Is Mr. Mime Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
Trade-only in Vermilion City. Mr. Mime hits hard with Psychic moves and the special bulk is excellent. The trade requirement and physical frailty keep it from being top-tier, but Psychic typing in Gen 1 carries a lot of weight. Worth considering if you need a Psychic-type.
Mr. Mime has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Mr. Mime trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Mr. Mime has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Mr. Mime has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Mr. Mime resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Mr. Mime trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Mr. Mime has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Mr. Mime resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Mr. Mime has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Mr. Mime resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Mr. Mime resists most of Agatha's coverage and hits back hard.
Mr. Mime has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Mr. Mime has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
In-Game Trade
Mr Mime can be received through an in-game trade on Route 2. Trade Abra. Trade an Abra to the NPC on Route 2 to receive Mr. Mime.
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM45ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 24
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM05NormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Celadon Department Store
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Vermilion Gym Leader Lt. Surge
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- After Koga
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Saffron City
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Pokémon Mansion
How to Get Mr. Mime in Red & Blue
Hand an Abra to the trainer on Route 2 and you get Mr. Mime in return. That trade is the lone source, since the mime never appears in any patch of grass or cave.
1 location to catch Mr. Mime
How to Get Mr. Mime in Red & Blue
Mr. Mime Weakness
Type-wise, Mr. Mime takes extra damage from Bug. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Mr. Mime's special bulk (base 100 Special) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- 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
What is Mr. Mime Weak Against
Good
Mr. Mime Evolutions
No evolution, no breeding. Mr. Mime is a Psychic type with 440 base stats that exists outside the normal chain system. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RB Mr. Mime Best Moveset
100 Special and 90 Speed, fast and strong enough for mid-tier Psychic work. MovePsychic hits from a type nothing resists, and MoveThunder Wave slows what survives. Just below the top Psychic-types in every stat that matters.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Psychic
- Thunder Wave
- Thunderbolt
- Barrier
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
All 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
If interrupted while it is miming, it will slap around the offender with its broad hands.
Mr. Mime Red & Blue Guide
Trade an Abra to the NPC on Route 2 to receive Mr. Mime.. This is an NPC trade, so the Mr. Mime you receive is yours immediately, no transfer cable needed.
In Red & Blue, Mr. Mime can work for a story run. It rates C-Tier, a middle-of-the-pack pick, so the psychic typing decides whether it earns a team slot.
Yes. Galarian Mr. Mime is a regional variant with different typing and a reworked stat spread. Introduced in Gen 8. Plays completely differently from the original.
In Red & Blue, Mr. Mime plays as a pivot. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Psychic is the primary attack.
Game Availability
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.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
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 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGalarian
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
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