Nincada #290¶

Nincada

Details


Type	Bug Ground
Abilities	Compound Eyes
Hidden Ability	Run Away
Catch rate	255
EV yield	1 Defense
Gender ratio	50% male, 50% female
Egg Groups	Bug
Egg cycles	16
Experience group	Erratic
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%

Base stats

HP	31
Attack	45
Defense	90
Sp. Atk	30
Sp. Def	30
Speed	40
Total	266

Weak to (2x)

Ice

Resists (1/2x)

Immune (0x)

Area	Time	Location	Levels	Rarity
Taiga biomes, Old growth taiga	Day	Land and grass blocks	5 to 18	130.0
Taiga biomes, Old growth taiga	Day	Land and grass blocks	2 to 18	130.0
Taiga biomes, Old growth taiga	Any	Cooked curry	5 to 18	70.0

Times follow Minecraft ticks; morning is ticks 0 to 6,000, day 0 to 12,000, night 13,000 to 23,000.

Rarity is the spawn weight among all Pokemon that pass conditions in that biome at that moment.

Wild odds: shiny 1 in 8,000 (event and donor boosts apply), ghost palette 1 in 80,000 (boosted at night and in graveyards). Type zone odds: shiny 1 in 15,000, ghost 1 in 80,000, Zone Boss tier 1 in 250.

Other encounter methods

Also encountered by: Sweet Scent lure.

Catching Type Zones (Skill World)

Zone	Weight	Levels
Ground Ground Type Zone	1.85	From level 3, scales with your Catching level (cap 40)
Bug Bug Type Zone	0.50	From level 3, scales with your Catching level (cap 40)

Story region encounters

Galar (5 areas)

Area	Encounter chance	Level
Route 5 1	4% of walk encounters	20
Route 5 2	4% of walk encounters	20
Route 5 3	4% of walk encounters	20
Route 5 4	4% of walk encounters	20
Route 5 5	4% of walk encounters	20

Hoenn (5 areas)

Area	Encounter chance	Level
Route 116 1	20% of walk encounters	9
Route 116 2	20% of walk encounters	9
Route 116 3	20% of walk encounters	9
Route 116 4	20% of walk encounters	9
Route 116 5	20% of walk encounters	9

Kalos (2 areas)

Area	Encounter chance	Level
Route 6 Kalos 1	15% of walk encounters	11
Route 6 Kalos 2	15% of walk encounters	11

Other appearances

Outbreaks: eligible for public outbreaks in its spawn biomes, and for personal outbreaks started with Poke Dust in /pokebuilder.
Hunts: can be rolled as a target on the /hunts board.
Plushies: has a collectible plushie in the Plushie Dex (region boxes, generations 1 to 5).
Trainers: appears on NPC trainer teams.
WonderTrade and the Grand Exchange: player-traded specimens circulate regularly.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	Mushroom	Custom palette, obtainable in the Mushroom style via Texture Keys or limited events.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.

Drops

Drop	Chance	Quantity
String	100%	1 to 2
Spider Eye	50%	1

Poke Dust: defeating or catching one grants 1 dust, rolled 50/50 between Bug Dust and Ground Dust. Battle combos give up to a 100% chance to double defeat drops. Dungeon Bosses, Pixelmon Bosses, raid Pokemon, and Boss Zone spawns drop no dust.

Wild held items: None

Breeding and leveling

Egg groups: Bug. Egg cycles: 16. Experience group: Erratic.

Breed two compatible Pokemon from the Bug egg group (or use a Ditto). Egg moves are listed in the breeding move table below.

Read the full breeding guide

Moves

By level

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
1	Sand Attack	Ground	Status	-	100%	15
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
5	Harden	Normal	Status	-	-	30
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
30	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80%	15
35	Mind Reader	Normal	Status	-	-	5
40	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10

By move tutor

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Skitter Smack	Bug	Physical	70	90%	10

By breeding

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Bug Bite	Bug	Physical	60	100%	20
Final Gambit	Fighting	Special	-	100%	5
Flail	Normal	Physical	-	100%	15
Gust	Flying	Special	40	100%	35
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100%	15

By TR (7 moves)

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Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	90	100%	10
Endure	Normal	Status	-	-	10
Leech Life	Bug	Physical	80	100%	10
Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-	10
Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-	10
X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15

By transfer (22 moves)

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	-	20
Bide	Normal	Physical	-	-	10
Confide	Normal	Status	-	-	20
Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-	15
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
Feint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	-	20
Flash	Normal	Status	-	100%	20
Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100%	20
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	40	95%	20
Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
Hone Claws	Dark	Status	-	-	15
Mimic	Normal	Status	-	-	10
Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	-	100%	15
Return	Normal	Physical	-	100%	20
Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Silver Wind	Bug	Special	60	100%	5
Spite	Ghost	Status	-	100%	10
String Shot	Bug	Status	-	95%	30
Struggle Bug	Bug	Special	50	100%	20
Swagger	Normal	Status	-	85%	15
Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90%	10

Shadow Nincada

Details


Type	Bug Ground
Abilities	Compound Eyes
Hidden Ability	Run Away
Catch rate	255
EV yield	1 Defense
Gender ratio	50% male, 50% female
Egg Groups	Bug
Egg cycles	16
Experience group	Erratic
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%
Level cap	100

Base stats

HP	31
Attack	49
Defense	90
Sp. Atk	32
Sp. Def	30
Speed	40
Total	272

Solid bars are the normal base stats; the animated segment is everything this tier adds on top.

Weak to (2x)

Ice

Resists (1/2x)

Immune (0x)

Shadow moves used by Shadow Pokemon have their own effectiveness rules against normal Pokemon.

