Pokédex No.0291
Visual data
No.0291 · Ninja Pokémon
Ninjask
テッカニン
BugFlying
Height
0.8 m
Weight
12.0 kg
Color
Yellow
Shape
Bug Wings
Abilities
Raises Speed one stage after each turn.
InfiltratorHidden
Bypasses light screen, reflect, and safeguard.
02 //Base stats
StatBase
HP61
232–326
Attack90
166–306
Defense45
85–207
Sp. Atk50
94–218
Sp. Def50
94–218
Speed160
292–460
Total456Higher than 52% 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 59%
- Attacktop 35%
- Defensetop 85%
- Sp. Atktop 74%
- Sp. Deftop 79%
- Speedtop 1%
03 //Type matchups
Defensive multipliers
Takes 4× damage
Rock
Takes 2× damage
FireElectricIceFlying
Takes ½× damage
Bug
Takes ¼× damage
GrassFighting
Immune
Ground
Damage taken from every type
Normal1×
Fire2×
Water1×
Electric2×
Grass¼×
Ice2×
Fighting¼×
Poison1×
Ground0×
Flying2×
Psychic1×
Bug½×
Rock4×
Ghost1×
Dragon1×
Dark1×
Steel1×
Fairy1×
Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)
GrassFightingPsychicBugDark
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
55 moves
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow | Acc | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Page → | Normal | — | — | 15 | ||
| Evo | Page → | Bug | 40 | 95 | 20 | ||
| Evo | Page → | Normal | — | 85 | 40 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Flying | 60 | — | 20 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 40 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Ground | 80 | 100 | 10 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 15 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | 40 | 100 | 40 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Bug | 40 | 95 | 20 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 30 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Steel | 50 | 95 | 35 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Ground | 20 | 100 | 10 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Ground | — | 100 | 15 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | 85 | 40 | ||
| 15 | Page → | Psychic | — | — | 30 | ||
| 23 | Page → | Grass | 20 | 100 | 25 | ||
| 29 | Page → | Bug | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| 36 | Page → | Normal | 18 | 80 | 15 | ||
| 43 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 5 | ||
| 50 | Page → | Normal | 70 | 100 | 20 | ||
| 57 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 20 | ||
| 64 | Page → | Bug | 80 | 100 | 15 |
Learnset from Sword & Shield. Tap a move for its effect.
08 //Pokédex entries
6 unique entries
Its cry leaves a lasting headache if heard for too long. It moves so quickly that it is almost invisible.
Because it moves so quickly, it sometimes becomes unseeable. It congregates around tree sap.
This Pokémon is so quick, it is said to be able to avoid any attack. It loves to feed on tree sap.
Because it darts about vigorously at high speed, it is very difficult to see. Hearing its distinctive cries for too long induces a headache.
If Ninjask is not trained properly, it will refuse to obey the TRAINER and cry loudly continuously. Because of this quality, this Pokémon is said to be one that puts the TRAINER’s abilities to the test.
Ninjask moves around at such a high speed that it cannot be seen, even while its crying can be clearly heard. For that reason, this Pokémon was long believed to be invisible.
09 //Names in other languages
9 languages
- Japanese
- テッカニン
- Rōmaji
- Tekkanin
- Korean
- 아이스크
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 铁面忍者
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 鐵面忍者
- French
- Ninjask
- German
- Ninjask
- Spanish
- Ninjask
- Italian
- Ninjask
10 //Training & breeding
Training
EV yield2 Speed
Catch rate120 (24.9% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)
Base friendship70
Base experience160
Growth rateSlow Then Very Fast
Breeding
Egg groupsBug
Egg cycles15
Gender50% ♂ · 50% ♀
Gender differencesNo
Habitatforest
Other names
Japaneseテッカニン
Korean아이스크
GermanNinjask
FrenchNinjask
SpanishNinjask
ItalianNinjask
Regional Pokédex numbers
Hoenn #43Kalos Central #112Updated Hoenn #44Galar #105
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