Nincada
Artwork
Names
- English: Nincada
- Japanese: ツチニン (Tutinin)
- German: Nincada
- French: Ningale
Number(s)
- National: 290
- Hoenn: 42
Gender
♂ 50% - ♀ 50%
Egg Group(s)
Bug
Evolution
| Basic | Stage One |
|---|---|
 NincadaBase form |  NinjaskLevel 20 |
 ShedinjaLevel 20(empty spot in party) |
Size
- Height: 0.5 m / 1’08”
- Weight: 5.5 kg / 12.1 lbs.
Damage Taken
- Immune: Electric
- ×½: Fighting, Poison, Ground
- ×2: Flying, Fire, Water, Ice
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 266 | ||
| HP | 71 | 0 | |
| Attack | 64 | 0 | |
| Defense | 24 | 1 | |
| Sp.Atk | 68 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 69 | 0 | |
| Speed | 55 | 0 | |
Ability
- Compoundeyes
- Game's description
- The Pokémon’s accuracy is boosted.
- Battle effect
- Raises the Pokémon’s accuracy by 30%.
- Map effect
- If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild Pokémon holding an item increases.
Wild Item
- NONE
Pal Park
- Area: Forest
- Points: 50
- Encounter rate: 30
Miscellaneous
- Species: Trainee Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 3,840
- Color: Gray
- Catch Rate: 255
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Erratic
600,000 exp. points to Lv100
Location
- Diamond
- Eterna Forest [Rare, (Pokédar)]
- Pearl
- Eterna Forest [Rare, (Pokédar)]
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- Ruby
- NINCADA lives underground for many years in complete darkness. This POKéMON absorbs nutrients from the roots of trees. It stays motionless as it waits for evolution.
- Sapphire
- NINCADA lives underground. It uses its sharp claws to carve the roots of trees and absorb moisture and nutrients. This POKéMON can't withstand bright sunlight so avoids it.
- Emerald
- It makes its nest at the roots of a mighty tree. Using its whiskerlike antennae, it probes its surroundings in the pitch-black darkness of soil.
- Fire Red
- Because it lived almost entirely underground, it is nearly blind. It uses its antennae instead.
- Leaf Green
- Because it lived almost entirely underground, it is nearly blind. It uses its antennae instead.
- Diamond
- It grows underground, sensing its surroundings using antennae instead of its virtually blind eyes.
- Pearl
- It grows underground, sensing its surroundings using antennae instead of its virtually blind eyes.