How to obtain

Shadow Pokemon do not spawn in the wild. Ways to get a Shadow Nincada:

Cloning Machine: any owned Nincada (except Mew and Ditto species-wide) can be made Shadow, with success up to 99% when the machine is boosted with netherite blocks.

Random shadow encounters: trial chamber vaults have a 15% chance (30% for ominous vaults) to release a catchable wild Shadow Pokemon of a random species at levels 60 to 80, and village trainers under a Bad Omen have a 30% chance to carry a snaggable Shadow Pokemon.

Shadow Pokemon use only shadow moves until purified at the purification shrine or with a Time Flute. Purifying returns this form to normal.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	Mushroom	Custom palette, obtainable in the Mushroom style via Texture Keys or limited events.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.

Shadow Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
1	Shadow Burrow	Mystery	Physical	80	100%	100
1	Shadow Fury	Mystery	Physical	40	95%	100
1	Shadow Squeeze	Mystery	Physical	30	100%	100
1	Shadow Mist	Mystery	Status	-	100%	100

Shadow Pokemon use only their Shadow Moves until purified. TMs and TRs cannot be used on them.

Corrupt Nincada

Details


Type	Bug Ground
Abilities	Compound Eyes
Hidden Ability	Run Away
Catch rate	255
EV yield	1 Defense
Gender ratio	50% male, 50% female
Egg Groups	Bug
Egg cycles	16
Experience group	Erratic
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%
Level cap	120

Base stats

HP	31
Attack	52
Defense	90
Sp. Atk	35
Sp. Def	30
Speed	46
Total	284

Solid bars are the normal base stats; the animated segment is everything this tier adds on top.

Weak to (2x)

Ice

Resists (1/2x)

Immune (0x)

How to obtain

Created only by upgrading a Shadow Pokemon in the Cloning Machine (up to 60% success). A failed attempt resets the Pokemon back to normal.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	Mushroom	Custom palette, obtainable in the Mushroom style via Texture Keys or limited events.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.

Moves

Uses the same moveset as the base form. TMs and TRs cannot be used on tiered Pokemon.

Void Nincada

Details


Type	Bug Ground
Abilities	Compound Eyes
Hidden Ability	Run Away
Catch rate	255
EV yield	1 Defense
Gender ratio	50% male, 50% female
Egg Groups	Bug
Egg cycles	16
Experience group	Erratic
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%
Level cap	150

Base stats

HP	39
Attack	56
Defense	113
Sp. Atk	38
Sp. Def	38
Speed	50
Total	334

Solid bars are the normal base stats; the animated segment is everything this tier adds on top.

Weak to (2x)

Ice

Resists (1/2x)

Immune (0x)

How to obtain

Created only by upgrading a Corrupt Pokemon in the Cloning Machine (up to 36% success). A failed attempt drops the Pokemon back to Shadow.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	Mushroom	Custom palette, obtainable in the Mushroom style via Texture Keys or limited events.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.

Moves

Uses the same moveset as the base form. TMs and TRs cannot be used on tiered Pokemon.

Abyss Nincada

Details


Type	Bug Ground
Abilities	Compound Eyes
Hidden Ability	Run Away
Catch rate	255
EV yield	1 Defense
Gender ratio	50% male, 50% female
Egg Groups	Bug
Egg cycles	16
Experience group	Erratic
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%
Level cap	200

Base stats

HP	47
Attack	68
Defense	135
Sp. Atk	45
Sp. Def	45
Speed	60
Total	400

Solid bars are the normal base stats; the animated segment is everything this tier adds on top.

Weak to (2x)

Ice

Resists (1/2x)

Immune (0x)

How to obtain

Created only by upgrading a Void Pokemon in the Cloning Machine (up to 18% success). A failed attempt keeps the current tier.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	Mushroom	Custom palette, obtainable in the Mushroom style via Texture Keys or limited events.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.

Moves

Uses the same moveset as the base form. TMs and TRs cannot be used on tiered Pokemon.

Eternal Nincada

Details


Type	Bug Ground
Abilities	Compound Eyes
Hidden Ability	Run Away
Catch rate	255
EV yield	1 Defense
Gender ratio	50% male, 50% female
Egg Groups	Bug
Egg cycles	16
Experience group	Erratic
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%
Level cap	400

Base stats

HP	62
Attack	90
Defense	180
Sp. Atk	60
Sp. Def	60
Speed	80
Total	532

Solid bars are the normal base stats; the animated segment is everything this tier adds on top.

Weak to (2x)

Ice

Resists (1/2x)

Immune (0x)

How to obtain

Created only by upgrading an Abyss Pokemon in the Cloning Machine (up to 12% success). A failed attempt keeps the current tier.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	Mushroom	Custom palette, obtainable in the Mushroom style via Texture Keys or limited events.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.

Moves

Uses the same moveset as the base form. TMs and TRs cannot be used on tiered Pokemon.

Infinity Nincada

Details


Type	Bug Ground
Abilities	Compound Eyes
Hidden Ability	Run Away
Catch rate	255
EV yield	1 Defense
Gender ratio	50% male, 50% female
Egg Groups	Bug
Egg cycles	16
Experience group	Erratic
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%
Level cap	1000

Base stats

HP	93
Attack	135
Defense	270
Sp. Atk	90
Sp. Def	90
Speed	120
Total	798

Solid bars are the normal base stats; the animated segment is everything this tier adds on top.

Weak to (2x)

Ice

Resists (1/2x)

Immune (0x)

How to obtain

Created only by upgrading an Eternal Pokemon in the Cloning Machine (up to 3% success). A failed attempt keeps the current tier, with a 1 in 1,000 chance the Pokemon is lost entirely.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	Mushroom	Custom palette, obtainable in the Mushroom style via Texture Keys or limited events.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.

Moves

Uses the same moveset as the base form. TMs and TRs cannot be used on tiered Pokemon.