Nihilego counters

Gen 7 Doubles OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Nihilego
#0793 Nihilego
RockPoison
USAGE 3.0% #48
BASE STATS
HP 109
ATK 53
DEF 47
SPA 127
SPD 131
SPE 103
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Ground
2×
WaterPsychicSteel
½×
NormalFireFlyingBugFairy
¼×
Poison
Moves
Power Gem 100.0% Protect 100.0% Sludge Bomb 76.4% Hidden Power Ice 60.8% Sludge Wave 23.6% Ally Switch 23.6% Stealth Rock 14.1% Trick Room 1.3%
Items
Focus Sash 43.1% Psychium Z 23.6% Adrenaline Orb 14.0% Rockium Z 12.9% Aguav Berry 3.6% Life Orb 2.0% Wiki Berry 0.9% Black Sludge 0.0%
Common Teammates
Tapu Fini59.1%Landorus-Therian45.9%Kartana44.7%Volcarona33.0%Salamence-Mega31.2%Heatran24.3%Sandslash-Alola24.3%Ninetales-Alola24.3%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #48 with 2.95% usage. Sorted by reliability score.