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 2x weak to Ground. As of June 15th 2023 it can 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 and 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!
Best Nihilego Counters in Pokémon GO
Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it. The figures in our database for DPS and TDO are calculated using Level 40 Pokémon with perfect IVs.
The best raid counters according to our GO Hub battle simulator for Nihilego are:
| # | Pokémon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Groudon (Primal)
|
Mud Shot Ground |
Precipice Blades Ground |
310.24s | 7.92 |
| 2. |
Swampert (Mega)
|
Mud Shot Ground |
Earthquake Ground |
331.84s | 7.67 |
| 3. |
Groudon
|
Mud Shot Ground |
Precipice Blades Ground |
402.78s | 10.17 |
| 4. |
Alakazam (Mega)
|
Psycho Cut Psychic |
Psychic Psychic |
373.16s | 19.25 |
| 5. |
Excadrill
|
Mud-Slap Ground |
Earthquake Ground |
436.20s | 7.92 |
| 6. |
Landorus (Therian)
|
Mud Shot Ground |
Earthquake Ground |
424.76s | 14.92 |
| 7. |
Latios (Mega)
|
Zen Headbutt Psychic |
Psychic Psychic |
422.90s | 16.25 |
| 8. |
Garchomp
|
Mud Shot Ground |
Earth Power Ground |
447.14s | 11.75 |
| 9. |
Mamoswine
|
Mud-Slap Ground |
High Horsepower Ground |
428.77s | 15.58 |
| 10. |
Rhyperior
|
Mud-Slap Ground |
Earthquake Ground |
463.53s | 8.83 |
| 11. |
Landorus
|
Mud Shot Ground |
Earth Power Ground |
447.64s | 16.33 |
| 12. |
Landorus (Incarnate)
|
Mud Shot Ground |
Earth Power Ground |
449.00s | 16.00 |
| 13. |
Gardevoir (Mega)
|
Confusion Psychic |
Psychic Psychic |
423.85s | 24.08 |
| 14. |
Blastoise (Mega)
|
Water Gun Water |
Hydro Cannon Water |
452.80s | 18.08 |
| 15. |
Kyogre (Primal)
|
Waterfall Water |
Origin Pulse Water |
484.50s | 14.83 |
| 16. |
Latias (Mega)
|
Zen Headbutt Psychic |
Psychic Psychic |
480.54s | 15.25 |
| 17. |
Rhydon
|
Mud-Slap Ground |
Earthquake Ground |
500.28s | 11.17 |
| 18. |
Gyarados (Mega)
|
Waterfall Water |
Hydro Pump Water |
487.18s | 15.92 |
| 19. |
Golurk
|
Mud-Slap Ground |
Earth Power Ground |
499.54s | 13.33 |
| 20. |
Steelix (Mega)
|
Thunder Fang Electric |
Earthquake Ground |
534.97s | 5.67 |
| 21. |
Krookodile
|
Mud-Slap Ground |
Earthquake Ground |
500.88s | 16.00 |
| 22. |
Kangaskhan (Mega)
|
Mud-Slap Ground |
Earthquake Ground |
501.97s | 17.75 |
| 23. |
Aerodactyl (Mega)
|
Steel Wing Steel |
Earth Power Ground |
493.28s | 21.75 |
| 24. |
Donphan
|
Mud-Slap Ground |
Earthquake Ground |
528.07s | 14.75 |
| 25. |
Golem
|
Mud-Slap Ground |
Earthquake Ground |
542.76s | 12.58 |
| 26. |
Sceptile (Mega)
|
Bullet Seed Grass |
Earthquake Ground |
505.63s | 27.67 |
| 27. |
Mewtwo
|
Psycho Cut Psychic |
Psystrike Psychic |
527.08s | 21.67 |
| 28. |
Beedrill (Mega)
|
Bug Bite Bug |
Drill Run Ground |
500.84s | 27.50 |
| 29. |
Aggron (Mega)
|
Iron Tail Steel |
Heavy Slam Steel |
582.24s | 9.58 |
| 30. |
Gengar (Mega)
|
Lick Ghost |
Psychic Psychic |
554.32s | 18.00 |
| 31. |
Scizor (Mega)
|
Bullet Punch Steel |
Iron Head Steel |
564.54s | 15.58 |
| 32. |
Swampert
|
Mud Shot Ground |
Earthquake Ground |
572.22s | 15.67 |
| 33. |
Flygon
|
Mud Shot Ground |
Earth Power Ground |
566.54s | 19.00 |
| 34. |
Slowbro (Mega)
|
Confusion Psychic |
Psychic Psychic |
576.05s | 18.17 |
| 35. |
Hoopa (Unbound)
|
Confusion Psychic |
Psychic Psychic |
554.02s | 24.50 |
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.
Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.
Nihilego Sprites
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Nihilego Moveset Analysis
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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
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Nihilego
RockPoison
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| 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 Fairy Fire Bug Ice | ||||
Conclusion
Nihilego is the first ever Ultra Beast available in Pokémon GO! Ultra Beasts have some amazing stats, and Nihilego now becomes the number one non-mega Poison type attacker in Pokémon GO.
