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{{MoveResearch|Can Mimic copy Transform in Generation III? What moves that call other moves can mimic copy?}} | {{MoveResearch|Can Mimic copy Transform in Generation III? What moves that call other moves can mimic copy?}} | ||
===Generation I=== | ===Generation I=== | ||
Mimic allows the user to | In battles against a [[non-player character]] or [[wild Pokémon]], Mimic allows the user to see the target's moveset and select one of its moves to copy. However, in link battles, Mimic copies one of the target's moves at random, and it is not possible to see the target's moveset. | ||
The user will retain the copied attack in Mimic's place until it faints or is switched out, or the battle ends. Unlike in later generations, Mimic can copy all selectable moves, including the opponent's Mimic, {{m|Transform}}, and {{m|Metronome}}, as well as any move that the user already knows. However, Mimic can't copy {{m|Struggle}} because it is not a normally selectable move. | |||
In | The copied move will use Mimic's [[PP]]. Alternatively, if a Pokémon uses Mimic as a result of {{m|Mirror Move}} or {{m|Metronome}}, then the copied move will use the PP of the move that called it. If the player uses any PP-healing items, they will heal up to Mimic's (or Mirror Move's, or Metronome's) maximum PP. | ||
In the list of moves, the maximum PP displayed is taken from the copied move, even though this value is not used in battle. If Mimic (as well as Mirror Move or Metronome) has its PP increased by any [[PP Up]]s, this unused maximum PP displayed is affected by the PP Ups. For instance, if Mimic copies {{m|Tackle}}, the move and PP can be displayed as "<sc>Tackle</sc> 9/35" (where "35" is Tackle's maximum PP, with no PP Ups), or possibly "<sc>Tackle</sc> 9/56" (if three PP Ups have been used on Mimic). However, the true maximum PP usable in battle is shown in the Pokémon's [[summary]], not in the list of moves. | |||
If a Pokémon uses {{m|Transform}} and copies a Pokémon with Mimic (which will have 5 PP, like all moves copied by Transform), and then uses Mimic to copy a Pokémon's move, that copied move will use the PP available from Transform, instead of the Pokémon's own PP. | |||
If a Pokémon that used Mimic levels up in battle and learns a new [[move]], Mimic's effect is reverted. The move copied by Mimic is lost, and Mimic will usable again. | |||
If Mimic copies a partial trapping move, and if the target switches out when its PP is 0 and before its duration is over, {{DL|List of glitches in Generation I|Struggle bypassing|the current PP of the move will roll over to 63}} and full [[PP Up]]s will be applied to it. This increased PP value can be used normally (and, as usual, other moves copied by Mimic will also use this PP value), and the user will retain the full PP Ups indefinitely. However, if the move's PP is healed (for instance, by using a PP-healing item or a [[Pokémon Center]]), then it will return to its legitimate maximum value (with full PP Ups). | |||
Mimic has an [[accuracy]] of 100. | Mimic has an [[accuracy]] of 100. | ||
In the {{jap|Pokémon Stadium|Japanese Pokémon Stadium}}, as well as [[Pokémon Stadium]], Mimic does not display the target's moveset; it copies one of the target's moves at random. In these games, Mimic's maximum PP is correctly displayed for the copied move. | |||
===Generation II=== | ===Generation II=== | ||