History Characters / PokemonGenerationIGastlyToMiltank

* UselessUsefulSkill: Hitmonchan's elemental punches. While versatile, they were nearly useless in Gen I because of Hitmonchan's horrible Special stat. This was fixed slightly in Gen II when Special was split into two stats, and was completely fixed in Gen IV when the attacks all became physical.

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* RecurringElement: Although not until Generation V; Koffing forms a Poison-typed parody of the LandSeaSky triumvirate with Grimer and Trubbish, in that they represent three distinctive forms of ''pollution''. Koffings, specifically, are the Air Pollution Pokémon, representing toxic fumes, industrial air pollutants, smog, and other airborne chemical nastiness.

* SecretArt: Smog, pre-Generation IV (although Flareon was able to learn it in Gen I as well). Gen VIII gave the line Neutralizing Gas, an Ability [[PowerNullifier that fully cancels out the Abilities of all other Pokémon]] while they're present on the battlefield[[note]]this can be contrasted with Mold Breaker/Turboblaze/Teravolt, which ''only'' cancel out other Pokémon's Abilities while their user is performing an attacking move, thus functioning more like a NoSell than a PowerNullifier[[/note]].

* NonIndicativeName: They look more like clowns, but are named for their mime-like behavior. There are also female Mr. Mime out there. Galarian Mr. Mime also do not mime, but specialize in tap dancing instead.

* Mr. Mime was the only Pokémon that could learn Substitute by level-up, at least until Generation III.
* Galarian Mr. Mime and Mr. Rime are the only Pokémon with the ability Screen Cleaner, which nullifies the effects of Light Screen, Reflect, and Aurora Veil for both the player and the opponent.

* TogetherInDeath: If Mega Kangaskhan faints, they'll hug each other as they return to the Poké Ball.

* GlassCannon: Their best stat is its physical Attack while the others are average at best.

* BellyMouth: Mr. Rime's expression never changes but the clownish like design on its torso inexplicably takes over making expressions to match its actions.

* JackOfAllStats: Invoked with Galarian Mr. Mime and Mr. Rime. The Galarian version of Mr. Mime sacrifices some of it's Special Attack and Special Defense to patch up it's extremely low Attack and HP (as well as a bit more speed), while Mr. Rime's stats across the board are relatively even. They both also learn a lot of useful offensive and defensive moves, giving them a surprising amount of flexibility.

* SquishyWizard: It hits hard and fast, but it can't hold its own when the time comes, and even at higher levels it's HP is considerably lower than that of some Psychic-types. More zigzagged with Galarian Mr. Mime and Mr. Rime, with their more balanced stats giving them better bulk, but their Ice-typing also gives them more weaknesses.

* HomeFieldAdvantage: Galarian Weezing's hidden ability is Misty Surge, the same as Tapu Fini, which creates Misty Terrain upon entering the battle field.

* PerpetualFrowner: Both forms of Weezing looks like they're never in a good mood.

* SecretArt: Smog, pre-Generation IV (although Flareon was able to learn it in Gen I as well).

* JackOfAllStats: Invoked with Galarian Mr. Mime and Mr. Rime. The Galarian version of Mr. Mime sacrifices some of it's Special Attack and Special Defense to patch up it's extremely low Attack and HP, while Mr. Rime's stats across the board are relatively even. They both also learn a lot of useful offensive and defensive moves, giving them a surprising amount of flexibility.

* MonsterClown: Quite literally this if facing against it, as it resembles a clown and it's a Pocket ''Monster'' (Pokémon).

* NonIronicClown: Mime Jr. was [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter designed with cuteness in mind]], and so averts the creepiness of its evolution.

* CartoonCreature: The best description one can give of these mons is "Pink Egg Thing".

%%* SecretArt: The move Camouflage in the Generation III games only. When used, it causes them to change their type based off of the environment the battle is taking place in.

%%* PowerPincers: Scizor has them.

%%* PowerPincers: On its head. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin What did you]] ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin think]]'' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin it was named for?]]

* BossBattle: Miltank in the third Johto Gym, [[ThatOneBoss and a very frustrating one]].

* DiscardAndDraw: Mr. Rime has considerably less speed than its pre-evolution, but gains more well-rounded stats everywhere else in return.
** The same also applies to Mime Jr. that evolve in Galar, which trade its Fairy-typing for Ice.

