Competitive Information for Mime Jr. [Sword/Shield]
Psychic / Fairy
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Mime Jr.? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Mime Jr. is pretty popular Psychic and Fairy-typed Pokemon. Mime Jr. is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Mime Jr. is weak to Ghost, Poison, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Soundproof
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Protect
- Skill Swap
- Taunt
- Trick Room
Special Wall Mime Jr. (Popular/Trending)
Mime Jr. is an extraordinary Special Wall. It's primary goal is to take a hefty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Focus Sash helps protect Mime Jr. from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Soundproof, Mime Jr. is immune to sound-based moves including heal bell.
♦ Skill Swap is a status move (your Mime Jr. and the target trade abilities).
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Technician
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dazzling Gleam
- Round / Snore
- Thunderbolt / Charge Beam
Special Sweeper Mime Jr. (Technician)
Mime Jr. is a decent Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and boosts Mime Jr.'s special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Mime Jr.'s damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Technician, Mime Jr.'s moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Mime Jr. must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Mime Jr.'s special attack by 1 stage).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Mime Jr.? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Technician
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam
- Icy Wind
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Round / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Mime Jr. (Technician)
Mime Jr. is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and boosts Mime Jr.'s special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Mime Jr.'s damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Technician, Mime Jr.'s moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Mime Jr. must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Substitute
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Dazzling Gleam
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Mime Jr. (Technician)
Mime Jr. is a remarkable Defensive Trick Room. Focus Sash helps protect Mime Jr. from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Technician, Mime Jr.'s moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Mime Jr. learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Mime Jr. can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Mime Jr.
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Stored Power + Psych Up
- Moves: Psyshock + Tickle
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves boosted by Technician: Confusion (BP: 50), Pound (BP: 40), Icy Wind (BP: 55), Thief (BP: 60), Snore (BP: 50), Mud-Slap (BP: 20), Covet (BP: 60), Fake Out (BP: 40), Shock Wave (BP: 60), Charge Beam (BP: 50), Round (BP: 60), Stored Power (BP: 20), Infestation (BP: 20)
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Magic Coat, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch, Ally Switch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Optimize Mime Jr.'s EVs for Sword/Shield
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