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Nincada

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General

Nincada
bug ground

Abilities

Compoundeyes
This Pokémon's moves receive a 30% increase in Accuracy.

Damage Taken

Dex Numbers

Generation
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald RSE
Red/Blue/Yellow Kanto
290
Gold/Silver/Crystal Johto
n/a
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Hoenn
42
Diamond/Pearl Sinnoh
n/a

Names

Japanese
ツチニン
Romaji
Tsuchinin

Flavor

Height
1'7.7" or 0.5 m
Weight
12.1 lb or 5.5 kg
Species
Trainee
Color
gray
Cry
mp3 here
Fire Red/Leaf Green Habitat
Forest
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code
n/a

Breeding

Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)
Breeding groups
3: Bug
Steps to hatch
3,840
Compatible with
25 families; 50 total Pokémon

In the Wild

Base EXP
65 or 0x41
Capture rate
255 or 0xff
Base happiness
70 or 0x46
Growth rate
superfast
Effort points
1 Defense
Wild held items
n/a

Evolution Chain

See also: Comparison of this evolution chain

BasicStage 1
290 Nincada Base form 291 Ninjask Raise to level 20
292 Shedinja Appears in an empty belt slot after you get a Ninjask by evolution

Stats

Stat Base Max Stat %ile
L50 L100
HP
31
 138 266 4.7
Attack
45
 97 189 14.4
Defense
90
 142 279 76.3
Special Attack
30
 82 159 4.9
Special Defense
30
 82 159 3
Speed
40
 92 179 16.8
Average
44.3
 - - 9.9

Flavor

See also: All versions' flavor text and sprites

Diamond/Pearl It grows underground, sensing its surroundings using antennae instead of its virtually blind eyes.

Locations

Eterna Forest

Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.

Area Section Level Method
Eterna Forest 11 - 12 Poké Radar 12%

Move List

See also: This list in the move search

See also: Contest list

Nincada's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical () moves.

Nincada gets the STAB from bug and ground moves.

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Move Type Dmg PP Power Acc.* Pri. Description
-- -- Harden normal none 30 -- 100% Raises the user's Defense.
-- -- Scratch normal physical 35 40 100% Inflicts regular damage.
5 5 Leech Life bug physical 15 20 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives.
9 9 Sand-Attack ground none 15 -- 100% Lowers the target's Accuracy.
14 14 Fury Swipes normal physical 15 18 80% Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
19 19 Mind Reader normal none 40 -- 100% Ensures that the user's next move will hit the target.
25 25 False Swipe normal physical 40 40 100% Cannot lower the target's HP below 1.
31 31 Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
38 38 Metal Claw steel physical 35 50 95% Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Attack.
45 45 Dig ground physical 10 80 100% User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Egg moves (Pokémon can also inherit any TMs they are compatible with)
Chains Diamond/Pearl Bug Bite bug physical 20 60 100% Inflicts double damage if the user is holding a berry.
Chains Diamond/Pearl Bug Buzz bug special 10 90 100% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Chains Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl Faint Attack dark physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl Gust flying special 35 40 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains Diamond/Pearl Night Slash dark physical 15 70 100% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Chains Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl Silver Wind bug special 5 60 100% Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats.
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Tutored moves
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Double-Edge normal physical 15 120 100% User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Mimic normal none 10 -- 100% Copies the target's last used move.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Emerald Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Emerald Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Emerald Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Emerald Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Emerald Fury Cutter bug physical 20 10 95% Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.
Emerald Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl TMs and HMs
Chains 40 40 Aerial Ace flying physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains H1 H1 Cut normal physical 30 50 95% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 28 28 Dig ground physical 10 80 100% User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Chains 32 32 Double Team normal none 15 -- 100% Raises the user's Evasion.
Chains 58 Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Chains 42 42 Facade normal physical 20 70 100% Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
Chains 54 False Swipe normal physical 40 40 100% Cannot lower the target's HP below 1.
Chains H5 70 Flash normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Accuracy.
Chains 21 21 Frustration normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 19 19 Giga Drain grass special 10 60 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives.
Chains 10 10 Hidden Power normal special 15 varies 100% Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
Chains 83 Natural Gift normal physical 15 varies 100% Power and type depend on the held berry.
Chains 17 17 Protect normal none 10 -- 0% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 44 44 Rest psychic none 10 -- 100% User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
Chains 27 27 Return normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 37 37 Sandstorm rock none 10 -- 100% Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.
Chains 43 43 Secret Power normal physical 20 70 100% Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
Chains 30 30 Shadow Ball ghost special 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 82 Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 22 22 SolarBeam grass special 10 120 100% Requires a turn to charge before attacking.
Chains 90 Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Chains 11 11 Sunny Day fire none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
Chains 87 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Chains 06 06 Toxic poison none 10 -- 85% Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
Chains 81 X-Scissor bug physical 15 80 100% Inflicts regular damage.

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