I\u2019ve spent 50 hours building a life for myself in Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia <\/em>already. <\/em>During that time, I\u2019ve met over 200 monsters who all have their own distinct personalities. It\u2019s always a joy to log on and be greeted by my bubbly Squirtle pal or my mischievous Greedent neighbor. I cherish them\u2026 except for one resident. I\u2019m sorry to say that developer Omega Force has done Kanto\u2019s freakiest dude dirty: Mr. Mime is an absolutely terrible mime in Pokopia<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For decades, Mr. Mime has been one of the easiest Pok\u00e9mon to adapt across mediums. The guy\u2019s entire deal is built into his name. He\u2019s a mime. He mimes. The series has always been a little liberal with his skillset \u2014 he still says his name in the anime like any monster \u2014 but he\u2019s always a man of few words. 2019\u2019s Detective Pikachu<\/em> movie especially nailed the guy down by portraying him as, you know, a mime<\/em>. It felt like we kind of had figured out how to portray the little weirdo.<\/p>\n Bafflingly, that has changed in Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia <\/em>in what\u2019s sure to be a scandal to the hard-working mime community. Even though he still pretends to be trapped in a glass box while idling around, he now speaks in full sentences like every other monster you encounter. He\u2019s kind of just a dude who says \u201cyo\u201d the same way that Rotom does. When I first met him, I expected the game to make some kind of joke about it to acknowledge that he was breaking rule #1 of mime law. There is no such self-awareness. The guy just yaks it up with you like nothing\u2019s amiss.<\/p>\n The same is true for his pre-evolution, Mime Jr., but I can give that little guy some credit. He\u2019s still learning his craft. I expect a kid to break character and run over to show me the cool berries he picked for me. Mr. Mime, on the other hand, should know better. The man is a full-grown adult who has spent his life honing his craft. Omega Force has demeaned the man\u2019s profession and I won\u2019t stand for it.<\/p>\n I will give the studio credit for the rest of the cast, though. One of Pokopia<\/em>\u2019s best qualities is that it goes to great lengths to characterize each critter and imagine what it would sound like if they could all speak the same language. I love seeing my broody Hitmonlee training in silence in the corner of town, or seeing Trubbish hopping around the beach like a smelly ball of sunshine. Pokopia <\/em>builds on an appeal that\u2019s started to come alive in Scarlet and Violet\u2019s open-world design, creating a better sense that you\u2019re dealing with real animals cohabitating in real environments.<\/p>\n I just hope Mr. Mime\u2019s profession gets the respect it deserves next time. I don\u2019t want to hear the man talk. I don\u2019t want him to thank me for putting a lamp in his home. I don\u2019t want him to ask me quiz questions about who is heavier, him or Onix. (Why would I answer that!?) I just want to see the guy struggling to escape from a glass prison and nothing more.<\/p>\n![\"Mr.](\"https:\/\/static0.polygonimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mr-mime-pokemon-pokopia-conversation.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2\")
\n <\/picture>Image: Game Freak\/Omega Force,\u00a0The Pok\u00e9mon Company\/Nintendo via Polygon<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Mr.](\"https:\/\/static0.polygonimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pokmon-pokopia-mr-mime-sleep-advice.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=2\")
\n <\/picture>Image: Game Freak\/Omega Force,\u00a0The Pok\u00e9mon Company\/Nintendo via Polygon<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n