Bug · Physical move · Gen 7
First Impression
First Impression is a Bug-type physical move introduced in Generation 7. It has 90 base power and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). It has +2 priority, so it usually moves before other attacks. 34 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Bug
Category
Physical
Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
+2
Effect
Nearly always goes first. First turn out only. Fails unless it is the user's first turn on the field.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (12 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (6 Pokémon) — changed: power 90 → 100
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (22 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Bug attack
2× vsGrassPsychicDark
½× vsFireFightingPoisonFlyingGhostSteelFairy
Pokémon that learn First Impression
34 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Farfetch’d | Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 7–8 | |
 Galarian Farfetch’d | Fighting | ✓ | |||
 Mr. Mime | Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | |||
 Galarian Mr. Mime | Ice/Psychic | ✓ | |||
 Ariados | Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ||
 Trapinch | Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Vibrava | Ground/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Flygon | Ground/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Kecleon | Normal | ✓ | |||
 Mime Jr. | Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | |||
 Heatran | Fire/Steel | ✓ | |||
 Purrloin | Dark | ✓ | |||
 Liepard | Dark | ✓ | |||
 Scolipede | Bug/Poison | ✓ | |||
 Foongus | Grass/Poison | ✓ | |||
 Amoonguss | Grass/Poison | ✓ | |||
 Axew | Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Fraxure | Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Haxorus | Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Durant | Bug/Steel | 8 | |||
 Crabrawler | Fighting | ✓ | |||
 Crabominable | Fighting/Ice | ✓ | |||
 Golisopod | Bug/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 7–8 | |
 Nickit | Dark | ✓ | |||
 Thievul | Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ||
 Sirfetch’d | Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | |
 Mr. Rime | Ice/Psychic | ✓ | |||
 Falinks | Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
 Tarountula | Bug | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Spidops | Bug | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Nymble | Bug | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Lokix | Bug/Dark | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Grafaiai | Poison/Normal | ✓ | |||
 Slither Wing | Bug/Fighting | ✓ | 9 |
First Impression FAQ
What does First Impression do?
First Impression is a Bug-type physical move with 90 power. Fails unless it is the user's first turn on the field.
Which Pokémon can learn First Impression?
34 Pokémon and forms can learn First Impression in at least one game: 12 in Scarlet & Violet, 6 in Pokémon Champions and 22 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Farfetch’d, Galarian Farfetch’d, Mr. Mime, Galarian Mr. Mime, Ariados and Trapinch.
Is First Impression in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 6 Pokémon can use First Impression in Pokémon Champions, where it was changed: power 90 → 100.
What is First Impression super effective against?
As a Bug-type attack, First Impression is super effective against Grass, Psychic and Dark, not very effective against Fire, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Steel and Fairy (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.