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* During [[Psychic Terrain]], it will become a pure {{t|Psychic}} type. | * During [[Psychic Terrain]], it will become a pure {{t|Psychic}} type. | ||
When terrain ends, the Pokémon reverts back to its original typing. | When terrain ends, the Pokémon reverts back to its original typing. (A Pokémon that {{m|transform}}ed into a Pokémon with Mimicry will revert to the original Pokémon's typing, rather than to the typing of the Pokémon it transformed into.) | ||
Mimicry will activate after the Pokémon with Mimicry is switched in, or whenever there is a change in terrain; changing the Pokémon's type by other means (such as via {{m|Soak}}) will not cause Mimicry to activate and override that type change. | Mimicry will activate after the Pokémon with Mimicry is switched in, or whenever there is a change in terrain; changing the Pokémon's type by other means (such as via {{m|Soak}}) will not cause Mimicry to activate and override that type change. | ||
Mimicry will activate regardless of whether the Pokémon with Mimicry is | Mimicry will activate regardless of whether the Pokémon with Mimicry is [[grounded]] or not. | ||
If the Pokémon with Mimicry has a third type due to {{m|Forest's Curse}} or {{m|Trick-or-Treat}}, when terrain triggers Mimicry, it will only change the first two types, keeping the third one. | If the Pokémon with Mimicry has a third type due to {{m|Forest's Curse}} or {{m|Trick-or-Treat}}, when terrain triggers Mimicry, it will only change the first two types, keeping the third one. | ||