Mr. Mime

Mr. Mime
Pokémon character
Mr. Mime artwork by Ken Sugimori
First game	Pokémon Red and Blue (1996)
Designed by	Ken Sugimori (finalized)[1]
Voiced by	English Kayzie Rogers Michele Knotz (Sun and Moon-Present) Japanese Yūji Ueda
In-universe information
Species	Pokémon
Type	Psychic and Fairy Ice and Psychic (Galar)

Mr. Mime (/ˌmɪstərˈmaɪm/ ^ⓘ), known in Japan as Barrierd (Japanese: バリヤード, Hepburn: Bariyādo), is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Mr. Mime first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise. Mr. Mime is voiced by Yūji Ueda in Japanese. In English, it was voiced by Kayzie Rogers^[2] and Michele Knotz.^[3]

Known as the Barrier Pokémon, Mr. Mime are skilled mimes even from a young age. As they mature, they gain the ability to psychically generate invisible objects such as walls and other barriers. In the anime, a Mr. Mime appears early on as a house cleaner and helper to Delia, the mother of series protagonist Ash Ketchum, while others are shown as entertainers or cooks. In the Pokémon Adventures manga, its abilities are utilized to create training rooms and surround an entire city with a barrier to prevent access from the outside world.

Mr. Mime's appearance has been heavily criticized since its inception due to its humanoid design, as well as for combining many poorly received design aspects of mimes and clowns. However, in comparison to more common series characters, the character's design has been praised, in particular for its scene in the live action 2019 film Detective Pikachu.