Mimic (move): Difference between revisions

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 this generation only, the copied move will use Mimic's [[PP]] (therefore, Mimic itself loses PP whenever a move copied by Mimic is used). 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. However, due to an [[List of glitches (Generation I)#Mimic PP glitch|oversight]] in this generation only, moves copied by Mimic display an incorrect maximum PP value. The maximum PP displayed is taken from the copied move, instead of simply displaying Mimic's PP.