Pokédex No.0290
Visual data
No.0290 · Trainee Pokémon
Nincada
ツチニン
BugGround
Height
0.5 m
Weight
5.5 kg
Color
Gray
Shape
Armor
Abilities
Increases moves' accuracy to 1.3×.
Run AwayHidden
Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.
02 //Base stats
StatBase
HP31
172–266
Attack45
85–207
Defense90
166–306
Sp. Atk30
58–174
Sp. Def30
58–174
Speed40
76–196
Total266Higher than 8% of all Pokémon
Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).
- HPtop 97%
- Attacktop 88%
- Defensetop 27%
- Sp. Atktop 96%
- Sp. Deftop 98%
- Speedtop 83%
03 //Type matchups
Defensive multipliers
Takes 2× damage
FireWaterIceFlying
Takes ½× damage
FightingPoisonGround
Immune
Electric
Damage taken from every type
Normal1×
Fire2×
Water2×
Electric0×
Grass1×
Ice2×
Fighting½×
Poison½×
Ground½×
Flying2×
Psychic1×
Bug1×
Rock1×
Ghost1×
Dragon1×
Dark1×
Steel1×
Fairy1×
Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)
FireElectricGrassPoisonPsychicRockDarkSteel
04 //Evolution
Level 20
Level 20 with an empty party slot and a spare Poké Ball
05 //Easily confused with
Most similar silhouettes
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Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.
06 //Where to find it
By game
| Games | Location | Method |
|---|---|---|
SVZA | Not in this game | |
Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.
07 //Moves
34 moves
08 //Pokédex entries
6 unique entries
It can sometimes live underground for more than 10 years. It absorbs nutrients from the roots of trees.
It grows underground, sensing its surroundings using antennae instead of its virtually blind eyes.
Because it lived almost entirely underground, it is nearly blind. It uses its antennae instead.
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.
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.
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.
09 //Names in other languages
9 languages
- Japanese
- ツチニン
- Rōmaji
- Tutinin
- Korean
- 토중몬
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 土居忍士
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 土居忍士
- French
- Ningale
- German
- Nincada
- Spanish
- Nincada
- Italian
- Nincada
10 //Training & breeding
Training
EV yield1 Defense
Catch rate255 (43.9% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)
Base friendship70
Base experience53
Growth rateSlow Then Very Fast
Breeding
Egg groupsBug
Egg cycles15
Gender50% ♂ · 50% ♀
Gender differencesNo
Habitatforest
Other names
Japaneseツチニン
Korean토중몬
GermanNincada
FrenchNingale
SpanishNincada
ItalianNincada
Regional Pokédex numbers
Hoenn #42Kalos Central #111Updated Hoenn #43Galar #104
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