* {{Foil}}: By Generation VI, it's very clear that it's this to the Jynx line. Both of them resemble humans in colorful clothing. They're both now dual-typed Psychic-type Pokémon with favorable typings against Dragons, with a baby form, similar base stat total (Mr. Mime is only 5 points higher than Jynx), and who could only be acquired in Gen I by an in-game trade.
** Gen IV also set it up as one to the Sudowoodo line. Both were Pokémon based around imitation who received a pre-evolution that was required to learn Mimic in order to evolve.
* AnIcePerson: Galarian Mr. Mime and Mr. Rime are part Ice-type, the former generating ice using its feet.
* JackOfAllStats: Invoked with Galarian Mr. Mime and Mr. Rime. The Galarian version of Mr. Mime sacrifices some of it's Special Attack and Special Defense to patch up it's extremely low Attack and HP, while Mr. Rime's stats across the board are relatively even. They both also learn a lot of useful offensive and defensive moves, giving them a surprising amount of flexibility.

* {{Youkai}}: Appear to be based on tsukumogami, or objects that come to life after 100 years. In this case, they're clown toys.

* CoolOldGuy: Mr. Rime resembles an elderly man, with it's ''Shield'' 'dex entry mentioning that it's very popular due to it's charming movements.

* ConfusionFu: Galarian Mr. Rime and Mr. Rime learn a surprising amount of moves, both offensively and defensively. Mr. Rime's relatively even stats means it can take advantage of a lot of these moves, making them deceptively unpredictable.

* GlassCannon: High Special and Speed stats to make up for low HP and mediocre physical defense. Its signature Filter ability slightly decreases its vulnerability, but not by much. Its Special Defense is extremely high, though, reaching the top 25 highest of all Pokémon, being topped only by [[OlympusMons Legendary Pokémon]] and [[StoneWall dedicated walls]]. Though again, that's somewhat mitigated by its subpar HP.

* SquishyWizard: It hits hard and fast, but it can't hold its own when the time comes, and even at higher levels, its HP is considerably lower than that of some Psychic-types.
* TheFairFolk: In addition to being [[UncannyValley rather unnatural-looking]], one of Mr. Mime's Pokédex entries implies this.
--> It is adept at conning people. It is said to be able to create walls out of thin air by miming.
* {{Youkai}}: Appear to be based on tsukumogami, or objects that come to life after 100 years. In this case, they're clown toys.

* {{Retcon}}: Lickitung became able to evolve into Lickilicky by leveling up while knowing Rollout, a move it could already learn in earlier generations.

Tauros was a Safari Zone exclusive in ''Red'', ''Green'', ''Blue'', and ''Yellow'', and, due to how rare they are to find and how prone it is to run away, they are usually the very last Pokémon you needed to complete your Pokédex (unless Chansey was really living up to their name). They have a very good Attack stat, but what's most surprising is their Speed. This made Tauros a top-tier Pokémon back in the old days, though PowerCreep and changing mechanics has made Tauros stand out less. In Generation II, they got a female counterpart in the shape of Miltank, a pink and inexplicably bipedal cow that's best known for producing much of the milk in the Pokémon world. As the name suggests, they're mostly defensive in nature, but they're also perfectly capable of dishing out heavy damage, especially on Ghost-types (if they have the Scrappy ability). In the Alola region, there's a tradition of using Tauros as a Poké Ride. Not only are they fast, but they can also smash rocks that are in the way.

* CharlieChaplinShoutOut: Mr. Rime.

Due to Miltank being unable to produce Tauros eggs, unlike Nidoran or Volbeat and Illumise, they're mostly regarded as separate, yet related species. However, as of ''Sun and Moon'', the Pokédex have both of them on the same page.

* BerserkButton: With Anger Point, being on the receiving end of a critical hit will instantly max out Tauros' attack.

* DistaffCounterpart: Miltank was introduced as Tauros', which wasn't made clear until ''Sun and Moon'' where they appear on the same Dex page.

* NonIndicativeName: Tauros' Japanese name means "centaur" despite not being one.

* StandardStatusEffects: Tauros' Hidden Ability of Sheer Force defies this, as any attack that has a chance of inflicting one of these forgoes that chance to gain a power boost instead (in addition to ignoring the recoil from Life Orb when using such attacks). It somewhat compensates for the Special split in the ''Gold/Silver'' days, turning its special movepool from "useless" to "could possibly hurt something".