Nihilego counters

Gen 8 1v1 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Nihilego
#0793 Nihilego
RockPoison
USAGE 1.6% #55
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
Dazzling Gleam 86.7% Meteor Beam 60.6% Acid Spray 59.9% Light Screen 51.2% Power Gem 39.4% Sludge Wave 36.9% Grass Knot 36.2% Sludge Bomb 9.9%
Items
Power Herb 60.6% Choice Specs 39.4% Assault Vest 0.0% Expert Belt 0.0% Poison Barb 0.0%
Common Teammates
Darmanitan-Galar168.7%Jellicent157.9%Tapu Fini39.1%Entei32.6%Urshifu17.8%Chansey11.4%Regidrago10.3%Zapdos9.3%
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Ranked #55 with 1.58% usage. Sorted by reliability score.