Budew - Mime Jr.

Mime Jr.

Mime Jr. (マネネ?, Manene in Japanese language trademarks), known as the Mime Pokémon, is a small pink Pokémon with a black torso. Mime Jr. has a red bump on its stomach and a typical red clown nose on its face. It appears to be wearing a blue, crooked hat with a white ball on it. Mime Jr. can pick up the emotions of those around them, and has a knack for imitating others, sometimes in order to create distractions. While being mimed, the foe can't look away from this Pokémon.

It was originally released in a 2004 edition of Coro Coro magazine in Japan. Mime Jr. is one of three Pokémon on the player's team in the demo version of Diamond and Pearl. When it finally learns the move Mimic, it can evolve into Mr. Mime. Mime Jr. makes a cameo appearance as a collectable statue in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team before its true appearance in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. It can also be selected as a partner Pokémon in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia.

The creature's first anime appearance is in the eighth Pokémon movie, Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, where it is owned by Lady Ilene, the queen of Cameron Palace. Mime Jr. appears in the second episode of Pokémon: Battle Frontier; "Sweet Baby James", where it belongs to James' Nanny and Pop-pop; the caretakers of his family's summer mansion in Kanto. However, it decides to travel with James and jumps into one of his Poké Balls. It regularly inserts itself at the end of the Team Rocket motto with the words "Mime, mime". James is protective of Mime Jr. and doesn't allow it to battle, but was used for contests instead. A Mime Jr. and a Bonsly that were stars of a television show went missing in King and Queen for a Day. When the two Pokémon were found, they were discovered to be sick and James's Mime Jr. and Brock's Bonsly had to fill in for them.