National Pokédex #0290 · Generation 3

Nincada

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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.

Natural spawnEvolution chain

AshRun locations

How to obtain Nincada

2 places to look

Where to look in the wild

Biome

Forest / Jungle

Level2-27RarityCommon

Light: Dark
Height: Y 32–62

Biome

Skyroot Forest / Skyroot Woodland

Level2-27RarityCommon

Light: Dark

Battle profile

Base stats

266 total

Hp31

Attack45

Defence90

Special Attack30

Special Defence30

Speed40

Abilities

Compoundeyes
Runaway Hidden

Training

Base experience: 53
Growth: Erratic
EV yield: Hp: 0 · Attack: 0 · Defence: 1 · Special Attack: 0 · Special Defence: 0 · Speed: 0
Friendship: 50

Progression

Evolution & forms

Evolves into

Ninjask

level it up · reach level 20

View Ninjask →

Complete installed learnset

Moves

74 entries

Level moves (10)

Lv. 1 · ScratchLv. 1 · SandattackLv. 5 · HardenLv. 10 · FalseswipeLv. 15 · MudslapLv. 21 · AbsorbLv. 25 · MetalclawLv. 30 · FuryswipesLv. 35 · MindreaderLv. 40 · Dig

Egg moves (7)

BideBugbiteFeintattackFinalgambitFlailGustNightslash

Tm moves (30)

AerialaceBugbiteBugbuzzCutDigEndureFacadeFalseswipeFlashFurycutterGigadrainHoneclawsLeechlifeMetalclawMudslapProtectRestSandstormShadowballSilverwindSkittersmackSleeptalkSolarbeamSpiteStringshotStrugglebugSubstituteSunnydayTerablastXscissor

Tutor moves (14)

AerialaceBugbiteFalseswipeFurycutterGigadrainLeechlifeMudslapRestShadowballSkittersmackSleeptalkSpiteStringshotXscissor

Legacy moves (13)

ConfideDoubleedgeDoubleteamFrustrationHiddenpowerMimicNaturalgiftReturnRoundSecretpowerSnoreSwaggerToxic

Useful extras

Drops & breeding

Soft Sand

2.5% chance

Egg groups: Bug
Egg cycles: 15
Catch rate: 255
Maximum drops: 1

Technical server dataRaw records, internal IDs, source files, presets, and full JSON

Source summary

Base species: Cobblemon-neoforge-1.7.3+1.21.1.jar. Installed additions: none.

Acquisition records

{
  "questGuides": [],
  "structureEncounters": [],
  "naturalSpawns": [
    {
      "id": "nincada-1",
      "pokemon": "nincada",
      "presets": [
        "natural"
      ],
      "type": "pokemon",
      "spawnablePositionType": "grounded",
      "bucket": "common",
      "level": "2-27",
      "weight": 10,
      "condition": {
        "minSkyLight": 0,
        "maxSkyLight": 7,
        "biomes": [
          "#cobblemon:is_forest",
          "#cobblemon:is_jungle"
        ],
        "minY": 32,
        "maxY": 62
      },
      "anticondition": {
        "biomes": [
          "#cobblemon:is_deep_dark"
        ]
      },
      "source": "Cobblemon-neoforge-1.7.3+1.21.1.jar",
      "sourceFile": "data/cobblemon/spawn_pool_world/0290_nincada.json"
    },
    {
      "id": "nincada-2",
      "pokemon": "nincada",
      "presets": [
        "natural"
      ],
      "type": "pokemon",
      "spawnablePositionType": "grounded",
      "bucket": "common",
      "level": "2-27",
      "weight": 5.97,
      "condition": {
        "minSkyLight": 0,
        "maxSkyLight": 7,
        "biomes": [
          "aether:skyroot_forest",
          "aether:skyroot_woodland"
        ]
      },
      "source": "Cobblemon-neoforge-1.7.3+1.21.1.jar",
      "sourceFile": "data/cobblemon/spawn_pool_world/0290_nincada.json"
    }
  ],
  "raids": [],
  "fossils": []
}

Evolution and forms

{
  "evolutions": [
    {
      "id": "nincada_ninjask",
      "shedder": "shedinja",
      "variant": "level_up",
      "result": "ninjask",
      "consumeHeldItem": false,
      "learnableMoves": [
        "doubleteam",
        "screech",
        "furycutter"
      ],
      "requirements": [
        {
          "variant": "level",
          "minLevel": 20
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "forms": []
}

