Nihilego counters

Gen 9 National Dex Doubles · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Nihilego
#0793 Nihilego
RockPoison
USAGE 2.5% #68
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
Protect 98.9% Sludge Bomb 98.4% Meteor Beam 81.0% Power Gem 79.2% Stealth Rock 16.8% Grass Knot 10.6% Hidden Power Grass 7.1% Hidden Power Ground 1.6%
Items
Power Herb 81.0% Rockium Z 18.5% Choice Scarf 0.2% Grassy Seed 0.1% Focus Sash 0.1% Air Balloon 0.1% Black Sludge 0.0% Covert Cloak 0.0%
Tera Types
Grass 30.6% Water 18.1% Ghost 9.8% Dark 9.0% Flying 7.9% Rock 3.0% Fairy 1.3%
Common Teammates
Tapu Fini61.0%Salamence-Mega39.7%Flutter Mane33.9%Iron Hands22.8%Abomasnow-Mega19.6%Chien-Pao18.3%Necrozma17.7%Ogerpon-Hearthflame16.8%
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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 #68 with 2.47% usage. Sorted by reliability score.