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Nincada

#0290

Nincada

Defense 90 is its best stat, 232nd of the 1025 species this site covers.

Height0.5 m
Weight5.5 kg
GenerationIII
Growth rateSlow Then Very Fast

read 8 Nov 2026

Fun fact. Nincada is the only one of the 1,025 species on this site whose default form is Bug and Ground. More facts

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Stats

Hard to dent at 90, with Sp. Atk 30 the weak point

HP31#994 of 1025Attack45#869 of 1025Defense90#232 of 1025Sp. Atk30#954 of 1025Sp. Def30#977 of 1025Speed40#814 of 1025
266base stat total, 945th highest

Takes damage from

Immune to Electric, weak to Flying, Fire, Water and Ice

Evolution

Nincada evolves 2 ways

  1. Nincada#0290

Branches from Nincada

Moves by level

Learns 10 moves by level in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

LevelMove
1Sand Attack
1Scratch
5Harden
10False Swipe
15Mud-Slap
21Absorb
25Metal Claw
30Fury Swipes
35Mind Reader
40Dig
LevelMove
1Sand Attack
1Scratch
5Harden
10False Swipe
15Mud-Slap
21Absorb
25Metal Claw
30Fury Swipes
35Mind Reader
40Dig
LevelMove
1Harden
1Scratch
5Absorb
9Sand Attack
13Fury Swipes
17Mud-Slap
21Metal Claw
25Mind Reader
29Bide
33False Swipe
37Dig
LevelMove
1Harden
1Scratch
5Absorb
9Sand Attack
13Fury Swipes
17Mud-Slap
21Metal Claw
25Mind Reader
29Bide
33False Swipe
37Dig
LevelMove
1Harden
1Scratch
5Leech Life
9Sand Attack
13Fury Swipes
17Mud-Slap
21Metal Claw
25Mind Reader
29Bide
33False Swipe
37Dig
LevelMove
1Harden
1Scratch
5Leech Life
9Sand Attack
14Fury Swipes
19Mind Reader
25False Swipe
31Mud-Slap
38Metal Claw
45Dig
LevelMove
1Harden
1Scratch
5Leech Life
9Sand Attack
14Fury Swipes
19Mind Reader
25False Swipe
31Mud-Slap
38Metal Claw
45Dig
LevelMove
1Harden
1Scratch
5Leech Life
9Sand Attack
14Fury Swipes
19Mind Reader
25False Swipe
31Mud-Slap
38Metal Claw
45Dig

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Found in 8 games, 14 places in all

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