Nihilego Crowned Strongest Ultra Beast: Fusing Power and Villainy
The parasitic Nihilego claims the title of strongest Ultra Beast with its ability to fuse with and enhance other Pokemon, creating terrifyingly powerful hybrids. By integrating its toxic cells with strong species like Buzzwole, Nihilego forms symbiotic relationships that amplify its strengths. Let‘s analyze what makes this twisted Ultra Beast so formidable.
Abilities and Strengths
Nihilego possesses a dual Rock/Poison typing, with strong offenses backed up by great speed. With moves like Power Gem, Sludge Wave, and Acid Spray in its arsenal, Nihilego excels at dealing damage quickly. However, its true power emerges when fusing its cells with other organisms.
Fused Forms
By integrating with a host‘s body, Nihilego enhances their capabilities while gaining a physical form to directly leverage its power. Some projected fused forms and their potential strengths:
- Nihilego-Buzzwole: A terrifying combination of absurd physical offense and speedy striking. Would hit brutishly hard while shrugging off attacks.
- Nihilego-Necrozma: Ultimate destructive light-draining power mixed with Nihilego‘s toxins. Would gain enhanced speed and strength.
- Nihilego-Guzzlord: Monstrous dark dragon gluttony combined with Nihilego‘s absorption and toxins. Would have mountainous HP and hit points.
As those hypothetical fused forms demonstrate, Nihilego creates symbiotic relationships that magnify its strengths while shoring up weaknesses. Very few Pokémon could stand against some of those combined beasts.
Weaknesses
Despite its formidable attacking nature, Nihilego suffers from common vulnerabilities that balance it. For example, it takes 4x extra damage from Ground type moves due to its Rock typing. Steel, Water, and Psychic attacks also trouble it.
Without a host fused form, Nihilego also lacks significant bulk or defense outside of its Speed and Special Defense attributes. Super effective attacks can dent or down it before it gets too many hits in. It must act as a glass cannon striker.
Competitive Viability
Across various Pokémon GO battle formats, here is how Nihilego sizes up:
Raids
As the highest ranked Poison type attacker, Nihilego becomes a strong counter pick against Fairy and Grass raid bosses when weather boosted. However, since Poison has limited raid usefulness, Bug, Dark, or Ghost attackers often prove stronger substitutes.
Gyms
With vulnerability to common types like Water and Ground, Nihilego does not defend gyms well. It lacks the TDO (Total Damage Output) and overall bulk to be more than a minor annoyance.
PvP Leagues
- Great League: Too attack-oriented to last.
- Ultra League: Lacks tankiness but can whip out high Poison damage. situational pick.
- Master League: Outclasses most Poison types except Mega Venusaur. Still usually too fragile.
So while Nihilego mainly thrives as a strong Poison-type attacker in raids, it carves out certain niches across PvP formats when used properly.
Rarity and Availability
As one of the first discovered Ultra Beasts, Nihilego remains rarely seen in Pokémon GO to date. During the 2022 GO Fest finale event, it briefly became more available in five-star raids and as a guaranteed Special Research reward encounter.
But outside limited-time events, players must trade or use the GO Transporter from Pokémon HOME to obtain a Nihilego currently. This rarity and intriguing backstory fuels its popularity among collectors and competitive trainers alike.
In the end, Nihilego tops our Ultra Beast rankings due to:
- Battle attacking prowess
- Unique ability to fuse with and enhance host Pokémon
- Formidable projected fused forms
- High Poison damage output, especially against Fairies
Yet its common weaknesses and lack of durability balance its danger. Trainers must leverage Nihilego carefully in battle and beware its absorption tendencies…or else you may end up with an uncontrollable beast!
So while risky to obtain and partner with, no other Ultra Beast quite compares to Nihilego‘s potential for greatness and destruction. Handle with care!
