Nihilego

#793 (Alola)

#794 Buzzwole ›

Pokémon type

Rock

Poison

Boosted in Partly Cloudy and Cloudy weather

Nihilego weaknesses

Nihilego is weak to Steel, Water and Psychic-type moves, and doubly weak to Ground-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Nihilego is resistant to Normal, Flying, Bug, Fire and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Poison-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Nihilego

The best moves for Nihilego are Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Acid and Gunk Shot deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Poison Jab

15.6DPS

Sludge Bomb

40.8DPS

Defending

Poison Jab

15.6DPS

Sludge Bomb

40.8DPS

Trainer Battles

Acid

4EPT

Gunk Shot

2.08DPE

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Evolution

Nihilego currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Game images

Nihilego, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Special GO Fest 2026: Global - Sunday Raid Event

26th Jul

The Road of Legends

6th Jul

Pokémon 30th Anniversary: All Out

7th Mar

Summary

Nihilego is a Rock & Poison Pokémon. It is weak to Ground, Steel, Water and Psychic moves. Nihilego's best moveset is Poison Jab & Sludge Bomb and it has a Max CP of 4,465.

About

"It appeared in this world from an Ultra Wormhole. Nihilego appears to be a parasite that lives by feeding on people and Pokémon."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Poison Jab	13	9	15.6
Acid	11	10	13.2
Pound	6	10	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Sludge Bomb	85	2	2.04
Power Gem	80	2	1.92
Rock Slide	75	2	1.8
Gunk Shot	130	1	1.56

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Acid	6	2	3.6	4
Poison Jab	7	2	4.2	3.5
Pound	4	2	2	2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Gunk Shot	130	75	2.08
Power Gem	85	50	2.04
Rock Slide	75	45	2
Sludge Bomb	80	50	1.92

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	14	100%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Gunk Shot 52 DPS	13.8	99%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	13.4	96%
Pound 12 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	13.3	95%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	13.1	94%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Gunk Shot 52 DPS	13.1	93%
Pound 12 DPS	Gunk Shot 52 DPS	13	93%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Power Gem 32 DPS	12.8	91%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	12.5	89%
Pound 12 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	12.3	88%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Power Gem 32 DPS	12.1	87%
Pound 12 DPS	Power Gem 32 DPS	12	86%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	5.3	100%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	5.1	97%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Power Gem 32 DPS	5	95%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	5	94%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Gunk Shot 52 DPS	4.9	92%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Power Gem 32 DPS	4.8	91%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	4.8	90%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Gunk Shot 52 DPS	4.8	89%
Pound 12 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	3.4	63%
Pound 12 DPS	Power Gem 32 DPS	3.2	60%
Pound 12 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	3.1	59%
Pound 12 DPS	Gunk Shot 52 DPS	3	57%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Acid 4 EPT	Gunk Shot 2.08 DPE	20	11.9	100%
Acid 4 EPT	Power Gem 2.04 DPE	14	11.8	99%
Acid 4 EPT	Rock Slide 2 DPE	12	11.6	97%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Gunk Shot 2.08 DPE	22	11.5	96%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Power Gem 2.04 DPE	16	11.3	95%
Acid 4 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	14	11.3	95%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Rock Slide 2 DPE	14	11.2	94%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	16	10.9	92%
Pound 2 EPT	Gunk Shot 2.08 DPE	38	6.2	52%
Pound 2 EPT	Power Gem 2.04 DPE	26	6.1	51%
Pound 2 EPT	Rock Slide 2 DPE	24	6	50%
Pound 2 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	26	5.8	49%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Nihilego counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Nihilego Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

1.24
2
Excadrill (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Scorching Sands

1.28
3
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

1.31
4
Garchomp (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

1.33
5
Landorus (Therian Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

1.38

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Primal Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		249
Defense		210
Stamina		240

Max HP

Level 40	201
Level 50	214

Average size

Height	1.2 m
Weight	55.5 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	100,000
Candy	100

Other

Buddy walk distance

20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,692
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,256
Level 30 Max wild	3,385
Level 40	3,949
Level 50	4,465

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,821
Level 35 (wild)	3,667