Is it true that you will be cursed if you see Mimikyu’s true form? If so, would you be cursed if you only saw it in a photo and not actually i front of you. Does Mimikyu apply the curse or is there some other force? If not, how did this rumour come to be? Sorry about the qeustions, Mimikyu is such an interesting pokemon.

Not cursed exactly. It’s more like mimikyu’s actual appearance is so shocking that it’s been known to literally trigger cardiac arrest, particularly in those who have underlying heart conditions already. In that sense, looking at a photo of its true form may induce a similar phenomenon.

Of course, some mimikyu—especially the more aggressive ones—have been known to take advantage of a victim’s shock by using their spiritual abilities to induce nightmarish hallucinations, but not all mimikyu actually do this. The rumors of the species’ “curse” may stem from this particular behavior or the cases in which a more benign mimikyu accidentally killed a victim through shock alone. Anthropologists can only really theorize which based on historical accounts and local folklore, but the prevailing theory has more to do with the latter (accidental death through shock) than the former.