Mr. Mime

Soundproof
Unaffected by sound moves.
Type Tier
Psychic UU
Statistics
Min- Min Max Max+
HP
40
- 221 284 -
Atk
45
113 126 189 207
Def
65
149 166 229 251
SpA
100
212 236 299 328
SpD
120
248 276 339 372
Spe
90
194 216 279 306
Name Item Nature

Calm Mind + Baton Pass

Leftovers Calm
Moveset EVs
~ Calm Mind
~ Psychic
~ Baton Pass
~ Encore / Substitute / Barrier / Thunderbolt
252 HP / 60 SpA / 196 SpD

Calm Minding, Baton Passing Mr. Mime. Being immune to Roar makes him an excellent choice for Baton Passing chains and allows him to contribute Calm Minding to the chain as well. He can block hits with his 120 base Special Defense, giving a Raikouesque Calm Mind / Substitute feel. This is the Pokémon that makes Baton Passing such a dangerous strategy, since it stops Skarmory with Roar, and other phazers like Roar Suicune. I usually prefer Encore on here to stop Pokémon like Raikou from Calm Minding up against you and getting away with it. Barrier is a good choice to make your Mr. Mime unbeatable from both ends of the attack spectrum, and Thunderbolt lets you beat Skarmory and Gyarados better.

Name Item Nature

Trickster

Choice Band Calm
Moveset EVs
~ Calm Mind
~ Psychic
~ Torment
~ Trick
252 HP / 40 SpA / 196 SpD / 20 Spe

I suggest this for Mr. Mime and not Alakazam because of the better overall defenses. Trick a Choice Band into your opponent, and Torment them so they struggle every other turn. It's a decent strategy. I'd rather stick with the first set, though.

Name Item Nature

Encore + Baton Pass

Leftovers Calm
Moveset EVs
~ Psychic
~ Encore
~ Substitute
~ Baton Pass
252 HP / 60 SpA / 196 SpD

Substitute to block status, Encore and pass the Substitute to another Pokémon capable of causing destruction. Mr. Mime is a wonderful Baton Passer, you see.

Name Item Nature

Mimesweeper

Leftovers Calm
Moveset EVs
~ Hypnosis
~ Calm Mind / Substitute
~ Psychic
~ Thunderbolt / Baton Pass
252 HP / 60 SpA / 196 SpD

Put something to sleep, get a free Substitute or Calm Mind and pass it along or begin to sweep.

Name Item Nature

Physical Attacker

Leftovers Sassy / Gentle
Moveset EVs
~ Meditate
~ Shadow Ball
~ Brick Break
~ Thunderbolt / Psychic
252 HP / 172 Atk / 60 SpA / 24 SpD

I hate to admit it, but this actually works as a Psychic Pokémon counter. There really isn't anything Alakazam can do to Mr. Mime. After a few Meditates Brick Break can do some damage against Blissey. Thunderbolt can take care of Skarmory, and Psychic beats up Weezing.

Other Options

Recycle. Pure novelty. Mr. Mime can't Recover like Porygon2 can.

EVs

For the Baton Passing sets, you'll want lots of HP and Special Defense. Others may concentrate on Speed and Special Attack.

Opinion

He's a great Pokémon in Baton Pass Chains since he temporarily blocks Roar and Perish Song with Soundproof and can set up a great deal of moves. Not only that, but he's a great Baton Passer on his own as well, being able to shut down pseudo-hazers easily. He's really fragile though and can be hard to bring in when playing with standards. In UU, he can be a monster, passing Calm Minds to something like Manectric can really hurt.

Counters

Overused counters are Tyranitar, Metagross, and Snorlax due to their stats and typing. Whirlwind Skarmory can give trouble for Baton Passing Mr. Mimes, as Soundproof is ignored. Other Pokémon who can attack physically and can take a Special hit also work. Mr. Mime is allowed in Underused matches, so counters for Mr. Mime in that game are Shiftry and Cacturne with immunity to Psychic and resistance to Thunderbolt. Trick band Grumpig will also beat Mr. Mime. Sharpedo can take Psychics and uses STAB Crunch, but has to watch out for Thunderbolt.