Monotype nihilego (rock) [QC: 3/3] [GP: 1/1]

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:ss/nihilego:
[SET]
name: Meteor Beam Sweeper (Rock)
move 1: Meteor Beam
move 2: Sludge Wave
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Grass Knot
item: Power Herb
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Timid
evs: 80 HP / 176 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Nihilego is an excellent special setup sweeper for Rock teams, as it deals with Tapu Bulu, Corviknight, and Swampert, which Rock teams struggle with. Meteor Beam, in tandem with Power Herb, is what gets Nihilego going, providing Nihilego with a boost to its Special Attack. This lets it break through Pokemon such as Celesteela with chip damage. Sludge Wave helps Nihilego handle Fairy-types such as Tapu Bulu and Tapu Fini. Thunderbolt handles Water- and Flying-types such as Slowbro and Celesteela, while Grass Knot deals with Ground-types like Hippowdon, Swampert, and Gastrodon. This combination of coverage helps Nihilego break down Water teams late-game. Maximum speed EVs with 176 Special Attack investment allows Nihilego's ability, Beast Boost, to boost its Speed stat after it defeats a Pokemon. This turns Nihilego into an excellent late-game sweeper, as it prevents it from being revenge-killed by Tapu Koko, non-Choice Scarf Weavile, and Choice Scarf Galarian Zapdos.

Shuckle makes for a great teammate, as it sets entry hazards such as Stealth Rock. Shuckle also has access to Knock Off, which gets rid of Leftovers from Celesteela and Corviknight, making it easier for Nihilego to break past them. Tyranitar provides sand, boosting Nihilego's Special Defense, and handles walls that Nihilego struggles to take on such as Slowking, Galarian Slowking, and Klefki, all while checking Psychic- and Ghost-types. Choice Scarf Terrakion deals with faster threats such as Weavile, Zarude, and Cinderace. Rhyperior makes for an excellent teammate, as it is immune to Electric and can dismantle Steel-types such as Magnezone and Klefki easily, which render Nihilego useless. Shell Smash Barbaracle can dismantle Ground- and Water-type Pokemon such as Gastrodon and other Pokemon Nihilego struggles with such as Aegislash after a boost. Air Balloon is also a solid option on Barbaracle, as it can switch into Choice Scarf Excadrill's Earthquake, which would otherwise revenge kill Nihilego freely.

[OTHER OPTIONS]
Rock
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Choice Specs Nihilego is great at breaking down teams quickly, as the immediate boost in Special Attack makes Nihilego hard to switch into. Power Gem better threatens Landorus-T and Thundurus-T, but Nihilego loses important coverage, worsening its matchups against Flying and Water teams. A Choice Scarf set with Power Gem, Sludge Wave, Thunderbolt, and Grass Knot allows Nihilego to deal with Bulk Up Zarude and Cinderace and clean late-game versus Water teams.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[sasha, 510532]]
- Rock analysis by: [[sasha, 510532]]
- Quality checked by: [[neko, 542526], [roxiee, 481576], [Aqua Jet, 531302]]
- Grammar checked by: [[dex, 277988]]
 
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:ss/nihilego:
[SET]
name: Meteor Beam Sweeper (Rock)
move 1: Meteor Beam
move 2: Sludge Wave
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Grass Knot
item: Power Herb
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Timid
evs: 80 HP / 176 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Nihilego serves a strong purpose on rock being a quick setup sweeper with a wide range of coverage to support it. (I think the main highlight of Nihi is its a special attacker [non-existent in rock], and its one of the few guys that can deal with x,y,z. Its a bit vague to say wide range of coverage Imo) Meteor Beam, in tandem with Power Herb, is what gets Nihilego going. In tandem with Power Herb, Meteor Beam with go off instantaneously, providing as it provides Nihilego with a boost to its Special Attack, while firing off a high base power move (is there a combo where M.Beam + one of its moves Ko'es certain threats? it would be nice to place those here. Otherwise, just delete the "while firing off..."). Sludge Wave is Nihilego's best STAB option, (Kinda fluff) which handles Fairy-type threats such as the likes of Tapu Bulu and Tapu Fini, which Rock can struggle to fend off on its own without Nihilego. Thunderbolt and Grass Knot make for exceptional coverage across the meta. (Fluff)Thunderbolt handles the likes of Slowbro and Celesteela, while Grass Knot dissuades Hippowdon, Swampert, and Gastrodon from coming in (its not just dissuades; these mons just die from +1 GKnot "handles/deals with" is better imo), all of which are tough for Rock teams to break through without this coverage. (Also note that ele/grass lets it beat water teams late-game) Maximum speed EVs with 176 SpA allows Nihilego's to make use of its ability, Beast Boost, by allocating it to boost its Speed stat after it defeats a Pokemon, turning Nihilego into . This makes it an excellent sweeper and late-game win condition as it prevents Nihilego from being revenge-killed by Tapu Koko (insert 2 more mons, Weevil is usually scarfed, and you don't sweep Ice without Power Gem, or add the parameter "non-Choice Scarf" [Implies Dark teams]. Thund-T isn't a target, as without Power Gem, Nihi can't break through Flying anyway)boosting speed is very valuable for things that naturally outspeed you such as Weavile, Thundurus, and Tapu Koko, which all have the capacity to revenge-kill Nihilego after minimal damage.

