#290 Nincada

ATTACK (LV 100): 29
CATCH CHANCE: 63% (Poké Ball)
EGG STEPS: 600
BASE EXP: 53
GROWTH RATE: Erratic
CARD RARITY: common
HOME REGION: Hoenn

Where to find it

You can only get a Hoenn Pokémon once you have reached Hoenn. It fights at full strength at home and at part of it elsewhere (see regional attack).

Route 116 Wild · 17% of encounters

Evolution

From	To	How
Nincada	Ninjask	Lv 20
Nincada	Shedinja	Lv 20

Level evolutions happen by themselves when the Pokémon reaches the level: you get the evolved Pokémon and keep the one you had. Stones and other evolution items are used from the bag on a Pokémon you own.

Base stats

HP 31

Attack 45

Defense 90

Sp. Atk 30

Sp. Def 30

Speed 40

Total266

Its attack in the game is worked out from all six stats (see Game mechanics).

Type matchups

How much damage Nincada takes from each attacking type (only the ones that aren't ×1).

Takes ×2: fire water ice flying

Takes ×½: fighting poison ground

Immune: electric

Trading card

Its card in Hoenn Set 1 is common. Owning the card raises Nincada's attack: +2% (normal), +5% (gold), +10% (animated), +20% (shiny), and up to +40% once graded by TAPMARK.

Used in battles by

◀ #289 Slaking #291 Ninjask ▶

Everything here comes straight from the game's data, so it always matches the current version of Gotta Tap. Gotta Tap is a fan game; Pokémon belongs to Nintendo, Game Freak and The Pokémon Company.