808520Normal

TM35

Metronome

——10Normal

TM31

Mimic

——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

9010010Psychic

TM46

Psywave

—10015Psychic

TM20

Rage

2010020Normal

TM33

Reflect

——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

——10Psychic

TM19

Seismic Toss

—10020Fighting

TM40

Skull Bash

10010010Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

12010010Grass

TM17

Submission

808025Fighting

TM50

Substitute

——10Normal

TM09

Take Down

908520Normal

TM30

Teleport-6

——20Psychic

TM25

Thunder

1107010Electric

TM45

Thunder Wave

—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Mr. Mime doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Mr. Mime can't learn any Tutor moves

Mr. Mime is obtained through an in-game trade. Visit the NPC at Route 2 and bring the requested Pokemon to make the swap. No wild encounters are available in this game.

Best Locations

Route 2

RedIn-game tradeLimitedRouteTrade for (give Abra)

LEGENDARY

Route 2

BlueIn-game tradeLimitedRouteTrade for (give Abra)

LEGENDARY

Mr. Mime looks average on paper at 460 BST. But Technician is why it sees play — build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier pivot on our tier list.
Mr. Mime has no type weaknesses, making it hard to counter through typing alone. Focus on status moves, entry hazards, or raw neutral damage to take it down.
Mime Jr evolves into Mr. Mime after learning Mimic. Mr. Mime is the final evolution in a 4-stage line starting from Mime Jr. It sits at 460 BST in its evolved form.
Mr. Mime is a special attacker with base 100 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. But the speed tells the real story — base 90 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many. Fits the pivot role.
Mr. Mime appears in 21 games, including Yellow, Red & Blue, and Gold & Silver.

Available since Red & Blue, Mr Mime appears in 21 games spanning 9 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Galarian form in Generation 8.

Mr. Mime

Stats & Training

Mr. Mime Weakness

Evolution & Breeding

How to Evolve

Best Mr. Mime Build & Moves

Best Build

Best Mr. Mime Moveset

Recommended Teammates

Level-Up Moves

TM Moves

Egg Moves

Tutor Moves

How to Get Mr. Mime

Best Locations

Mr. Mime Guide