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Pokemon Legends: Z-A

The Joy of Mimicry Walkthrough (Side Mission 166)

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Pokemon Legends Z-A The Joy of Mimicry
The Joy of Mimicry is a Side Mission from the Mega Dimension DLC in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Read on for a walkthrough on how to complete The Joy of Mimicry, how to unlock it, and its rewards!

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How to Unlock The Joy of Mimicry

Defeat Canari and Ivor in Hyperspace Mission 9

Bolts and Brawn Canari and Ivor
The Joy of Mimicry unlocks after defeating Canari and Ivor during the events of Hyperspace Mission 9.

Mega Dimension DLC Story Walkthrough

Accept Mission From Mike

Mike Location
The Joy of Mimicry Map Location
Vert District Map
The Joy of Mimicry World Location
Next to Cafe Cyclone

Find Mike and the Mr. Rime next to Cafe Cyclone southeast of Wild Zone 2. Approach the two to activate a cutscene that starts the side mission automatically.

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The Joy of Mimicry Walkthrough

Defeat the Requester in a Pokemon Battle

Mike's Pokemon
Amoonguss ImageAmoonguss
Level 77		 Thievul ImageThievul
Level 77		 Mr. Rime ImageMr. Rime
Level 77

Accept Mike's request for a battle and defeat all his Pokemon to complete the side mission.

All the Pokemon he will send out will use Mimic to copy your Pokemon's last move, so it is not recommended to use a Pokemon that uses moves that they are weak to. Use a Pokemon that can deal Fire-type and Fighting-type moves to take advantage of their weaknesses.

The Joy of Mimicry Rewards

Mimic TM x1

The Joy of Mimicry Rewards
・ ₽1,700
・Mimic x1

Completing The Joy of Mimicry rewards you with the Mimic TM and ₽1,700.

The Joy of Mimicry Side Mission Details

Side Mission 166 Overview

The Joy of Mimicry (#166)
The Joy of Mimicry accepted
Given By Mike
Location Vert Sector 3, Vert District
Description Mike the master mimic and his partner, Mr. Rime, are hard at work on their act. Get a load of their mimicry chops through—what else?—a Pokemon battle.

