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Plateau Nimbi vs Thunderstorm Scorchhowl

Plateau NimbiWind / Ice · SupportBase stat total 518
Thunderstorm ScorchhowlFire / Electric · DPSBase stat total 610

Which is better by the numbers

Thunderstorm Scorchhowl has the higher base stat total: 610 against 518 for Plateau Nimbi, a gap of 92 (17.8% more).

Plateau Nimbi wins 2 of the 7 base stats and Thunderstorm Scorchhowl wins 5.

The biggest gap is Attack: Thunderstorm Scorchhowl has 115 and Plateau Nimbi has 76, 51.3% more.

Base stats side by side

StatPlateau NimbiThunderstorm ScorchhowlGapHigher
HP809010Thunderstorm Scorchhowl
Attack7611539Thunderstorm Scorchhowl
Magic Attack7611539Thunderstorm Scorchhowl
Defense688012Thunderstorm Scorchhowl
Magic Defense827012Plateau Nimbi
EP Regen93903Plateau Nimbi
Break43507Thunderstorm Scorchhowl
Total51861092Thunderstorm Scorchhowl

Where they rank

By base stat total, Plateau Nimbi places #180 and Thunderstorm Scorchhowl places #93 of all 227 Aniimo.

Rank by base stat totalPlateau NimbiThunderstorm Scorchhowl
All Aniimo#180 of 227#93 of 227
Final forms onlyNot a final form#90 of 137
Within its element#29 of 41 Wind, #25 of 29 Ice#9 of 30 Fire, #16 of 26 Electric

Type match-up

Plateau Nimbi's Ice hits Thunderstorm Scorchhowl's Electric for ×1.6.

Thunderstorm Scorchhowl's Fire hits Plateau Nimbi's Ice for ×1.6 and Electric hits Plateau Nimbi's Wind for ×1.6.

AttackerDefenderDamageEffect
Plateau Nimbi (Wind)Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Fire)×1Neutral
Plateau Nimbi (Wind)Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Electric)×0.625Weak
Plateau Nimbi (Ice)Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Fire)×0.625Weak
Plateau Nimbi (Ice)Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Electric)×1.6Strong
Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Fire)Plateau Nimbi (Wind)×1Neutral
Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Fire)Plateau Nimbi (Ice)×1.6Strong
Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Electric)Plateau Nimbi (Wind)×1.6Strong
Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Electric)Plateau Nimbi (Ice)×0.625Weak

Each pairing of one element against one element is listed on its own, with the game's own multipliers. An attack uses the element of its skill, so the skill check below is the fuller picture.

Skill coverage

Plateau Nimbi has 6 skills on record and Thunderstorm Scorchhowl has 9.

Plateau Nimbi's strongest damaging skill is Cloud Orb: Wind, might 30.

None of Plateau Nimbi's 2 damaging skills hits Thunderstorm Scorchhowl's Fire and Electric for more than ×1.

Thunderstorm Scorchhowl's strongest damaging skill is Falling Star: Fire, might 170.

Where to find them

Find Plateau Nimbi in Driftwise Meadow in Breezy Plains.

Find Thunderstorm Scorchhowl in Beast Fang Ridge in Breezy Plains. Thunderstorm Scorchhowl shows up only during thunderstorm. Thunderstorm Scorchhowl is a unique spawn: once caught, it will not respawn.

Both spawn in Breezy Plains.

Evolution lines

Body and movement

Game valuePlateau NimbiThunderstorm Scorchhowl
Size0.540.55
Height1.21.7
Can flyYesNo
Can glideYesNo
Walk speed1.21.601

Raw numbers from the game files. The game does not state their units.

Homeland work

Plateau Nimbi and Thunderstorm Scorchhowl share no homeland work.

WorkPlateau NimbiThunderstorm Scorchhowl
IceLevel 1No
LeisureLevel 1No
WindLevel 1No
LightningNoLevel 3
FireNoLevel 3
CarryNoLevel 1

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