Due to Nihilego's inability to OHKO many Flying-type Pokemon such as Celesteela and Corviknight, Shuckle makes for a great teammate as it provides entry hazards such as Stealth Rock and also has access to Knock Off, which provides to be invaluable for getting rid of Leftovers (on?) for Nihilego to break through easier. Additionally, Nihilego appreciates Cradily, as it provides a neutral switch-in to Grass- and Ground-type moves, and completely nullifies Water-type attacks, which Nihilego would never like to stay in on, due to its frail nature. (Cradily bad.)Nihilego's unfortunate lack of speed control prior to boosting can leave it vulnerable, thankfully, Choice Scarf Terrakion makes for an excellent teammate to revenge-kill opposing Speed Control such as Weavile, Zarude, and Cinderace. Finally, while not used often, Aerodactyl can make for a solid teammate as it provides hazards in the form of Stealth Rock (add that it also has taunt and all. Also kinda in the fence with Aero since he really isn't good...), and a Ground-type immunity which conversely takes pressure off of Cradily from dealing with all Ground-type Moves.
*Ur missing quite a bit of mons: Add Tyranitar (Sand + Deals with special walls that gives it hard time), Rhyperior (Elec immune + Steel Deleter [Nihi can't the steels anyway], Barbacle [Smasher that breaks down Ground with Nihi + another Phys attacker], Coalossal [Spins away and sets more hazards, Fire means steel deleter]
[OTHER OPTIONS]
Rock
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Another option for Nihilego would be to use Choice Scarf over Power Herb. This would mean you can no longer run Meteor Beam, however Nihilego's sweeping capability still remains as it still has access to coverage, gains immediate speed control, and can allocate Beast Boost into it's Special Attack stat, leaving it dangerous in the right conditions.
*in analyses, we're not allowed to use 2nd person pronouns like you. Also explaining Scarf set could be done in a much shorter manner
*Add Power Gem in other options of M.Beam set, as it lets you clean Flying, however, Rock doesn't really like the redundancy since Terrakion wins vs Flying as long as Stone Edge hits. You do beat Thund-T and Lando-T tho that way.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[cy, 510532]]
- Rock analysis by: [[cy, 510532]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2],[username3, userid3]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1],[username2, userid2]]
Pls ping me when implemented, so I can stamp it :blobnom:
 
:ss/nihilego:
[SET]
name: Meteor Beam Sweeper (Rock)
move 1: Meteor Beam
move 2: Sludge Wave
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Grass Knot
item: Power Herb
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Timid
evs: 80 HP / 176 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Nihilego is an excellent special setup sweeper for Rock teams due to its ability to deal with Tapu Bulu, Corviknight, and Swampert, which Rock teams struggle with. Nihilego serves a strong purpose on rock being a quick setup sweeper that can utilize Special Attack, which very few viable Rock-type Pokemon can do. Meteor Beam, in tandem with Power Herb, is what gets Nihilego going as it provides Nihilego with a boost to its Special Attack. Sludge Wave helps Nihilego handle Fairy-type threats such as Tapu Bulu and Tapu Fini. Thunderbolt handles the likes Water- and Flying-types such as of Slowbro and Celesteela, while Grass Knot deals with Ground-types like Hippowdon, Swampert, and Gastrodon, all of which are tough for Rock teams to break through. Additionally, this combination of Grass- and Electric-type coverage helps Nihilego break down defeat Water-teams in the late-game. Maximum speed EVs with 176 SpA allows Nihilego's ability, Beast Boost, to boost its Speed stat after it defeats a Pokemon, turning Nihilego into an excellent sweeper and late-game win condition as it prevents Nihilego from being revenge-killed by Tapu Koko, non-Choice Scarf Weavile, and Choice Scarf Galarian Zapdos Zapdos-Galar.

