Nihilego Raid Guide (Ultra Beast)

Nihilego

Nihilego is a Rock and Poison type Ultra Beast Tier-5 Raid boss. Best Nihilego raid counters include powerful Ground, Psychic, Water, and Steel types, with a mixed range of different counters available to help you defeat it. It is double weak to Ground. It can also be shiny!

Nihilego Raid Boss CP is 48499, and you can catch it in the following CP Ranges:

  • 2167 CP to 2256 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
  • 2709 CP to 2829 CP at Level 25, with Partly Cloudy or Cloudy weather boost

Depending on your levels and counters, we would recommend 3-5 high level Trainers, and more if you don’t have optimal teams. It can be duoed but can also be soloed with a level 50 Primal Groudon!

Best Nihilego Counters in Pokémon GO

# Attacker Fast Move Charge Move Faints TTW
1. Groudon (Primal) Mud Shot Ground Precipice Blades Ground 9 306s
2. Garchomp (Mega) Mud Shot Ground Earth Power Ground 8 332s
3. Excadrill (Shadow) Mud-Slap Ground Scorching Sands Ground 8 346s
4. Groudon (Shadow) Mud Shot Ground Precipice Blades Ground 11 331s
5. Rhyperior (Shadow) Mud-Slap Ground Earthquake Ground 11 370s
6. Garchomp (Shadow) Mud Shot Ground Earth Power Ground 12 351s
7. Excadrill Mud-Slap Ground Scorching Sands Ground 8 417s
8. Landorus (Therian) Mud Shot Ground Sandsear Storm Ground 16 356s
9. Groudon Mud Shot Ground Precipice Blades Ground 11 394s
10. Necrozma (Dusk Mane) Psycho Cut Psychic Sunsteel Strike Steel 10 416s
11. Swampert (Mega) Mud Shot Ground Earthquake Ground 11 407s
12. Rhydon (Shadow) Mud-Slap Ground Earthquake Ground 12 401s
13. Rhyperior Mud-Slap Ground Earthquake Ground 9 443s
14. Golurk (Shadow) Mud-Slap Ground Earth Power Ground 15 393s
15. Mamoswine (Shadow) Mud-Slap Ground High Horsepower Ground 20 366s
16. Garchomp Mud Shot Ground Earth Power Ground 12 422s
17. Golem (Shadow) Mud-Slap Ground Earthquake Ground 14 427s
18. Hippowdon (Shadow) Sand Attack Ground Earth Power Ground 15 431s
19. Donphan (Shadow) Mud-Slap Ground Earthquake Ground 18 422s
20. Landorus (Incarnate) Mud Shot Ground Earth Power Ground 18 426s
21. Rhydon Mud-Slap Ground Earthquake Ground 12 481s
22. Mamoswine Mud-Slap Ground High Horsepower Ground 20 433s
23. Golurk Mud-Slap Ground Earth Power Ground 15 474s
24. Flygon (Shadow) Sand Attack Ground Earth Power Ground 22 432s
25. Metagross (Shadow) Bullet Punch Steel Earthquake Ground 14 488s
26. Swampert (Shadow) Mud Shot Ground Earthquake Ground 19 454s
27. Krookodile Mud-Slap Ground Earthquake Ground 18 471s
28. Golem Mud-Slap Ground Earthquake Ground 14 511s
29. Kyogre (Primal) Waterfall Water Origin Pulse Water 18 481s
30. Mewtwo Psycho Cut Psychic Psystrike Psychic 28 428S

With a wide range of counters and a fair few different type weaknesses thanks to that Rock and Poison dual typing, most trainers should find themselves able to whip up a strong team of counters.

Nihilego Sprites

Regular Sprite Shiny Sprite

Nihilego Moveset Analysis

Fast Moves Charge Moves
  • Acid Poison
  • Pound Normal
  • Poison Jab Poison
  • Power Gem Rock
  • Rock Slide Rock
  • Sludge Bomb Poison
  • Gunk Shot Poison

Nihilego is the #1 non-mega poison-type attacker in the game. Sadly it doesn’t have a Rock type fast move so loses out as a Rock type attacker, but as a Poison type it gains STAB and absolutely rocks!

Nihilego Stats

Nihilego RockPoison
Max CP at lvl 40 3940 / lvl 50 4465
ATK 249 DEF 210 HP 240
Weak to Strong Against
Ground x2 Water Psychic Steel Grass Flying Fairy Fire Bug Ice

Conclusion

Nihilego is one of the best Ultra Beasts in Pokémon GO! UBs have some amazing stats, and Nihilego is the number one non-mega Poison type attacker in Pokémon GO.

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