What Beats Nihilego?
Nihilego is 4× weak to Ground and weak to Steel, Water, and Psychic
Nihilego Weaknesses
Lead with Ground attacks — Nihilego's Rock/Poison typing stacks the weakness to 4× damage.
Nihilego Resistances
Avoid these attack types — Nihilego takes reduced damage from them.
Best Nihilego Counters
The strongest attackers among the types that hit Nihilego for 4× and 2× damage. Pick the game you're playing to only see Pokémon you can actually get:
Your Party vs Nihilego
Your party is empty — add some Pokémon! Open any Pokémon's page and tap ♥ Add to Party (and star up to 4 of its moves), then come back to see exactly which of your Pokémon — and which attack — beats Nihilego.
Nihilego Weakness Q&A
- What is Nihilego weak to?
- Nihilego takes extra damage from Ground (4×), Steel (2×), Water (2×), and Psychic (2×) type attacks.
- What is Nihilego 4× weak to?
- Nihilego takes 4× damage from Ground attacks — its Rock/Poison typing doubles the weakness twice, so these are the fastest way to take it down.
- What attacks does Nihilego resist?
- Nihilego takes reduced damage from Poison (¼×), Normal (½×), Flying (½×), Fire (½×), Bug (½×), and Fairy (½×) type attacks.
- What is the best counter to Nihilego?
- Strong Ground attackers like Groudon, Rhyperior, and Ursaluna beat Nihilego — their attacks hit it for 4× damage.