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→‎Effect: Much testing->various things wrong/missed->rewritten... Confirmed all Gen IV bans. Not enthusiastic about doing the same for V/VI atm, tho.

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 ==Effect==
-===Generations IV and V===
+===Generation IV===
-Copycat causes the user to use the last move that was used (even if the last move was by the user). A move called by Copycat in this way counts as the last move used.
+Copycat causes the user to use the last move that was used in the battle (even if the last move was by the user). If no move has been made, Copycat fails. If the copied move's target is not the user, an appropriate target is randomly chosen.
-Copycat will fail if the target did not make a move selection in the round before the use of Copycat, switches out during the round Copycat is used, or if the opponent's last move used was Copycat or {{m|Mirror Move}}. If either was used successfully, the move copied by that will be the most recent move used, and so that move will be copied by this use of Copycat.
+The last-used move is updated whenever any Pokémon attempts to use a move.
+* If a move successfully executes (generally, if the text ''"<Pokémon> used <move>!"'' is shown), that move becomes the last-used move. This is regardless of the move's result&mdash;whether it hit or missed or its effect was successful or failed (such as a {{m|Light Screen}} that fails because the previous Light Screen has not expired).
+** Some moves that require multiple turns to execute do not count as valid moves in all of their turns. If Copycat executes after a turn when a move was not considered valid, Copycat will fail.
+*** {{cat|Moves with a charging turn|Charging moves}}: the initial turn does not count as a valid move.
+*** {{cat|Moves that require recharging|Recharging moves}}: the recharge turn does not count as a valid move.
+*** {{m|Bide}}: the final turn does not count as a valid move.
+** If {{cat|Moves that call other moves|any move calls another}}<!--Just in case: Snatch is not "used" when it steals an effect; the move "stolen" is still the "last used".-->, the calling move is counted as the last move used instead of the called move.
+*** However, this only applies to the turn when the calling move was selected to be used. If a called move requires multiple turns to execute in full (such as {{m|Bide}}, {{m|Dig}}, or {{m|Thrash}}), it may vaildly become the last-used move in subsequent turns.
+* If a Pokémon tries to use a move but is prevented by a [[status condition]] or effect (such as {{status|sleep}}, {{status|paralysis}}, or [[List of moves that cause flinching|flinching]]), the last-used move becomes invalid and Copycat will fail if it executes next.
-Paralysis, confusion, recharging, and building up for a multi-turn move have no effect to the last move used. If Copycat is used against a target that was fully paralyzed or hurt itself right before its use, Copycat will still use the last move that the target used. If Copycat is used during the first turn of a multi-turn move, Copycat will use the move that the opponent used before that move (or fail if no move was previously made).
+Copycat will fail if any of the following moves are the last move:
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+{{movelist|Chatter|Flying|cat=Special}}
+{{movelist|Copycat|Normal|cat=Status}}
+{{movelist|Counter|Fighting|cat=Physical}}
+{{movelist|Covet|Normal|cat=Physical}}
+{{movelist|Destiny Bond|Ghost|cat=Status}}
+{{movelist|Detect|Fighting|cat=Status}}
+{{movelist|Endure|Normal|cat=Status}}
+{{movelist|Feint|Normal|cat=Physical}}
+{{movelist|Focus Punch|Fighting|cat=Physical}}
+{{movelist|Follow Me|Normal|cat=Status}}
+{{movelist|Helping Hand|Normal|cat=Status}}
+{{movelist|Me First|Normal|cat=Status}}
+{{movelist|Metronome|Normal|cat=Status}}
+{{movelist|Mimic|Normal|cat=Status}}
+{{movelist|Mirror Coat|Psychic|cat=Special}}
+{{movelist|Mirror Move|Flying|cat=Status}}
+{{movelist|Protect|Normal|cat=Status}}
+{{movelist|Sketch|Normal|cat=Status}}
+{{movelist|Sleep Talk|Normal|cat=Status}}
+{{movelist|Snatch|Dark|cat=Status}}
+{{movelist|Struggle|Normal|cat=Physical}}
+{{movelist|Switcheroo|Dark|cat=Status}}
+{{movelist|Thief|Dark|cat=Physical}}
+{{movelist|Trick|Psychic|cat=Status}}
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+|}
+<br clear="left">
-A Pokémon will be able to use a move that is {{m|Disable}}d if it is called via Copycat.
+===Generation V===
+If any move successfully calls another, the called move now counts as the last move used instead of the calling move.
-If used in a battle after switching out, the move that is copied is the last one used within that battle.
+The last move used is now unaffected if a Pokémon tries to use a move but is prevented by a status condition or effect. In other words, the last-used move remains what it was before the Pokémon's turn.
+{{cat|Moves with a charging turn|Charging moves}}, {{cat|Moves that require recharging|recharging moves}}, and {{m|Bide}} no longer have invalid turns that will cause Copycat to fail. Instead, charging moves and Bide can be copied on any turn, while recharging moves are ignored on their recharge turn (the last move used remains whatever it was before the recharge message appeared).
+Copycat will fail if any of the following moves are the last move:
+{{incomplete|section|Check ban list; probably similar to {{m|Assist}}}}
 ===Generation VI===
-Copycat no longer receives increased [[priority]] if a Pokémon with the Ability {{a|Prankster}} uses a move with decreased priority.
+Copycat will fail if any of the following moves are the last move:
+{{incomplete|section|Check ban list; probably similar to {{m|Assist}}, but some (such as {{m|Dig}}) is definitely different}}
 ==Description==