Mimic (move): Difference between revisions

going with the apparent actual accuracy (Generation III's "100" is not reliable)
(going with the apparent actual accuracy (Generation III's "100" is not reliable))
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|power=—
|power=—
|accuracy={{tt|—|100 in Generations I-III}}
|accuracy={{tt|—|100 in Generations I-II}}
|category=Cute
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In-game, Mimic allows the user to see the target's moveset and select the move to copy, except in link battles.
In-game, Mimic allows the user to see the target's moveset and select the move to copy, except in link battles.


Mimic has an [[accuracy]] of 100%.
Mimic has an [[accuracy]] of 100.


In [[Pokémon Stadium]], Mimic will not copy a move's maximum PP.
In [[Pokémon Stadium]], Mimic will not copy a move's maximum PP.


===Generations II and III===
===Generation II===
Mimic copies the target's last move; the mimicked move has 5 PP. It fails to mimic the moves {{m|Sketch}}, {{m|Struggle}}, {{m|Chatter}}, {{m|Metronome}}, [[Shadow move]]s, or any move the user already knows.
Mimic copies the target's last move; the mimicked move has 5 PP. It fails to mimic the moves {{m|Sketch}}, {{m|Struggle}}, {{m|Chatter}}, {{m|Metronome}}, [[Shadow move]]s, or any move the user already knows.


===Generation IV===
===Generation III-IV===
Mimic now bypasses {{stat|accuracy}} checks to always hit, unless the opponent is in the {{cat|Moves with a semi-invulnerable turn|semi-invulnerable turn}} of a move such as {{m|Dig}} or {{m|Fly}}.
Mimic now bypasses {{stat|accuracy}} checks to always hit, unless the opponent is in the {{cat|Moves with a semi-invulnerable turn|semi-invulnerable turn}} of a move such as {{m|Dig}} or {{m|Fly}}.