Nihilego
“Nihilego” (A3a-042) is a Pokémon card from the Extradimensional Crisis set in Pokémon TCG Pocket, built around the Ability “More Poison”. Key details include 70 HP, Darkness, and New Wave. Card description: A life-form from another world, it was dubbed a UB and is thought to produce a strong neurotoxin.
Use this Nihilego page to confirm its set, pack sources, and deck roles before adding Nihilego to your collection.
Other Nihilego cards
3 matching cards
Nihilego Card Details
Illustrator·nagimisoHP
70
- Ability
More Poison
Your opponent's Active Pokémon takes +10 damage from being Poisoned.
Nihilego Attacks
- 30New Wave
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Other cards with the same More Poison Ability as Nihilego
3 matching cards
Other cards with New Wave, like Nihilego
3 matching cards
Tournament intelligence
Nihilego in tournament decks
This card appears in 3 current and 1 historical tournament archetypes.
Tournament deck data sourced from Limitless Tournament Platform.
Current tournament decks
Historical decks featuring this card
Archived tournament profiles where this card appeared in at least half of tracked decklists.
Tournament synergy
Cards commonly played with Nihilego
These cards most often appear beside Nihilego in current tournament decklists. Rankings use shared archetypes, samples, inclusion rate, and meta share.
Cyrus
A2-150
- shared archetypes
- 3
- avg. inclusion
- 100.0%
Copycat
B1-225
- shared archetypes
- 3
- avg. inclusion
- 100.0%
Poké Ball
P-A-005
- shared archetypes
- 3
- avg. inclusion
- 100.0%
Professor's Research
P-A-007
- shared archetypes
- 3
- avg. inclusion
- 100.0%
Mega Absol ex
B1-151
- shared archetypes
- 2
- avg. inclusion
- 100.0%
Bombirdier
B3-115
- shared archetypes
- 2
- avg. inclusion
- 94.5%
Related guides
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Guzzlord deck guide: Grindcore, poison, Lusamine
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Extradimensional Crisis: choose one Ultra Beast engine
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Ultra Beast decks: Buzzwole, Guzzlord, Silvally
Ultra Beast guide comparing Buzzwole pressure, Guzzlord denial, and Silvally Supporter tempo with a dated August 2026 snapshot.
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Buzzwole deck guide: Big Beat, pivots, and pressure
Buzzwole deck guide for Big Beat timing, Celesteela pivots, Ultra Beast partners, and a dated view of the deck's real competitive ceiling.
