Nincada

Bug

Ground

Because it lived almost entirely underground, it is nearly blind. It uses its antennae instead.

Pokédex #

290

Species

Trainee

Height

1'08"

Weight

12.1 lbs

Base Exp

Catch Rate

255

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 3,840 steps (15 cycles)

Egg Groups

Bug / Bug

Growth Rate

Erratic (600,000 total XP)

Base Stats

Total

266

HP 31

Attack 45

Defense 90

Sp. Atk 30

Sp. Def 30

Speed 40

Stats at a Glance

Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.

Level

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 100

Situation	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Wild catch A newly encountered one at this level.	91-106	50-65	95-110	35-50	35-50	45-60
Trainer team What enemy teams usually bring.	99	59	103	43	43	53
Fully raised A strong end-of-journey version.	138	97	142	82	82	92

How To Get It

0 wild locations

0 special ways

Wild

Not found in the wild in Pokemon FireRed Version.

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

This Pokémon is not found by fishing in Pokemon FireRed Version.

Special Ways

Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.

No special way to get this Pokémon is listed in this game.

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

Flying x2

Fire x2

Water x2

Ice x2

Resistances

Fighting x0.5

Poison x0.5

Ground x0.5

Immunities

Electric

Evolution Chain

2 possible paths ending at Ninjask and Shedinja.

2 stages

2 paths

Possible path

Ends with Ninjask

Path 1

1

Nincada

#290
2

Ninjask

#291

Level 20

Nincada

#290

→

Level 20

Ninjask

#291

Possible path

Ends with Shedinja

Path 2

1

Nincada

#290
2

Shedinja

#292

Level 20

Nincada

#290

→

Level 20

Shedinja

#292

Learnset

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Slot
Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35	Slot 1
Harden	Normal	Status	0	—	30	Slot 2

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Lv 5	Leech Life	Bug	Physical	20	100%	15
Lv 9	Sand-Attack	Ground	Status	0	100%	15
Lv 14	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80%	15
Lv 19	Mind Reader	Normal	Status	0	100%	5
Lv 25	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100%	40
Lv 31	Mud-Slap	Ground	Physical	20	100%	10
Lv 38	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95%	35
Lv 45	Dig	Ground	Physical	60	100%	10

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	How to get it
Endure	Normal	Status	0	—	10	Breed from a parent that knows it
Faint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	—	20	Breed from a parent that knows it
Gust	Flying	Physical	40	100%	35	Breed from a parent that knows it
Silver Wind	Bug	Physical	60	100%	5	Breed from a parent that knows it

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Machine
Toxic	Poison	Status	0	85%	10	TM06 (Toxic)
Hidden Power	Normal	Physical	1	100%	15	TM10 (Hidden Power)
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0	—	5	TM11 (Sunny Day)
Protect	Normal	Status	0	—	10	TM17 (Protect)
Giga Drain	Grass	Special	60	100%	5	TM19 (Giga Drain)
Frustration	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM21 (Frustration)
Solarbeam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10	TM22 (Solarbeam)
Return	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM27 (Return)
Dig	Ground	Physical	60	100%	10	TM28 (Dig)
Shadow Ball	Ghost	Physical	80	100%	15	TM30 (Shadow Ball)
Double Team	Normal	Status	0	—	15	TM32 (Double Team)
Sandstorm	Rock	Status	0	—	10	TM37 (Sandstorm)
Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20	TM40 (Aerial Ace)
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	TM42 (Facade)
Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	TM43 (Secret Power)
Rest	Psychic	Status	0	—	10	TM44 (Rest)
Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30	HM01 (Cut)
Flash	Normal	Status	0	70%	20	HM05 (Flash)