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Ash's Mr. Mime (Japanese:サトシのバリヤードSatoshi's Barrierd) is aMr. Mime belonging toAsh andDelia Ketchum that resides with Delia at their home inPallet Town. Delia refers to it by the affectionatenicknameMimey (Japanese:バリちゃんBarri-chan). It is the twelfth overallPokémon that Ash obtained in theKantoregion. DuringPokémon Journeys: The Series, Mimey stayed with Ash at theCerise Laboratory. It usually staysoutside its Poké Ball.
In animation
History
Pokémon the Series: The Beginning
Mimey debuted inIt's Mr. Mime Time.Ash andhis friends first saw Mimey using itsPsychic powers to climb an invisible barrier that it created. Ash wanted tocatch it, but a ringmaster namedStella wanted to catch it as well to inspire anotherMr. Mime that worked on her circus. In the chaos, Mimey got away.Brock decided to help and had Ash dress as a Mr. Mime to help instead. WhenDelia andProfessor Oak went to the circus, they found out about the plan. When thewild Mr. Mime Ash and his friends saw earlier came to her door, Delia thought it was Ash in costume, and provided it with food. When the real Ash showed up, still in costume, she was quite puzzled. It then teamed up with Delia to help stopTeam Rocket from stealing all the Pokémon in Stella's circus. Ever since then, Delia has adopted it and affectionatelynicknamed it "Mimey". It was officiallycaught by Ash sometime offscreen after this.
InThe Rivalry Revival, Mimey helped stop Team Rocket from getting away withPikachu.
Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver
InBulbasaur... The Ambassador!, Mimey served food to the Pokémon atProfessor Oak's Laboratory working on the construction of a new lake.
FromA Claim to Flame! onwards, Mimey and Delia watched Ash's participation in theSilver Conference.
Pokémon Chronicles
InShowdown at the Oak Corral, Mimey helped ward offButch andCassidy fromProfessor Oak's Laboratory.
InJourney to the Starting Line!, Mimey helped save the life of aCharmander that had fallen into a lake usingPsychic to pluck it andTracey out of the water.
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
An ill Mimey appeared inShocks and Bonds, being tended to by Delia as they watched Ash's battles in theEver Grande Conference.
InThe Scheme Team, Mimey greeted Ash during his return toPallet Town fromHoenn. Inthe next episode, Mimey was seen sweeping Ash's house before answering the door forMay.
InHome is Where the Start Is!, Mimey welcomed Ash back to Oak's lab.
Pokémon the Series: Black & White
InThe Dream Continues!, Mimey was overjoyed to see Ash and Pikachu return toPallet Town.
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
InAlola to New Adventure!, Mimey joined Ash and Delia on their holiday toAlola, where it was revealed that it was responsible for winning their tickets.
InAlolan Open House!, Mimey accompanied Delia back to Alola. The two visited thePokémon School during the Visiting Day.
InAlola, Kanto!, Mimey welcomed Ash back when he,his classmates,Samson Oak, andProfessor Kukui arrived in Pallet Town.
InLillier and the Staff!, Mimey accompanied Delia to Alola so they could watch Ash perform in the school play and videoed the play.
InFinal Rivals! andEnter the Champion!, Mimey accompanied Delia and Professor Oak to Alola so they could watch and record Ash as he competed againstGladion during theManalo Conference.
InZ-Move Showdown!, the closing ceremony of the Manalo Conference was disrupted by the appearance of aGuzzlord. Mimey accompanied Delia and Professor Oak as they tried to leave, only for aShinyGuzzlord to block their way. However, it was quickly seen off by Professor Kukui and Ash.
FromExhibition Unmasked! toFrom Z to Shining Z!, Mimey watched the fullexhibition match between Ash and Professor Kukui.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
InLegend? Go! Friends? Go!, Mimey traveled with Delia, Ash, and Professor Oak toVermilion City to attend the opening of theCerise Laboratory. After Ash and his new friendGoh encountered aLugia and reported this toProfessor Cerise, Cerise decided to make Ash and Goh his new research assistants and gave them a room at the lab. Delia then decided to leave Mimey at the lab so it could watch over Ash.
InServing Up the Flute Cup!, Mimey led a session ofkung fu exercises for Goh,Chloe, and Professor Cerise. Later, Ash was revealed to have added Mimey to hisparty in preparation for theBattle Frontier Flute Cup, much to Goh's surprise. It was used to battleHodge'sHariyama in the finals and easily won. When Hodge sent out hisMightyena next, Mimey immediately refused to battle it, forcing Ash to switch it with Pikachu.
Ash used Mimey asRiolu'straining partner inPanic in the Park! andToughing It Out!.
InBetrayed, Bothered, and Beleaguered!, Mimey was reunited with Delia when she came by to visit Ash. However, as Delia left, Mimey learned that Pikachu, who had been feeling neglected by Ash lately, was planning on leaving with her and tried to stop him. When Pikachu refused, Mimey decided to accompany him to Pallet Town. During their journey, Mimey was attacked by a group ofSpearow, but Pikachu saved it by using Thunderbolt. By the time they arrived in Pallet Town, Pikachu had changed his mind and turned back to return to Ash, only to find out that Ash had come to Pallet Town looking for him.
InBattling as Hard as Stone!, Mimey was seen watching Ash'sMasters Eight Tournament match againstSteven.
InJN119, Mimey andChrysa gave a presentation atCerise Laboratory about the "Seven Wonders of the Laboratory"; the theme of the presentation was aboutChloe's Eevee andher evolved forms.