(Change order to Shuckle->Terrakion->TTar->Barbacle->Rypherior->Aero/Coalossal)
*also cut down on makes for a great team mate (this is the team mate's paragraph after all)
Due to Nihilego's inability to OHKO many Flying-type Pokemon such as Celesteela and Corviknight, Shuckle makes for a great teammate as it provides entry hazards such as Stealth Rock and also has access to Knock Off, which provides to be invaluable for getting rid of Leftovers from Celesteela (insert one more bulky wall ish example here, and the appropriate item)for Nihilego to break through easier. (Its weird to use Shuckle as someone who helps vs steel borbs, but the rest is fine. Add that Shuckle has webs too, letting Nihi outspeed more stuff after a boost) Choice Scarf Terrakion provides speed control, and deals with threats such as makes for an excellent teammate to revenge kill Weavile, Zarude, and Cinderace. Aerodactyl can make for a solid teammate as it provides hazards in the form of Stealth Rock, provide other forms of utility in Taunt, and a Ground-type immunity. Rhyperior makes for an excellent teammate as it provides both an Electric-type immunity and with it's high Attack stat, can dismantle Steel-type (I'd rather have examples of which steel mons it deals with, this feels a bit vague. For example, dealing with Magnezone/Klefki makes the Elec/Fairy late-game cleaning thing a bit more easier for Nihi) teams easily, which whereas Nihilego is rendered useless against them. Shell Smash Barbaracle is also a strong teammate as it can dismantle Ground-type teams easily after a boost (add some targets that may or may not be Ground-type that Nihi struggles with, like Excadrill). Tyranitar also proves to be worthy on Rock-type teams as it provides Sand via Sand Stream, which boosts all Rock-type Pokemon's Nihilego's Special Defense (if desired, add a special attack that nihi usually wont survive but it does now because sand. It looks nicer that way), and handles walls that Rock-type teams Nihilego struggles to take on such as Slowking, Galarian Slowking Slowking-Galar, and Klefki.

*ftr, in analysis Slowking-Galar, Muk-Alola are Galarian Slowking and Alolan Muk, respectively
*Thundurus-Therian is Thundurus-T, Landorus-Incarnate is Landorus
*For more info, check Grammar standards

[OTHER OPTIONS]
Rock
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Power Gem may be considered as it lets Nihilego threaten Landorus-T and Thundurus-T better, (insert the cons of having this move tho). A Choice Scarf set with Sludge Wave, Power Gem, Thunderbolt, and Grass Knot may be considered on Nihilego, allowing it to provide immediate Speed control to deal with (insert mons here), and also boosts its ability to sweep (insert types, if desired) late-game due to Beast Boost boosting (find a better word because boost boosting sounds funny) its Special Attack.
*Prioritization -> OO Moves for that set->other set
*Also, pls double check grammar ;w;
Another option for Nihilego would be to use Choice Scarf over Power Herb. Nihilego's sweeping capability still remains as it has immediate speed control, and can allocate Beast Boost into it's Special Attack stat after revenge killing a Pokemon. Finally, Power Gem can also be rain on Nihilego as it helps further break through Thundurus-Therian and Landorus-Therian.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[cy, 510532]]
- Rock analysis by: [[cy, 510532]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1neko, 542526], [username2, userid2],[username3, userid3]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1],[username2, userid2]]
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Shuckle makes for a great teammate as it provides entry hazards such as Stealth Rock and also has access to Knock Off, which provides to be invaluable for getting rid of Leftovers from Celesteela and Corviknight for Nihilego to break through easier. Choice Scarf Terrakion provides speed control, and deals with threats such as Weavile, Zarude, and Cinderace. Aerodactyl can make for a solid teammate as it provides hazards in the form of Stealth Rock, provide other forms of utility in Taunt, and a Ground-type immunity. I feel like Rock is direct pressure and running both Shuckle and Aerodactyl seems weird, I think maybe as a lead replacing Shuckle but unsure about this one. Rhyperior makes for an excellent teammate as it provides both an Electric-type immunity and can dismantle Steel-types such as Magnezone and Klefki easily, which Nihilego is rendered useless against. Shell Smash Barbaracle can dismantle Ground- and Water-type teams and other Pokemon such as Aegislash easily after a boost. (feel like we should go into its gknot coverage a little more as it helps nihilego a lot. I'd also highlight Air Balloon Barbacle here specially, because non-air balloon nihi is kinda hard for ground still (re: excadrill)) Tyranitar provides Sand Nihilego's Special Defense, and handles walls that Nihilego struggles to take on such as Slowking, Galarian Slowking, and Klefki. (i'd move this after this shuckle line, and really highlight "Psychic-types" since Nihilego is weak to such Pokemon and its the main check to ghost-types as well)

