Copycat (character)

Copycat (Japanese: モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl) is a girl that lives in Saffron City in the Kanto region. She collects Pokémon dolls, and likes to dress up as and mimic others. Copycat is not her real name, but rather her nickname.
==In the core series games==
===Generation I===
thumb|left|160px|Copycat to the right of the player.
In Generation I, Copycat will give the the TM for in return for a Poké Doll.
In her bedroom, there is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super Famicom in the Japanese releases) with a game that has with a bucket on his head, a reference to the Japan-exclusive game , also developed by Game Freak.
Copycat has a she has somehow taught to mimic human speech, similarly to the abilities of a .
===Generation II===
In Generation II, Copycat's Clefairy Poké Doll, given to her by in Generation I, is lost. It is found by a member of the Pokémon Fan Club in Vermilion City who is glad to have it as he loves Clefairy. However, he gives it to the and decides to catch one himself. When the player returns to Copycat's house and returns her lost doll, she will give the player a Pass to ride the Magnet Train that travels between Kanto and Johto.
Between the events of Generation I and Generation II, Copycat's house in Saffron City was torn down to make room for the Magnet Train station. According to her, a rail company man gave her a train ticket in compensation for the demolition. Her Doduo has also evolved into in the meantime.
===Generation III===
thumb|240px|Copycat to the far right of the player.
In , Copycat has the same role as she did in Generation I. However, she is now a Move Tutor who will teach Mimic to a suitable Pokémon instead, due to Mimic no longer being available as a TM.
===Generation IV===
In , Copycat has the same role as she did in Generation II. However, her Doduo, which evolved into Dodrio in Generation II, has been replaced by a . The sprite of the Lost Item was introduced in those games, displaying it as Copycat's doll ().
===Generation VII===
In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, because battles with wild Pokémon are mostly removed, the player cannot purchase a Poké Doll. Instead, Copycat will give the the TM for if they show her a real from their party.
The TV in her bedroom now has a Nintendo Switch, and the Mario & Wario reference is changed to reference Pokémon Quest.
===Pokémon===
;Generation I
;Generation II
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;Generations III and VII
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;Generation IV
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===Unused game data===
From Generation V onwards, the Lost Item (previously depicted as a doll) was changed into a doll, with a new sprite and description: "The Mime Jr. doll that was lost by the Copycat." This is not seen in normal gameplay due this item being unobtainable in those generations.
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
In Pokémon Masters EX, appears to mention Copycat in one of the random quotes at the Pokémon Center:
* "I have a really funny friend back in Kanto. She copies everything I say and repeats it back to me. Weird, huh! She's a bit of a strange cookie, but after I gave her a Poké Doll, the two of us became really good friends!"
==Gallery==
===Sprites===
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====Copycat's House====
 	 	 	 	 	 	
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==Quotes==
===Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow===
:<>: "Hi! Do you like ? Uh no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"
:<sc>Copycat</sc>: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby!"
*If player has a Poké Doll
:<player>: "Hi! Do you like ? Uh no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"
:<sc>Copycat</sc>: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby! Oh wow! A <sc>Poké Doll</sc>! For me? Thank you! You can have this, then!"
:"TM31 contains my favorite, <sc>Mimic</sc>! Use it on a good !"
* After giving the Poké Doll
:<player>: "Hi! Thanks for TM31! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"
:<sc>Copycat</sc>: "You bet! It's a scream!"
===Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal===
:<player>: ""
:<player>: ""
:<sc>Copycat</sc>: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my favorite hobby!"
* After the Power Plant has been fixed
:<player>: ""
:<player>: ""
:<sc>Copycat</sc>: "Pardon? I shouldn't decide what you should do? But I'm really worried... What if someone finds it?"
* Handing over her Lost Item
:"Yay! That's my <sc>Clefairy Pok</sc>é <sc>Doll</sc>! See the tear where the right leg is sewn on? That's proof! OK. Here's the <sc>Magnet Train Pass</sc> like I promised!"
:"That's the <sc>Pass</sc> for the <sc>Magnet Train</sc>. The rail company man gave me that when they tore down our old house for the <sc>Station</sc>."
* Subsequent times talking to
:<player>: ""
:<player>: ""
:<sc>Copycat</sc>: "You bet! It's a scream!"
===Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen===
:<player>: ""
:<Player>: ""
:Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby!"
* If the player has a Poké Doll
:"Oh wow! A <sc>Poké Doll</sc>! For me? Thank you! You know what? I can teach the move <sc>Mimic</sc>."
::Yes: "I really love <sc>Mimic</sc>! Who's going to learn it?"
::No: "Don't you like <sc>Mimic</sc>?"
* Subsequent times talking to
:<player>: ""
:<player>: ""
:Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"
===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
* Before the Power Plant has been fixed
:<player>: ""
:<player>: ""
:Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my main hobby!"
*After the Power Plant has been fixed
:<player>: "Hi! I heard you lost your cherished Poké Doll. If I find it, you'll give me a Magnet Train pass? I'll go find it for you. You think you lost it when you went to Vermilion City?"
:Copycat: "Pardon? I shouldn't decide what you should do? But I'm really worried... What if someone finds it?"
*Handing over her Lost Item
:"Yay! That's my <sc>Clefairy</sc> Poké Doll! See the tear where the right arm is sewn on? That's proof! OK. I'll give you this Magnet Train Pass as I promised!"
:"You show it at the ticket gate to get on the Magnet Train. The rail-company man gave me that when they tore down our old house for the station."
*Subsequent times talking to
:<player>: ""
:<player>: ""
:Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"
===Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!===
:<player>: ""
:<Player>: ""
:Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my favorite hobby!"
* If talked to again
:""
:""
* If the player has a Clefairy with them
:"Oh wow! A real-life Clefairy! I've never seen one before! Thank you so much! You know what? I'll give you a TM that lets your Pokémon create a copy of itself! TM08 contains the move ! It lets your Pokémon create a decoy of itself by spending HP!"
* Subsequent times talking to
:<player>: ""
:<player>: ""
:Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"
==In animation==
The Copycat appears to have a counterpart in Duplica, a recurring character in the original series who trains and appeared in Ditto's Mysterious Mansion and Imitation Confrontation.
In the Japanese version, Duplica has the same nickname as Copycat (モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl).
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Copycat and/or her in the .
==Trivia==
* In , a male NPC at the Celadon Department Store 4F says that he will give a Poké Doll to Copycat (as opposed to the earlier games , where he talks about buying a Poké Doll for his girlfriend).
** In the Japanese, French, and Italian versions of Pokémon Yellow, he mentions that Copycat lives in Saffron City. However, due to a localization error in the English and Spanish versions, he incorrectly says that she lives in Cerulean City. In the German version, he does not mention where she lives.
* Copycat has green hair in her artwork, drawn by Ken Sugimori, but brown hair in her expansion artwork, drawn by Kanako Eo. This is likely because in Generation IV, Copycat has the appearance of es, who have brown hair, and in the first two Generations, black was used for a variety of colors, including green.
** Copycat being depicted with green hair may be due to her animated series counterpart possessing the same color of hair.
* In , Copycat has a from all the first four generations, if counting her Pokémon dolls:
** A doll, representing Generation I;
** A real , representing Generation II;
** A real (ironically, a Pokémon that was originally a discarded plush doll) and a doll, both representing Generation III;
** A doll, representing Generation IV.
* If the Copycat is in fact parroting the as she implies and not merely putting words in their mouth, then she acts as the player's proxy by providing some of the only lines of dialogue said by them.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl 	She teaches Pokémon the move and has the ability to mimic others.
English 	Copycat 	Copycat is a common children's name-calling for a copier.
French 	Copieuse 	Equivalent of copycat in French
German 	Nachahmerin 	Equivalent of copycat in German
Italian, Spanish 	Copiona 	Equivalent of copycat in Italian and Spanish
Korean 	Mimic Girl 	Same as the Japanese name
Chinese () 	模仿少女 Mófǎng Shàonǚ 	Literally "Mimicking girl"
Chinese () 	模仿少女 Mòuhfóng Siunéuih 	Literally "Mimicking girl"
Brazilian Portuguese	ImitadoraImitador 	Equivalent of copycat in Portuguese
==Related articles==
Category:Red, Blue and Yellow characters
Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal characters
Category:FireRed and LeafGreen characters
Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver characters
Category:Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! characters
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