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Mirror Coat (Japanese: ミラーコート Mirror Coat) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation II.
Effect
Generations II and III
If the last amount of damage done to the user before the use of Mirror Coat is greater than 0 and was dealt by a special move, Mirror Coat will do twice as much damage as taken by that attack to the opponent. If the opponent uses a physical move or does not attack at all, Mirror Coat fails. Dark-type Pokémon are immune to Mirror Coat, but otherwise, Mirror Coat's type has no effect on the damage done to the target.
Mirror Coat is a decreased priority move. If the opponent does not use a decreased priority move during the round that it is used, Mirror Coat will go last regardless of the user's or opponent's speed. If the opponent also uses a decreased priority move during the same round, the attack order of the users will be determined normally.
Mirror Coat will only consider the last strike of a multi-strike move. It does not counter a move absorbed by a substitute.
Mirror Coat cannot be activated by Hidden Power, regardless of its actual type and damage category.
In Double Battles, Mirror Coat will hit the last opponent that dealt special damage to the attacker. Mirror Coat cannot affect allied Pokémon.
Mirror Coat cannot be activated by Beat Up, despite Dark-type moves usually being special in Generations II and III.
Mirror Coat can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Taunt was used in the previous turn.
Generation IV onwards
Mirror Coat can no longer be copied by Mirror Move.
As Hidden Power is a special move regardless of its actual type, it can now activate Mirror Coat.
In Triple Battles, Mirror Coat can hit non-adjacent opponents provided a non-adjacent opponent was the last Pokémon to attack the user. Mirror Coat is effective against Psystrike, Psyshock and Secret Sword even though these moves use the target's Defense stat to calculate damage.
If the Pokémon using Mirror Coat is hit by a special move that deals 0 damage, Mirror Coat becomes a special move with 1 base power.
Mirror Coat can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if any of the moves Encore, Taunt or Torment was used in the prior turn.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
By breeding
Special move
Generation IV
Generation V
By event
Generation IV
| # | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0349 |  |  | Water 1 | Dragon | Shinsegae Feebas | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. | ||||||
Generation V
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Mirror Coat gives the user the Mirror Coat status condition. With this status condition, the user will reflect any damage taken from special moves back to any adjacent opponents equal to the damage received. Oddly in Explorers of Time and Darkness, though moves are assigned as Physical or Special in game, Mirror Coat will return damage from damaging moves from types previously assigned as special prior to the Physical/Special split. The status lasts for 7-12RBTDS / 6GtISMD turns.
Pokémon Rumble Rush
In Pokémon Rumble Rush, Mirror Coat could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Mirror Coat could be seen as a move used by Boss Wobbuffet and Wynaut.
Mirror Coat| Charge time | 1.54 seconds |
|---|---|
| Range type | Circular (self) |
| Target | Self |
| Additional effect | Deals damage as a reprisal after the user takes damage |
Pokémon Masters EX
| Name | Category | Move gauge cost | MP (uses) | Base power | Max power | Accuracy | Target | Effect tag | Description | Playable sync pair(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirror Coat | Special | 3 | — | 100 | 120 | 100% | An opponent | — | The user takes up a counterattacking posture. Using this move again will cause the user to leave this posture. No other actions can be taken while in this posture. The user will leave this posture if hit by a special attack move while it is in this counterattacking posture, then attacks the opponent that made the hit. The more damage the user has taken, the greater the power of this attack. | Wallace & Milotic |
Notes:
- Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): ...The user will attack if hit by a special move while it is in this counterattacking posture, then the user leaves this posture. The more damage the user has taken from the opponent's move, the greater the power of this move.
- Description prior to Version 2.20.0 (from April 27, 2022): ...The more damage the user has taken, the greater the power of this move.
In-depth description
This move's power scales based on how much HP the user loses while in their counterattacking posture. The more HP lost, the higher this move's power multiplier. The power multiplier resets when the user leaves this posture.
Here is a table showing the specifics of this move[1]:
| HP Lost While in Counterattacking Posture | Power Multiplier |
|---|---|
| 0% — 33.3% | ×1 |
| 33.4% — 50% | ×1.5 |
| 50.1% — 83.3% | ×2.3 |
| 83.4% — 99.9% | ×3.37 |
Pokémon GO
Description
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In the anime
 Suicune  Glaceon  Dewpider  Wobbuffet | |||
| The user surrounds itself in a reflective coating that counters any special attack, inflicting double the damage taken. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Used In | Notes | |
 | Wobbuffet's body becomes surrounded in a white, blue, or multicolored reflective aura, allowing it to reflect special attacks back at the opponent at twice the initial power. On occasion, it looks similar to a Counter attack. | ||
| Duplica's Mini-Dit in the form of Wobbuffet | Imitation Confrontation | Debut Used via Transform | |
| Jessie's Wobbuffet | Freeze Frame | Revealed to know in Imitation Confrontation | |
| A wild Ditto in the form of Wobbuffet | Pikachu's Ghost Carnival | Used via Transform | |
 | Corsola's body glows yellow-orange, allowing it to redirect special attacks back to the opponent at twice the initial power. | ||
| Misty's Corsola | A Corsola Caper! | None | |
 | Suicune releases a blue energy shield around its body, reflecting all special attacks. | ||
| Suicune (recurring) | For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! | None | |
 | Tentacruel becomes coated in a glowing reflective aura that reflects all special attacks. | ||
| Juan's Tentacruel | The Great Eight Fate! | None | |
 | Wynaut raises its arms into the air and its body becomes surrounded by a white reflective aura, reflecting special attacks back at the opponent. | ||
| Multiple wild Wynaut | Pikachu's Island Adventure | None | |
 | Glaceon's body becomes surrounded by a glowing reflective aura, allowing it to reflect special attacks back at the opponent at twice the initial power. | ||
| May's Glaceon | Strategy with a Smile! | None | |
 | Dewpider expands the bubble covering its head and a multicolored aura shines across it, before turning light blue and reflecting any special attacks hitting it back at the opponent. | ||
| A wild Dewpider | Dewpider Ascending! | None | |
In the manga
Movie adaptations
Pokémon Adventures
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
 Suicune | |||
| The user reflects an attack coming from the opponent back at them. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
| A swirling circle surrounds Suicune which causes the opponent to bounce back when they hit it. | ||
| A wild Suicune | Find the Legendary Pokémon!! | Debut | |
In other generations
Core series games
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Side series games
Spin-off series games
Trivia
- In Generations II and III, this move cannot reflect Hidden Power, regardless of its type. This is because Hidden Power was always determined by the game to be Normal-type, so even if it was a Special type, like Ice or Grass, Mirror Coat would always fail against Hidden Power, while Counter would always reflect it.
In other languages
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