Free Mimikyu Coloring Pages: 21 printable PDF designs featuring Mimikyu in classic portraits, spooky settings, and moments with other Pokemon like Gengar. Each page can be downloaded as a PDF to print or colored online in the browser.
Mimikyu debuted in Pokemon Sun and Moon in 2016, designed by Megumi Mizutani as the series’s first Ghost/Fairy dual-type Pokemon. In the games, Mimikyu is said to have made its ragged Pikachu costume out of loneliness, hoping that looking like the franchise’s most popular character would help it make friends. This collection colors the same shy, disguised Pokemon across dozens of scenes.
This set works well for a conversation about wanting to fit in, since Mimikyu’s whole design is built around a character trying to be liked by copying someone more popular rather than being seen for itself. The background-heavy scenes give an older child more detail to work through, while the simple outline pages suit a child just starting to color a face and costume shape.
What Is Inside This Collection
The 21 pages fall into a few clear groups, built around Mimikyu’s portraits, its favorite hiding spots, other Pokemon it appears with, and simplified outlines.
Classic Mimikyu Portraits
A large share of the set is solo portraits showing Mimikyu standing or posed in its ragged costume. Color the costume a faded Yellow with Black-tipped ears, keeping the fabric look slightly uneven rather than perfectly smooth, since the disguise is meant to look homemade.
Mimikyu in Its Hiding Spots
Several pages show Mimikyu tucked behind a tree, a wall, or a window, since it prefers dark, quiet places and avoids direct sunlight. Use muted Greens and Browns for forest hiding spots, and cooler Grays and Blues for indoor scenes, so the background feels calm rather than bright.
Mimikyu with Other Pokemon
A few pages pair Mimikyu with other Ghost-type Pokemon, including Gengar. Keep Gengar Purple with a wide grin, and leave a visible size difference between the two so Mimikyu’s smaller, hunched shape stands out clearly.
Simple Mimikyu Outlines
The rest of the set is simplified outline versions of Mimikyu, with fewer background details and larger open spaces. These work well as a first Mimikyu page for a younger child, using the same yellow-and-black costume palette as the more detailed portraits.
What Mimikyu Coloring Pages Do
A costume that is deliberately uneven. Mimikyu’s disguise is drawn with a slightly crooked, patched-together look rather than a smooth, symmetrical shape, since it is meant to look homemade. Coloring around those uneven folds and stitches asks for more careful line control than a simple rounded character, the kind of detailed work the American Academy of Pediatrics links to fine motor skill development in children ages 2 through 7.
A character built around wanting to be liked. Mimikyu’s whole design comes from a story about copying someone more popular in hopes of making friends, rather than being accepted as it is. Coloring a page of Mimikyu and talking about why it wears the costume is a gentle way to bring up a very common feeling that almost every child has felt at some point.
A quiet task for a Pokemon that prefers quiet places. A 2005 Art Therapy Journal study found that coloring inside structured shapes produced measurably lower anxiety than drawing freely. Mimikyu itself is drawn to dark, calm spots away from noise and sunlight, which makes its pages a fitting match for that same slow, low-pressure kind of coloring.
A design built around what you don’t see. Mimikyu is one of the only Pokemon whose full appearance has never been officially shown, since its true form stays hidden under the costume in nearly every version of the games and show. Coloring the costume itself, rather than trying to guess what is underneath, keeps the focus on the part of the character that is actually meant to be seen.
How to Color Mimikyu Pages Well
- Faded yellow costume: Color the main costume a slightly Faded Yellow rather than a bright, saturated yellow, since it is meant to look like an old, worn piece of cloth.
- Black-tipped ears: Keep the tips of the costume’s ear shapes Black, mimicking the classic Pikachu coloring the disguise is based on.
- Crude drawn-on face: Color the eyes and mouth on the costume with simple, slightly uneven black lines, since the face is meant to look hand-drawn rather than precise.
- Grayish-beige peeking through: On pages showing a small gap at the bottom of the costume, use a muted Grayish-Beige for the sliver of Mimikyu’s real body visible underneath, keeping it small and mostly hidden.
- Gray wooden tail: Color the stick-like tail a plain Gray-Brown, since it is meant to read as an ordinary piece of wood rather than part of a real Pikachu tail.
- Muted backgrounds, bright costume: Keep background colors muted and cool so the pale yellow costume remains the clear focal point of the page, especially on darker forest or indoor scenes.
5 Creative Craft Ideas With Mimikyu Coloring Pages
- Peek-a-Boo Hiding Card. Materials: a colored Mimikyu page, cardstock folded in half, scissors, and glue. Cut a small flap into the front of the folded card, glue the colored Mimikyu inside so it lines up behind the flap, and lift the flap to “find” Mimikyu hiding.
- Custom Trading Card Craft. Materials: a small colored Mimikyu page, a blank trading-card-sized piece of cardstock, scissors, glue, and a marker. Glue the colored image to the front of the card, then write a short made-up move or fact on the back, like a homemade Pokemon card.
- Pokeball Keepsake Box. Materials: a small round box or container, red and white paint or paper, a colored Mimikyu page, scissors, and glue. Decorate the box to look like a Poké Ball, cut out the colored Mimikyu, and place it inside as a small keepsake box.
- Costume Patch Bookmark. Materials: a small colored Mimikyu page, scissors, a hole punch, clear tape or a laminating sheet, and ribbon. Cut out the colored image, cover both sides with tape or laminate, punch a hole near the top, and tie on a short ribbon to finish the bookmark.
- Shadow Box Display. Materials: a colored Mimikyu page, a small, shallow box or frame, dark paper, scissors, and glue. Line the inside of the box with dark paper to suggest one of Mimikyu’s shadowy hiding spots, then glue the colored cutout inside for a small display piece.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Mimikyu coloring pages?
Mimikyu coloring pages are printable designs featuring the Pokemon character in portraits, hiding spots, and scenes with other Pokemon. This collection offers 21 free designs as printable PDFs or online coloring pages.
When did Mimikyu debut, and who designed it?
Mimikyu was designed by Megumi Mizutani and debuted in Pokemon Sun and Moon in 2016. It was the first Pokemon with a Ghost/Fairy type combination in the series.
What colors does Mimikyu’s costume have?
The costume is a faded yellow with black-tipped ears, made to resemble a homemade Pikachu disguise, with a simple, hand-drawn-looking face and a gray, stick-like tail.
Why does Mimikyu dress up as Pikachu?
In-game lore describes Mimikyu as a lonely Pokemon who noticed Pikachu’s popularity and made a costume in hopes of being liked and accepted the same way.
What does Mimikyu actually look like underneath its costume?
Its true appearance has never been fully shown in official Pokemon media. Only small glimpses, like its eyes and a dark, shadowy shape, have appeared, keeping most of its real form a mystery.
Why is Mimikyu classified as both a Ghost and Fairy type?
Mimikyu was the only Pokemon with this exact type combination for several generations, a mix that reflects both its ghostly, hidden nature and its lighter, more whimsical costume design.
Are Mimikyu coloring pages suitable for young children?
The simple outline pages suit ages 3 and 4. The background-heavy portrait and scene pages, with more detail, suit ages 5 and up.
What age group are the background-heavy scenes best for?
These pages include smaller details like forest textures, other characters, and shadows, so they suit children ages 6 and up with some coloring experience.
Start Coloring
Download any page by clicking the design. No account, email, or payment is required. Pages print directly from the browser at full resolution or open in the online coloring tool for screen use. Share finished pages on Facebook or Pinterest with the share buttons at the top of each design page.
