Nickit: Evolution, Shiny, Weaknesses and Abilities

⚡The Essentials on Nickit

Type: Dark
Weaknesses: ×2 Fighting, Bug, Fairy Table
Resistances: ×½ Ghost, Dark · immune: Psychic
Evolution: Nickit → Thievul (Lv. 18)
Shiny: Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View
Stats: Total 245 · top stat: Special Defense (52) Detail
In Current Games: Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 64 in the Extradimensional Pokédex (Mega Dimension)
Pokémon GO: available
Other Names: Goupilou in French · クスネ, Kusune in Japanese · Kleptifux in German All Languages

📋Overview

Nickit is a Dark-type Pokémon, No. 827 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 8. Category: Fox Pokémon. Height: 0.6 m, weight: 8.9 kg.

Nickit evolves into Thievul (Lv. 18).

Abilities: Run Away and Unburden. Hidden Ability: Stakeout. Nickit is weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Nickit takes no damage from Psychic-type moves.

Generation

Generation 8

Sword / Shield

National No.

#827

National Pokédex

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP

40

255

Attack

28

255

Defense

28

255

Special Attack

47

255

Special Defense

52

255

Speed

50

255

Total

245

Min HP (Lv. 100)

190

0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature

Max HP (Lv. 100)

284

31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature

Gen Changes

Stable

Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Dark). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 3 types

Fighting

×2

Bug

×2

Fairy

×2

Normal (×1) — 12 types

Normal

×1

Fire

×1

Water

×1

Electric

×1

Grass

×1

Ice

×1

Poison

×1

Ground

×1

Flying

×1

Rock

×1

Dragon

×1

Steel

×1

Resistant (×0.5) — 2 types

Ghost

×½

Dark

×½

Immune (×0) — 1 type

Psychic

×0

✨Abilities

Run Away

Ability 1

Enables a sure getaway from wild Pokémon.

Unburden

Ability 2

Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon's held item is used or lost.

Stakeout

Doubles the damage dealt to a target that has just switched into battle.

🌱Nickit Evolution

Level 18 →

🔮Nickit Forms and Shiny

Standard Form

Dark

Shiny Availability

Shiny form available

Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Nickit Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

1

Tail Whip

Normal Stat

100%

—

30

1

Quick Attack

Normal Phys.

100%

40

30

4

Beat Up

Dark Phys.

100%

—

10

8

Hone Claws

Dark Stat

—

15

12

Snarl

Dark Spec.

95%

55

15

16

Assurance

Dark Phys.

100%

60

10

20

Nasty Plot

Dark Stat

—

20

24

Sucker Punch

Dark Phys.

100%

70

5

28

Night Slash

Dark Phys.

100%

70

15

32

Tail Slap

Normal Phys.

85%

25

10

36

Foul Play

Dark Phys.

100%

95

15

TM/HM

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

TM01

Snarl

Dark Spec.

95%

55

15

TM02

Protect

Normal Stat

—

10

TM03

Assurance

Dark Phys.

100%

60

10

TM04

Attract

Normal Stat

100%

—

15

TM05

Beat Up

Dark Phys.

100%

—

10

TM06

Sleep Talk

Normal Stat

—

10

TM07

Play Rough

Fairy Phys.

90%

90

10

TM08

Round

Normal Spec.

100%

60

15

TM09

Substitute

Normal Stat

—

10

TM10

Fake Tears

Dark Stat

100%

—

20

TM11

Facade

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

TM12

Screech

Normal Stat

85%

—

40

TM13

Agility

Psychic Stat

—

30

TM14

Thief

Dark Phys.

100%

60

25

TM15

Nasty Plot

Dark Stat

—

20

TM16

Swift

Normal Spec.

—

60

20

TM17

Tail Slap

Normal Phys.

85%

25

10

TM18

Taunt

Dark Stat

100%

—

20

TM19

Baton Pass

Normal Stat

—

40

TM20

Rest

Psychic Stat

—

5

TM21

Snore

Normal Spec.

100%

50

15

TM22

Endure

Normal Stat

—

10

TM23

Mud Shot

Ground Spec.

95%

55

15

TM24

Foul Play

Dark Phys.

100%

95

15

TM25

Dig

Ground Phys.

100%

80

10

Origin

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Howl

Normal Stat

—

40

—

Quick Guard

Fighting Stat

—

15

—

Knock Off

Dark Phys.

100%

65

20

—

Torment

Dark Stat

100%

—

15

Origin

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Lash Out

Dark Phys.

100%

75

5

No data available for this category.

