Appearance
Category | ![]() | Trainee Pokémon |
---|---|---|
Color | ![]() | Gray |
Height | ![]() | 0.5m / 1'8" |
Weight | ![]() | 5.5kg / 12.13lbs |
Shape
Footprint
Cry
Size Comparison
1.8m / 5'11"Trainer
0.5m / (1'8")Pokémon

Regional Pokédex Numbers
Training
Base Friendship (Gen 3-7) | 70 |
---|---|
Base Friendship (Gen 8+) | 50 |
Base Experience | 53 |
Catch Rate | 255 |
Leveling Rate | Erratic |
Experience to 100 | 600,000 |
EV Yield: 1
HP0
ATK0
DEF1
SP.ATK0
SP.DEF0
SPE0
Abilities
PRIMARY | Compound Eyes | Increases moves'
accuracy
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HIDDEN | Run Away | Ensures success fleeing from wild battles. |
Base Stats
![]() | HP | 31 | 172 - 266 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Attack | 45 | 85 - 207 | ||||||
![]() | Defense | 90 | 166 - 306 | ||||||
![]() | Special Attack | 30 | 58 - 174 | ||||||
![]() | Special Defense | 30 | 58 - 174 | ||||||
![]() | Speed | 40 | 76 - 196 | ||||||
Total | 266 | min - max | |||||||
Lvl. 100 range |
- Minimum values assume 0 IV, 0 EV and a hindering nature (→ -10%)- Maximum values assume 31 IV (→ +31), 252 EV (→ +63) and a helpful nature (→ +10%)
Evolutions
Movesets
Moves marked with
get a same-type attack bonus

PokéDex Descriptions
FR LG X SW | Because it lived almost entirely underground, it is nearly blind. It uses its antennae instead. |
HG SS Y SH | It can sometimes live underground for more than 10 years. It absorbs nutrients from the roots of trees. |
D P PL B B2 W W2 | It grows underground, sensing its surroundings using antennae instead of its virtually blind eyes. |
E | 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. |
R | 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. |
S | 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. |
OR | 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. |
AS | 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. |
Pokémon Cries
Introduced
RS
Form NameNormal Form
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Introduced
XY
Form NameNormal Form
0:00