Nincada #0290

The Trainee Pokémon

The data on this page is from the Pokémon Emerald RotomLabs Pokédex. See all available Pokémon in Emerald here. Or, check out this Pokémon's data from the most recent games.

Typing	BugGround
Abilities	Compound Eyes
Classification	The Trainee Pokémon
National ID	#0290

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Flying

Fire

Water

Ice

Resists x½

Fighting

Poison

Ground

Immune x0

Electric

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Negative	Neutral	Positive
HP	31		91—138
Attack	45	45—87	50—97	55—106
Defense	90	85—127	95—142	104—156
Sp. Attack	30	31—73	35—82	38—90
Sp. Defense	30	31—73	35—82	38—90
Speed	40	40—82	45—92	49—101
Total	266	Calculated Stat Range Based on Nature

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Evolutionary Family

Nincada

BugGround

At Level 20

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Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Bug
Egg Cycles	15
Egg Steps	3840
Gender Ratio	50.39% 49.61%
Height	0.5 m (1'8")
Weight	5.5 kg (12.1 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Defense
Base Exp. Yield	65
Catch Rate	255
Catch Chance	~43.87% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Erratic
Base Friendship	50

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Nincada via level-up in Pokémon Emerald:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
38	Metal Claw	50	95	Steel	Phys.
1	Scratch	40	100	Normal	Phys.
31	Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Phys.
14	Fury Swipes	18	80	Normal	Phys.
25	False Swipe	40	100	Normal	Phys.
9	Sand Attack	—	100	Ground	Stat.
19	Mind Reader	—	100	Normal	Stat.
45	Dig	60	100	Ground	Phys.
5	Leech Life	20	100	Bug	Phys.
1	Harden	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Nincada as Egg Moves in Pokémon Emerald:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Feint Attack	60	—	Dark	Spec.
Gust	40	100	Flying	Phys.
Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Silver Wind	60	100	Bug	Phys.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Nincada as Tutor Moves in Pokémon Emerald:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Phys.
Fury Cutter	10	95	Bug	Phys.
Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Phys.
Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Mimic	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Nincada via TM in Pokémon Emerald:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM022	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM040	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM028	Dig	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM037	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM030	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM019	Giga Drain	60	100	Grass	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Nincada via HM in Pokémon Emerald:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM01	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.
HM05	Flash	—	70	Normal	Stat.

In-Game Images

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