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups

Field

Egg Cycles

15 cycles

≈ 3,855 steps

Gender

♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%

Ditto Compatibility

✓ Yes

Pokérus

Susceptible

EV ×2 if infected

Max Characteristic

Special Defense

Highest base stat

Hyper Training & Mints

Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Nickit

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Shield Sword

Generation VIII

🛡️

Shield 1 encounter

Available ▼

Wild Area (1)

Wild Area / Galar

⚔️

Sword 1 encounter

Available ▼

Wild Area (1)

Wild Area / Galar

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Sword

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Shield

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

📱Nickit in Pokémon GO

714Max CP (Lv. 40)
408Perfect CP in Raids
1 kmper Candy as Buddy
50 🍬to evolve into Thievul

Pokémon GO entry: Nickit →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Sword

“ほかの　ポケモンが　みつけた　エサをかすめて　くらしている。　ふかふかのにくきゅうは　あしおとを　たてない。”

Sword

“다른 포켓몬이 발견한 먹이를 훔치며 산다. 푹신푹신한 볼록살 덕분에 발소리가 나지 않는다.”

Sword

“靠搶奪其他寶可夢找到的食物為生。腳上長著軟乎乎的肉球，走路時不會發出絲毫聲響。”

Sword

“Il vit en subtilisant la nourriture des autres Pokémon. Grâce à ses coussinets moelleux, il ne fait aucun bruit quand il marche.”

Sword

“Es stibitzt Futter, das andere Pokémon gefunden haben. Dank der samtweichen Ballen an seinen Pfoten ist sein Gang lautlos.”

Sword

“Se sustenta con el alimento que roba a otros Pokémon. Las almohadillas de sus patas son tan blandas que no hace ningún ruido al caminar.”

Sword

“Vive rubando il cibo trovato dagli altri Pokémon. I morbidi cuscinetti plantari rendono i suoi passi silenziosi.”

Sword

“Aided by the soft pads on its feet, it silently raids the food stores of other Pokémon. It survives off its ill-gotten gains.”

Sword

“ほかの　ポケモンが　みつけた　餌を掠めて　暮らしている。　ふかふかの肉球は　足音を　たてない。”

Sword

“靠抢夺其他宝可梦找到的食物为生。脚上长着软乎乎的肉球，走路时不会发出丝毫声响。”

Shield

“ようじん　ぶかく　ずるがしこい。エサを　ぬすむと　しっぽであしあとを　けしながら　にげるのだ。”

Shield

“조심성이 많고 교활하다. 먹이를 훔치고는 꼬리로 발자국을 지우며 도망간다.”

Shield

“性情謹慎且狡猾。在偷盜食物逃走的時候會用尾巴擦掉自己的足跡。”

Shield

“Rusé et vigilant, il prend la poudre d’escampette après avoir volé de la nourriture en prenant soin d’effacer ses traces de pas avec sa queue.”

Shield

“Es ist sehr vorsichtig und gerissen. Nachdem es Futter stibitzt hat, macht es sich davon und verwischt dabei seine Spuren mit seinem Schweif.”

Shield

“Prudente y astuto, borra con la cola las huellas que deja al huir tras robarle el alimento a otro Pokémon.”

Shield

“È scaltro e molto prudente. Quando ruba il cibo, scappa cancellando le sue orme con la coda.”

Shield

“Cunning and cautious, this Pokémon survives by stealing food from others. It erases its tracks with swipes of its tail as it makes off with its plunder.”

Shield

“用心深く　ずる賢い。エサを　盗むと　しっぽで足跡を　消しながら　逃げるのだ。”

Shield

“性格谨慎且狡猾。在偷盗食物逃走的时候会用尾巴擦掉自己的足迹。”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français

Goupilou

🇬🇧 English

Nickit

🇯🇵 漢字

クスネ

🇯🇵 Kana

クスネ

🇯🇵 Romaji

Kusune

🇩🇪 Deutsch

Kleptifux

🇪🇸 Español

Nickit

🇮🇹 Italiano

Nickit

🇰🇷 한국어

훔처우

🇨🇳 ZH-Hans

狡小狐

🇹🇼 ZH-Hant

偷兒狐

Category (Genus)

🇫🇷 FR

Pokémon Renard

🇬🇧 EN

Fox Pokémon

🇯🇵 JP

きつねポケモン

🇩🇪 DE

Fuchs-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Nickit

What type is Nickit?

Nickit is a Dark-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Nickit?

Nickit evolves into Thievul (Lv. 18).

What are Nickit's weaknesses?

Nickit is weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Nickit takes no damage from Psychic-type moves.

What is Nickit's Hidden Ability?

Nickit's Hidden Ability is Stakeout. Its regular Abilities are Run Away and Unburden.