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Nihilego - #793Pokemon GO

TYPE
Rock / Poison
CANDY
3
STARDUST
100
DISTANCE
20KM

Nihilego

It appeared in this world from an Ultra Wormhole. Nihilego appears to be a parasite that lives by feeding on people and Pokémon.

Dex No

#793

Capture Rate

2%

Flee Rate

10%

New Move

100000 100

Nihilego Weaknesses and Strengths

Nihilego is a dual-type Pokemon of types Rock and Poison. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
TypesDamage
Steel 160%
Water 160%
Psychic 160%
Ground 256%
Resistant Against
TypesDamage
Poison 39.1%
Normal 62.5%
Flying 62.5%
Fire 62.5%
Bug 62.5%
Fairy 62.5%

Best Moves for Nihilego in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Nihilego.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move Charge Move DPS CDPS
Poison Jab Sludge Bomb 56.74566.43
Acid Sludge Bomb 55.24555.42
Poison Jab Gunk Shot 65.32551.50
Acid Gunk Shot 63.82549.59
Poison Jab Rock Slide 50.56544.01
Acid Rock Slide 49.06530.01
Poison Jab Power Gem 48.10524.58
Pound Sludge Bomb 53.41523.29
Pound Gunk Shot 61.99514.58
Acid Power Gem 46.60514.02

All Moves for Nihilego

Below are all the moves that Nihilego can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move Type Power DPS Duration Energy
Sludge BombCharged8034.782300ms-50
Rock SlideCharged8035.562700ms-50
Power GemCharged8033.12900ms-50
Gunk ShotCharged13041.943100ms-100
AcidQuick911.25800ms8
PoundQuick711.67600ms6
Poison JabQuick1012.5800ms7

Nihilego Evolution

Best Nihilego Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Nihilego Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Nihilego in a raid.

#383
Primal Groudon

Primal Groudon

TTK: 1024.80

Mud Shot
Earthquake
#464
Shadow Rhyperior

Shadow Rhyperior

TTK: 1133.40

Mud Slap
Earthquake
#383
Groudon

Groudon

TTK: 1217.60

Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
#112
Shadow Rhydon

Shadow Rhydon

TTK: 1257.80

Mud Slap
Earthquake
#623
Shadow Golurk

Shadow Golurk

TTK: 1318.20

Mud Slap
Earth Power
#076
Shadow Golem

Shadow Golem

TTK: 1324.00

Mud Slap
Earthquake
#445
Mega Garchomp

Mega Garchomp

TTK: 1347.60

Dragon Tail
Earth Power
#232
Shadow Donphan

Shadow Donphan

TTK: 1375.60

Mud Slap
Earthquake
#464
Rhyperior

Rhyperior

TTK: 1396.60

Mud Slap
Earthquake
#065
Mega Alakazam

Mega Alakazam

TTK: 1470.40

Confusion
Psychic
#150
Shadow Mewtwo

Shadow Mewtwo

TTK: 1472.80

Psycho Cut
Psystrike
#260
Mega Swampert

Mega Swampert

TTK: 1480.90

Mud Shot
Hydro Cannon
#112
Rhydon

Rhydon

TTK: 1492.40

Mud Slap
Earthquake
#376
Shadow Metagross

Shadow Metagross

TTK: 1492.80

Bullet Punch
Earthquake
#445
Shadow Garchomp

Shadow Garchomp

TTK: 1505.20

Dragon Tail
Earth Power
#553
Krookodile

Krookodile

TTK: 1506.60

Mud Slap
Earthquake
#260
Shadow Swampert

Shadow Swampert

TTK: 1522.20

Mud Shot
Earthquake
#623
Golurk

Golurk

TTK: 1558.00

Mud Slap
Earth Power
#076
Golem

Golem

TTK: 1584.00

Mud Slap
Earthquake
#382
Primal Kyogre

Primal Kyogre

TTK: 1593.90

Waterfall
Hydro Pump

Other Nihilego Forms

#793
Nihilego

Nihilego

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