Copycat (character)

Copycat
モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl
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Ken Sugimori's artwork of Copycat, dressed as Ethan,
from the Expedition Base Set
Gender Female
Hometown Saffron City
Region Kanto
Generation I, II, III, IV
Games Red, Blue, and Yellow
Gold, Silver, and Crystal
FireRed and LeafGreen
HeartGold and SoulSilver

Copycat (Japanese: モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl) lives in Saffron City. She collects Pokémon dolls, and likes to dress up as and mimic others. Copycat is not her real name; rather, her nickname.

In the games

Generation I

In Generation I, Copycat will give the TM for Mimic in return for a Clefairy Poké Doll.

In her bedroom, there is a SNES* with a game that has Mario with a bucket on his head, a reference to the Japan-exclusive game Mario & Wario, also developed by Game Freak.

Copycat has a Doduo she has somehow taught to mimic human speech, similarly to the abilities of a Chatot.

Generation II

In Generation II, Copycat's Clefairy Poké Doll, given to her by Red in Generation I, is lost. It's found by a member of the Pokémon Fan Club in Vermilion City who is glad to have it as he loves Clefairy. However, he gives it to the player and decides to catch one himself. When the player returns to Copycat's house and returns her lost doll, she will give the player a ticket to ride the Magnet Train that travels between Kanto and Johto.

Between the events of Generation I and Generation II, Copycat's house in Saffron City was torn down to make room for the Magnet Train station. According to her, a rail company man gave her a train ticket in compensation for the demolition. Her Doduo has also evolved into Dodrio in the meantime.

Generation III

In FireRed and LeafGreen, Copycat has the same role as she did in Generation I. However, she is now a Move Tutor who will teach Mimic to a suitable Pokémon instead, due to Mimic no longer being available as a TM.

Generation IV

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Copycat has the same role as she did in Generation II. However, her Doduo, which evolved into Dodrio in Generation II, has been replaced by a Banette.

Sprites

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Reason: Sprite from HeartGold/SoulSilver


File:Copycat I OD.png   File:Copycat III OD.png
Overworld sprite from
Generation I
Overworld sprite from
Generation II
Overworld sprite
from FireRed and LeafGreen

House

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The ground floor of her house in
Red, Blue, and Yellow
The ground floor of her
house in Generation II
The ground floor of her house in
FireRed and LeafGreen

 

 

 

Her room in Generation II Her room in FireRed and LeafGreen (international) Her room in FireRed and LeafGreen (Japanese)

In the anime

 
Copycat's anime counterpart, Duplica

While Copycat herself has never made an appearance in the anime, she appears to have an anime counterpart in Duplica.

In the TCG

File:CopycatHGSS.png
Copycat's artwork from the Trading Card Game by Kanako Eo, dressed as Ethan, for the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Copycat and/or her Pokémon in the Trading Card Game.

Copycat
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Copycat T [Su] Expedition Base Set   138/165 Base Expansion Pack   063/128
EX Team Rocket Returns   83/109 Rocket Gang Strikes Back   078/085
EX Dragon Frontiers   73/101 Thunder! Tyranitar ex Constructed Standard Deck   022/024
Copycat Su HeartGold & SoulSilver   90/123 SoulSilver Collection   069/070
      L-P Promotional cards   024/L-P
Raichu Half Deck   21/30      
Call of Legends   77/95      
 


Trivia

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl She teaches Pokémon the move Mimic.
May also be related to her ability of mimicking others.
English Copycat Copycat is a common children's name-calling for a copier.
French Copieuse
German Nachahmerin
Italian, Spanish Copiona Equivalent of copycat in Spanish.



Non-player characters in the core series games
Kanto Professor OakMom (Kanto)Mom (LGPE)RedBlueGreenTraceDaisyOld manBillCelioMr. FujiSafari Zone WardenCopycatPrimoKoichi
Pokémon Fan Club ChairmanErik and SaraLostelleTealaSelphyCalSteven StoneMayleneMinaCameronMr. GameMorimoto
Team RocketGym guideGym LeadersElite FourProfessors' aidesMagikarp salesmanName RaterDay-Care PersonMr. Hyper


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