Copycat (Expedition 138)

Trainer Supporter

Copycat モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl

Evolving Skies Regular print Illus. Sanosuke Sakuma English expansion Expedition Base Set Rarity English card no. 138/165 Japanese expansion Base Expansion Pack Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 063/128 English expansion EX Team Rocket Returns Rarity English card no. 83/109 Japanese expansion Rocket Gang Strikes Back Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 078/085 Expansion EX Dragon Frontiers Rarity English card no. 73/101 Japanese Half Deck Shockwave! Tyranitar ex Constructed Standard Deck Japanese card no. 022/024 English expansion HeartGold & SoulSilver Rarity English card no. 90/123 Japanese expansion SoulSilver Collection Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 069/070 Japanese expansion L-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 024/L-P Deck Kit HS Trainer Kit Half Deck Raichu Half Deck English card no. 21/30 Expansion Call of Legends Rarity English card no. 77/95 English expansion Celestial Storm Rarity English card no. 127/168 Japanese expansion Champion Road Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 065/066 English expansion Celestial Storm Rarity English card no. 163/168 Japanese expansion Champion Road Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 077/066 Japanese expansion GX Ultra Shiny Japanese card no. 135/150 English expansion Evolving Skies Rarity English card no. 143/203 Japanese expansion Skyscraping Perfection Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 065/067 English expansion Evolving Skies Rarity English card no. 200/203 Japanese expansion Skyscraping Perfection Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 079/067 English expansion Evolving Skies Rarity English card no. 222/203 Japanese expansion Skyscraping Perfection Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 086/067 Japanese Deck Start Deck 100 Japanese card no. 410/414

Copycat (Japanese: モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl) is a Supporter card. It was first released as part of the Expedition Base Set.

Card text

Expedition Base Set print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card.

VSTAR Power

Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, count the number of cards in your opponent's hand and draw that many cards.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

HeartGold & SoulSilver print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card.

VSTAR Power

Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw a number of cards equal to the number of cards in your opponent's hand.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Celestial Storm print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw a card for each card in your opponent's hand.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack).

Evolving Skies print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw a card for each card in your opponent's hand.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn.

e-Reader data

The Expedition Base Set print includes a Dot Code strip for use with the e-Reader, and has the card ID B-63-#. The short strip contains a brief card summary. There is no long strip for this card.

Release information

This card was included in the Expedition Base Set with artwork by Ken Sugimori, first released in the Japanese Base Expansion Pack. It was reprinted in the EX Team Rocket Returns expansion, first released in the Japanese Rocket Gang Strikes Back expansion, with a full-frame view of the same artwork by Ken Sugimori. It was later reprinted in the EX Dragon Frontiers expansion, first released in the Shockwave! Tyranitar ex Constructed Standard Deck.

It was reprinted in the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion with new artwork by Kanako Eo, first released in the Japanese SoulSilver Collection. In Japan, a Holofoil version was reprinted as one of the L-P Promotional cards, and was awarded to the top winners of the Pokémon Card Game LEGEND Battle in September 2009. This print has the Pokémon Card Game LEGEND logo in the top right of the illustration and the SoulSilver Collection logo on the bottom left. It was reprinted again in the Raichu Half Deck of the English HS Trainer Kit and the Call of Legends expansion.

During the Sun & Moon Series, Copycat was reprinted in the Celestial Storm expansion with the artwork by Ken Sugimori originally printed in the Expedition Base Set. A Full Art print was also released in the expansion and features artwork by Megumi Mizutani. These prints originate from the Japanese Champion Road subset. The Regular Celestial Storm print was later reprinted in the Japanese GX Ultra Shiny subset.

Copycat was reprinted again during the Sword & Shield Series as a Regular card, a Full Art card, and as a Secret Rainbow Rare in the Evolving Skies expansion, first released in the Japanese Skyscraping Perfection expansion. All three prints feature artwork by Sanosuke Sakuma. The Evolving Skies Regular print was reprinted in the Japanese Start Deck 100.

Gallery

Expedition Base Set print Illus. Ken Sugimori	EX Team Rocket Returns print Illus. Ken Sugimori	HeartGold & SoulSilver print Illus. Kanako Eo
Celestial Storm Regular print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Celestial Storm Full Art print Illus. Megumi Mizutani	Evolving Skies Regular print Illus. Sanosuke Sakuma
Evolving Skies Full Art print Illus. Sanosuke Sakuma	Evolving Skies Rainbow Rare print Illus. Sanosuke Sakuma	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

• Copycat is mimicking different characters on each print:
  • In the Expedition Base Set, EX Team Rocket Returns and Celestial Storm prints, Copycat is depicted mimicking Ethan as he appears in Generation II, Blaine and the Team Rocket member featured in the illustrations of Rocket's Sneak Attack and The Rocket's Trap. She is also depicted cosplaying as a Pikachu, similar in appearance to Poké Kid Trainers that would later appear in Generation IV.
  • In the HeartGold & SoulSilver print, she is depicted mimicking Ethan as he appears in Generation IV, Professor Elm, Misty and a female Team Rocket Grunt.
  • In the Evolving Skies prints, she is depicted mimicking Ethan as he appears in Generation II, Leon, Marnie and Rose.

Origin

Copycat is a character in the Pokémon games who mimics the appearance of others.

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