Copycat
Pokémon Champions
Uses the last move used in the battle.
- Power
- –
- Accuracy
- —
- PP
- 20
- Hits
- The user
Changes over time
How Copycat changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen IX
… used by any Pokémon, including itself.
dropped: The base move of Max and G-Max Moves is considered for this purpose.Fails if no move has been … Behemoth Bash, Behemoth Blade, Belch, Bestow, added: Blazing Torque, Celebrate, Chatter, Circle Throw, added: Combat Torque, Copycat, Counter, Covet, Destiny Bond, Detect, … Helping Hand, Hold Hands, King's Shield, added: Magical Torque, Mat Block, Me First, Metronome, Mimic, Mirrordropped: Coat, MirrorMove, Nature Power, added: Noxious Torque, Protect, Rage Powder, Roar, Shell Trap, Sketch, Sleep Talk, Snatch, Spiky Shield, Spotlight, Struggle, Switcheroo, added: Tera Starstorm, Thief, Transform, Trick, added: Whirlwind, ordropped: Whirlwind.added: Wicked Torque. - Gen VIII
… used by any Pokémon, including itself. added: The base move of Max and G-Max Moves is considered for this purpose. Fails if no move has been … was Assist, Baneful Bunker, Beak Blast, added: Behemoth Bash, Behemoth Blade, Belch, Bestow, Celebrate, Chatter, Circle Throw, Copycat, Counter, Covet, Destiny Bond, Detect, Dragon Tail, added: Dynamax Cannon, Endure, Feint, Focus Punch, Follow Me, … Spotlight, Struggle, Switcheroo, Thief, Transform, Trick,
dropped: Whirlwind,ordropped: any Z-Move.added: Whirlwind. - Gen VII
… the last move used was Assist, added: Baneful Bunker, Beak Blast, Belch, Bestow, Celebrate, Chatter, Circle Throw, … Nature Power, Protect, Rage Powder, Roar, added: Shell Trap, Sketch, Sleep Talk, Snatch, Spiky Shield, added: Spotlight, Struggle, Switcheroo, Thief, Transform, Trick, added: Whirlwind, or
dropped: Whirlwind.added: any Z-Move. - Gen VI
… the last move used was Assist, added: Belch, Bestow, added: Celebrate, Chatter, Circle Throw, Copycat, Counter, Covet, … Focus Punch, Follow Me, Helping Hand, added: Hold Hands, King's Shield, Mat Block, Me First, Metronome, Mimic, Mirror Coat, Mirror Move, Nature Power, Protect, Rage Powder, added: Roar, Sketch, Sleep Talk, Snatch, added: Spiky Shield, Struggle, Switcheroo, Thief, Transform, added: Trick, or
dropped: Trick.added: Whirlwind. - Gen V
… the last move used was Assist, added: Bestow, Chatter, added: Circle Throw, Copycat, Counter, Covet, Destiny Bond, Detect, added: Dragon Tail, Endure, Feint, Focus Punch, Follow Me, Helping Hand, Me First, Metronome, Mimic, Mirror Coat, Mirror Move, added: Nature Power, Protect, added: Rage Powder, Sketch, Sleep Talk, Snatch, Struggle, Switcheroo, Thief, added: Transform, or Trick.
Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.
See it in the games
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How it works in Champions
The user uses the last move used by any Pokémon, including itself. Fails if no move has been used, or if the last move used was Assist, Baneful Bunker, Beak Blast, Behemoth Bash, Behemoth Blade, Belch, Bestow, Blazing Torque, Celebrate, Chatter, Circle Throw, Combat Torque, Copycat, Counter, Covet, Destiny Bond, Detect, Dragon Tail, Dynamax Cannon, Endure, Feint, Focus Punch, Follow Me, Helping Hand, Hold Hands, King's Shield, Magical Torque, Mat Block, Me First, Metronome, Mimic, Mirror Move, Nature Power, Noxious Torque, Protect, Rage Powder, Roar, Shell Trap, Sketch, Sleep Talk, Snatch, Spiky Shield, Spotlight, Struggle, Switcheroo, Tera Starstorm, Thief, Transform, Trick, Whirlwind, or Wicked Torque.
“The user mimics the move used immediately before it. The move fails if no other move has been used yet.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
Who runs Copycat on Showdown
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.
Who learns Copycat
29 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
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