At 440 BST, Mr. Mime is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Not competitive in its current form.

What is Mr. Mime weak to?

Mr. Mime has no type weaknesses, making it hard to counter through typing alone. Focus on status moves, entry hazards, or raw neutral damage to take it down.

How do you evolve Mr. Mime?

In Red & Blue, Mime Jr evolves into Mr. Mime after learning Mimic. Mr. Mime evolves into Mr Rime at level 42. Mr. Mime is a middle-stage evolution in the Mime Jr line.

What role does Mr. Mime play in battle?

Mr. Mime is a special attacker with base 100 Special. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the pivot role.

Should I use Mr. Mime?

In Red & Blue, Mr. Mime at 440 BST is a stepping stone. Evolve it when you can for a real stat jump.

Mr. Mime - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Pivot

CTier

90Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Mr. Mime's spread. It leans special with Special out front. And you'll get 2 Special stat exp per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP40

Attack45

Defense65

Sp. Atk100

Sp. Def100

Speed90

Total440

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.3 m

Weight54.5 kg

Base XP161

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Soundproof

Protects against sound-based moves.

Filter

Decreases damage taken from super-effective moves by 1/4.

TechnicianHA

Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.

Filter reduces Super effective to ¾x

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+2Spe

Special Defense training target

Mr. Mime Weakness

Mr. Mime has no type weaknesses thanks to its unique defensive typing. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.

Mr. Mime Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Psychic
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartExcellent

0Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score+5

Gen I Type Chart

Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

None

½xResist

Fighting Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB (2)

Fighting Poison

How to Beat Mr. Mime in Red & Blue (Best Counters)

Red & Blue Evolution

Mime Jr.'s chain ends at Mr. Mime (). Despite 440 base stats, this Psychic type doesn't breed. The evolution from Mime Jr pushed Mr. Mime to 440 total stats. Special saw the largest single gain at +30. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#122Mr. MimeDoes not evolve

Breeding not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Red & Blue Mr. Mime Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 1

Item

Not in Gen 1

Nature

Not in Gen 1

Utility Moveset

PsychicSTAB
Thunder Wave
ThunderboltCoverage
BarrierUtility

Recommended Teammates

GolemDecent

ExeggutorDecent

TaurosDecent

Moves

Most of Mr. Mime's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Psychic and Confusion, but Normal and Fighting and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Barrier

A——30Psychic

Lv 1

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 15

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 23

Light Screen

D——30Psychic

Lv 31

Double Slap

—158510Normal

Lv 39

Meditate

D——40Psychic

Lv 47

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM Moves

TM34

Bide+1

———10Normal

TM08

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TM18

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM10

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM05

Mega Kick

D120755Normal

TM01

Mega Punch

D808520Normal

TM35

Metronome

A——10Normal

TM31

Mimic

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

S9010010Psychic

TM46

Psywave

——10015Psychic

TM20

Rage

—2010020Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

B——10Psychic

TM19

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

TM40

Skull Bash

D10010010Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM17

Submission

D808025Fighting

TM50

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM09

Take Down

—908520Normal

TM30

Teleport-6

———20Psychic

TM25

Thunder

C1107010Electric

TM45

Thunder Wave

S—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

A9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Mr. Mime doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Mr. Mime can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Mr. Mime in Red & Blue

Mr. Mime is obtained through an in-game trade. Visit the NPC at Route 2 and bring the requested Pokemon to make the swap. No wild encounters are available in this game.

Best Locations to Catch Mr. Mime in Red & Blue

Route 2

RedIn-game trade Route

Limited

Trade for (give Abra)

Route 2

BlueIn-game trade Route

Limited

Trade for (give Abra)

Mr. Mime Guide

At 440 BST, Mr. Mime is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Not competitive in its current form.
Mr. Mime has no type weaknesses, making it hard to counter through typing alone. Focus on status moves, entry hazards, or raw neutral damage to take it down.
In Red & Blue, Mime Jr evolves into Mr. Mime after learning Mimic. Mr. Mime evolves into Mr Rime at level 42. Mr. Mime is a middle-stage evolution in the Mime Jr line.
Mr. Mime is a special attacker with base 100 Special. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the pivot role.
In Red & Blue, Mr. Mime at 440 BST is a stepping stone. Evolve it when you can for a real stat jump.

Game Availability

Available since Red & Blue, Mr Mime appears in 21 games spanning 10 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Galarian form in Generation 8.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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