[OTHER OPTIONS]
Rock
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Power Gem may be considered as it lets Nihilego threaten Landorus-T and Thundurus-T better, however you lose important coverage that may hinder your matchup against Flying- and Water-type teams. A Choice Scarf set with Sludge Wave, Power Gem, Thunderbolt, and Grass Knot may be considered on Nihilego, allowing it to provide immediate Speed control to deal with Bulk Up Zarude and Cinderace, and also boosts its ability to sweep Water-type teams late-game due to Beast Boost increasing its Special Attack. (Choice Specs is pretty sick on Nihilego, id probably rank that as the best other option tbh, the main thing is you cant switch moves but it still hits pretty hard with specs and its not a loseable-item like power herb)
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2/3 after implemented ~
 
Good work
:ss/nihilego:
[SET]
name: Meteor Beam Sweeper (Rock)
move 1: Meteor Beam
move 2: Sludge Wave
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Grass Knot
item: Power Herb
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Timid
evs: 80 HP / 176 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Nihilego is an excellent special setup sweeper for Rock teams due to its ability to deal with Tapu Bulu, Corviknight, and Swampert, which Rock teams struggle with. Meteor Beam, in tandem with Power Herb, is what gets Nihilego going as it provides Nihilego with a boost to its Special Attack. (I feel like the raises SpA part is dex info, you could mention it helps Nihi force its way past a chipped Celesteela though) Sludge Wave helps Nihilego handle Fairy-type threats such as Tapu Bulu and Tapu Fini. Thunderbolt handles Water- and Flying-types such as Slowbro and Celesteela, while Grass Knot deals with Ground-types like Hippowdon, Swampert, and Gastrodon, all of which are tough for Rock teams to break through. Additionally, this combination of Grass- and Electric-type coverage helps Nihilego break down Water teams late-game. Maximum speed EVs with 176 SpA allows Nihilego's ability, Beast Boost, to boost its Speed stat after it defeats a Pokemon, turning Nihilego into an excellent sweeper and late-game win condition as it prevents Nihilego from being revenge-killed by Tapu Koko, non-Choice Scarf Weavile, and Choice Scarf Galarian Zapdos.

Shuckle makes for a great teammate as it provides entry hazards such as Stealth Rock and also has access to Knock Off, which provides proves to be invaluable for getting rid of Leftovers from Celesteela and Corviknight for Nihilego to break through easier. Tyranitar provides Sand, boosting Nihilego's Special Defense, and handles walls that Nihilego struggles to take on such as Slowking, Galarian Slowking, and Klefki, as it acts as Rock-type teams main way to check Psychic- and Ghost-types. Choice Scarf Terrakion provides speed control (Removed Comma) and deals with threats such as Weavile, Zarude, and Cinderace. Rhyperior makes for an excellent teammate as it provides both an Electric-type immunity and can dismantle Steel-types such as Magnezone and Klefki easily, which Nihilego is rendered useless against. Shell Smash Barbaracle can dismantle Ground- and Water-type teams and other Pokemon such as Aegislash and Gastrodon easily after a boost. Air Balloon also makes for a solid option on Barbaracle as a check to Choice Scarf Excadrill's Earthquake.

