#0866 · Galar · Generation 8

Mr. Rime

Comedian Pokémon · Ice/Psychic-type

Mr. Rime is a Ice/Psychic-type Pokémon, the Comedian Pokémon, number 866 (#0866) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 1.5 m tall and weighs 58.2 kg.

Mr. Rime is a tap-dancing comedian with a cold edge: the Pokédex says that the moment its enemies laugh, it blasts them with air at minus 200 degrees Celsius (minus 328 degrees Fahrenheit).

How to pronounce Mr. Rime

Mr. Rime is pronounced MIS-ter RIME. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Mr. Rime said out loud:

In Japanese it is バリコオル (Barrikohru).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Mr. Rime is a humanoid Pokémon, 1.5 m tall and 58.2 kg. Black clown-hair growths cover its head like a bowler hat, and a moustache hides its mouth. Its torso is black and white like a tuxedo and doubles as a second face, and Bulbapedia says its real face stays nearly blank while the torso's features show its emotions. It always carries a blue cane made of ice.

Behaviour

Mr. Rime is a skilled tap dancer and swings its ice cane in time with its graceful steps. Its funny routines make it popular, and the Pokédex treats the dancing as its trademark. Bulbapedia says the Mime Jr. of Galar copy its steps, which leads them to evolve.

Habitat

Neither the Pokédex nor the game data gives a habitat; Bulbapedia describes it as native to Galar. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet.

Powers

Tangled Feet doubles its evasion when confused, Screen Cleaner wipes away Light Screen, Reflect and Aurora Veil, and Ice Body is hidden. Its moves include Freeze-Dry, Psychic, Mirror Coat and Triple Axel, and its best stat is Special Attack at 110.

Name origin

Mr. Rime may combine 'Mister' with 'rime', a type of frost. The Japanese name is Barrikohru (バリコオル), which may combine 'barrier' with 凍る kōru ('to freeze').

Design inspiration

Mr. Rime seems to blend a mime artist, a tap dancer and Charlie Chaplin's Tramp character, whose bowler hat, cane and moustache it shares. Galar is inspired by the UK, Chaplin's home country. Bulbapedia also suggests the haradashi, a yōkai with a face on its belly that cheers up lonely people. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Galarian Mr. Mime evolves into Mr. Rime at level 42. A Mime Jr. becomes a Galarian Mr. Mime by levelling up in Galar while knowing Mimic.

In the games

In Sword and Shield, where it debuted, Mr. Rime turns up in Max Raid Battles. In Legends: Z-A it comes by trade, or from the Mega Dimension DLC's 4-star Ice-type wild zones in Hyperspace Lumiose.

In the anime

Leon's Mr. Rime debuted in 'A Flood of Torrential Gains!' as the third Pokémon he used against Ash in the Masters Eight Tournament. In Pokémon: Twilight Wings, a street performer's Mr. Rime puts on a show alongside its Trainer in 'Assistant'.

Fun facts

• Despite the 'Mr.' in its name, Mr. Rime is male or female with equal chance.
• Bulbapedia says Mr. Rime is the only Generation VIII Pokémon that can know moves unusable in Sword and Shield, such as Barrier, if it evolved from a Mime Jr. that learned them in an earlier game.
• Its desaturated Shiny colouring may reference the black and white of silent films, Bulbapedia suggests.

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

Base stats

• HP: 80
• Attack: 85
• Defense: 75
• Sp. Atk: 110
• Sp. Def: 100
• Speed: 70

Mr. Rime’s base stat total is 520. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.

Type matchups

What is Mr. Rime weak to?

Mr. Rime takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Bug (2×), Rock (2×), Ghost (2×), Dark (2×), Steel (2×) moves.

It resists Ice (½×), Psychic (½×).

Evolution

What does Mr. Rime evolve from?

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

Mr. Rime is the final stage of its evolution family.

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

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

Abilities

• Tangled Feet: Doubles evasion when confused.
• Screen Cleaner: Nullifies effects of Light Screen, Reflect, and Aurora Veil.
• Ice Body (hidden ability): Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during snow or hail. Protects against hail damage.

Moves

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

TM moves (69)

Mr. Rime can learn 69 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Mega Punch, Mega Kick, Ice Punch, Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Solar Beam, Thunder Wave, Screech, Light Screen, Reflect, Safeguard, Rest, Thief, Snore, Protect, Icy Wind, Charm, Attract, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Hail, Facade, Helping Hand, Brick Break, Fake Tears, Icicle Spear, Payback, Fling, Power Swap, Guard Swap, Drain Punch, Avalanche, Trick Room, Wonder Room, Magic Room, Round, Misty Terrain, Psychic Terrain, Stomping Tantrum, Body Slam, Ice Beam, Blizzard, 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), which Mr. Mime can hatch knowing:Confuse Ray, Fake Out, Hypnosis, Power Split, Tickle.

Move tutor moves (2): Expanding Force, Triple Axel.

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 3 Sp. Atk effort values.
• Base experience yield: 182.

Pokédex entries

Its amusing movements make it very popular. It releases its psychic power from the pattern on its belly. (Shield)

It's highly skilled at tap-dancing. It waves its cane of ice in time with its graceful movements. (Sword)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Fastest Ice type in Gen 8: 70 Speed.
• Taller than 72% of all Pokémon (1.5 m).
• Heavier than 70% of all Pokémon (58.2 kg).
• Base stat total 520, ranked #214 of 1,025.
• One of 3 Pokémon that are both Ice and Psychic.
• One of 87 purple Pokémon.
• Number 57 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 93 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 2 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. Rime (Pokémon), Serebii: Mr. Rime (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (MIS-ter RIME): 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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