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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

Note: this ONLY shows Diamond locations for the moment. (New Pokédex with all three games' encounters is in the works.)

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/Platinum 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/Platinum Egg moves (Pokémon can also inherit any TMs they are compatible with)
Chains Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Bug Bite bug physical 20 60 100% Inflicts double damage if the user is holding a berry.
Chains Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Bug Buzz bug special 10 90 100% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Chains Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Faint Attack dark physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Gust flying special 35 40 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Night Slash dark physical 15 70 100% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Chains Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl/Platinum 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/Platinum 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.
Platinum Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Platinum Spite ghost none 10 -- 100% Lowers the PP of the target's last used move by 2 to 5 points.
Emerald Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Platinum 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.
Platinum 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/Platinum 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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