Nihilego-GX
Rotated OutA powerful Psychic-type attacker that disrupts the opponent's resources and movement.
What this card does
It has 180 HP and can be played from your hand to confuse and poison both Active Pokémon.
It uses three Psychic Energy to deal 120 damage and stop the Defending Pokémon from retreating.
It uses three Psychic Energy to force your opponent to add two cards from their deck to their Prize pile.
Empty Light
When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench during your turn, you may leave both Active Pokémon Confused and Poisoned.
The Empty Light ability lets you bring Nihilego-GX onto the Bench without it being affected by confusion or poison, while simultaneously causing those conditions for both Active Pokémon. This creates immediate pressure and makes it harder for your child's opponent to recover.
Attacks
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
Add the top 2 cards of your opponent's deck to their Prize cards. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
Abilities
When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench during your turn, you may leave both Active Pokémon Confused and Poisoned.
Which deck it belongs in
This card fits well in decks that focus on status conditions like confusion and poison. It suits strategies that want to disrupt the opponent's deck size and prevent them from switching out their Pokémon.
- •High HP
- •Disruptive abilities
- •Deck disruption
- •Psychic weakness
- •One GX limit
- •High energy cost
Use Symbiont-GX early to reduce the opponent's Prize cards, making it easier for your child to win faster.
Nihilego is a parasitic Pokémon that feeds on the life force of other creatures.
Your child must remember they can only use one GX attack per game, so they need to choose wisely between Lock Up and Symbiont-GX.
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