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Impidimp

Wily Pokémon

Game version
AppearanceStandard
ImpidimpImpidimp (shiny)
Height
0.4 m
Weight
5.5 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender100.0% ♂ · 0.0% ♀
Catch rate255(43.9%)Easy catch
Base friendship50Low
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP53

It sneaks into people’s homes, stealing things and feasting on the negative energy of the frustrated occupants.

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Dark¼×
Ghost½×

Immune to

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Impidimp

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Evolution

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Impidimp can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.Move & effectTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
1Confide

Lowers the target’s Special Attack by one stage.

NormalStatus——20
1Fake Out

Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to flinch.

NormalPhysical4010010
4Bite

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

DarkPhysical6010025
8Flatter

Raises the target’s Special Attack by one stage and confuses the target.

DarkStatus—10015
12Fake Tears

Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.

DarkStatus—10020
16Assurance

Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn.

DarkPhysical6010010
20Swagger

Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.

NormalStatus—8515
24Sucker Punch

Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.

DarkPhysical701005
28Torment

Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.

DarkStatus—10015
33Dark Pulse

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

DarkSpecial8010015
36Nasty Plot

Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.

DarkStatus——20
40Play Rough

Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage.

FairyPhysical909010
44Foul Play

Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat.

DarkPhysical9510015

Breeding & egg moves

Impidimp can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.

Parting ShotDark4 compatible parents
PanchamPangoroGrimmsnarlMorpeko

Sprites & renders

9 sprites & renders for Impidimp.

Official artwork
Official artwork
Pokémon HOME
Pokémon HOME
Animated
Animated
Animated (back)
Animated (back)
Front
Front
Back
Back

Across the games

Black · White
Black · White
scarlet violet
scarlet violet
Menu Icons
Menu Icons

More Dark-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Dark-type Pokémon

Community notes

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Cite this page

“Impidimp”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/impidimp.

Species data from PokéAPI.