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Mime Jr. is a small pink Pokémon with a black torso. Mime Jr. has a red bump on its stomach and a typical red clown nose on its face. Mime Jr. appears to be wearing a black, crooked hat with a white ball on it.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Mime Jr. can pick up the emotions of those around them.
Behavior
Mime Jr. has a knack for imitating others. It has been known to Mimic its foes in order to create distractions.
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.
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.
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Mime Jr.'s US name was revealed on May 28, 2006, the same day that Weavile's name was revealed.
Mime Jr. is one of three Pokémon on the player's team in the demo version of Diamond and Pearl.
Mime Jr. is one of the few baby Pokémon with a wide moveset, learning its last move on level 50. Other baby Pokémon rarely learn any moves past level 20.
To date, Mime Jr. is the only Pokémon with a catch rate of 145.
Its evolutionary line is the only one in which every Pokémon has a non-alphabetic character.
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. Mime Jr. also looks like ice cream in a cone with whipped cream at the top.
Name origin
Mime Jr.'s name is based on that of its evolved form, Mr. Mime. Its Japanese name, Manene, is based on 真似 mane, mimicry. The -nene in its name could come from nene, Spanish for boy.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.