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Nincada
Trainee Pokémon
It can sometimes live underground for more than 10 years. It absorbs nutrients from the roots of trees.
Details
Height0.5 m
Weight5.5 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate255
Base friendship70
Growth rateslow then very fast
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
31
Attack
45
Defense
90
Sp. Atk
30
Sp. Def
30
Speed
40
Total
266
Base Stat Total
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Nincada can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
18 sprites & renders for Nincada.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 5 | Leech Life | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 10 | False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 |
| 15 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 21 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 25 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 29 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| 30 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 35 | Mind Reader | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 40 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Nincada can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
