Duplica

Duplica (Japanese: イミテ Imite) is a young girl who works as a performing Pokémon Trainer and impressionist.

Her character was probably based on that of the, who lives in Saffron City in the. This is backed up by the fact that the Japanese title of her debut episode refers to her by the phrase Mimic Girl (Japanese: ものまねむすめ), Copycat's Japanese nickname.

In the anime
Duplica has appeared in two anime episodes. and first met Duplica in Ditto's Mysterious Mansion after taking shelter from a storm in a mansion. Duplica owned the mansion, called the "The House of Imite", which serves as a rest stop and performance space for her imitation shows. She showed Ash, Misty, and Brock 's ability to transform into any Pokémon. A skeptical Ash sent out his to battle Duplica's Ditto. Surprisingly enough, Bulbasaur lost against the imitation. Duplica then explained that her Ditto had trouble transforming one aspect of it — its face. No matter what Pokémon it ed into, it always retained the beady eyes and wobbly mouth of a Ditto.

kidnapped the Ditto. They wanted to have Duplica's Ditto transform into a so they could give it to. After a while and with threats, they were able to train it to transform perfectly. After Ash,, Duplica, and dressed up as Team Rocket and rescued Ditto, Duplica felt she was ready to reopen her mansion as a theater to entertain passing Pokémon Trainers.

Later, in Imitation Confrontation, Brock noticed that a Nurse Joy they were talking to was an imitation. It turned out to be Duplica, who had come to the local Johto town for a Pokémon Acting Competition. She had another Ditto, Mini-Dit, with another unique problem. It could transform into perfect miniature replicas of other Pokémon including a tiny, handheld.

Team Rocket stole Mini-Dit and planned to have it transform into a Pokémon that they could pass off as a rare, pygmy version in order to receive a powerful Pokémon in return. Duplica recovered Mini-Dit, using it in a Double Battle against Jessie and James. She and Ash then sent Team Rocket flying. In the end, Duplica decided that Mini-Dit's unusual transformations made it unique; the audience seemed to agree.

Character
Duplica aims to become a Ditto Master, and collect Ditto with various and unique transformation abilities. Although she sometimes performs by imitating Pokémon herself, her usual shows feature her imitating a Pokémon Trainer while her Ditto imitates that Trainer's Pokémon. She did an excellent impression of Ash and Nurse Joy, for instance.

Pokémon
This listing is of Duplica's Pokémon in the anime.

Pokémon Zany Cards
Duplica appears, along with, as the Stage 3 opponent of Special Seven mode. Duplica's Ditto also appears as a card in Special Seven mode. Playing this card changes the suit of the card to the player's choice.

Pokémon Zany Cards

 * Before battle
 * "I am Duplica! I aim to be a PKMN master! You must know all PKMN to truly use Ditto. I'll take you anytime!"


 * During battle
 * "If using a card
 * "I'll go now."
 * "Here's how to do it."
 * "I still have a lot."
 * Using Ditto
 * "My Ditto is too strong!"
 * If drawing a card
 * "I still have my Ditto."
 * "No turn for Ditto."
 * Hit
 * "You use PKMN wisely."
 * "More cards for me."
 * Hit with Jigglypuff
 * "Yawn...
 * Hit with Reverse
 * "The rotation changed!"


 * After battle


 * Second or third
 * "Nice Job!"
 * When defeated
 * "I've got a lot to learn."

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Duplica also makes an appearance in The Electric Tale of Pikachu in the chapter Pikachu's Excellent Adventure. Her Ditto had grown in its abilities so that it was now able to vary how closely it imitated other Pokémon. It could partially transform into a rubbery, tall version of, for instance.

Misty wanted to get a Ditto of her own, so Duplica offered to take her to, where she captured hers. Their trip had to be called off after got lost, however.

Pokémon
This listing is of Duplica's Pokémon in the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga.

Trivia

 * Duplica's first Ditto's habit of not transforming its face was originally presented as an anomaly. However, other Ditto with this trait have been seen in other media, such as the wild Ditto on Pokémon Island in Pokémon Snap. They also transform into the same Pokémon as Ditto did in Duplica's debut episode, a . Ditto cards in the TCG in which Ditto is seen transformed into another Pokémon also behave in this way. Additionally, in 's Veilstone Game Corner, during the Game Corner slot machine game, a with a Ditto face will occasionally appear instead of a real Clefairy.
 * Duplica's method of defeating Ash was similar to how Mewtwo's Venusaur defeated Corey's Bruteroot in Mewtwo Strikes Back.
 * When dressing up as Ash Ketchum, Nurse Joy, Officer Jenny, and Misty, she briefly speaks in their voices. The English dub makes Duplica's impersonation as Nurse Joy perfect, since they shared the same voice actress.
 * Narissa from the is somewhat similar to Duplica, having two Ditto (with one of them being somewhat special) and cosplaying.
 * She sometimes calls Ash "Ashy-boy", possibly imitating Gary Oak.

Names
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