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Nincada

Nincada in Elite Redux

#290 · Bug / Ground · see locations below

BugGround

Abilities

Anticipation, Coward, Dry Skin (hidden)

Base stats

HP31
Attack55
Defense90
Sp. Attack30
Sp. Defense30
Speed50
Total286

Compared with the official games

  • Stats Attack 45 → 55, Speed 40 → 50 (total 266 → 286)

Compared against present-day official data. The Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived after Pokémon Emerald, so a difference here can belong to the series rather than to this hack.

Other changes in this hack

  • Innates (always active): Shed Skin, Shell Armor, Earthbound
  • What the innates do: Shed Skin — 30% chance to heal its status condition at the end of a turn. · Shell Armor — Immune to critical hits. Takes 20% less damage from attacks. · Earthbound — Boosts Ground-type moves by 1.2x, or 1.5x when under 1/3 HP.
  • Abilities you pick one of: Anticipation — Senses Super-effective moves. Dodges one Super-effective hit. · Coward — Sets up Protect on switch-in. Only works once. · Dry Skin — Water/Rain heals. Fire/Sun hurts.
  • Evolves into Ninjask at level 20
  • Evolves into Shedinja at level 20
  • Tutor moves: Attract, Bug Bite, Bug Buzz, Bulldoze, Cut, Dig, Endure, False Swipe, Helping Hand, Hidden Power, Leech Life, Metal Claw, Protect, Rest, Retaliate, Return, Secret Power, Sleep Talk, Spikes, Substitute, X-Scissor
  • Egg groups: Bug
  • Height 0.5 m, weight 5.5 kg

Where to find Nincada

AreaMethodLevel
Route 116Grass
Route 111 Tunnel 2Grass

Level-up moves

LvMoveTypeCatPowAccPP
1Double Team
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
NormalStat15
1Final Gambit
The user faints to damage the foe equal to its HP.
FightingSpec11005
1Harden
Stiffens the body's muscles to raise Defense.
NormalStat20
1Hone Claws
Sharpens its claws to raise Attack and Accuracy.
DarkStat15
1Mud Sport
Covers the user in mud to raise electrical resistance.
GroundStat10015
1Mud-Slap
Hurls mud in the foe's face dealing repeated damage.
GroundSpec2510010
1Scratch
Scratches the foe with sharp claws.
NormalPhys4010020
17Detect
Priority +4. Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
FightingStat10
17Fury Swipes
Rakes the foe with sharp claws, etc., 2 to 5 times.
NormalPhys2510015
17Lunge
Lunges at the foe to lower its Attack stat.
BugPhys6010015
17Sharpen
Sharpens its edges to boost Attack and Crit.
NormalStat20
17Skitter Smack
User skitters behind foe to attack. Lowers foe's SpAtk
BugSpec6010015
24Gust
Priority +1. A sudden gust of wind. Has +1 priority.
FlyingSpec4010015
24Silver Wind
A powdery attack that may raise abilities.
BugSpec601005
37Fury Cutter
Slices the foe 3 times in a row with rising intensity.
BugPhys209010

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this hack

TMs & HMs (0)

#Move · where to get itTypePow

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