Nincada #0290

The Trainee Pokémon

The data on this page is from the Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen RotomLabs Pokédex. See all available Pokémon in FireRed & LeafGreen 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 FireRed and LeafGreen:

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

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Nincada as Egg Moves in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen:

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

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Nincada as Tutor Moves in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Mimic	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.

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 FireRed and LeafGreen:

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

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Nincada via HM in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen:

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