Best Team for Nihilego

Nihilego Overview

#793 Nihilego

RockPoison

Strengths

Hits Fire SEHits Ice SEHits Flying SEHits Bug SEHits Grass SEHits Fairy SE

Resists: Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Bug, Fairy

Weaknesses to Cover

WaterGroundPsychicSteel

Step-by-Step Teammate Guide

Fill each slot with a teammate that patches Nihilego's weaknesses and adds offensive coverage.

1. Slot 2 — Pick one of these teammates:

   

   MeowscaradaGrassDarkRecommended

   Resists water, ground, psychic; hits water, ground super-effectively

   +12% coverage gain

   

   ChesnaughtGrassFighting

   Resists water, ground; hits normal, water super-effectively

   +12% coverage gain

   

   KrookodileGroundDark

   Resists psychic; hits electric, poison super-effectively

   +11% coverage gain

2. Slot 3 — Pick one of these teammates:

   

   GalladePsychicFightingRecommended

   Resists fighting; hits normal, fighting super-effectively

   +7% coverage gain

   

   PrimarinaWaterFairy

   Resists ice, fighting; hits fighting, dragon super-effectively

   +6% coverage gain

   

   SwampertWaterGround

   Resists steel; hits electric, poison super-effectively

   +5% coverage gain

3. Slot 4 — Pick one of these teammates:

   

   ForretressBugSteelRecommended

   Resists steel, ice

   +3% coverage gain

   

   ScizorBugSteel

   Resists steel, ice

   +3% coverage gain

   

   PrimarinaWaterFairy

   Resists ice; hits dragon super-effectively

   +3% coverage gain

4. Slot 5 — Pick one of these teammates:

   

   SwampertWaterGroundRecommended

   hits electric super-effectively

   +1% coverage gain

   

   GastrodonWaterGround

   hits electric super-effectively

   +1% coverage gain

   

   LaprasWaterIce

   hits dragon super-effectively

   +1% coverage gain

5. Slot 6 — Pick one of these teammates:

   

   SylveonFairyRecommended

   hits dragon super-effectively

   +1% coverage gain

   

   Mimikyu DisguisedGhostFairy

   hits dragon super-effectively

   +1% coverage gain

   

   GyaradosWaterFlying

   Adds water coverage

Suggested Complete Team

99/100Excellent balance

Nihilego

Meowscarada

Gallade

Forretress

Swampert

Sylveon

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Alternative Builds

Other strong team compositions built around Nihilego:

Build 2

98/100

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Rock/poison/grass focused variant

NihilegoChesnaughtStarmieGrimmsnarlSnorlaxSwampert

Build 3

100/100

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Rock/poison/ground focused variant

NihilegoKrookodilePrimarinaVikavoltGalladeCorviknight

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