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Battle Strategy
Type: Null functions as a premier bulky pivot and defensive wall by utilizing Eviolite to boost its already balanced defensive stats. Its primary goal is to soak up hits and use U-turn to maintain momentum while spreading status or utilizing moves like Facade and Iron Head to avoid being passive.
Best Used In
Type: Null excels in Gen 8 ZU and PU tiers as a defensive pivot, and can be used in restricted lower-tier formats where Eviolite-users are permitted to serve as a blanket check to physical attackers.
Strengths
- ›High natural bulk further amplified by Eviolite
- ›Access to Battle Armor prevents critical hit RNG
- ›Slow U-turn facilitates safe switches for fragile sweepers
- ›Pure Normal typing provides only one weakness
Weaknesses
- ›Extremely vulnerable to Knock Off removing its Eviolite
- ›Lack of reliable recovery outside of Rest
- ›Low offensive pressure against Ghost and Steel types
- ›Susceptible to being worn down by entry hazards
Competitive Tips
- ›Run 252 HP / 252 Def with an Impish nature to maximize its physical sponging capabilities.
- ›Utilize Rest in combination with Sleep Talk to provide longevity, as it lacks moves like Recover or Slack Off.
- ›Pair it with a cleric that knows Heal Bell or Aromatherapy to wake it up early from Rest cycles.
- ›Equip Eviolite exclusively; without this item, Type: Null is strictly inferior to its evolution, Silvally.
- ›Use Toxic to pressure opposing walls, though be wary of Steel-types that wall its entire kit.
Recommended Teammates
Clefable
Provides Wish support to heal Type: Null and can cure its sleep status with Aromatherapy.
Chandelure
Immune to the Fighting-type moves that threaten Type: Null and can break through the Steel-types that wall it.
Toxapex
Forms a regenerative defensive core and can lay Toxic Spikes to punish the opponent while Type: Null pivots.
Dragapult
Appreciates the slow U-turn from Type: Null to enter the field safely against weakened opponents.
Gliscor
Can absorb status for the team and handles the Ground and Fighting types that Type: Null may struggle to damage.
Game History
Introduced in Generation 7 as a 'Subjugation Pokémon' created by the Aether Foundation to combat Ultra Beasts. It is a legendary Pokémon that is uniquely capable of evolving through high friendship. In competitive play, it found a niche in lower Smogon tiers like ZU and PU as a top-tier defensive pivot.
Trivia
- ◆It is the only legendary Pokémon that can evolve and is also eligible for the Eviolite boost.
- ◆Its mask is a dampener designed to control its volatile power and prevents it from using its RKS System.
- ◆The name 'Type: Null' was given by Gladion, whereas the Aether Foundation originally called it 'Omni-Type'.
- ◆Its design is a chimera, incorporating biological traits from various different Pokémon types.
- ◆It is one of the few Pokémon whose English name contains a non-alphanumeric character (a colon).
- ◆In Pokémon Sword and Shield, it is gifted to the player at the Battle Tower by an NPC.
Moves · 56 total
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12 movesTM / HM
40 movesMove Tutor
4 movesWhere to find· 6 games
Sun
1 spot- •Aether Paradise 2f
Moon
1 spot- •Aether Paradise 2f
Ultra Sun
1 spot- •Ancient Poni Path
Ultra Moon
1 spot- •Ancient Poni Path
Sword
1 spot- •Galar Battle Tower
Shield
1 spot- •Galar Battle Tower