Nickit • Sword & Shield Pokédex

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Sprite of Nickit in Pokémon Sword/Shield

Nickit's Type

DARK

Nickit's Pokédex #s

Galar #: 29

National #: 827

Nickit's Base Stats

HP:: 40

Attack:: 28

Defense:: 28

Sp. Atk:: 47

Sp. Def:: 52

Speed:: 50

Total:: 245

Misc. Info

Egg Groups:: Field

EXP At Lv. 100:: 800,000

EV Yield:: 1 Sp. Def

Nickit's Abilities

Here are what abilities Nickit can possibly have, along with their effects.

Run Away: Nickit can always run from a wild Pokémon battle, regardless of Speed or other trapping effects.

Unburden: When Nickit consumes or loses its held item, it doubles its Speed.

Stakeout: Nickit's damaging moves do 2× damage to Pokémon that were just switched in during a turn.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Nickit's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: FIGHTING

BUG

FAIRY

½: GHOST

DARK

immune: PSYCHIC

Nickit's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Nickit evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Nickit: starting form

Thievul: at level 18

Nickit's Moves

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Nickit can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Nickit learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Quick Attack Has higher priority.	NORMAL	40	100%	30	One Target
1	Tail Whip Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
4	Beat Up Hits once for each conscious Pokémon in the party, doing damage based on its Attack.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
8	Hone Claws Raises Nickit's Attack and accuracy by one stage.	DARK	--	--	15	User
12	Snarl 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Sp. Atk by one stage.	DARK	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
16	Assurance Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.	DARK	60	100%	10	One Target
20	Nasty Plot Raises Nickit's Special Attack by two stages.	DARK	--	--	20	User
24	Sucker Punch Has +1 priority. Fails unless the target uses a damaging move.	DARK	70	100%	5	One Target
28	Night Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	DARK	70	100%	15	One Target
32	Tail Slap Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	25	85%	10	One Target
36	Foul Play Foul Play uses the target's Attack stat instead of Nickit's to calculate damage.	DARK	95	100%	15	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Nickit can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM16	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
TM21	Rest Nickit restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Nickit from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM37	Beat Up Hits once for each conscious Pokémon in the party, doing damage based on its Attack.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Nickit is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM40	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
TM47	Fake Tears Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TM53	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
TM58	Assurance Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.	DARK	60	100%	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM84	Tail Slap Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	25	85%	10	One Target
TM85	Snarl 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Sp. Atk by one stage.	DARK	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Nickit can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR12	Agility Raises Nickit's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Nickit's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Nickit's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR29	Baton Pass Switches to another Pokémon on your team and keeps stat modifiers and effects.	NORMAL	--	--	40	User
TR37	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TR68	Nasty Plot Raises Nickit's Special Attack by two stages.	DARK	--	--	20	User
TR81	Foul Play Foul Play uses the target's Attack stat instead of Nickit's to calculate damage.	DARK	95	100%	15	One Target
TR90	Play Rough 10% chance of lowering the target's Attack by one stage.	FAIRY	90	90%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Nickit can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Nickit.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Quick Guard Protects your team from moves that that have positive priority for the turn.	FIGHTING	--	--	15	User's Field
EGG	Knock Off Double damage if the target has a held item and knocks it off.	DARK	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Howl Raises all allies' Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	40	All Allies
EGG	Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.	DARK	--	100%	15	One Target

Where to Find Nickit

If you're looking for where to find Nickit, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Nickit in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Nickit in the Wild

Galar Route 1

Overworld Encounters

Any Weather
5%			Lv. 3-6

Galar Route 2

Overworld Encounters

Any Weather
15%			Lv. 5-7

Galar Route 2: Secret Area

Overworld Encounters

Any Weather
15%			Lv. 40-43

Wild Area: Stony Wilderness

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	5%
								Lv. 28-30

Wild Area: Stony Wilderness (2)

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	5%
								Lv. 28-30

Wild Area: Stony Wilderness (3)

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	5%
								Lv. 28-30

Wild Area: Dusty Bowl

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
50%	35%	10%	35%	5%	--	--	--	--
Lv. 42-47	Lv. 42-47	Lv. 42-47	Lv. 42-47	Lv. 42-47

Wild Area: Giant's Mirror

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
4%	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Lv. 28-30