Is Mr. Mime Good in Yellow Playthrough?
In-game trade on Route 2: give a Clefairy, get Mr. Mime. Psychic typing in Gen 1 is almost unfair, and Mr. Mime's special bulk is excellent. The trade-in Pokemon is easy to replace, making this one of the better in-game trades available.
Mr. Mime resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Mr. Mime has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Mr. Mime trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Mr. Mime resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Mr. Mime resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Sabrina's typing presses Mr. Mime's defenses.
Mr. Mime trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Mr. Mime has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Mr. Mime has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Mr. Mime resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Mr. Mime resists most of Agatha's coverage and hits back hard.
Mr. Mime has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Mr. Mime trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Mr Mime can be received through an in-game trade on Route 2. Trade Clefairy. Trade a Clefairy to the NPC named Miles in the house on Route 2 south of Pewter City to receive Mr. Mime. Cut is required to reach the house.
- After Brock
- TM45ElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Lt. Surge
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt90100%15
- After Erika
- TM29PsychicPsychic135100%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM40NormalSkull Bash130100%10
- TM10NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- After Giovanni
- TM05NormalMega Kick12075%5
How to Get Mr. Mime in Yellow
The way to get Mr. Mime in this game is through an NPC trade at Route 2. Bring the right Pokemon and it's yours. The details below list the exact trade requirements.
How to Get Mr. Mime in Yellow
Mr. Mime Weakness
Mr. Mime has no type weaknesses thanks to its unique defensive typing. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- 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
What is Mr. Mime Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Mr. Mime
In Yellow, Machamp's Earthquake hits Mr. Mime for 58-68%. Gastly's Explosion hits Mr. Mime for 52-62%. Blastoise deals 33-40% with Body Slam.
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Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Mr. Mime View Machamp builds →Earthquake58-68% Body Slam49-58% Submission23-27% | ||
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Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Mr. Mime View Gastly builds →Explosion52-62% Thunderbolt29-35% | ||
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Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Mr. Mime View Blastoise builds →Blizzard31-37% Hydro Pump31-37% Body Slam33-40% Surf25-30% | ||
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Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Mr. Mime View Venomoth builds →Psychic14-16% | ||
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Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Mr. Mime View Kabutops builds →Slash37-43% Hyper Beam78-92% Surf21-25% | ||
Mr. Mime Evolutions
No evolution, no breeding. Mr. Mime is a Psychic type with 440 base stats that exists outside the normal chain system. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Mr. Mime Best Moveset
Fast Psychic attacker at 90 Speed with 100 Special powering a type that nothing resists. MovePsychic hits hard and MoveThunder Wave paralyzes what doesn't go down immediately. Just below the Alakazam/Kadabra tier in raw stats, but the Psychic TermStab carries weight at any competitive level.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Psychic
- Thunder Wave
- Thunderbolt
- Barrier
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Always practices its pantomime act. It makes enemies believe something exists that really doesn’t.
Mr. Mime Yellow 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.
Trade a Clefairy to the NPC named Miles in the house on Route 2 south of Pewter City to receive Mr. Mime. Cut is required to reach the house.. This is an NPC trade, so the Mr. Mime you receive is yours immediately, no transfer cable needed.
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 Yellow, 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
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGalarian
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves