Copycat (character)

Copycat モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl
Screenshot of Copycat from Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Gender	Female
Hometown	Saffron City
Region	Kanto
Relatives	Unnamed father, unnamed mother
Generation	I, II, III, IV, VII
Games	Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!

Copycat (Japanese: モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl) is a girl that lives in Saffron City in the Kanto region. She collects Pokémon dolls, and likes to dress up as and mimic others. Copycat is not her real name, but rather her nickname.

In the core series games

Generation I

Copycat to the right of the player.

In Generation I, Copycat will give the player the TM for Mimic in return for a Clefairy Poké Doll.

In her bedroom, there is an Super Nintendo Entertainment System* with a game that has Mario with a bucket on his head, a reference to the Japan-exclusive game Mario & Wario, also developed by Game Freak.

Copycat has a Doduo she has somehow taught to mimic human speech, similarly to the abilities of a Chatot.

Generation II

In Generation II, Copycat's Clefairy Poké Doll, given to her by Red in Generation I, is lost. It is found by a member of the Pokémon Fan Club in Vermilion City who is glad to have it as he loves Clefairy. However, he gives it to the player and decides to catch one himself. When the player returns to Copycat's house and returns her lost doll, she will give the player a Pass to ride the Magnet Train that travels between Kanto and Johto.

Between the events of Generation I and Generation II, Copycat's house in Saffron City was torn down to make room for the Magnet Train station. According to her, a rail company man gave her a train ticket in compensation for the demolition. Her Doduo has also evolved into Dodrio in the meantime.

Generation III

Copycat to the far right of the player.

In FireRed and LeafGreen, Copycat has the same role as she did in Generation I. However, she is now a Move Tutor who will teach Mimic to a suitable Pokémon instead, due to Mimic no longer being available as a TM.

Generation IV

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Copycat has the same role as she did in Generation II. However, her Doduo, which evolved into Dodrio in Generation II, has been replaced by a Banette. The sprite of the Lost Item was introduced in those games, displaying it as Copycat's Clefairy doll ().

Generation VII

In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, because battles with wild Pokémon are mostly removed, the player cannot purchase a Poké Doll. Instead, Copycat will give the player the TM for Substitute if they show her a real Clefairy from their party.

The TV in her bedroom now has a Nintendo Switch, and the Mario & Wario reference is changed to reference Pokémon Quest.

Pokémon

Generation I

Doduo

Generation II

Dodrio

Blissey ♀

Generations III and VII

Doduo

Chansey ♀

Generation IV

Blissey ♀

Banette

Unused game data

From Generation V onwards, the Lost Item (previously depicted as a Clefairy doll) was changed into a Mime Jr. doll, with a new sprite and description: "The Mime Jr. doll that was lost by the Copycat." This is not seen in normal gameplay due this item being unobtainable in those generations.

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

In Pokémon Masters EX, Leaf appears to mention Copycat in one of the random quotes at the Pokémon Center:

• "I have a really funny friend back in Kanto. She copies everything I say and repeats it back to me. Weird, huh! She's a bit of a strange cookie, but after I gave her a Poké Doll, the two of us became really good friends!"

Gallery

Sprites

Copycat

Overworld sprite from Generation I	Overworld sprite from Generation II	Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver

Copycat's House

The ground floor of her house in Generation I	The ground floor of her house in Generation II		The ground floor of her house in FireRed and LeafGreen			The ground floor of her house in HeartGold and SoulSilver
Her room in Generation I	Her room in Generation II	Her room in FireRed and LeafGreen (international)		Her room in FireRed and LeafGreen (Japanese)		Her room in HeartGold and SoulSilver

Quotes

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

<player>: "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"

Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby!"

• If player has a Poké Doll

<player>: "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"

Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby! Oh wow! A Poké Doll! For me? Thank you! You can have this, then!"

"TM31 contains my favorite, Mimic! Use it on a good Pokémon!"

• After giving the Poké Doll

<player>: "Hi! Thanks for TM31! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"

Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

<player>: "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh, no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"

<player>: "Hi. You must like Pokémon. No, not me. I asked you. Pardon? You're weird!"

Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my favorite hobby!"

• After the Power Plant has been fixed

<player>: "Hi! I heard that you lost your favorite Poké Doll. If I find it, you'll give me a rail Pass? I'll go find it for you. You think you lost it when you went to Vermilion City?"

<player>: "Hi. Did you really lose your Poké Doll? You'll really give me a rail Pass if I find it for you? Sure, I'll look for it! You think you lost it when you were in Vermilion?"

Copycat: "Pardon? I shouldn't decide what you should do? But I'm really worried... What if someone finds it?"

• Handing over her Lost Item

"Yay! That's my Clefairy Poké Doll! See the tear where the right leg is sewn on? That's proof! OK. Here's the Magnet Train Pass like I promised!"

"That's the Pass for the Magnet Train. The rail company man gave me that when they tore down our old house for the Station."

• Subsequent times talking to

<player>: "Hi! Thanks a lot for the rail Pass! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"

<player>: "Thank you for the rail Pass! ...Pardon? Is it really that fun to copy what I say and do?"

Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

<player>: "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh, no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"

<Player>: "Hi. You must like Pokémon. No, not me. I asked you. Pardon? You're weird!"

Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby!"

• If the player has a Poké Doll

"Oh wow! A Poké Doll! For me? Thank you! You know what? I can teach the move Mimic."

Yes: "I really love Mimic! Who's going to learn it?"

