#793

Nihilego

Parasite Pokémon

RockPoison

One of several mysterious Ultra Beasts. People on the street report observing those infested by it suddenly becoming violent.

Base Stats

HP 109

Attack 53

Defense 47

Sp. Atk 127

Sp. Def 131

Speed 103

Total 570

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

ground 4x steel 2x water 2x psychic 2x

Resistant to

poison ¼x normal ½x flying ½x bug ½x fire ½x fairy ½x

Abilities

Beast Boost

Evolution Chain

Nihilego

Moves

Locations

Digletts Tunnel

Ultra Space Ultra Deep Sea

Wela Volcano Park

Details

Category Parasite Pokémon

Height 1.2 m

Weight 55.5 kg

Base Exp 257

Growth Rate Slow

Capture Rate 45

Base Happiness 0

Gender Genderless

Habitat —

Egg Groups No Eggs

Sprites

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

vgc2017 Usage: 17.7%

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Fast Offensive Lego

Moves

Sludge Bomb

Power Gem

Hidden Power Ice / Grass Knot

Protect

Item

Focus Sash / Life Orb

Nature

Timid

EVs

HP 4

SpA 252

Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Nihilego is the first Pokemon to gain access to the unique Rock/Poison typing, which allows it to hit many common Pokemon in the metagame for super effective damage.
A base Speed of 103 enables Nihilego to outspeed most of the metagame, while its base 127 Special Attack stat can deal quite some damage when combined with its enormous offensive movepool. This makes Nihilego a fast offensive sweeper if left unchecked.
Nihilego's ability, Beast Boost, allows it to increase its highest stat further when it scores a KO, which makes Nihilego stronger after every successful KO.
Furthermore, its Poison typing allows it to hit the guardian deities for super effective damage, OHKOing them most of the time.
However, Nihilego is often walled by bulky Steel-types like Celesteela and Magnezone and is helpless when facing a Trick Room team.
Base defensive stats of 109 / 47 / 131 allows it to take on a variety of special attacks with ease, while Sandstorm can be used to further boost its Special Defense to higher levels.
However, Nihilego's abysmal Defense stat of 47 leaves it open to OHKOs from the likes of Celesteela and Garchomp.
Overall, Nihilego is a powerful threat, especially in this metagame, where most of the Pokemon are relatively slow, as its typing allows it to take out most of the popular Pokemon.