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nihilego
#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

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

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

nihilego Front Front
nihilego Back Back
nihilego Front Shiny Front Shiny
nihilego Back Shiny Back Shiny
nihilego Official Art Official Art
nihilego Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Choice Specs
Moves
Hidden Power Ice / Acid Spray
Dazzling Gleam / Acid Spray / Grass Knot
Item
Choice Specs
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Acid Spray + Z-Move
Item
Rockium Z
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 88
Def 180
Spe 240

Strategy Overview

Nihilego is capable of both attacking and tanking to a respectable extent. Its advantage lies in its Rock / Poison typing, which is good offensively against major forces in the 1v1 metagame in Fire- and Fairy-type Pokemon, like Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, Tapu Lele, and Tapu Fini. Nihilego's formidable special bulk allows it to tank strong moves like a Hydro Vortex from Tapu Fini with appropriate investment. Physically, its extremely frail Defense is just not enough to tank most super effective physical moves, especially from Steel- and Ground-type Pokemon like Mega Metagross, Mega Aggron, Zygarde, and Donphan. Pokemon who also carry Earthquake as a coverage move, like Dragonite, Haxorus, Sawk, and Mega Pinsir, will be able to easily knock out Nihilego. Lastly, its immediate power is usually not enough to shore up its awkward defense typing, leaving it wide open to Pokemon like Heatran, Zeraora, Mega Blaziken, and Necrozma, who can all outdamage Nihilego.

Most Used Moves

Power Gem
100.0%

Most Used Items

Rockium Z
28.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc