Nihilego counters

Gen 9 National Dex Monotype · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Nihilego
#0793 Nihilego
RockPoison
USAGE 3.1% #69
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
Sludge Wave 92.4% Power Gem 91.6% Grass Knot 90.8% Dazzling Gleam 84.0% Thunderbolt 15.4% Meteor Beam 9.2% Hidden Power Ice 7.0% Substitute 5.9%
Items
Choice Scarf 84.5% Power Herb 9.2% Black Sludge 5.9% Leftovers 0.1% Choice Specs 0.1% Life Orb 0.1% Focus Sash 0.0% Air Balloon 0.0%
Common Teammates
Muk-Alola87.6%Venusaur-Mega87.4%Weezing-Galar87.4%Nidoking80.8%Toxapex80.4%Diancie-Mega9.9%Ogerpon-Cornerstone8.7%Shuckle8.4%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #69 with 3.10% usage. Sorted by reliability score.