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List of Side Missions

All Side Missions

No. Mission No. Mission
1 A Big Ol' Bunnelby 2 A Use for an Evolution Stone!
3 Sableye in the Cemetery 4 A Break Time Battle
5 I'd Like to See an Ekans! 6 Long-Range Moves Have Style
7 A Feisty Chespin 8 Get Well, Fennekin
9 A Challenge from Froakie 10 Skiddo's Fragrant Leaves
11 The Kakuna Master 12 The Many Flowers of Flabebe
13 Stumped at the Fountain 14 Slurpuff's Cafe Visit
15 A Sensitive Audino 16 The Budew Show
17 A Shiny Mareep? 18 A Pan-tastic Pot of Tea
19 Poisonous, Paralyzing Strategies 20 A Berry Clever Plan
21 Spewpa in the Museum 22 A Call from Mable
23 Underneath the Holovator 24 An Abra Playmate
25 Trubblesome Patrons 26 Burn, Litleo, Burn
27 Restored from a Fossil 28 Who Says Normal Is Weak?
29 Full Course of Battles: One Star 30 Show Me a Mega Camerupt!
31 Show Me a Mega Sableye! 32 Show Me a Mega Medicham!
33 Who Has the Bigger Magikarp? 34 Moves That Put Up a Wall
35 Guidance from a Yoga Master 36 Some Friendly Competition
37 Binacle by the Boatload 38 Chasing Status
39 Slowpoke for Slowpoke 40 A Holovator Without Power
41 Watch Out for Traps 42 A Fan of Fairy Types
43 A Big Weedle Problem 44 Vanillite's Fragrant Snow
45 On Maintenance Duty 46 Pidgeot Soaring High
47 Becoming a Furfrou Trimmer 48 All Tied Up
49 Hit and Heal 50 Just a Few Questions for You...
51 Floette Frolicking with Flowers 52 Numel Frozen Solid
53 The Most Electrifying Eelektrik 54 Get ENERGIZED!
55 Carvanha, Menace of the Deep! 56 We'll Just Muscle Our Way Through
57 The Camerupt Entrepreneur 58 Better to Detect Than to Protect
59 A Rematch with Hawlucha! 60 Full Course of Battles: Two Stars
61 My Favorite Holovator 62 Becoming a Pro Furfrou Trimmer
63 An Extra-Large Gogoat 64 Let It Rain, Let It Pour
65 Apartment Block Eeriness 66 Investigating with Shuppet
67 Sylveon the Soother 68 The Best Use of Leftovers
69 A Sky Battle, for Old Times' Sake 70 Who's the Strongest, Huh?!
71 The Burning Gaze of Watchog 72 Find My Galarian Stunfisk!
73 Full Course of Battles: High Rolling 74 Delibird Gets in a Flap
75 Some Unusual Pokemon 76 Let's Learn About Mega Evolution!
77 Catch Mawile If You Can 78 Inkay's Fragrant Ink
79 A Fateful Swing of a Metronome 80 A Shocking Territorial Dispute
81 Pancham the Courier 82 Clauncher Launching Water Gun
83 Honedge's Cutting Edge 84 Strike First to Make 'Em Flinch!
85 Follow Litwick! 86 Who Messed Up the Garden?
87 Becoming a Peerless Furfrou Trimmer 88 The Nervous Novice Cabbie
89 Up, Up, and Away After Emolga! 90 Froslass's Unfinished Business
91 Dragon You Into Battle 92 The Beldum Blockade
93 Finding a Place for Heliolisk 94 Full Course of Battles: Three Stars
95 A Haunting Experience 96 Let Us Battle...Artistically
97 Stop the Runaway Whirlipede! 98 Jumbo Variety Pumpkaboo
99 Pleasing Aron's Palate 100 Starmie on High
101 Steadfast as Steel 102 A Chilling Challenge
103 Facing the Furfrou League 104 Abuzz About Bug Types
105 Trevenant, the Haunted Elder Tree! 106 Klefki's Lost Key
107 The World's Greatest Pikachu! 108 Alola, Raichu!
109 Wondrous Self-Healing Pokemon 110 A Tune That Beckons Doom
111 My Adorable, Adorable Babies 112 Exploring the Scents of Spritzee
113 Bergmite sur un Avalugg 114 A Feather from Skarmory
115 Tyrantrum's Furious Jaws! 116 Show the Power of Aurorus!
117 Josee's Training 118 Goodbye, Gengar
119 Le Super-Tournoi de Jacinthe O EX1 Shine Bright Like a Gemstone
EX2 Project M 120 Donuts of Unworldly Deliciousness!
121 A Big Ol' Battle 122 Let's Golden Goooooo!
123 Charging Toward Victory 124 Multistrike, Multistrike, Multistrike Moves!
125 My Hasty Jolteon 126 Cyclizoom
127 Mime Jr.'s First Big Job 128 A Novel Adventure
129 A Work of Great Love 130 A Tale of Mystery
131 Rouge District's Utility Hole Covers? 132 Bitter Blue Flames vs. Blazing Crimson
133 Farfetch'd Ambush! 134 Squawking, Squabbling Squawkabilly!
135 Cubone's Survey 136 Fidough Loves Walks!
137 Fungi-ble Goods 138 Octolock Away the Pain!
139 The Dauntless Raichu Duo 140 A Message from Across Dimensions
141 Rogue Mega Showdown 142 That's Some Nacli Coffee
143 Which Meowth Do You Purrfer? 144 Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
145 My Neighbor Tinkatuff 146 Terror in the Sands
147 Our Gluttonous Gulpin 148 A Sorta Scary Cemetery Story
149 Scovillain's Spice-Off 150 Corvisquire's Search
151 Hyperspatial Scuffle vs. DYN4M0! 152 Hyperspatial Scuffle vs. the Fist of Justice!
153 Hyperspatial Scuffle vs. the Rust Syndicate! 154 Hyperspatial Scuffle vs. the SBC!
155 Hyperspatial Scuffle vs. Team Flare Nouveau! 156 A Special Seviper
158 The Trainer Tipster 160 Feebas's New Friends
165 The Lumiose Museum Heist 166 The Joy of Mimicry
167 Porygon's Polygon Count 168 Reve de Musharna
175 Romance avec Purrloin 184 Hyperspatial Slugfest vs. the SBC!
185 Hyperspatial Slugfest vs. Team Flare Nouveau! 186 The Ultimate Techniques
187 The Dauntless Dragalge Trainer 188 Start Special Scanning!
189 Siblings of the Sky 190 A Mimikyu for My Cutie
191 Collecting Four Drives 192 The Stealthy Shadow
193 Dreams of Meltan 194 Volcanion Unleashed
195 Restarting Magearna 196 The Djinn Unbound
197 Ultra-Hardcore Lucario Showdown! 198 Lida's Lament
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