Nincada in Sacred Gold & Storm Silver
#290 · Bug / Ground · see locations below
BugGround
Abilities
Compound Eyes
Base stats
Where to find Nincada
| Area | Method | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route 32 | Grass (morning/day) | 10-12 | |
| Route 32 | Grass (night) | 10-12 | |
| National Park | Grass (morning) | 17-19 | |
| National Park | Grass (night) | 17-19 |
Level-up moves
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bug Bite** If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. | Bug | Phys | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Phys | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Leech Life Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Bug | Phys | 20 | 100 | 15 |
| 9 | Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Stat | — | 100 | 15 |
| 14 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Phys | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 19 | Mind Reader Ensures that the user’s next move will hit the target. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 5 |
| 25 | False Swipe Cannot lower the target’s HP below 1. | Normal | Phys | 40 | 100 | 40 |
| 31 | Mud-Slap Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Spec | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 38 | Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage. | Steel | Phys | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 45 | Dig User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Ground | Phys | 80 | 100 | 10 |
* legal move moved to level-up · ** new to this hack (not in the Legit build)
TMs & HMs (25)
| # | Move · where to get it | Type | Pow |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic Automatically obtained after defeating Petrel in the Cliff Cave. | Poison | — |
| TM10 | Hidden Power Received as a reward in the Ruins of Alph for capturing 7 different types of Unown. | Normal | 1 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day Also buyable from the shop in Mahogany Town. | Fire | — |
| TM17 | Protect Unchanged from HeartGold and SoulSilver | Normal | — |
| TM19 | Giga Drain Also found in an item ball on Route 39. | Grass | 75 |
| TM21 | Frustration Unchanged from HeartGold and SoulSilver | Normal | — |
| TM22 | Solar Beam Unchanged from HeartGold and SoulSilver | Grass | 120 |
| TM27 | Return Unchanged from HeartGold and SoulSilver | Normal | — |
| TM28 | Dig Removed from Celadon City, purchasable in Goldenrod City. | Ground | 80 |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball Also purchasable from Lavender Town. | Ghost | 80 |
| TM32 | Double Team Unchanged from HeartGold and SoulSilver | Normal | — |
| TM37 | Sandstorm Also buyable from shop in Mahogany Town. | Rock | — |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace Also obtainable on Route 34. | Flying | 60 |
| TM42 | Facade Unchanged from HeartGold and SoulSilver | Normal | 70 |
| TM43 | Secret Power Unchanged from HeartGold and SoulSilver | Normal | 70 |
| TM44 | Rest Unchanged from HeartGold and SoulSilver | Psychic | — |
| TM54 | False Swipe Unchanged from HeartGold and SoulSilver | Normal | 40 |
| TM58 | Endure Unchanged from HeartGold and SoulSilver | Normal | — |
| TM70 | Flash Removed from Goldenrod; given as a free gift in Route 10 Pokémon Center. | Normal | — |
| TM81 | X-Scissor Received from a Bug Catcher in Ilex Forest; buyable in Celadon. | Bug | 80 |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk Unchanged from HeartGold and SoulSilver | Normal | — |
| TM83 | Natural Gift Removed from Goldenrod Mart. | Normal | — |
| TM87 | Swagger Unchanged from HeartGold and SoulSilver | Normal | — |
| TM90 | Substitute Unchanged from HeartGold and SoulSilver | Normal | — |
| HM01 | Cut Ilex Forest, from the charcoal maker — needs the Hive Badge to use | Grass | 60 |