No Anima for me?

[clief101_]

ok?? i know it has crazy defence and is immune to armour break and wat not, b ut i didnt know there were different kinds of it? u can only fight it with that lizard type thing??

[rissole25]

Yea, I think you can fight it with something else but I can't remember.

[clief101_]

with a treasure chest, then u steal from it?? r u sure?? i dont remember any fight like that?

[TherathxRikku]

Do you have International?

[clief101_]

that i do....(dark aeons, mwhahahah) sorry had to do that, ino u wna fight them

[TherathxRikku]

I'd think the mimic would be different in International, probably not, cause apparently rissole's found it. Maybe your luck hasn't struck you yet.

[rissole25]

They might've taken the 3rd mimic out because I don't think I've ever come across it. And you fight a mimic someday Clief. If you wanna know what they look like, I'm sure there's pictures of it somewhere on the internet or even videos of it on youtube.

[clief101_]

maybe i have fought it, i just didnt take notice....for a while i was jus leveling tidus up....was kinda boring so wasnt taking much notice of wat i was fighting realy

[rissole25]

I should try and find this mysterious third mimic?

[clief101_]

If we evenn have it...it may have been nerfed

[rissole25]

There's actually 4 mimics. This is what it says on FF wikia.

Mimics, or ???, are enemies in Final Fantasy X, and are found in the Omega Ruins. They are named so for their behavior of mimicking Treasure Chests, and the shapes of fiends they take on. There are four different shapes of the Mimic, each one having a different set of strengths and weaknesses. When encountering them in a battle (always with a Zaurus), they will show up in the form of a treasure chest. Steal from it (not Mug, as it'll destroy the chest), and if there's Nothing to steal, it'll "change" into the Mimic, a fiendish look-alike from a pile of bones, rocks, and other debris.

It is one of the few enemies in the game that can not be "captured" for the Monster Arena, as well as being unable to escape from the battle once they have changed into their fiend-like shapes.
edit Shapes and Strategy

While not one of the hardest enemies in the game, it is good to learn all of the weaknesses to take them down quickly and easily. Especially useful to know since they are one of the best sources of gil in the game, with each one dropping 50,000 gil, double that if a party member has the weapon ability Gillionaire. So, knowing what kills each shape quickly will guarantee survival along with quick gil.

Mimic (1): Takes on the shape of Ruminant fiends. Has the highest Strength and HP out of the four shapes. Both physical and magic attacks will work, as both defensive stats are low.

Mimic (2): This one is in the shape of Mech Machina. Has the lowest Strength out of all the shapes, but good Defense, Magic Defense, and the highest Speed. Using either physical or magic attacks against it will work.

Mimic (3): This Mimic is in the shape of the large Roc fiends. Has the highest Defense out of all the shapes but low Magic Defense, so magic is best used on it.

Mimic (4): In the shape of the Basilisk fiends. Highest Magic Defense, but low Defense, so beat it down with weapons.

[clief101_]

niice info there rissole....but they all look the same to me haha

[rissole25]

Haha I've only seen Mimic 4, 2 and 1.

Wait...that means I've seen 3 of them

I forgot about the Baslisk one

[clief101_]

haha ok....dus it say which 1 ur fighting as u fight it?

[rissole25]

Actually...I think it does. I'm not sure though, it could just be Mimic for all of them