Mime Jr. is a small, pink Pokémon with dark blue legs and "hat," which appears crooked and has a white ball on it. A red bump appears on its stomach and a typical red clown nose appears on its face. It has slender arms and small hands. Mime Jr. has a knack for imitating others; it can easily pick up emotions of those around it and imitate it. It has been known to mimic its foes in order to create distractions. Once the foe is confused, it will quickly escape. It likes places where many people gather.
James obtained a Mime Jr. from his Nanny and Pop-Pop in Sweet Baby James. James rarely used Mime Jr. in battle thought it helped Jessie during the appeal round of several contests. James was made to leave Mime Jr. at Team Rocket Headquarters when he headed to Unova so they wouldn't attract attention by using Pokémon not from Unova.
A Mime Jr. and a Bonsly that were stars of a television show went missing in King and Queen for a Day. When the two Pokémon were found, they were discovered to be sick and James's Mime Jr. and Brock's Bonsly had to fill in for them.
A Mime Jr. appeared in Performing with Fiery Charm!, under the ownership of a Connoisseur named Santo. Mime Jr. helped Santo and the other judges to judge the Poké Puffs made by the Performers during the Theme Performance of the Dendemille Rookie Class Showcase.
Mime Jr., the Mime Pokémon. It can quickly imitate anyone it sees. It can sense people's emotions as well, and when it senses danger it will erect a barrier, so it can escape.
Hiori, the hero of Phantom Thief Pokémon 7, has a Mime Jr. While Mime Jr.'s primary duty to Hiori is to receive messages intended for Hiori's alter-ego, the Phantom Thief named Pokémon 7, he has also used it in battle a couple of times. It first appears in Seven's Real Identity In Peril
Mime Jr. is the only Pokémon with a catch rate of 145.
In HeartGold and SoulSilver, if the player has a Mime Jr. as their partner in Copycat's room, the Mime Jr. will "mimic" the player when interacted with.
Origin
Mime Jr. is based on a mime and a clown. Its secondary Fairy typing and pointed hat indicate that it may also be based on fairy tale gnomes. Its upper body and simple design also suggest that it is a tsukumogami based on a cloth hand puppet, to complement the dummy-like appearance of Mr. Mime.
Name origin
Mime Jr. is derived from the name of its evolution, Mr. Mime.
Manene may be a combination of 真似 mane (mimicry) and nene (Spanish for baby).
In other languages
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Title
Meaning
Japanese
マネネ Manene
From 真似 mane (mimicry) and nene (Spanish for baby)