Competitive Information for Mr. Mime [Sword/Shield]
Psychic / Fairy
Abilities:
This Pokemon receives 3/4 damage from supereffective attacks.
This Pokemon is immune to sound-based moves, unless it used the move.
This Pokemon's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power, including Struggle.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Mr. Mime? These builds are optimized for Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sword/Shield metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Get ready to meet Mr. Mime, the prestigious Psychic and Fairy-typed Pokémon! It's a sight to see Mr. Mime out in the 8th generation battlefield. It is weak to Ghost, Poison, and Steel-typed attacks. Discover how Mr. Mime excels in battles with the movesets provided below.
Item: Iron Ball / Babiri Berry
Ability: Soundproof
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Helping Hand
- Protect
- Skill Swap
- Trick Room
In single battles, Mr. Mime's Physical Wall role is a distinguished. It was designed to take a hefty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Iron Ball will halve the user's speed and are generally not recommended unless being used with Trick Room. The Babiri Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Steel-type attack. With Soundproof, Mr. Mime is immune to sound-based moves unless it used the move.
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Mr. Mime this turn).
◆ Skill Swap is a status move (your Mr. Mime and the target trade abilities).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
Note: This moveset is vulnerable to Taunt. Ensure you include at least one damage-dealing move to avoid this risk.
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Technician
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 SpA / 220 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Dazzling Gleam
- Energy Ball
- Thunderbolt
In single battles, Mr. Mime is known as a terrific Special Sweeper. This strategy is built to take down the opponent's team with heavy-hitting special power. Focus Sash helps protect Mr. Mime from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Mr. Mime's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Technician, Mr. Mime's moves of 60 or less power get boosted by 1.5x power.
◆ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Mr. Mime on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Mr. Mime? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sword/Shield Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sword/Shield metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Technician
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 SpA / 220 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Dazzling Gleam
- Icy Wind
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Energy Ball
Mr. Mime makes an a brilliant Special Sweeper in double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with powerful special power. Focus Sash helps protect Mr. Mime from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Mr. Mime's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Technician, Mr. Mime's moves of 60 or less power get boosted by 1.5x power.
◆ 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).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Focus Sash / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Technician
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 240 Hp / 16 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Dazzling Gleam
- Energy Ball
- Trick Room
Mr. Mime is a noteworthy Offensive Trick Roomer to use for single battles. Focus Sash helps protect Mr. Mime from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Technician, Mr. Mime's moves of 60 or less power get boosted by 1.5x power. With a Twisted Spoon equipped to it, Mr. Mime's psychic-type attacks have 1.2x power.
◆ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Mr. Mime on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Mr. Mime can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sword/Shield generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Mr. Mime.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Mr. Mime 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 Mr. Mime
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Nasty plot + Stored power
- Moves: Stored power + Psych up
- Moves: Psyshock + Tickle
- Ability: Technician + Move: Stored power
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves boosted by Technician: Icy Wind (BP: 55), Aerial Ace (BP: 60), Magical Leaf (BP: 60), Shock Wave (BP: 60), Confusion (BP: 50), Covet (BP: 60), Fake Out (BP: 40), Infestation (BP: 20), Mud-Slap (BP: 20), Payback (BP: 50), Pound (BP: 40), Power-Up Punch (BP: 40), Round (BP: 60), Snore (BP: 50), Stored Power (BP: 20), Thief (BP: 60), Charge Beam (BP: 50)
- Moves with Priority: Ally Switch, Endure, Follow Me, Helping Hand, Magic Coat, Protect, Quick Guard, Wide Guard, Fake Out, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Hypnosis, Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Mr. Mime's stats
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Curse
- Iron Defense
- Nasty Plot
- Power-Up Punch
- Skull Bash
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Mr. Mime
- Ally Switch
- Baton Pass
- Dazzling Gleam
- Fake Out
- Helping Hand
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Skill Swap
- Stored Power
- Taunt
- Teleport
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
- Trick Room
Common Effort Values for Mr. Mime in Sword and Shield
- Relaxed Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0 )
- Calm Nature ( 164/0/244/0/96/0 )
- Optimize Mr. Mime's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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