[OTHER OPTIONS]
Rock
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Choice Specs Nihilego is great at breaking down teams quickly, as the immediate boost in Special Attack makes Nihilego hard to switch into. Power Gem may be considered as it lets Nihilego threaten Landorus-T and Thundurus-T better, however you lose important coverage that may hinder your matchup against Flying- and Water-type teams. A Choice Scarf set with Sludge Wave, Power Gem, Thunderbolt, and Grass Knot may be considered on Nihilego, allowing it to provide immediate Speed control to deal with Bulk Up Zarude and Cinderace, and also boosts its ability to sweep Water-type teams late-game due to Beast Boost increasing its Special Attack.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[cy, 510532]]
- Rock analysis by: [[cy, 510532]]
- Quality checked by: [[neko, 542526], [roxiee, 481576]], [username3, userid3]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]], [username2, userid2]]
QC: 3/3
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[SET]
name: Meteor Beam Sweeper (Rock)
move 1: Meteor Beam
move 2: Sludge Wave
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Grass Knot
item: Power Herb
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Timid
evs: 80 HP / 176 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Nihilego is an excellent special setup sweeper for Rock teams, (AC) as it deals due to its ability to deal with Tapu Bulu, Corviknight, and Swampert, which Rock teams struggle with. Meteor Beam, in tandem with Power Herb, is what gets Nihilego going, (AC) providing as it provides Nihilego with a boost to its Special Attack. (AP) This lets it which helps break through Pokemon such as Celesteela with chip damage. Sludge Wave helps Nihilego handle Fairy-types threats such as Tapu Bulu and Tapu Fini. Thunderbolt handles Water- and Flying-types such as Slowbro and Celesteela, while Grass Knot deals with Ground-types like Hippowdon, Swampert, and Gastrodon. (AP) all of which are tough for Rock teams to break through (this feels somewhat repetitive to me.) Additionally, This combination of Grass- and Electric-type coverage helps Nihilego break down Water teams late-game. Maximum speed EVs with 176 Special Attack SpA allows Nihilego's ability, Beast Boost, to boost its Speed stat after it defeats a Pokemon. (AP) This turns turning Nihilego into an excellent sweeper and late-game win condition, (AC) as it prevents it Nihilego from being revenge-killed by Tapu Koko, non-Choice Scarf Weavile, and Choice Scarf Galarian Zapdos.

Shuckle makes for a great teammate, (AC) as it provides entry hazards such as Stealth Rock. (AP) Shuckle and also has access to Knock Off, which gets rid proves to be invaluable for getting rid of Leftovers from Celesteela and Corviknight, (AC) making it easier for Nihilego to break past them. for Nihilego to break through easier Tyranitar provides sand Sand, boosting Nihilego's Special Defense, and handles walls that Nihilego struggles to take on such as Slowking, Galarian Slowking, and Klefki, all while acting as as it acts as Rock-type teams' (added apostrophe) main way of checking to check Psychic- and Ghost-types. Choice Scarf Terrakion provides speed control and deals with threats such as Weavile, Zarude, and Cinderace. Rhyperior makes for an excellent teammate, (AC) as it provides both an Electric-type immunity and can dismantle Steel-types such as Magnezone and Klefki easily, which Nihilego is rendered useless against. Shell Smash Barbaracle can dismantle Ground- and Water-type teams and other Pokemon such as Aegislash and Gastrodon easily after a boost. (maybe clarify this point a bit more, it didn't feel explicit enough as to how Barbaracle really helps Nihilego) Air Balloon is also makes for a solid option on Barbaracle, (AC) as it switches in on a check to Choice Scarf Excadrill's Earthquake, (AC) which would otherwise revenge kill Nihilego freely.

