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Nihilego's Type

ROCK

POISON

Nihilego's Pokédex #s

National #: 793

Nihilego's Base Stats

HP:: 109

Attack:: 53

Defense:: 47

Sp. Atk:: 127

Sp. Def:: 131

Speed:: 103

Total:: 570

Misc. Info

Height:: 3'11" (1.2m)

Weight:: 122.4 lbs. (55.5 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Undiscovered

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,250,000

EV Yield:: 3 Sp. Def

Base EXP:: 257

Catch Rate:: 45

Nihilego's Abilities

Here is what ability Nihilego has, along with its effect.

Beast Boost: Raises Nihilego's highest stat by one stage after it knocks out a Pokémon.

Weaknesses & Resistances

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

4×: GROUND

2×: WATER

PSYCHIC

STEEL

½: NORMAL

FIRE

FLYING

BUG

FAIRY

¼: POISON

Nihilego's Evolution Line

Nihilego does not evolve into any other known or available Pokémon.

Nihilego's Moves in Sword & Shield

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Nihilego 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 Nihilego 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	Wrap Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	NORMAL	15	90%	20	One Target
1	Pound Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
5	Acid 10% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Sp. Def by one stage.	POISON	40	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
10	Tickle Lowers the target's Attack and Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
15	Acid Spray Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.	POISON	40	100%	20	One Target
20	Clear Smog Removes any stat modifiers on the target.	POISON	50	--	15	One Target
25	Power Split Averages Nihilego's Attack and Special Attack stats with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
25	Guard Split Averages Nihilego's Defense and Special Defense stats with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
30	Venoshock Damage is doubled if the target is already poisoned.	POISON	65	100%	10	One Target
35	Headbutt Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	NORMAL	70	100%	15	One Target
40	Toxic Spikes Sets down 1 layer of Toxic Spikes. 1 layer poisons foes when they are sent out; 2 layers badly poisons.	POISON	--	--	20	Enemy Field
45	Venom Drench Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned.	POISON	--	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
50	Power Gem Damages the target.	ROCK	80	100%	20	One Target
55	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
60	Mirror Coat Counters Special-based damage received this turn.	PSYCHIC	varies	100%	20	Counter
65	Wonder Room For the next 5 turns, all Pokémon's Defense and Special Defense stats are swapped.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field
70	Head Smash Nihilego takes 50% of Head Smash's damage as recoil damage.	ROCK	150	80%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Nihilego 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
TM14	Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target.	ELECTRIC	--	90%	20	One Target
TM17	Light Screen Reduces damage from Special-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User's Field
TM19	Safeguard Protects your team from status conditions for the next 5 turns.	NORMAL	--	--	25	User's Field
TM21	Rest Nihilego restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM22	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Nihilego from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM32	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Nihilego is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM70	Trick Room For the next 5 turns, turn order is reversed, so slower Pokémon go first. (Priority still functions as usual.)	PSYCHIC	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM71	Wonder Room For the next 5 turns, all Pokémon's Defense and Special Defense stats are swapped.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM73	Cross Poison 10% chance of poisoning the target. Higher crit rate. (+1 stage.)	POISON	70	100%	20	One Target
TM74	Venoshock Damage is doubled if the target is already poisoned.	POISON	65	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
TM77	Hex Deals double damage if the target is affected by a major status condition.	GHOST	65	100%	10	One Target
TM97	Brutal Swing Damages all nearby Pokémon.	DARK	60	100%	20	All But Self

TR Moves

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

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR08	Thunderbolt Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	90	100%	15	One Target
TR09	Thunder 30% chance of paralyzing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.	ELECTRIC	110	70%	10	One Target
TR11	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Nihilego's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR22	Sludge Bomb Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	90	100%	10	One Target
TR25	Psyshock Psyshock uses the target's Defense stat to calculate damage instead of its Special Defense.	PSYCHIC	80	100%	10	One Target
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 Nihilego's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR54	Toxic Spikes Sets down 1 layer of Toxic Spikes. 1 layer poisons foes when they are sent out; 2 layers badly poisons.	POISON	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TR57	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TR63	Power Gem Damages the target.	ROCK	80	100%	20	One Target
TR69	Zen Headbutt Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	PSYCHIC	80	90%	15	One Target
TR73	Gunk Shot Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	120	80%	5	One Target
TR74	Iron Head Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	STEEL	80	100%	15	One Target
TR76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TR77	Grass Knot Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	GRASS	varies	100%	20	One Target
TR78	Sludge Wave Has a 10% chance to poison all nearby Pokémon.	POISON	95	100%	10	All But Self
TR81	Foul Play Foul Play uses the target's Attack stat instead of Nihilego's to calculate damage.	DARK	95	100%	15	One Target
TR83	Ally Switch Switches places with Nihilego for the rest of the battle.	PSYCHIC	--	--	15	User
TR91	Venom Drench Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned.	POISON	--	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
TR92	Dazzling Gleam Damages all nearby enemies.	FAIRY	80	100%	10	Nearby Enemies

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Nihilego can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Corrosive Gas Removes any held item the target is holding.	POISON		--	100%	40	One Target
TUTOR	Meteor Beam Raises Nihilego's Sp. Atk by one stage. Charges for a turn, attacks on second turn.	ROCK		120	90%	10	One Target

Nihilego's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Nihilego's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Nihilego's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Nihilego is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	328	359	391	422	109
Attack	111	142	174	205	53
Defense	99	130	162	193	47
Sp. Atk	259	290	322	353	127
Sp. Def	267	298	330	361	131
Speed	211	242	274	305	103
Total					570

Where to Find Nihilego in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Nihilego, 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 Nihilego in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Nihilego

Catchable as a legendary boss Pokémon during Dynamax Adventures in Crown Tundra (DLC), level 70. It will only appear after beating the main game, catching Calyrex, the Regi trio, and the Galarian Legendary Bird trio, then picking up

Legendary Clue? in Freezington. (If playing Dynamax Adventures with friends, it can still appear regardless of the prerequisites as long as at least one player has met them.) Only one of this Pokémon can be caught and taken with you in Dynamax Adventures per game save. Keep this in mind if attempting to get a Shiny version of this Pokémon! (Catching this Pokémon but refusing to take it with you after the Dynamax Adventure is complete will still allow you to try again in the future, with a new chance of it being Shiny.)

Pokédex Entries for Nihilego

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

Sun

One of several mysterious Ultra Beasts. People on the street report observing those infested by it suddenly becoming violent.

Moon

One of the Ultra Beasts. It's unclear whether or not this Pokémon is sentient, but sometimes it can be observed behaving like a young girl.

Ultra Sun

A life-form from another world, it was dubbed a UB and is thought to produce a strong neurotoxin.

Ultra Moon

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