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Nihilego, a Rock and Poison type Pokémon, official artwork

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Nihilego: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Nihilego is a fast, hard-hitting attacker, led by its Sp. Def (131) and Sp. Atk (127), with a base stat total of 570.

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What is Nihilego weak to?

How much damage Nihilego takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toGround
2×Weak toPsychicSteelWater
0.5×ResistsBugFairyFireFlyingNormal
0.25×ResistsPoison

Nihilego takes super-effective damage from Ground, Psychic, Steel, Water (Ground hit it for 4x damage). It resists Bug, Fairy, Fire, Flying, Normal, Poison.

Best moveset for Nihilego

Nihilego has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Head SmashRock150
  • Gunk ShotPoison120
  • ThunderElectric110
  • Foul PlayDark95

Best nature for Nihilego

Timid. Nihilego is a special attacker (127 Sp. Atk) with usable 103 Speed, so Timid (+Speed, −Attack) is the standard pick.

Abilities

  • Beast BoostThis Pokemon's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and KOes another Pokemon.
Full learnset (72 moves; tap to expand)

Nihilego is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Head SmashRock15080%Physical
Gunk ShotPoison12080%Physical
Meteor BeamRock12090%Special
ThunderElectric11070%Special
Foul PlayDark95100%Physical
Sludge WavePoison95100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Dazzling GleamFairy80100%Special
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Power GemRock80100%Special
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Cross PoisonPoison70100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
HexGhost65100%Special
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
Brutal SwingDark60100%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
RoundNormal60100%Special
Charge BeamElectric5090%Special
Clear SmogPoison50-Special
SnoreNormal50100%Special
AcidPoison40100%Special
Acid SprayPoison40100%Special
Echoed VoiceNormal40100%Special
PoundNormal40100%Physical
BindNormal1585%Physical
WrapNormal1590%Physical
ConstrictNormal10100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Mirror CoatPsychic?100%Special
PsywavePsychic?100%Special
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
Ally SwitchPsychic--Status
ConfideNormal--Status
Corrosive GasPoison-100%Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Guard SplitPsychic--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Magic CoatPsychic--Status
Pain SplitNormal--Status
Power SplitPsychic--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Role PlayPsychic--Status
SafeguardNormal--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
TelekinesisPsychic--Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
TickleNormal-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Toxic SpikesPoison--Status
Trick RoomPsychic--Status
Venom DrenchPoison-100%Status
Wonder RoomPsychic--Status
Worry SeedGrass-100%Status