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Nincada Trainee Pokémon ツチニン Tutinin #0290 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Bug Ground Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Compound Eyes Cacophony Cacophony Run Away Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Bug Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 1'08" 0.5 m Nincada 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 12.1 lbs. 5.5 kg Nincada 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 65 Gen. III-IV Unknown IV 53 V+	Leveling rate Erratic
EV yield Total: 1 Nincada 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 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Gray	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Nincada (Japanese: ツチニン Tutinin) is a dual-type Bug/Ground Pokémon introduced in Generation III.

It evolves into Ninjask starting at level 20 and, upon evolution, Shedinja, if the player has an empty slot in their party and an extra Poké Ball on hand.

(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for these details.)

Biology

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 into the roots of trees and absorb moisture and nutrients. Nincada builds underground nests at the roots of trees in tropical and temperate forests. It can occasionally live up to 10 years underground. It does not like sunlight, so it avoids it. Nincada is nearly blind due to living almost entirely underground, as such, it uses its antennae to see instead.

Evolution

Nincada evolves into Ninjask and can also evolve into Shedinja simultaneously, which appears in an empty Poké Ball.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Nincada  Bug  Ground	→	First evolution Ninjask  Bug  Flying
	→	First evolution Shedinja  Bug  Ghost

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Games		Held items
Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire	Soft Sand (5%)
Sword	Shield
Brilliant Diamond	Shining Pearl

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Nincada is available in Sword and Shield and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

By leveling up

By TM/TR

SwSh

Generation VIII Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM11 TM11 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM15 TM15 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM28 TM28 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM32 TM32 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM94 TM94 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40 TR18 TR18 Leech Life Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR33 TR33 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR60 TR60 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR61 TR61 Bug Buzz Bug Special 09090 100}}100% 10

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 Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

BDSP

Generation VIII Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM19 TM19 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM22 TM22 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM28 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM30 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM37 TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM40 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 —}}—% 20 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM54 TM54 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40 TM58 TM58 Endure Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM62 TM62 Bug Buzz Bug Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM70 TM70 Flash Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM81 TM81 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM82 TM82 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM93 TM93 Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30

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 Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

SwSh

Generation VIII Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20 Final Gambit Fighting Special — 100% 5 Flail Normal Physical — 100% 15 Gust Flying Special 40 100% 35 Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100% 15

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Nincada in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Nincada in that game. 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 Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

BDSP