InPartners in Time!, Mimey appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle againstLeon's Charizard.
InThis Could be the Start of Something Big!, Mimey attended a surprise party hosted by the Lab members commemorating Ash and Goh's departure, during which it posed for a group photo. After the party, Mimey returned to Pallet Town with Delia.
Personality and characteristics
At first, Mimey only listened to Delia and if anyone else gave it orders or asked it to do something, it normally ignored them unless told otherwise by Delia. It greatly enjoys doing the household chores around the Ketchum home and does not like sharing its job with others. When Ash,Misty, andTracey returned to Pallet Town following their journey through theOrange Islands, it was revealed thatBrock and Mimey had become rather competitive regarding household tasks while the two of them were sharing the house with Delia. It is also protective of Delia's property and will quickly spring into action to defend it, as seen inThe Rivalry Revival where it usedLight Screen to keepTeam Rocket from trampling her garden. As shown inIvysaur's Mysterious Tower!, Mimey can perform tasks such as cleaning and vacuuming by pantomiming. It was later shown "eating" with Ash and Goh by pretending to peel and eat a banana.
Ash was somewhat envious of Delia's affection for Mimey; Delia once described it as more polite and helpful compared to Ash. He also became annoyed when Delia took its side after it had woken him up by using the vacuum on his face. Despite this, Ash and Mimey are on good terms, with Mimey happily accepting Ash's friendly greetings on his return trips to Pallet Town. Ash in particular is glad that Delia has Mimey as a housemate, as while he is on his journey, his mother will have company at home and will never be lonely.
InPokémon Journeys: The Series, Ash was revealed to be a good partner for Mimey inPokémon battles as well. InServing Up the Flute Cup!, Ash was able to take advantage of Mimey's unusual flexibility and defensive capabilities to withstand the assault ofHodge'sHariyama in the finals of theBattle Frontier Flute Cup. However, Mimey is not as reliable as some of Ash's regular Pokémon, as shown as when it immediately called it quits after their first victory as a team. As revealed in a caption inJN128, Mimey seesAsh's Lucario as its pupil and prides itself for that, as they often trained together while the latter still was a newbornRiolu. In addition, Mimey tends to be the voice of reason whenever there is conflict.
Moves used
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Artwork
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In the games
Pokémon Ga-Olé
Mimey appears inPokémon Ga-Olé as one of Ash's Pokémon. It appears as an opponent during theGrand Rush set 4.
As an opponent
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In the manga
Pokémon Journeys
Mimey debuted inBattle Frontier Challenge: The Flute Cup!, where Ash used it in theBattle Frontier Flute Cup.
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Trivia
- Mimey is Ash's firstPsychic-type Pokémon, and the only one that has been officiallycaught.
- While it is unknown how exactly Mimey came into the ownership ofDelia, some Japanese supplementary material list it among the PokémonAsh has caught. Whether this means that Mimey is a Pokémon Ash caught andgave to his mother, or a Pokémon belonging to him that he keeps at home is unknown.
- DuringPokémon Sunday on June 27, 2010, Ryūmi Akiyama, Hiroyuki Baba, and Hiroshi Yamamoto chose Mimey in their ideal team for Ash.
- ThisPokémon the Series: Black & White-era website released during theBest Wishes! Season 2 arc lists Mimey as one of Ash's Pokémon from theoriginal series along with theRaticate fromBattle Aboard the St. Anne.
- Heisei History of Pocket Monsters: From Tuesday to Thursday, and Then Sunday (a recap special of Ash's adventures that aired duringPokémon the Series: Sun & Moon) lists Mimey alongside other Pokémon Ash had temporarily, such as the aforementioned Raticate, theBeedrill fromThe Bug Stops Here, and theSeaking fromHook, Line, and Stinker.
- Tweets fromJanuary 5, 2020 andOctober 13, 2022 by the official Japanese animated series Twitter account refers to Mimey as one of Ash's Pokémon.
- Mimey is the first Pokémon owned by Ash to be given anickname, albeit only by Delia in the original version (in the Englishdub, however, Ash also uses the nickname).
- Mimey is Ash's only Pokémon that:
- As its Fairy-type was explicitly shown in the JapaneseWho's That Pokémon? segment and inPoké Problem extra scene ofSM024, Mimey is the first recurring Pokémon confirmed to have itstype changed in the animated series.
- Out of all of Ash's Pokémon that have been seen battling, Mimey has gone the longest without being used in battle by Ash after its debut, at 1,028 episodes.
- Mimey has been used in the least amount of battles under Ash's command, being used in battle only once.
- Starting inPokémon Journeys: The Series, Mimey has a tendency to communicate with humans by miming, a possible reference to the Mr. Mime that appeared inPOKÉMON Detective Pikachu.
- Mimey was the final role thatKayzie Rogers performed prior to her retirement.
- Mimey is referred to as a female in theBrazilian Portuguese dub ofAlola to New Adventure!.
- InGeneration II andPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver,wild Mr. Mime can be found in the grassy area onRoute 21, which lies just south ofPallet Town, likely as areference to Mimey'sdebut episode, which took place in Pallet Town.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | バリちゃんBarri-chan | FromバリヤードBarrierd |
| English, Spanish, Italian | Mimey | FromMr. Mime |
| French | Mimi-Chéri | FromM. Mime |
| German | Pantimi | FromPantimos |
| Russian | МаймиMimey | Transcription of English name |
Notes
- ↑Confirmed male in the English dub.
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, seeMr. Mime.
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