James's Mime Jr.

James's Mime Jr. (Japanese: コジロウのマネネ Kojirō's Manene) was the third Pokémon caught by James of Team Rocket during Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and his ninth overall.
==In animation==
===History===
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James caught Mime Jr. by accident in Sweet Baby James after it purposefully initiated the capture mechanism on one of his empty s that had fallen on the floor. Mime Jr. previously resided with the old couple who took care of an old vacation home of James's family; James went there when his Chimecho fell ill. Mime Jr. took an instant liking to James, keeping him company at night while he sat over Chimecho. James was thankful for this, and he told Mime Jr. that it was kindhearted. When it was time for James to leave, Chimecho was still ill, so he decided to leave it in care of the old couple. When he reached in his pocket to get Chimecho's Poké Ball, the empty ones fell out, and Mime Jr. rushed in. James asked why Mime Jr. would want to go with him, and the couple told him that Mime Jr. likes him and thinks he is a kind person. They also said "Looks like you've found yourself a good buddy in Mime Jr."
In Off the Unbeaten Path, James and Mime Jr. competed in the Pokémon Orienteering Contest, with the goal being to find five checkpoints spread across the island. The two, determined to win fairly, ignored Jessie and 's attempts to cheat. Due to staying focused, as well as Jessie and Meowth sabotaging the other competitors, James and Mime Jr. ended up winning. 
In Spontaneous Combusken, Mime Jr. was used by Jessie, under the alias of Jessibelle, in the Chrysanthemum Pokémon Contest. They got through the round by performing a Hula-Dance that was praised by the judges for showing of Mime Jr.'s cuteness. In the battle round, Mime Jr.'s first opponent was May's Combusken. Though it made use of its unusual and attacks, Mime Jr. was ultimately defeated when Combusken was energized by its mimicked and hit it with .
In King and Queen for a Day!, Mime Jr., along with Meowth, Ash's Pikachu, and Brock's Bonsly, were blasted off after an encounter with Ash and . After landing somewhere in the nearby town, the group was chased by three men in black suits. Escaping them a few times, they stumbled upon a casting crew, where it was revealed that a Bonsly and Mime Jr. had gone missing from the set. With no other choice, the decided to cast the two. Mime Jr. instantly took to the role, and together the two began filming their scenes. Team Rocket, however, interrupted the filming, causing a fight to break out. Mime Jr. and Bonsly attacked each other and the battle was captured by the camera. The strange turn of events ended up satisfying the Director, who wrapped up the filming.
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In All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!, James entered Mime Jr. in the Pokémon Dress-Up Contest. During the event, Mime Jr. was seen imitating a and a . Its mimicking skills left the three judges very impressed, and it was selected as one of the five finalists. However, after Jessie and Meowth decided to steal the Pokémon Egg prize, James and Mime Jr. were forced to abandon the competition to escape with the rest of .
In Dawn's Early Night!, Jessilina used Mime Jr. and for the Double Performance required during the . Their performance started with Cacnea using , which Mime Jr. before using Tickle on Jessilina. Both Mime Jr. and Cacnea hugged and tickled Jessilina, spinning her around the stage. After that, Cacnea fired upwards, with Mime Jr. once again mimicking. As the arrow-shaped pins collided, it resulted in a flashy fireworks display. Their performance got Jessilina a high score, placing her among the s advancing to the second round.
In Noodles! Roamin' Off!, after Jessie, James, and Meowth had disbanded, James went after a with the intention of presenting it to the boss and crediting the whole trio, believing the promise of success would be enough to bring Jessie and Meowth back. Upon finding it, he sent out Mime Jr. to confuse it with Teeter Dance. This backfired badly as the boulders Metagross was attacking with went out of control. After Carnivine failed to save them, Jessie and Meowth showed up to help, having heard what James was trying. Although they were blasted off again, the three were happy to be back together.
In Old Rivals, New Tricks!, Mime Jr. was Jessilina's choice for the Performance Stage of the Contest. When she commanded Mime Jr. to use , the waited before fully executing the move, a strategy which Jessilina adapted from Ursula, who always makes charging poses together with her Pokémon to leave an impression on the minds of those watching her performances. The act of storing up energy before unleashing the move amplified Teeter Dance's effect and got everyone in the Contest Hall dancing. The performance impressed the Contest Judges enough for them to grant Jessilina a spot in the Battle Stage.
In Coming Full-Festival Circle!, Mime Jr. was used along with in a two-on-two Contest Battle during the Sinnoh Grand Festival. Together they managed to defeat their opponents, allowing Jessilina to advance in the competition while making James very proud.
Following the Team Rocket trio's journey in Sinnoh, James was forced to leave Mime Jr. at Team Rocket's headquarters as it is not a Pokémon native to the Unova region, and would seem suspicious.
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In Rocket Revengers!, Mime Jr., alongside the rest of Team Rocket's Pokémon at , were sent to Jessie and James so they could be added back to their team. Realizing the potential of such a large group, the team hatched a scheme to isolate Ash's Pikachu and capture him. Mime Jr. was essential for the role, as it pretended to have a falling out with the group and insisted it was trying to sell them out to the police. Ash and believed Mime Jr.'s performance, and as a result they were slowly separated as they ran into Team Rocket's Pokémon. By the time Mime Jr. arrived at the meeting point only Pikachu was left, leaving him vulnerable to attack. Despite this, Ash and his friends manage to arrive in time, and a wild that had been following Ash intervened to send the evil group blasting off.
===Personality and characteristics===
Mime Jr., as a Mime Pokémon, imitates what people do. Like before it, it regularly inserts itself at the end of the Team Rocket motto saying "Mime, Mime", after says his name. It is seen fairly commonly out of its Poké Ball, similar to Chimecho, participating in Team Rocket's schemes. Also similarly to Chimecho, Mime Jr. is babied by James and he rarely lets it battle.
Mime Jr. has a great relationship with its Trainer and seems to quite like Jessie, , and Wobbuffet. It was shown in Battling a Cute Drama! to take insults straight to heart and sulk over them.
===Moves used===
====Moves used via Mimic====
===Artwork===
 	 	
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==In the TCG==
Mime Jr. appeared in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, alongside Jessie, James, , and .
==Trivia==
* According to James, Mime Jr.'s favorite snack is .
* Mime Jr. is the only Pokémon from a then-upcoming generation a member of the Team Rocket trio has caught.
* Not including temporary Pokémon, Mime Jr. is the only Pokémon James has caught outside its debut generation.
* Mime Jr. is the only baby Pokémon ever owned by Team Rocket.
* Mime Jr. has had the longest absence of any Pokémon currently belonging to Jessie or James, with a gap of 588 episodes between its appearances in Coming Full-Festival Circle! and Rocket Revengers!.
* For DP026, Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia is about James's Mime Jr. He writes this Pokémon senryū about it: かわいいね　マネネまねする　きみのマネ "Isn't it cute? imitates your imitation."
==References==
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