Mirror Move (move)

Mirror Move オウムがえし Parrot Mimicry

Battles Type  Flying Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Makes the appeal as good as the one before it.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earns double the score on the final performance.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Mirror Move (Japanese: オウムがえし Parrot Mimicry) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Mirror Move causes the user to use the last move that the target used. A move called by Mirror Move in this way counts as the last move used.

Mirror Move will fail if the target did not make a move selection in the round before the use of Mirror Move, switches out during the round Mirror Move is used, or if the opponent's last move used was Mirror Move.

Paralysis, confusion, recharging, and building up for a multi-turn move have no effect to the last move used. If Mirror Move is used against a target that was fully paralyzed or hurt itself right before its use, Mirror Move will still use the last move that the target used. If Mirror Move is used during the first turn of a multi-turn move, Mirror Move will use the move that the opponent used before that move (or fail if no move was previously made).

A Pokémon will be able to use a move that is disabled if it is called via Mirror Move.

In Stadium, Mirror Move will copy multi-turn moves during either of the turns they take to execute.

Mystery Dungeon

In Mystery Dungeon, Mirror Move gives the Mirror Move status, which will direct all moves executed on them back toward its user. That is, the user of Mirror Move will not be hit by damaging special moves, but will make the moves hit their user. It does not reflect normal attacks and lasts for 2-5 turns.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 44 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 49 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 54 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 22 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 25 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 47 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 55 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 61 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 31 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 32 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0083 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0175 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Togepi
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow
Farfetch'd
Hoothoot, Noctowl
Murkrow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow
Farfetch'd
Hoothoot, Noctowl
Togetic

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 47 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 55 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 61 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 31 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 32 0255 Torchic Fire 37 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting 43 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 49 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 38 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0083 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0175 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Togepi
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow
Farfetch'd
Hoothoot, Noctowl
Murkrow
Taillow, Swellow
Swablu, Altaria |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow
Farfetch'd
Hoothoot, Noctowl
Togetic
Taillow, Swellow
Swablu, Altaria |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0276 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Taillow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 45 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 52 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 56 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 21 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 23 0255 Torchic Fire 37 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting 43 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 38 0441 Chatot Normal Flying 9 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0083 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0163 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoothoot
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0084 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Doduo
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0175 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Togepi
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow
Farfetch'd
Hoothoot, Noctowl
Murkrow
Taillow, Swellow
Swablu, Altaria
Chatot |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow
Farfetch'd
Hoothoot, Noctowl
Togetic
Taillow, Swellow
Swablu, Altaria
Chatot |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0276 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Taillow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Spearow, Fearow

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0016 Pidgey Normal Flying 45 0017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 52 0018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 56 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 21 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 23 0255 Torchic Fire 37 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting 43 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 36 0441 Chatot Normal Flying 9 0561 Sigilyph Psychic Flying 34 0629 Vullaby Dark Flying 64 0630 Mandibuzz Dark Flying 70 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

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In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

File:EToP Fearow Mirror Move.png Fearow
Deflects the foe's attack back against it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Fearow creates a reflective wave which sends the opponent's attack back against it.
Ash's Fearow	Haunting My Dreams		Debut Misnamed as Mirror Wave

Pokémon Adventures

File:Adventures Oak Spearow Mirror Move.png Spearow
The user copies the last move the opponent used.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	After the opponent uses an attack, an orb of sparkling energy appears in front of Spearow's beak. The orb then forms into a mirror, which reflects the opponent's attack back at itself.
Professor Oak's Spearow	Just a Spearow Carrier		Debut
	Chatot takes the same stance as the opponent and does the last attack the opponent used in the same manner as they did.
Pearl's Chatler	VS. Meditite and Riolu II		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Torchic (along with its evolution family) and Togepi (via breeding) are the only non Template:Type2 Pokémon able to learn this move.

In other languages

Language Title Dutch Spiegelbeeld French Mimique German Spiegeltrick Greek Ψιττακισμός Italian Speculmossa Korean 따라하기 Ttarahagi Portuguese Movimento Espelho Serbian Potez iz Ogledala Spanish Mov. Espejo

Variations of the move Mirror Move
Mirror Move • Copycat

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