#0122 · Kanto · Generation 1

Mr. Mime

Barrier Pokémon · Psychic/Fairy-type

Mr. Mime is a Psychic/Fairy-type Pokémon, the Barrier Pokémon, number 122 (#0122) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 1.3 m tall and weighs 54.5 kg.

Mr. Mime is a pantomime artist whose invisible walls are real, because the Pokédex says its fingertips harden the air itself. Interrupt its act, or fail to look impressed, and it slaps you with its broad hands.

How to pronounce Mr. Mime

Mr. Mime is pronounced MIS-ter MIME. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Mr. Mime said out loud:

In Japanese it is バリヤード (Barrierd).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Mr. Mime is a humanoid clown-like Pokémon, 1.3 m tall and 54.5 kg, with a pale pink head, blue tufts like clown hair at its temples, round magenta cheeks, big white gloves for hands and dark blue shoes that curl up at the toes.

Behaviour

The Gold Pokédex says Mr. Mime is a skilled mime from birth and gains the power to make invisible objects as it matures. The Pokédex says its gestures convince watchers that something unseen is there, and once they believe it, the thing becomes real.

Habitat

The game data lists its habitat as urban, and Bulbapedia says it is usually very rare. It is unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet, but in Legends: Z-A it comes by trade and in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose.

Powers

Soundproof blocks sound-based moves, Filter reduces damage from super-effective moves, and Technician, its hidden Ability, boosts weak moves. It learns Light Screen, Reflect, Safeguard and Psychic. Its Special Defense of 120 is its best stat. It was a pure Psychic type before Generation VI. Galarian Mr. Mime is an Ice and Psychic type that tap dances and makes a floor of ice, with Vital Spirit, Screen Cleaner and hidden Ice Body.

Name origin

Mr. Mime is 'Mister' plus 'mime'. The Japanese name is Barrierd (バリヤード), which may combine 'barrier' and 'weird'.

Design inspiration

Mr. Mime seems based on a mime artist acting out an invisible box, dressed in a clown's or jester's colours. Bulbapedia suggests its curled shoes also recall elves, which may explain the Fairy type it gained in Generation VI, and Galarian Mr. Mime appears based on tap dancers and ice skaters. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Mime Jr. evolves into Mr. Mime when it levels up knowing Mimic. In Galar it becomes Galarian Mr. Mime instead, which evolves into Mr. Rime from level 42.

In the games

A Generation I original, Mr. Mime headlines its own Pokémon Stadium 2 minigame, Barrier Ball, where it uses Barrier to bounce Poké Balls into goals.

In the anime

Delia Ketchum's Mr. Mime, nicknamed Mimey, arrives in 'It's Mr. Mime Time', where she mistakes it for Ash in a costume. In the live-action film Pokémon Detective Pikachu, a Mr. Mime is questioned at Ryme Wharf.

Fun facts

• The Mr. Mime from an in-game trade in Red and Blue is nicknamed Marcel, possibly after the French mime Marcel Marceau, and a Galarian Mr. Mime in Sword and Shield shares the name.
• In Legends: Arceus its barrier makes thrown Poké Balls bounce off, which Bulbapedia says makes it the one wild Pokémon that can stop you battling it.
• Bulbapedia says translator Nob Ogasawara worried the 'Mr.' would cause trouble if later games gave Pokémon genders.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Mr. Mime (Pokémon) · Serebii: Mr. Mime (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 40
• Attack: 45
• Defense: 65
• Sp. Atk: 100
• Sp. Def: 120
• Speed: 90

Mr. Mime’s base stat total is 460. Its highest stat is Sp. Def.

Type matchups

What is Mr. Mime weak to?

Mr. Mime takes extra damage from Poison (2×), Ghost (2×), Steel (2×) moves.

It resists Fighting (¼×), Psychic (½×).

It is immune to Dragon moves.

Evolution

What does Mr. Mime evolve from?

Mr. Mime evolves from Mime Jr. (Level up, knowing Mimic; Galarian Mr. Mime: Level up, knowing Mimic, in Galar).

How does Mr. Mime evolve?

Mr. Mime evolves into Mr. Rime (Galarian Mr. Mime: Level 42).

The whole family: Mime Jr., Mr. Mime, Mr. Rime.

Forms

• Galarian Mr. Mime (Galarian form): Ice/Psychic-type, base stat total 460 (HP 50, Attack 65, Defense 65, Sp. Atk 90, Sp. Def 90, Speed 100). Abilities: Vital Spirit, Screen Cleaner, Ice Body (hidden).

Abilities

• Soundproof: Protects against sound-based moves.
• Filter: Decreases damage taken from super-effective moves by 1/4.
• Technician (hidden ability): Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.

Moves

Moves Mr. Mime learns by level up in Sword / Shield

TM moves (65)

Mr. Mime can learn 65 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Mega Punch, Mega Kick, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Magical Leaf, Solar Beam, Thunder Wave, Light Screen, Reflect, Safeguard, Rest, Thief, Snore, Protect, Icy Wind, Charm, Attract, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Facade, Helping Hand, Brick Break, Payback, Fling, Power Swap, Guard Swap, Drain Punch, Trick Room, Wonder Room, Magic Room, Round, Misty Terrain, Psychic Terrain, Mystical Fire, Body Slam, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Psychic, Metronome, Substitute, Psyshock, Endure, Sleep Talk, Baton Pass, Encore, Shadow Ball, Future Sight, Uproar, Taunt, Trick, Skill Swap, Iron Defense, Calm Mind, Focus Blast, Energy Ball, Nasty Plot, Zen Headbutt, Grass Knot, Foul Play, Stored Power, Ally Switch, Dazzling Gleam.

Egg moves (5):Confuse Ray, Fake Out, Hypnosis, Power Split, Tickle.

Move tutor moves (1): Expanding Force.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Human-Like.
• Egg cycles: 25 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 3,200).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Sp. Def effort values.
• Base experience yield: 161.

Pokédex entries

The behavior of this clown-like Pokémon reminds one of pantomime. It creates invisible walls using a force emitted from its fingertips. (Legends: Arceus)

It's known for its top-notch pantomime skills. It protects itself from all sorts of attacks by emitting auras from its fingers to create walls. (Shield)

The broadness of its hands may be no coincidence—many scientists believe its palms became enlarged specifically for pantomiming. (Sword)

Always practicing its pantomime act. It makes enemies believe something exists that really doesn't. (Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)

It creates invisible walls with its pantomiming. If you don't act impressed, it will attack you with a double slap! (Ultra Moon)

Its pantomime skills are wonderful. You may become enraptured while watching it, but next thing you know, Mr. Mime has made a real wall. (Ultra Sun)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Highest Sp. Def among Psychic types in Gen 1: 120.
• Heaviest Fairy type in Gen 1: 54.5 kg.
• Tallest Fairy type in Gen 1: 1.3 m, shared with 1 other.
• Fastest Fairy type in Gen 1: 90 Speed.
• Highest Sp. Atk among Fairy types in Gen 1: 100.
• Highest Sp. Def among Fairy types in Gen 1: 120.
• Taller than 64% of all Pokémon (1.3 m).
• Heavier than 68% of all Pokémon (54.5 kg).
• Base stat total 460, ranked #477 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Sp. Def, ranked #40 of 1,025.
• One of 8 Pokémon that are both Psychic and Fairy.
• One of 60 pink Pokémon.
• Number 122 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 82 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Has 1 alternate form.
• Appears in 19 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Mr. Mime (Pokémon), Serebii: Mr. Mime (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (MIS-ter MIME): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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