[OTHER OPTIONS]
Rock
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Choice Specs Nihilego is great at breaking down teams quickly, as the immediate boost in Special Attack makes Nihilego hard to switch into. Power Gem better threatens Landorus-T and Thundurus-T, but Nihilego loses important coverage moves, worsening its matchups against Flying and Water teams. Power Gem may be considered as it lets Nihilego threaten Landorus-T and Thundurus-T better, however you lose important coverage that may hinder your matchup against Flying- and Water-type teams. A set of Power Gem, Sludge Wave, Thunderbolt, and Grass Knot, with a Choice Scarf, condenses Speed control that deals with Bulk Up Zarude and Cinderace, and late-game cleaning potential versus Water teams. (you stated a lot of what Beast Boost allows Nihi to do, I don't think it's worth elaborating on it here. tried to make the sentence less wordy as well.) A Choice Scarf set with Sludge Wave, Power Gem, Thunderbolt, and Grass Knot may be considered on Nihilego, allowing it to provide immediate Speed control to deal with Bulk Up Zarude and Cinderace, while also improving and also boosts its ability to sweep Water-type teams late-game due to Beast Boost increasing its Special Attack.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[cy, 510532]]
- Rock analysis by: [[cy, 510532]]
- Quality checked by: [[neko, 542526], [roxiee, 481576]], [Aqua Jet, 531302]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]], [username2, userid2]]
 
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[SET]
name: Meteor Beam Sweeper (Rock)
move 1: Meteor Beam
move 2: Sludge Wave
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Grass Knot
item: Power Herb
ability: Beast Boost
nature: Timid
evs: 80 HP / 176 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Nihilego is an excellent special setup sweeper for Rock teams, as it deals with Tapu Bulu, Corviknight, and Swampert, which Rock teams struggle with. Meteor Beam, in tandem with Power Herb, is what gets Nihilego going, providing Nihilego with a boost to its Special Attack. This lets it break through Pokemon such as Celesteela with chip damage. Sludge Wave helps Nihilego handle Fairy-types such as Tapu Bulu and Tapu Fini. Thunderbolt handles Water- and Flying-types such as Slowbro and Celesteela, while Grass Knot deals with Ground-types like Hippowdon, Swampert, and Gastrodon. This combination of coverage helps Nihilego break down Water teams late-game. Maximum speed EVs with 176 Special Attack investment allows Nihilego's ability, Beast Boost, to boost its Speed stat after it defeats a Pokemon. This turns Nihilego into an excellent late-game win conditionsweeper, as it prevents it from being revenge-killed by Tapu Koko, non-Choice Scarf Weavile, and Choice Scarf Galarian Zapdos.

Shuckle makes for a great teammate, as it providesets entry hazards such as Stealth Rock. Shuckle also has access to Knock Off, which gets rid of Leftovers from Celesteela and Corviknight, making it easier for Nihilego to break past them. Tyranitar provides sand, boosting Nihilego's Special Defense, and handles walls that Nihilego struggles to take on such as Slowking, Galarian Slowking, and Klefki, all while acting as Rock-type teams' main way of checking Psychic- and Ghost-types. Choice Scarf Terrakion provides speed control and deals with faster threats such as Weavile, Zarude, and Cinderace. Rhyperior makes for an excellent teammate, as it provides both an Electric-type immunityis immune to Electric and can dismantle Steel-types such as Magnezone and Klefki easily, which render Nihilego is rendered useless against. Shell Smash Barbaracle can dismantle Ground- and Water-type Pokemon such as Gastrodon and other Pokemon hard to beatNihilego struggles with such as Aegislash after a boost. Air Balloon is also a solid option on Barbaracle, as it switches in oncan switch into Choice Scarf Excadrill's Earthquake, which would otherwise revenge kill Nihilego freely.

[OTHER OPTIONS]
Rock
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Choice Specs Nihilego is great at breaking down teams quickly, as the immediate boost in Special Attack makes Nihilego hard to switch into. Power Gem better threatens Landorus-T and Thundurus-T, but Nihilego loses important coverage moves, worsening its matchups against Flying and Water teams. A set ofChoice Scarf set with Power Gem, Sludge Wave, Thunderbolt, and Grass Knot, with a Choice Scarf, condenses Speed control that deals allows Nihilego to deal with Bulk Up Zarude and Cinderace, and late-game cleaning potential and clean late-game versus Water teams.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[sasha, 510532]]
- Rock analysis by: [[sasha, 510532]]
- Quality checked by: [[neko, 542526], [roxiee, 481576]], [Aqua Jet, 531302]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]], [username2, userid2dex, 277988]]
this is good with just one slay, 1/1
 
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