Behavior and drops

{
  "behaviour": {
    "resting": {
      "canSleep": true,
      "willSleepOnBed": true,
      "light": "0-4",
      "times": [
        "any"
      ],
      "drowsyChance": 0.0014,
      "rouseChance": 0.0042
    },
    "moving": {
      "walk": {
        "walkSpeed": 0.2
      },
      "swim": {
        "avoidsWater": true
      }
    },
    "herd": {
      "maxSize": "9",
      "toleratedLeaders": [
        {
          "pokemon": "nincada",
          "tier": 1
        }
      ]
    },
    "combat": {
      "willDefendOwner": true
    }
  },
  "drops": {
    "amount": 1,
    "entries": [
      {
        "item": "cobblemon:soft_sand",
        "percentage": 2.5
      }
    ]
  },
  "labels": [
    "gen3"
  ]
}

Complete installed species record

{
  "implemented": true,
  "nationalPokedexNumber": 290,
  "name": "Nincada",
  "primaryType": "bug",
  "secondaryType": "ground",
  "maleRatio": 0.5,
  "height": 5,
  "weight": 55,
  "pokedex": [
    "cobblemon.species.nincada.desc"
  ],
  "labels": [
    "gen3"
  ],
  "aspects": [],
  "abilities": [
    "compoundeyes",
    "h:runaway"
  ],
  "eggGroups": [
    "bug"
  ],
  "baseStats": {
    "hp": 31,
    "attack": 45,
    "defence": 90,
    "special_attack": 30,
    "special_defence": 30,
    "speed": 40
  },
  "evYield": {
    "hp": 0,
    "attack": 0,
    "defence": 1,
    "special_attack": 0,
    "special_defence": 0,
    "speed": 0
  },
  "baseExperienceYield": 53,
  "experienceGroup": "erratic",
  "catchRate": 255,
  "eggCycles": 15,
  "baseFriendship": 50,
  "baseScale": 0.45,
  "hitbox": {
    "width": 0.9,
    "height": 0.7,
    "fixed": false
  },
  "behaviour": {
    "resting": {
      "canSleep": true,
      "willSleepOnBed": true,
      "light": "0-4",
      "times": [
        "any"
      ],
      "drowsyChance": 0.0014,
      "rouseChance": 0.0042
    },
    "moving": {
      "walk": {
        "walkSpeed": 0.2
      },
      "swim": {
        "avoidsWater": true
      }
    },
    "herd": {
      "maxSize": "9",
      "toleratedLeaders": [
        {
          "pokemon": "nincada",
          "tier": 1
        }
      ]
    },
    "combat": {
      "willDefendOwner": true
    }
  },
  "drops": {
    "amount": 1,
    "entries": [
      {
        "item": "cobblemon:soft_sand",
        "percentage": 2.5
      }
    ]
  },
  "moves": [
    "1:scratch",
    "1:sandattack",
    "5:harden",
    "10:falseswipe",
    "15:mudslap",
    "21:absorb",
    "25:metalclaw",
    "30:furyswipes",
    "35:mindreader",
    "40:dig",
    "egg:bide",
    "egg:bugbite",
    "egg:feintattack",
    "egg:finalgambit",
    "egg:flail",
    "egg:gust",
    "egg:nightslash",
    "tm:aerialace",
    "tm:bugbite",
    "tm:bugbuzz",
    "tm:cut",
    "tm:dig",
    "tm:endure",
    "tm:facade",
    "tm:falseswipe",
    "tm:flash",
    "tm:furycutter",
    "tm:gigadrain",
    "tm:honeclaws",
    "tm:leechlife",
    "tm:metalclaw",
    "tm:mudslap",
    "tm:protect",
    "tm:rest",
    "tm:sandstorm",
    "tm:shadowball",
    "tm:silverwind",
    "tm:skittersmack",
    "tm:sleeptalk",
    "tm:solarbeam",
    "tm:spite",
    "tm:stringshot",
    "tm:strugglebug",
    "tm:substitute",
    "tm:sunnyday",
    "tm:terablast",
    "tm:xscissor",
    "tutor:aerialace",
    "tutor:bugbite",
    "tutor:falseswipe",
    "tutor:furycutter",
    "tutor:gigadrain",
    "tutor:leechlife",
    "tutor:mudslap",
    "tutor:rest",
    "tutor:shadowball",
    "tutor:skittersmack",
    "tutor:sleeptalk",
    "tutor:spite",
    "tutor:stringshot",
    "tutor:xscissor",
    "legacy:confide",
    "legacy:doubleedge",
    "legacy:doubleteam",
    "legacy:frustration",
    "legacy:hiddenpower",
    "legacy:mimic",
    "legacy:naturalgift",
    "legacy:return",
    "legacy:round",
    "legacy:secretpower",
    "legacy:snore",
    "legacy:swagger",
    "legacy:toxic"
  ],
  "evolutions": [
    {
      "id": "nincada_ninjask",
      "shedder": "shedinja",
      "variant": "level_up",
      "result": "ninjask",
      "consumeHeldItem": false,
      "learnableMoves": [
        "doubleteam",
        "screech",
        "furycutter"
      ],
      "requirements": [
        {
          "variant": "level",
          "minLevel": 20
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}