Nincada
Type Bug Ground
National Dex #290
Earliest Location Route 116
Abilities Compound Eyes Boosts the Pokémon’s accuracy.
Run Away (Hidden) Enables a sure getaway from wild Pokémon.
Egg Groups Bug
Wild Held Items Soft Sand (5% chance)

Evolution Line

Pokémon Acquire At
Nincada Base form
From Nincada → Ninjask Level 20
From Nincada → Shedinja Level 20 (with empty slot in party and x1 Pokeball)

Wild Locations

Location Method Levels Rate Version Details
Route 116 Grass 6, 8 20% OR/AS
Route 116 Horde 4 35% OR/AS

Moveset (Level Up)

Lv. Move Type Cat Power Acc PP
1 Harden Normal Status 30
1 Scratch Normal Physical 40 100% 35
5 Leech Life Bug Physical 80 100% 10
9 Sand Attack Ground Status 100% 15
13 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 18 80% 15
17 Mud Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10
21 Metal Claw Steel Physical 50 95% 35
25 Mind Reader Normal Status 5
29 Bide Normal Physical 10
33 False Swipe Normal Physical 40 100% 40
37 Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10

Learnset (TM/HM)

Move Type Cat Power Acc PP
HM01 Cut Normal Physical 50 95% 30
TM01 Hone Claws Dark Status 15
TM06 Toxic Poison Status 90% 10
TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100% 15
TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 5
TM17 Protect Normal Status 10
TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 100% 20
TM22 Solar Beam Grass Special 120 100% 10
TM27 Return Normal Physical 100% 20
TM28 Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10
TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100% 15
TM32 Double Team Normal Status 15
TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 10
TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 20
TM42 Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20
TM44 Rest Psychic Status 5
TM48 Round Normal Special 60 100% 15
TM54 False Swipe Normal Physical 40 100% 40
TM70 Flash Normal Status 100% 20
TM76 Struggle Bug Bug Special 50 100% 20
TM81 X Scissor Bug Physical 80 100% 15
TM87 Swagger Normal Status 85% 15
TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 10
TM90 Substitute Normal Status 10
TM94 Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100% 20
TM100 Confide Normal Status 20

Move Tutor Moves

Move Type Cat Power Acc PP
Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100% 10
Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15
Spite Ghost Status 100% 10

Egg Moves

Move Type Cat Power 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 Slash Dark Physical 70 100% 15
Silver Wind Bug Special 60 100% 5
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