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Nincada - #290Pokemon GO

TYPE
Bug / Ground
CANDY
3
STARDUST
100
DISTANCE
5KM

Nincada

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.

Dex No

#290

Capture Rate

20%

Flee Rate

10%

New Move

75000 75

Nincada Weaknesses and Strengths

Nincada is a dual-type Pokemon of types Bug and Ground. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
TypesDamage
Flying 160%
Fire 160%
Water 160%
Ice 160%
Resistant Against
TypesDamage
Electric 39.1%
Fighting 62.5%
Ground 62.5%
Poison 62.5%

Best Moves for Nincada in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Nincada.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move Charge Move DPS CDPS
Bug Bite Bug Buzz 44.43172.08
Scratch Bug Buzz 44.43156.99
Bug Bite Aerial Ace 34.92137.65
Bug Bite Night Slash 34.73134.26
Scratch Aerial Ace 34.92129.93
Scratch Night Slash 34.73125.66

All Moves for Nincada

Below are all the moves that Nincada can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move Type Power DPS Duration Energy
Night SlashCharged5022.732200ms-33
Bug BuzzCharged10032.433700ms-50
Aerial AceCharged5522.922400ms-33
ScratchQuick612500ms4
Bug BiteQuick512500ms6

Nincada Evolution


Nincada
Requires
50x Candy

Ninjask

Best Nincada Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Nincada Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Nincada in a raid.

#384
Mega Rayquaza

Mega Rayquaza

TTK: 139.00

Air Slash
Dragon Ascent
#257
Mega Blaziken

Mega Blaziken

TTK: 169.40

Fire Spin
Blast Burn
#006
Mega Charizard Y

Mega Charizard Y

TTK: 172.70

Fire Spin
Blast Burn
#609
Shadow Chandelure

Shadow Chandelure

TTK: 176.00

Fire Spin
Overheat
#382
Primal Kyogre

Primal Kyogre

TTK: 179.70

Waterfall
Hydro Pump
#384
Rayquaza

Rayquaza

TTK: 181.70

Air Slash
Dragon Ascent
#146
Shadow Moltres

Shadow Moltres

TTK: 187.50

Fire Spin
Sky Attack
#018
Mega Pidgeot

Mega Pidgeot

TTK: 190.00

Gust
Brave Bird
#099
Shadow Kingler

Shadow Kingler

TTK: 190.20

Bubble
Crabhammer
#260
Mega Swampert

Mega Swampert

TTK: 198.20

Water Gun
Hydro Cannon
#250
Shadow Ho-Oh

Shadow Ho-Oh

TTK: 198.20

Incinerate
Brave Bird
#244
Shadow Entei

Shadow Entei

TTK: 199.60

Fire Fang
Overheat
#006
Mega Charizard X

Mega Charizard X

TTK: 202.40

Fire Spin
Blast Burn
#643
Reshiram

Reshiram

TTK: 203.20

Fire Fang
Overheat
#009
Mega Blastoise

Mega Blastoise

TTK: 205.10

Water Gun
Hydro Cannon
#392
Shadow Infernape

Shadow Infernape

TTK: 207.90

Fire Spin
Blast Burn
#006
Shadow Charizard

Shadow Charizard

TTK: 207.90

Fire Spin
Blast Burn
#467
Shadow Magmortar

Shadow Magmortar

TTK: 208.60

Fire Spin
Fire Blast
#229
Mega Houndoom

Mega Houndoom

TTK: 209.30

Fire Fang
Flamethrower
#609
Chandelure

Chandelure

TTK: 211.10

Fire Spin
Overheat

Other Nincada Forms

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Nincada

Nincada

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