Nihilego's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	16.38	386.1	32.4
2.	Acid	Sludge Bomb	15.75	371.4	31.2
3.	Pound	Sludge Bomb	15.65	368.9	31.0
4.	Poison Jab	Gunk Shot	15.58	367.4	30.8
5.	Poison Jab	Rock Slide	15.24	359.4	30.2
6.	Poison Jab	Power Gem	14.78	348.4	29.2
7.	Acid	Gunk Shot	14.77	348.3	29.2
8.	Pound	Gunk Shot	14.73	347.3	29.2

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Nihilego's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Nihilego has access to 3 Fast Attacks (Pound, Poison Jab, and Acid), which cover Normal and Poison-type attacks. When using Poison Jab and Acid you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Pound650.5s

Type effectiveness chart

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	6
Energy	5
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.2s - 0.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	4
Energy	4

Effects

Pound has no special effects.

See Pound details page ↗

Poison Jab1391.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	13
Energy	9
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.4s - 1.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	7
Energy	7

Effects

Poison Jab has no special effects.

See Poison Jab details page ↗

Acid11101.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	11
Energy	10
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	6
Energy	5

Effects

Acid has no special effects.

See Acid details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Acid	11	11.00	10	10.00	1.0s	6	5	-
Poison Jab	13	13.00	9	9.00	1.0s	7	7	-
Pound	6	12.00	5	10.00	0.5s	4	4	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Nihilego's Fast Attacks Type Coverage


Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Poison	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6

Nihilego's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Nihilego has access to 4 Charge Attacks (Rock Slide, Power Gem, Sludge Bomb, and Gunk Shot), which cover Rock and Poison-type attacks. When using Rock Slide, Power Gem, Sludge Bomb, and Gunk Shot you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Rock Slide75502.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Bug
- Fire
- Ice

62.5%
- Fighting
- Ground
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	75
Energy	50
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	45

Effects

Rock Slide has no special effects.

See Rock Slide details page ↗

Power Gem80503.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Bug
- Fire
- Ice

62.5%
- Fighting
- Ground
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	2.0s - 2.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	85
Energy	50

Effects

Power Gem has no special effects.

See Power Gem details page ↗

Sludge Bomb85502.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	85
Energy	50
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50

Effects

Sludge Bomb has no special effects.

See Sludge Bomb details page ↗

Gunk Shot1301003.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	130
Energy	100
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	1.6s - 2.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	130
Energy	75

Effects

Gunk Shot has no special effects.

See Gunk Shot details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Gunk Shot	130	43.33	100	-	3.0s	130	75	-
Power Gem	80	26.67	50	-	3.0s	85	50	-
Rock Slide	75	30.00	50	-	2.5s	65	45	-
Sludge Bomb	85	34.00	50	-	2.5s	80	50	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

There are no Nihilego moves that have Special Effects in PvP.

Nihilego's Charge Attacks Type Coverage


Rock	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Poison	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6