Copycat (character)

Copycat (Japanese: モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl) lives in Saffron City. She collects Pokémon dolls, and likes to dress up as and mimic others. Copycat is not her real name, but rather, her nickname.

Generation I
In Generation I, Copycat will give the undefined the TM for in return for a  Poké Doll.

In her bedroom, there is an 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's 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 undefined 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
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 However, her Doduo, which evolved into Dodrio in Generation II, has been replaced by a.

Generation VII
In Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!, because battles with wild Pokémon are mostly removed, the player cannot purchase a Poké Doll. Instead, Copycat will give the undefined 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


 * Generations III and VII


 * Generation IV

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

 * : "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"
 * Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby!"


 * If player has a Poké Doll
 * : "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"
 * Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby! Oh wow! A Poké Doll! For me? Thank you! You can have this, then!"
 * "TM31 contains my favorite, Mimic! Use it on a good Pokémon!"
 * "Use it on a good Pokémon</sc>!"


 * After giving the Poké Doll
 * : "Hi! Thanks for TM31! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"
 * Copycat</sc>: "You bet! It's a scream!"

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

 * Copycat</sc>: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my favorite hobby!"
 * Copycat</sc>: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my favorite hobby!"
 * Copycat</sc>: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my favorite hobby!"


 * After the Power Plant has been fixed
 * Copycat</sc>: "Pardon? I shouldn't decide what you should do? But I'm really worried... What if someone finds it?"''
 * Copycat</sc>: "Pardon? I shouldn't decide what you should do? But I'm really worried... What if someone finds it?"''
 * 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 Clefairy Pok</sc>é Doll</sc>! See the tear where the right leg is sewn on? That's proof! OK. Here's the Magnet Train Pass</sc> like I promised!"
 * "That's the Pass</sc> for the Magnet Train</sc>. The rail company man gave me that when they tore down our old house for the Station</sc>."


 * Subsequent times talking to
 * Copycat</sc>: "You bet! It's a scream!"
 * Copycat</sc>: "You bet! It's a scream!"
 * Copycat</sc>: "You bet! It's a scream!"

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

 * <Player>: ""
 * Copycat: ''"Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby!"
 * 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
 * Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"
 * Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"
 * Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

 * Before the Power Plant has been fixed
 * Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my main hobby!"
 * Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my main hobby!"
 * Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my main hobby!"


 * After the Power Plant has been fixed
 * : "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
 * Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"
 * Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"
 * Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"

In the anime
The Copycat appears to have an counterpart in Duplica, a recurring character who trains  and appeared in Ditto's Mysterious Mansion and Imitation Confrontation.

In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Copycat and/or her in the.

Trivia

 * In the English localization of, an NPC in the Celadon Department Store mentions that he's trying to buy a Poké Doll for Copycat in Cerulean City. However, she lives in Saffron City. This oversight is not present in the original Japanese releases.
 * Copycat has green hair in her TCG Expedition Base Set artwork, drawn by Ken Sugimori, but brown hair in her TCG HeartGold & SoulSilver 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.
 * 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 undefined as she implies and not merely putting words in his or her mouth, then she acts as the player's proxy by providing some of the only lines of dialogue said by him or her.

Names
Nachahmerin Copiona Copieuse Copiona (personaggio) モノマネむすめ 模仿少女