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Nihilego @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Power Gem
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power Ice
- Stealth Rock / Sludge Wave
Nihilego finds its place on Poison teams as a powerful offensive option capable of setting Stealth Rock for the team and as the type's premier Choice Scarf user. Using its speed and coverage, it can revenge kill huge threats such as Garchomp, Kyurem-B, and Mega Charizard X, while Beast Boost allows it to serve as a late-game cleaner once its checks and counters have been taken out or worn down. Since Poison teams are usually restricted to having two flexible team slots, running Stealth Rock on Choice Scarf Nihilego is common for role compression, as it allows Nidoking to use another coverage option in Thunderbolt to hit Mantine or grant another teammate in the other flexible slot like Salazzle, which cannot set Stealth Rock, more flexibility. Nihilego appreciates Poison's defensive backbone, mainly Toxapex, which can act as a blanket check to physical attackers that Nihilego hates dealing with due to its low Defense while also proving Toxic Spikes support. Nidoking also complements Nihilego by breaking through bulkier Steel-type Pokemon such as Mega Scizor and Ferrothorn that it struggles to damage, while they both form a core that can easily take on Flying teams.
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