First Impression move usage across Smogon and VGC formats
First Impression (Bug · Physical) — competitive usage across every Smogon and VGC format on Pokékipe. Base power, accuracy, PP, top users per format, monthly trends. Refreshed live from Pokémon Showdown's chaos JSON dump.
First Impression
- Power
- 90
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 10
Although this move has great power, it only works the first turn the user is in battle.
- SV Balanced Hackmons45 mon
- SV POKEBILITIESBH25 mon
- SV SKETCHMONS20 mon
- SV LEGENDSZAOU12 mon
- SV STABMONS12 mon
- SV National Dex Ubers11 mon
- SV National Dex Doubles11 mon
- SV National Dex11 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXMONOTYPE10 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXUU10 mon
- SV Anything Goes10 mon
- SV DOUBLESUU8 mon
- SV Monotype7 mon
- SV Almost Any Ability7 mon
- SV OU7 mon
- SV Ubers7 mon
- SV Doubles OU7 mon
- SV DOUBLESUBERS7 mon
- SV UU6 mon
- SV GODLYGIFT6 mon
- SV POKEBILITIESAAA6 mon
- SV SHAREDPOWER6 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXDOUBLESUBERS6 mon
- SV PARTNERSINCRIME6 mon
- SV MIXANDMEGA6 mon
- SV VGC 2026 Reg I6 mon
- SV CAP5 mon
- SV INHERITANCE5 mon
- SV ZU5 mon
- SV LC4 mon
- SV RU4 mon
- SV VGC 2026 Reg IBO34 mon
- SV NU3 mon
- SV PU3 mon
- SV BSS Reg I2 mon
- SV CAMOMONS1 mon
- SV ULTRAMIXANDMEGA1 mon
About First Impression across competitive formats
This page is the cross-format home for First Impression : rather than a single tier, it rolls up everywhere First Impression sees competitive play, from the Smogon singles ladders to Doubles OU and the live VGC regulations. The format tabs above jump straight to any of them, while this view answers the bigger question first : which metagames First Impression actually matters in, and how heavily it is leaned on in each.
Open a format and you get the full breakdown : the Pokémon that run First Impression and how often, the moves, items and abilities it pairs with, the EV spreads and sets built around it, and a month-over-month usage trend. Because the meta never sits still, First Impression can be a staple in one format and a niche pick in another, so the per-format split is where the real story lives, not a single blended number.
Every figure is derived from Smogon's public monthly usage statistics, built from millions of rated Pokémon Showdown battles and refreshed as soon as a new snapshot lands, no editorial picks, no curation, just what high-rated players are running right now. The data is free, needs no account, and is also available through Pokékipe's public read API for analysts and team-builders.
FAQ · SV UU
What's the most-used Pokémon in SV UU?
Latios leads SV UU with a 29.2% usage rate in July 2026, followed by Excadrill (28.3%) and Mandibuzz (25.7%).
Which Pokémon rose the most this month?
Arcanine-Hisui climbed the fastest in SV UU this July 2026, with a -10.7% change in usage.
How many battles inform these SV UU stats?
44,274 rated battles played on Pokémon Showdown ladder at ELO 1760+ during July 2026. Aggregated monthly from Smogon's public chaos JSON dump.
Where does the SV UU data come from?
Pokémon Showdown's monthly ladder snapshot (chaos JSON), refreshed each month. For VGC formats, official tournament results are also surfaced when available via Pokémon Company's Pokedata feed.
When was the SV UU data last updated?
The SV UU usage snapshot above reflects July 2026. New monthly data drops a few days after the end of each month.