Nihilego
A dark type Pokemon that spreads poison to weaken opponents.
What this card does
Nihilego deals 30 damage and poisons the opponent's active Pokemon with its New Wave attack.
It uses the More Poison ability to add 10 extra damage to any poisoned Pokemon your opponent plays.
More Poison
Your opponent's Active Pokémon takes +10 damage from being Poisoned.
The card focuses on a poison strategy. It applies the poison status itself and then boosts the damage that poison deals each turn.
Attacks
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Abilities
Your opponent's Active Pokémon takes +10 damage from being Poisoned.
Which deck it belongs in
This card suits decks built around dark energy and poison effects. It works well in strategies that aim to wear down the opponent over several turns.
- •Poison support
- •Extra damage boost
- •Dark energy teamwork
- •Fighting weakness
- •Low health points
- •Relies on status effects
Use the More Poison ability to make your opponent's poisoned Pokemon take more damage each turn.
Nihilego is known as the Parasitic Pokemon and looks like a jellyfish with many tentacles.
Remember that fighting type cards deal double damage to this Pokemon so watch out for those attacks.
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