Impidimp
Impidimp is a Dark/Fairy-type Pokémon, the Wily Pokémon, number 859 (#0859) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 5.5 kg.
Impidimp is the Wily Pokémon, a pint-sized Dark and Fairy prankster that sneaks into homes, steals things and sucks up the anger it causes through its nose. If nobody is annoyed with it, it gets irritable itself.
How to pronounce Impidimp
Impidimp is pronounced IM-pih-dimp. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Impidimp said out loud:
In Japanese it is ベロバー (Beroba).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Impidimp is small and fuchsia, 0.4 m tall and 5.5 kg, with a big head, wiry limbs, a purple mask-like pattern, pointed ears and a long single-nostril nose. Its fanged mouth usually shows a purple tongue, and a tuft at the back of its head looks like a bat wing. It and its evolutions are male only.
Behaviour
The Pokédex says Impidimp sneaks into homes to steal things and feeds on the negative energy of frustrated occupants, sucking it in through its nose. It gets irritable when it cannot absorb any. The Violet entry says they live in groups, teasing and pranking one another to sharpen their mischief.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it lives in Paldea's Tagtree Thicket and in Kitakami's Wilds and Timeless Woods.
Powers
Its Abilities are Prankster, which raises the priority of non-damaging moves, and Frisk, with Pickpocket hidden. It starts with Fake Out and Confide and later learns Flatter, Swagger, Torment, Dark Pulse and Play Rough. Bulbapedia calls Confide, which lowers the target's Special Attack, its signature move in Generation IX. At 265 stats in total it is fragile, and a Prankster Fake Out is its best trick.
Name origin
Impidimp may blend 'imp' with 'impede' or 'impudent', and perhaps 'dimple' or the British dialect word 'dimpsey' for dusk. The Japanese name is Beroba (ベロバー), possibly from bero ('tongue') and beroberobā ('peekaboo').
Design inspiration
Impidimp appears to draw on mischievous European folk creatures such as imps, goblins, gremlins and boggarts, and Bulbapedia suggests it may nod to the Lincoln Imp, the grotesque statue in Lincoln Cathedral. Its bat-wing hair, pointed ears and red skin patches may also echo the pop culture 'little devil'. These are fan readings, and no designer is credited.
Evolution notes
Impidimp evolves into Morgrem at level 32.
In the games
Impidimp roams the Wild Area, including Glimwood Tangle, in Sword and Shield, where it debuted. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Three Impidimp appear in 'The Tale of You and Glimwood Tangle!', stealing Chloe's backpack and pelting her and her Eevee with Berries before returning the bag and helping her find a flower to heal a Galarian Rapidash.
Fun facts
- Impidimp appeared in an E3 2019 demo and on the 24-hour 'Pokémon Live Camera' stream of Glimwood Tangle, yet was never officially announced before Sword and Shield came out, says Bulbapedia.
- Impidimp shares its category with Nuzleaf: both are Wily Pokémon.
- Impidimp and Morgrem are the only pink Dark-type Pokémon, according to Bulbapedia and the game data.
Base stats
- HP: 45
- Attack: 45
- Defense: 30
- Sp. Atk: 55
- Sp. Def: 40
- Speed: 50
Impidimp’s base stat total is 265. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.
Type matchups
What is Impidimp weak to?
Impidimp takes extra damage from Poison (2×), Steel (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Dark (¼×), Ghost (½×).
It is immune to Psychic, Dragon moves.
Evolution
How does Impidimp evolve?
Impidimp evolves into Morgrem at level 32.
The whole family: Impidimp, Morgrem, Grimmsnarl.
- Morgrem evolves into Grimmsnarl at level 42.
Abilities
- Prankster: Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.
- Frisk: Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.
- Pickpocket (hidden ability): Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.
Moves
Moves Impidimp learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fake Out | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Confide | Normal | Status | — |
| 4 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 8 | Flatter | Dark | Status | — |
| 12 | Fake Tears | Dark | Status | — |
| 16 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 20 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — |
| 24 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 |
| 28 | Torment | Dark | Status | — |
| 33 | Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | 80 |
| 36 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — |
| 40 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 |
| 44 | Foul Play | Dark | Physical | 95 |
TM moves (33)
Impidimp can learn 33 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Fake Tears, Scary Face, Protect, Low Kick, Thief, Trailblaze, Chilling Water, Facade, Draining Kiss, Fling, Endure, Foul Play, Sleep Talk, Drain Punch, Reflect, Light Screen, Dazzling Gleam, Metronome, Thunder Wave, Rest, Taunt, Dark Pulse, Leech Life, Substitute, Trick, Play Rough, Misty Terrain, Nasty Plot, Tera Blast, Burning Jealousy, Lash Out, Throat Chop.
Egg moves (1):Parting Shot.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 100% male, 0% female.
- Egg groups: Fairy, Human-Like.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 255 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Sp. Atk effort value.
- Base experience yield: 53.
Pokédex entries
It sneaks into people's homes, stealing things and feasting on the negative energy of the frustrated occupants. (Shield)
Through its nose, it sucks in the emanations produced by people and Pokémon when they feel annoyed. It thrives off this negative energy. (Sword)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ベロバー |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Beroba |
| French | Grimalin |
| German | Bähmon |
| Spanish | Impidimp |
| Italian | Impidimp |
| Korean | 메롱꿍 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 捣蛋小妖 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 搗蛋小妖 |
Trivia
- Slowest Dark type in Gen 8: 50 Speed, shared with 1 other.
- Lowest base stat total among Fairy types in Gen 8: 265.
- Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
- Heavier than 17% of all Pokémon (5.5 kg).
- Base stat total 265, ranked #946 of 1,025.
- One of 3 Pokémon that are both Dark and Fairy.
- One of 60 pink Pokémon.
- Number 50 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 42 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 255: about 33.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Impidimp (Pokémon), Serebii: Impidimp (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (IM-pih-dimp): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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