Nincada Profile
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 5.5 kg
- Abilities
- Compound Eyes, Run Away (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Bug
- Habitat
- Forest
- Growth rate
- Slow then very fast
- Catch rate
- 255 / 255 (100%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation III
Nincada Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Nincada's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Nincada?
Nincada Resistances
Avoid these — Nincada is strong against these attack types
See the full Nincada weakness guide — best counters included →
Nincada Evolutions
Where to Catch Nincada
In Ruby, Nincada can be found at 1 location — highlighted on the Hoenn map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Nincada Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Attack | Ground | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Scratch | Normal | Physical | Lv. 1 | 40 | 100% | 35 | |
| Harden | Normal | Status | Lv. 5 | — | — | 30 | |
| False Swipe | Normal | Physical | Lv. 10 | 40 | 100% | 40 | |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | Lv. 15 | 20 | 100% | 10 | |
| Absorb | Grass | Special | Lv. 21 | 20 | 100% | 25 | |
| Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | Lv. 25 | 50 | 95% | 35 | |
| Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | Lv. 30 | 18 | 80% | 15 | |
| Mind Reader | Normal | Status | Lv. 35 | — | — | 5 | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | Lv. 40 | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Bug Buzz | Bug | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Cut | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 95% | 30 | |
| Double Team | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 15 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Flash | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 10 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Sandstorm | Rock | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Solar Beam | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 10 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 85% | 15 | |
| X-Scissor | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | Egg | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| Final Gambit | Fighting | Special | Egg | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | Egg | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Gust | Flying | Special | Egg | 40 | 100% | 35 | |
| Night Slash | Dark | Physical | Egg | 70 | 100% | 15 |
Nincada Questions & Answers
- What is Nincada weak to?
- Nincada takes extra damage from Flying (2×), Fire (2×), Water (2×), and Ice (2×) type attacks.
- What is Nincada resistant to?
- Nincada takes reduced damage from Fighting (½×), Ground (½×), and Poison (½×) type attacks and is immune to Electric type attacks.
- What is Nincada strong against?
- Nincada's Bug and Ground type attacks are super effective against Poison, Rock, Steel, Fire, Grass, Electric, Psychic, and Dark Pokémon.
- What type is Nincada?
- Nincada is a Bug/Ground-type Pokémon.
- What does Nincada evolve into?
- Nincada evolves into Ninjask and Shedinja.
- What are Nincada's base stats?
- Nincada has a base stat total of 266 — HP 31, Attack 45, Defense 90, Sp. Atk 30, Sp. Def 30, Speed 40.