Nihilego

Nihilego

“Nihilego” (A4b-247) is a Pokémon card from the Deluxe Pack: ex 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.

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Nihilego Card Details

Illustrator·nagimiso

HP

70

  • Ability

    More Poison

    Your opponent's Active Pokémon takes +10 damage from being Poisoned.

Nihilego Attacks

  • New Wave

    Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.

    30
Weaknesses
Retreat Cost

How to get Nihilego

Where Nihilego is played

Observed use in sampled public tournaments. These figures are not ladder usage, a card win rate, or a recommendation to play a particular number of copies. Versions with the same effect are combined. Examples retain their source artwork.

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Build with Nihilego

Seen in 0.4% of 4,649 sampled tournament lists. Most lists that use it run 2 copies.

Small sample; interpret with care.

Tournament usage
0.4%
18 / 4,649 lists
Most common count
2 copies
72.2% of lists using it
Average copies
1.72
Among lists using it
Archetypes
7
Current decks using it

Decks that use “Nihilego”

  1. Dragalge ex Darkrai ex
    1 copy
    0.0% (0)
    2 copies
    100.0% (2)
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    Inclusion
    100.0%
    Meta share
    0.0%
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  2. Gengar Darkrai
    1 copy
    0.0% (0)
    2 copies
    100.0% (2)
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    Inclusion
    66.7%
    Meta share
    0.1%
  3. Gengar Darkrai ex
    1 copy
    0.0% (0)
    2 copies
    100.0% (2)
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  4. Gengar Igglybuff
    1 copy
    50.0% (1)
    2 copies
    50.0% (1)
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  5. Mega Gengar ex Gengar
    1 copy
    0.0% (0)
    2 copies
    100.0% (1)
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  6. Hydreigon Mega Absol ex
    1 copy
    100.0% (1)
    2 copies
    0.0% (0)
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    Inclusion
    1.3%
    Meta share
    1.6%
  7. Umbreon Hydreigon
    1 copy
    100.0% (1)
    2 copies
    0.0% (0)
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    Inclusion
    0.4%
    Meta share
    5.6%
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Event window: Oct 23, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026

Nihilego in tournament decks

This card appears in 7 current and 0 historical tournament archetypes.

Tournament deck data sourced from Limitless Tournament Platform.

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