Nihil Light (move)

Nihil Light (Japanese: 無(む)に帰(き)す光(ひかり) Light That Returns to Nothing) is a damage-dealing Dragon-type move introduced during Generation IX, in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. It is the signature move of Mega Zygarde and an upgraded version of its other signature move, Core Enforcer.

Nihil Light 無に帰す光 Light That Returns to Nothing

Battles Type  Dragon Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  200 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation IX Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX The PP, range, and accuracy values are in the game data but have no effect in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Effect

Generation IX

Nihil Light deals damage and ignores any stat changes affecting its targets. It also bypasses Fairy-type Pokémon's immunity to Dragon-type moves, dealing neutral damage; if used on a dual-type Pokémon that has Fairy as one of its types, the damage calculation will take into account only the other type (e.g., a dual-type Fairy/Dragon Pokémon will be treated only as Dragon-type, and Nihil Light will be super effective).

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Category  Special Accuracy  100% Standard Plus Move Power  200  240 Cooldown  15s Move wind-up time  1 frame Effect duration  —s Additional effect  —  —  — Ignores the Fairy-type's normal immunity to Dragon-type moves

Type effectiveness

Offensive properties of Nihil Light
Super effective (×2):	Not very effective (×½):	No effect (×0):
Dragon	Steel	None

Description

Games Description ZA The user attacks by unleashing a powerful light that defies all laws of nature, striking even Fairy types and ignoring any stat changes affecting its targets.

Learnset

Special move

If Zygarde Complete Forme knows Core Enforcer, for the duration that it Mega Evolves into Mega Zygarde, Core Enforcer will become Nihil Light.

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0718		Zygarde Mega Zygarde		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	ZygarditeZA
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Trivia

• Nihil is Latin for "nothing". Altogether, the move's name may be a corruption of "annihilate".
• Nihil Light is the last Generation IX move in index number order.
• Nihil Light is the only new move introduced in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
  • It is also the only move to be exclusive to a Mega-Evolved Pokémon.
• Nihil Light is tied with a Devastating Drake based on Roar of Time for the highest base power of all Dragon-type moves.
• L mentions to the player that seeing Mega Zygarde use Nihil Light reminded him of Z-Moves.
  • The Japanese name of Nihil Light uses kanji, which is similar to some Pokémon-specific Z-Moves.
  • This move is similar to Light That Burns the Sky specifically, which can be only used after Necrozma undergoes Ultra Burst, much like how Zygarde needs to Mega Evolve in order to use Nihil Light.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	歸無之光 Gwāi Mòuh jī Gwōng
	Mandarin	歸無之光 / 归无之光 Guī Wú zhī Guāng
French		Lux Nihilum
German		Tilgungslicht
Italian		Tabula Laser
Korean		니힐레이저 Nihil Laser
Spanish		Luz Devastadora

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.