Nincada

No. 290

Role

PVE

Requirement

Level 40

Tier

T5

Generation

3

Moveset type

It sometimes lives underground for over 10 years. It absorbs nutrients from tree roots.

Moves

Moveset type2 of 2 area moves5 moves

Nincada moves
Slot	Move	Element	Range	Effects	PVE cooldown	PVP cooldown
M1	Sand AttackApplies the BLIND status for 6 seconds in a straight line.		Area	Blind	20 s	20 s
M2	Leech LifeDeals damage to the opponent and heals itself with the damage dealt.		Target	Lifesteal	10 s	10 s
M3	Fury SwipesDeals many consecutive hits of damage to an opponent. Can only be used at short range.		Target	Damage	20 s	20 s
M4	Mud SlapA ranged attack that deals damage and blinds opponents, leaving them with the SLOW status for 10 seconds.		Target	DamageBlindSlow	25 s	25 s
M5	DigThe Pokémon digs a tunnel underground, becoming invisible and invulnerable to damage and gaining movement speed for 2.5 seconds, unable to attack during that time. When the Pokémon resurfaces, it cures any status and deals damage in an area around itself, applying the SLOW status for 10 seconds.		Area	DamageBuffSlowDebuff	40 s	40 s

Loot

Base5Wildscape5Primal7

Nincada loot in Base
Item	Chance	Amount
bug gosme	60%	3–4
earth ball	60%	3–4
bug legs	8%	1
Cocoon Stone	Very rare	1
Earth Stone	Very rare	1

Nincada loot in Wildscape
Item	Chance	Amount
bug gosme	100%	3–4
earth ball	100%	3–4
bug legs	25%	1
Cocoon Stone	Very rare	1
Earth Stone	Very rare	1

Nincada loot in Primal
Item	Chance	Amount
big bug gosme	50%	1
solid earth piece	50%	1
bug legs	60%	1
Bug Essence	10%	1
Ground Essence	10%	1
Cocoon Stone	Very rare	1
Earth Stone	Very rare	1

Locations

On the map

Each dot is a tile where the game’s Pokédex places Nincada.

Game map around x 1,680, y 4,176, floor 7, with the tiles where Nincada spawns — Wildscape
Floor7
Aroundx 1,680, y 4,176

Game map around x 1,720, y 4,200, floor 7, with the tiles where Nincada spawns — Wildscape
Floor7
Aroundx 1,720, y 4,200

Effectiveness

Damage taken by attack element.

Damage taken by attack element.
Very weak×2	None
Weak×1.5
Neutral×1
Resists×0.5
Very resistant×0.4	None
Immune×0

Variants

NincadaNormalLevel 40Tier T5
Shiny NincadaShinyLevel 50Tier

Trade

See Nincada listings in Trade