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Nihilego GX

Crimson Invasion / #103/111

Nihilego GX

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Crimson Invasion
Rarity (source)
Ultra Rare
Illustrator
5ban Graphics
Source reference
sm4-103

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The Pokémon’s story

Nihilego is an Ultra Beast from another world through an Ultra Wormhole. Descriptions attribute a parasitic lifestyle to it: it supposedly needs a Pokémon or human host to survive. It is also thought to carry a powerful neurotoxin. These elements make encounters alarming, but the French entries retain uncertainty. The presumed danger does not turn hypotheses about its biology into fully established knowledge.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Ultra Moon mentions humans as well as Pokémon among the hosts Nihilego supposedly needs. Ultra Sun discusses a powerful neurotoxin while retaining a reservation: the text says it is thought to carry this substance rather than asserting it without qualification.

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Card details

HP
180
Type (source)
Psychic
Pokédex number
793
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Psychic ×2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Abilities

Empty Light

Ability

When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench during your turn, you may leave both Active Pokémon Confused and Poisoned.

Attacks

Lock Up

Cost: Psychic · Psychic · Psychic

Damage: 120

The Defending Pokémon can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn.

Symbiont GX

Cost: Psychic · Psychic · Psychic

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.)

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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