Nihilego Weaknesses and Strengths

Nihilego is a dual-type Pokemon of types Rock and Poison. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Steel	160%
Water	160%
Psychic	160%
Ground	256%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Poison	39.1%
Normal	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Fire	62.5%
Bug	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%

Best Moves for Nihilego in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Nihilego.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	56.74	566.43
Acid	Sludge Bomb	55.24	555.42
Poison Jab	Gunk Shot	65.32	551.50
Acid	Gunk Shot	63.82	549.59
Poison Jab	Rock Slide	50.56	544.01
Acid	Rock Slide	49.06	530.01
Poison Jab	Power Gem	48.10	524.58
Pound	Sludge Bomb	53.41	523.29
Pound	Gunk Shot	61.99	514.58
Acid	Power Gem	46.60	514.02

All Moves for Nihilego

Below are all the moves that Nihilego can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Gunk Shot	Charged	130	41.94	3100ms	-100
Sludge Bomb	Charged	80	34.78	2300ms	-50
Rock Slide	Charged	80	35.56	2700ms	-50
Power Gem	Charged	80	33.1	2900ms	-50
Acid	Quick	9	11.25	800ms	8
Pound	Quick	7	11.67	600ms	6
Poison Jab	Quick	10	12.5	800ms	7

Nihilego Evolution

Best Nihilego Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Nihilego Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Nihilego in a raid.

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