Hi, Bill! My boyfriend’s Mime Jr. /loves/ to mimic him, so my boyfriend got him a phone (since he was getting frustrated that he couldn’t mimic properly without a prop), and my boyfriend checks his activity every now and then, and he’s self-downloaded so many apps, and he even made friends with a Buneary named Claire over in Sinnoh! (We’re in Unova, for reference), and I’m sure he’d be more than happy to take a quiz. Cheers!

Ah. This seems to have been an ask meant for that period of time wherein people sent in stories about their pokémon using technology. Terribly sorry for missing it!

But I must say it’s wonderful to hear that technology bridges gaps between pokémon just as much as it does for people.

My daughter has shown psychic affinities, going as far to bend spoons and moving things around the room with her mind. Now gym leader Sabrina from Kanto has shown a lot of interest in her and recommends I give her a Pokémon to match her psychic potential. I have a gardivor and my husband has a Mr. Mime. Would either Ralts are Mime jr be a good starter for her? She’s currently only 5 years old

Both would be, but I would recommend mime jr. over ralts. The reason why is because a mime jr.’s psychic abilities are a lot easier to control than a ralts, as young ralts are often overwhelmed by the emotional feedback surrounding them. Additionally, mime jr. controls its powers consciously and often engages in exercises to develop them, so your daughter may be able to copy your mime jr. and build control by learning from those same exercises.

Of course, it also wouldn’t hurt to ask Sabrina herself. Sabrina is a talented psychic who would know which would better fit your daughter, partly because Sabrina has an intimate understanding of psychic abilities and partly because Sabrina also have precognitive talents.

Best of luck, anonymous!

I had a bad experience with a Mr. Mime as a child and as an adult am still terrified of them. My boyfriend had a mime jr, who I love to bits but I’m terrified of him evolving :( what do I do?


First and foremost, it’s extremely important for you to communicate with your boyfriend about this. That way, he knows about your condition, and he can (assuming he wishes to prolong your relationship with him) take steps to safeguard your mental well-being. This may even include discussing things with his mime jr. to see if it wishes to evolve in the first place—and, if it doesn’t, what it wishes to do to avoid evolution. You see, mime jr. can only evolve if it’s taught a certain move. Thus, staying in its base form would actually take no effort at all, save for the paltry amount it would take to resist learning Mimic. As you’ve said, you’re comfortable with your boyfriend’s mime jr. as it is, so if mime jr. is comfortable with its form, then your solution is easier than you might think.

However, if mime jr. wishes to evolve, then there are a few options that you could exercise. You could see about perhaps reaching a compromise, where your boyfriend trains his mime jr. up to be the strongest mime jr. that has ever existed, or it could evolve and simply keep its distance. Alternatively, there’s also exposure therapy, which tends to be the easiest and most effective way of treating most pokémon-related phobias, and thus, it may be the most ideal option you have, as it allows mime jr. to assume the form it most wishes to be while at the same time helping you to maintain your relationship with it past its evolution. If you wish to try this method, it’s important for you to find and talk to a certified therapist, as this is, of course, what’s technically a medical treatment (meaning I can’t in good conscience offer detailed advice on how to administer it).

Still, I can’t emphasize this enough: your most important task right now is talking to your boyfriend and making it clear to both him and his mime jr. your concerns. Let them know that it’s not his mime jr. specifically but rather a fear instilled in you by prior experiences that you would be willing to resolve if necessary. In addition to working out possible solutions (the aforementioned compromises), your boyfriend and his mime jr. will likely be your biggest form of support, should you wish to undergo exposure therapy.

Good luck, anonymous.

Bill, what do you have to say about the Mr. Mime family?

Ah, the mime family.

Mime Jr.
The Mime Pokémon
Type: Psychic/Fairy
Official Registration #: 439
Entry: As a defensive maneuver, mime jr. mimics the expressions and motions of its predators. The enemy pokémon is thus so taken aback by this display that it can’t help but to hesitate long enough for the mime jr. to get away. The effectiveness of this maneuver may be difficult for some people to understand, so for a better idea of how and why this works, one should spend any amount of time in the general vicinity of a person and their younger siblings.

Mr. Mime
The Barrier Pokémon
Type: Psychic/Fairy
Official Registration #: 122
Entry: The evolved form of mime jr., by battle experience if the specimen knows Mimic. Despite its name, the mr. mime species is actually capable of being both male and female. Although it is difficult for this writer to admit, the name came from a notoriously sexist period of pokémonology and is based entirely on the misconception that only male organisms were capable of being terrible enough to manipulate impressionable humans into believing an object exists when it doesn’t until it does. As it turns out, both sexes of mr. mime do this, and the pokémonology community spent the ensuing sixty years pretending that the name came from an unfortunate translation error.