Nincada Abilities
Increases moves' accuracy to 1.3×.
Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.
Nincada Moves
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Nincada Sprites
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.
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.
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.
Because it lived almost entirely underground, it is nearly blind. It uses its antennae instead.
It grows underground, sensing its surroundings using antennae instead of its virtually blind eyes.
Nincada's Japanese name is Tutinin (ツチニン). Here are all the official names for Nincada across different languages:
Nincada Breeding
How to Get Nincada
Nincada can be encountered in the wild across multiple Pokemon games. Here is how to obtain Nincada in every game where it is available:
About Nincada
Nincada is a Bug/Ground-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 3. With a Base Stat Total (BST) of 266, Nincada is classified as a Trainee Pokémon and is part of the Nincada → Ninjask → Shedinja evolution line.
In competitive play, Nincada is placed in the Untiered tier where it holds a 0% usage rate. Its key abilities are Compound Eyes and Run Away, which allow it to function as a versatile team member. Nincada is weak to Fire, Water, Ice, Flying-type moves, so trainers should plan around these vulnerabilities.
Nincada can learn 54 moves across Level-up, TM, Tutor, and Egg methods. Its most popular competitive moves include . Standing at 0.5m tall and weighing 5.5kg, Nincada has been a fan favorite since its debut in the Hoenn region games.