Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl: What is Mr Mime’s Weakness?

Mr. Mime has been a mainstay Psychic Pokemon since Red and Blue. And in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, you can find Mr. Mime roaming about in Route 218 and Route 222 exclusive to Brilliant Diamond or in Pokemon Hideaways for both games, specifically in the Icy Cave, Glacial Cavern, Whiteout Cave, Dazzling Cave, and Stargleam Caverns areas after you’ve unlocked National Pokedex. However, since Generation VI (Pokemon X and Y) introduced the new Fairy-type, Mr. Mime became one of the rare Psychic/Fairy dual-typed Pokemon, making its weaknesses somewhat elusive. In case you forgot or are a newcomer to the series, read on below for more details on Mr. Mime’s weaknesses in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Mr. Mime Stats in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Mr. Mime is a Psychic/Fairy-type Pokemon. With that in mind, its weaknesses are Poison, Ghost, and Steel. Meanwhile, Mr. Mime is completely invulnerable to Dragon-type attacks, thanks to its second Fairy-typing. Yes, this means all Fairy-type Pokemon are also immune against Dragon-type attacks. It also takes reduced damage from Psychic and Fighting moves.

It’s somewhat important to remember that Mr. Mime has lower Physical Defense stats compared to its Special Defense. This suggests that you should use Physical Poison/Ghost/Steel attacks such as Poison Fang, Shadow Claw, or Magnet Bomb to maximize your damage output. For convenience, below is the table that lists Mr. Mime’s type weaknesses and strengths in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Together with Mr. Mime, here is a (rather short) list of all Pokemon with Psychic/Fairy dual-typing:

1. Mime Jr.
2. Mr. Mime
3. Ralts
4. Kirlia
5. Gardevoir
6. Rapidash (Galarian Form)
7. Tapu Lele
8. Hatterene

A captured Mr. Mime can have these abilities:

• Ability:
  • Soundproof: Immune to sound-based moves.
  • Or Filter: Reduces damage from super-effective moves by 25%.
• Hidden Ability:
  • Technician: Increases the power of moves that have a power of 60 or less by 50%.

If you’re looking to get one for your party, here’s the moves Mr. Mime will get in each level:

• Base Level: Quick Guard – Fighting, Status Effect
• Base Level: Wide Guard – Rock, Status Effect
• Base Level: Power Swap – Psychic, Status Effect
• Base Level: Guard Swap – Psychic, Status Effect
• Base Level: Pound – Normal, Physical Attack
• Base Level: Copycat – Normal, Status Effect
• Base Level: Baton Pass – Normal, Status Effect
• Base Level: Encore – Normal, Status Effect
• Level 12: Confusion – Psychic, Special Attack
• Level 16: Role Play – Psychic, Status Effect
• Level 20: Protect – Normal, Status Effect
• Level 24: Recycle – Normal, Status Effect
• Level 28: Psybeam – Psychic, Special Attack
• Level 32: Mimic – Normal, Status Effect
• Level 36: Light Screen – Psychic, Status Effect
• Level 36: Reflect – Psychic, Status Effect
• Level 36: Safeguard – Normal, Status Effect
• Level 40: Sucker Punch – Dark, Physical Attack
• Level 44: Dazzling Gleam – Fairy, Special Attack
• Level 48: Psychic – Psychic, Special Attack
• Level 52: Teeter Dance – Normal, Status Effect

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Both Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl are available now on the Nintendo Switch.