Mirror Coat (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Psychic
Category	Special
Power	—
Accuracy	100
PP	20 (max. 32)
Priority	-5
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 2

Effects

When hit by a Special Attack, user strikes back with 2x power.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Psychium Z and uses its Z-Power, Mirror Coat turns into Shattered Psyche and has base power 100.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets the user.

Other languages

English	Mirror Coat
Japanese	ミラーコート (Mirror Coat)
German	Spiegelcape
French	Voile Miroir
Italian	Specchiovelo
Spanish	Manto Espejo
Korean	미러코트
Chinese (Simplified)	镜面反射
Chinese (Traditional)	鏡面反射

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver	Counters a SPCL. ATK. move double.
Crystal	Counters a SPCL. ATK move double.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	Counters the foe’s special attack at double the power.
FireRed/LeafGreen	A retaliation move that pays back the foe’s special attack double.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	A retaliation move that counters any special attack, inflicting double the damage taken.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	A retaliation move that counters any special attack, inflicting double the damage taken.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	A retaliation move that counters any special attack, inflicting double the damage taken.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	A retaliation move that counters any special attack, inflicting double the damage taken.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	A retaliation move that counters any special attack, inflicting double the damage taken.
Scarlet/Violet	A retaliatory attack that counters any special move, inflicting double the damage taken.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Mirror Coat at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.