Nincada

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Nincada Trainee Pokémon #066
Type Bug Ground Unknown Unknown
Ability Compound Eyes		Hidden Ability Run Away
Mega Ability
Gender ratio 50% male, 50% female		Catch rate 255 (33.3%)
Breeding Egg group Bug Hatch time 4080 steps
Height 0.5 m 1'08" m m m		Weight 12.1 kg 5.5 lbs {{{weight2-kg}}} kg {{{weight2-lbs}}} lbs {{{weight3-kg}}} kg {{{weight3-lbs}}} lbs {{{weight4-kg}}} kg {{{weight4-lbs}}} lbs
Base experience yield 53		Leveling rate Erratic
EV yield Total: 1 0 HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style		Footprint
Pokédex color   Gray		Base friendship 70
Cry

Nincada is a Bug/Ground-type Pokémon. It evolves into Ninjask at level 20. This evolution can trigger the creation of Shedinja if there is a spare Pokéball in the bag and an open space in the party.

Pokedex Entry

Pokédex entry It makes its nest at the roots of a mighty tree. Using its whiskerlike antennae, it probes it surroundings in the pitch-black darkness of soil.

Biology

Physiology

(From Bulbapedia)Nincada is a small, whitish, insectoid Pokémon. It has a pointed snout, a thin stripe that dips in a V-shaped pattern between its eyes, and two whisker-like antennae on its face. Its eyes are black with green iris-like rings inside. As it is virtually blind, it uses its antennae to sense its surroundings. On its back is a pair of small, green wings. Its hind legs are white, but the forelegs are brown and have sharp claws. The claws are used to carve the roots of tree and absorb moisture and nutrients. Nincada builds underground nests at the roots of trees. It does not like sunlight, so it avoids it.

Game locations

Availability None This Pokémon cannot be obtained. Common Timbre Woods Uncommon Mesto Mountain Fossil Rare One

Held items

Held item(s) None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item. Common Uncommon Rare Always

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 31	91 - 138	172 - 266
Attack: 45	45 - 106	85 - 207
Defense: 90	85 - 156	166 - 306
Sp.Atk: 30	31 - 90	58 - 174
Sp.Def: 30	31 - 90	58 - 174
Speed: 40	40 - 101	76 - 196
Total: 266   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Doubly resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Doubly weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Moves

By leveling up

By leveling up

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  1 Harden Normal Status — —% 30 1 Scratch Normal Physical 40 100% 35 5 Leech Life Bug Physical 20 100% 15 9 Sand Attack Ground Status — 100% 15 14 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 18 80% 15 19 Mind Reader Normal Status — —% 5 25 False Swipe Normal Physical 40 100% 40 31 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 38 Metal Claw Steel Physical 50 95% 25 45 Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10

A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Nincada obtained at level 1 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nincada Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Nincada

By TM/HM

By TM/HM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM22 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM54 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40 TM81 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 Bug Bite Bug Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 Flash Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 Hone Claws Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 Secret Power Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 Struggle Bug Bug Special 05050 100}}100% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nincada Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Nincada

By breeding

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20 Bug Buzz Bug Special 90 100% 10 Endure Normal Status — —% 10 Feint Attack Dark Physical 60 —% 20 Final Gambit Fighting Special — 100% 5 Gust Flying Special 40 100% 35 Night Shade Ghost Special Varies 100% 15 Silver Wind Bug Special 60 100% 5

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Nincada Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nincada Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Nincada

Evolution

Unevolved Nincada  Bug  Ground

Level 20 →

First evolution Ninjask  Bug  Flying

Spare Pokeball when evolving →

Second evolution Shedninja  Bug  Ghost

Sprites

Front	Back
Front shiny	Back shiny

Trivia

Design origin

The pokemon design is based on a cicada nymph.

Name origin

The name may be a combination of ninja and cicada.

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