No: "Don't you like Mimic?"

• Subsequent times talking to

<player>: "Hi! Thanks for earlier! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"

<player>: "Hi! Thanks for what you did for us. Pardon? Is it really that fun to copy what I say and do?"

Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

• Before the Power Plant has been fixed

<player>: "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh, no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"

<player>: "Hi. You must like Pokémon. No, not me. I asked you. Pardon? You're weird!"

Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my main hobby!"

• After the Power Plant has been fixed

<player>: "Hi! I heard you lost your cherished Poké Doll. If I find it, you'll give me a Magnet Train pass? I'll go find it for you. You think you lost it when you went to Vermilion City?"

Copycat: "Pardon? I shouldn't decide what you should do? But I'm really worried... What if someone finds it?"

• Handing over her Lost Item

"Yay! That's my Clefairy Poké Doll! See the tear where the right arm is sewn on? That's proof! OK. I'll give you this Magnet Train Pass as I promised!"

"You show it at the ticket gate to get on the Magnet Train. The rail-company man gave me that when they tore down our old house for the station."

• Subsequent times talking to

<player>: "Hi! Thanks a lot for the Magnet Train Pass! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"

<player>: "Hi! Thanks for the Magnet Train Pass! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"

Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

<player>: "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh, no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"

<Player>: "Hi. You must like Pokémon. No, not me. I asked you. Pardon? You're weird!"

Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my favorite hobby!"

• If talked to again

"Oh, it's you! Are you here to let me mimic you again?"

"Oh, hey! Do you want me to mimic you again?"

• If the player has a Clefairy with them

"Oh wow! A real-life Clefairy! I've never seen one before! Thank you so much! You know what? I'll give you a TM that lets your Pokémon create a copy of itself! TM08 contains the move Substitute! It lets your Pokémon create a decoy of itself by spending HP!"

• Subsequent times talking to

<player>: "Hi! Thanks for earlier! Pardon? Hmph! Is it that fun to mimic everything I say?"

<player>: "Hi! Thanks for what you did for us. Pardon? Wha-? Is it really that fun to copy what I say and do?"

Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"

In the anime

Copycat's anime counterpart, Duplica

Main series

The Copycat appears to have an anime counterpart in Duplica, a recurring character who trains Ditto and appeared in Ditto's Mysterious Mansion and Imitation Confrontation.

In the TCG

Copycat's artwork from the Trading Card Game by Kanako Eo for the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Copycat and/or her Pokémon in the Trading Card Game.

Copycat Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Copycat	T [Su]	Expedition Base Set		138/165	Base Expansion Pack		063/128
		EX Team Rocket Returns		83/109	Rocket Gang Strikes Back		078/085
		EX Dragon Frontiers		73/101	Shockwave! Tyranitar ex Constructed Standard Deck		022/024
Copycat	Su	HeartGold & SoulSilver		90/123	SoulSilver Collection		069/070
					L-P Promotional cards		024/L-P
		Raichu Half Deck		21/30
		Call of Legends		77/95
		Celestial Storm		127/168	Champion Road		065/066
		Celestial Storm		163/168	Champion Road		077/066
					GX Ultra Shiny		135/150
		Evolving Skies		143/203	Skyscraping Perfection		065/067
		Evolving Skies		200/203	Skyscraping Perfection		079/067
		Evolving Skies		222/203	Skyscraping Perfection		086/067

Trivia

• In Pokémon Yellow, a male NPC at the Celadon Department Store 4F says that he will give a Poké Doll to Copycat (as opposed to the earlier games Pokémon Red and Blue, where he talks about buying a Poké Doll for his girlfriend).
  • In the Japanese, French, and Italian versions of Pokémon Yellow, he mentions that Copycat lives in Saffron City. However, due to a localization error in the English and Spanish versions, he incorrectly says that she lives in Cerulean City. In the German version, he does not mention where she lives.
• Copycat has green hair in her Expedition Base Set artwork, drawn by Ken Sugimori, but brown hair in her HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion artwork, drawn by Kanako Eo. This is likely because in Generation IV, Copycat has the appearance of Lasses, who have brown hair, and in the first two Generations, black was used for a variety of colors, including green.
  • Copycat being depicted with green hair may be due to her anime counterpart possessing the same colour hair.
• In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Copycat has a Pokémon from all the first four generations, if counting her Pokémon dolls:
  • A Clefairy doll, representing Generation I;
  • A real Blissey, representing Generation II;
  • A real Banette (ironically, a Pokémon that was originally a discarded plush doll) and a Nosepass doll, both representing Generation III;
  • A Cherrim doll, representing Generation IV.
• If the Copycat is in fact parroting the player as she implies and not merely putting words in their mouth, then she acts as the player's proxy by providing some of the only lines of dialogue said by them.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl	She teaches Pokémon the move Mimic and has the ability to mimic others.
English	Copycat	Copycat is a common children's name-calling for a copier.
French	Copieuse	Equivalent of copycat in French
German	Nachahmerin	Equivalent of copycat in German
Italian, Spanish	Copiona	Equivalent of copycat in Italian and Spanish
Korean	흉내내기 아가씨 Mimic Girl	Same as the Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	模仿少女 Mófǎng Shàonǚ	Literally "Mimicking girl"
Chinese (Cantonese)	模仿少女 Mòuhfóng Siunéuih	Literally "Mimicking girl"
Brazilian Portuguese	Imitadora* Imitador*	Equivalent of copycat in Portuguese

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