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Nihilego

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Nihilego

#793

rockpoison

2256

CP

2821

CP

Attacker Rank

Rock
#31

A Tier

Rock
Poison
#4

SS Tier

Poison
#178

F Tier

Overall

PvP Rank 1 IVs

Great League

L14 · CP 1496

1/15/15

ATK/DEF/STA

Ultra League

L23.5 · CP 2495

0/14/15

ATK/DEF/STA

Master League

L50 · CP 4465

15/15/15

ATK/DEF/STA

Nihilego

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Nihilego

Shiny

Nihilego

#793

Rock

Poison

Partly CloudyOvercast (Cloudy)

Attack

249

Top 12.1%

Defense

210

Top 11.7%

Stamina

240

Top 5.4%

Total

699

Pokédex details

Ultra BeastShiny available

Category

Parasite Pokémon

Height

1.2 m

Weight

55.5 kg

Buddy distance

20 km

Second move

Stardust100,000Candy100

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Transferable

Tradable

Yes

Catch reward

Stardust100Candy3XL Candy3

Raid Meta

How Nihilego stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank

Rock

Rock

19.95 DPSTop 8.7%

TIER

A

RANK

#31

Poison

Poison

24.80 DPSTop 1.5%

TIER

SS

RANK

#4

Overall

Overall

14.25 DPSTop 11.3%

TIER

F

RANK

#178

Best raid moveset

poison

Poison Jab

rock

Rock Slide

DPS

19.95

TDO 362

DPS

24.80

TDO 450

Overall

DPS

14.25

TDO 259

Perfect IVs

Full CP & IV chart
Catch CP at every encounter level for a perfect 15/15/15 IV Nihilego.
Raid icon

Raids

Lv. 20

2167 -

2256 CP

Raid icon

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2709 -

2821 CP

Field research icon

Research

Lv. 15

1626 -

1692 CP

Max CP icon

Max CP

Lv. 50

4465 CP

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Nihilego takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Ground

256%

Water

160%

Psychic

160%

Steel

160%

Resists

Poison

39.1%

Normal

62.5%

Fire

62.5%

Flying

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

Every fast and charged move combo Nihilego can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

#

Fast Move

Charged Move

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Nihilego in a raid.

#

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

Go Battle League

Rank 1 IVs and PvP traits for Nihilego in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Rank 1 IVs

Best Buddy (Lv 51)

IV (A/D/S)

1/15/15

Level

14

CP

1496

Stat Product

1,784,926

Atk

124.96

Def

112.47

HP

127

Traits (4)

+Fast Move Pressure+Shield Pressure+DefensiveVolatile

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Nihilego can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Charged Attacks

  • 130

    -100

    3.0s

    43.33

  • 80

    -50

    3.0s

    26.67

  • 75

    -50

    2.5s

    30

  • 85

    -50

    2.5s

    34

Family

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Nihilego

Nihilego

#793

RockPoison

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Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3x damage boost to Rock- and Poison-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Nihilego with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.
Mega Venusaur

Mega Venusaur #3

Boosts:

PoisonGrass
Mega Beedrill

Mega Beedrill #15

Boosts:

PoisonBug
Mega Victreebel

Mega Victreebel #71

Boosts:

PoisonGrass
Mega Gengar

Mega Gengar #94

Boosts:

PoisonGhost
Mega Aerodactyl

Mega Aerodactyl #142

Boosts:

FlyingRock
Mega Tyranitar

Mega Tyranitar #248

Boosts:

RockDark
Mega Diancie

Mega Diancie #719

Boosts:

RockFairy

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Nihilego at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.
LevelMax CPLevelMax CP
155 CP273046 CP
2175 CP283159 CP
3294 CP293272 CP
4413 CP303385 CP
5532 CP313441 CP
6651 CP323498 CP
7771 CP333554 CP
8890 CP343611 CP
91009 CP353667 CP
101128 CP363723 CP
111241 CP373780 CP
121354 CP383836 CP
131467 CP393893 CP
141580 CP403949 CP
151692 CP413999 CP
161805 CP424050 CP
171918 CP434100 CP
182031 CP444151 CP
192144 CP454203 CP
202256 CP464255 CP
212369 CP474307 CP
222482 CP484359 CP
232595 CP494412 CP
242708 CP504465 CP
252821 CP514518 CP
262934 CP
LevelMax CPLevelMax CPLevelMax CP
155 CP182031 CP353667 CP
2175 CP192144 CP363723 CP
3294 CP202256 CP373780 CP
4413 CP212369 CP383836 CP
5532 CP222482 CP393893 CP
6651 CP232595 CP403949 CP
7771 CP242708 CP413999 CP
8890 CP252821 CP424050 CP
91009 CP262934 CP434100 CP
101128 CP273046 CP444151 CP
111241 CP283159 CP454203 CP
121354 CP293272 CP464255 CP
131467 CP303385 CP474307 CP
141580 CP313441 CP484359 CP
151692 CP323498 CP494412 CP
161805 CP333554 CP504465 CP
171918 CP343611 CP514518 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Nihilego up to each level from level 1.
50.0520,000Stardust304Candy296Candy XL
40.0280,000Stardust304Candy10Candy XL
35.0190,000Stardust196Candy-
30.0125,000Stardust126Candy-
25.080,000Stardust87Candy-
20.047,500Stardust58Candy-
15.025,500Stardust38Candy-
10.011,000Stardust19Candy-
5.03,000Stardust9Candy-
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