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290 - Nincada

  Type Ability


(1) Compoundeyes
(2) Run Away
(HA) Run Away

Evolutions


Nincada
Level Up (Shedinja) at 20 with empty party slot and Pokeball in bag
Shedinja
Level 20
Ninjask

Defenses

Immune 0.25x Resist 0.5x Resist Neutral 2x Weak 4x Weak

 
















 

Stats

HPATKDEFSPASPDSPEBST
314590303040266

Level Up Moves

Level Name Power Accuracy PP Type Damage Class Effect
1 Absorb 35 100 25 Priority: 0. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
1 Harden None None 30 Priority: 0. Raises the user's Defense by one stage.
1 Scratch 40 100 35 Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage.
4 Sand Attack None 100 15 Priority: 0. Lowers the target's accuracy by one stage.
6 Fury Attack 15 85 20 Priority: 0. Hits 2–5 times in one turn.

Has a 3/8 chance each to hit 2 or 3 times, and a 1/8 chance each to hit 4 or 5 times. Averages to 3 hits per use.
8 String Shot None 95 40 Priority: 0. Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.
10 Mud-Slap 30 100 20 Priority: 0. Has a 100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by one stage.
12 Bug Bite 60 100 20 Priority: 0. If the target is holding a berry, the user takes the berry and uses it immediately.

If the target is holding a jaboca berry or rowap berry, the berry is still removed, but has no effect.

If this move is super effective and the target is holding a berry that can reduce this move's damage, it will do so, and will not be stolen.
14 Gust 40 100 25 Priority: 0. Inflicts regular damage.

If the target is under the effect of bounce, fly, or sky drop, this move will hit with double power.
16 Fury Cutter 30 95 20 Priority: 0. Power doubles after every time this move is used, whether consecutively or not, maxing out at 16x. If this move misses or the user leaves the field, power resets.
18 Metal Claw 50 95 35 Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Attack one stage.
20 Struggle Bug 50 100 20 Priority: 0. Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Special Attack by one stage.
23 Spite None 100 10 Priority: 0. Lowers the PP of the target's last used move by 4. If the target hasn't used a move since entering the field, if it tried to use a move this turn and failed, or if its last used move has 0 PP remaining, this move will fail.
26 Feint Attack 60 None 20 Priority: 0. Ignores accuracy and evasion modifiers.
29 Hone Claws None None 15 Priority: 0. Raises the user's Attack and accuracy by one stage.
32 Flail None 100 15 Priority: 0. Power varies inversely with the user's proportional remaining HP.

64 * current HP / max HP
35 Natural Gift None 100 15 Priority: 0. Power and type are determined by the user's held berry. The berry is consumed. If the user is not holding a berry, this move will fail.
38 Slash 70 100 15 Priority: 0. User's critical hit rate is one level higher when using this move.
38 Night Slash 70 100 15 Priority: 0. User's critical hit rate is one level higher when using this move.
41 Bide None None 10 Priority: 1. User waits for two turns. On the second turn, the user inflicts twice the damage it accumulated on the last Pokémon to hit it. Damage inflicted is typeless.
45 Leech Life 80 100 10 Priority: 0. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
48 Final Gambit None 100 5 Priority: 0. Inflicts damage equal to the user's remaining HP. User faints.

TM Moves

Machine Name Power Accuracy PP Type Damage Class Effect
TM1 Hone Claws None None 15 Priority: 0. Raises the user's Attack and accuracy by one stage.
TM10 Hidden Power 60 100 15 Priority: 0. Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM11 Sunny Day None None 5 Priority: 0. Changes the weather to sunshine for five turns.
TM17 Protect None None 10 Priority: 4. No moves will hit the user for the remainder of this turn. If the user is last to act this turn, this move will fail. Success rate drops by 1/2 on successive attempts.
TM19 Giga Drain 80 100 10 Priority: 0. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
TM21 Frustration None 100 20 Priority: 0. Power increases inversely with happiness, given by (255 - happiness) * 2 / 5, to a maximum of 102. Power bottoms out at 1.
TM22 Solar Beam 120 100 10 Priority: 0. User charges for one turn before attacking.
TM27 Return None 100 20 Priority: 0. Power increases with happiness, given by happiness * 2 / 5, to a maximum of 102. Power bottoms out at 1.
TM28 Dig 80 100 10 Priority: 0. User digs underground for one turn, becoming immune to attack, and hits on the second turn.

During the immune turn, earthquake, fissure, and magnitude still hit the user normally, and their power is doubled if appropriate.

The user may be hit during its immune turn if under the effect of lock on, mind reader, or no guard.

This move cannot be selected by sleep talk.
TM30 Shadow Ball 80 100 10 Priority: 0. Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
TM37 Sandstorm None None 10 Priority: 0. Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns. Pokémon that are not ground, rock, or steel take 1/16 their max HP at the end of every turn. Every rock Pokémon's original Special Defense is raised by 50% for the duration of this effect.
TM40 Aerial Ace 60 None 20 Priority: 0. Ignores accuracy and evasion modifiers.
TM42 Facade 70 100 20 Priority: 0. If the user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned, this move has double power.
TM44 Rest None None 10 Priority: 0. User falls to sleep for two turns, replacing any existing non-volatile status ailments, and immediately regains all its HP.
TM54 False Swipe 40 100 30 Priority: 0. Will not reduce the target's HP below 1.
TM6 Toxic None 90 10 Priority: 0. Badly poisons the target. Never misses when used by a poison-type Pokémon.
TM70 Flash None 100 20 Priority: 0. Lowers the target's accuracy by one stage.
TM76 Bug Buzz 90 100 10 Priority: 0. Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
TM81 X-Scissor 80 100 10 Priority: 0. The user's critical hit rate is boosted one stage when using this move.
TM90 Substitute None None 10 Priority: 0. Transfers 1/4 the user's max HP into a doll that absorbs damage and causes most negative move effects to fail.
HM1 Cut 50 95 30 Priority: 0. High Critical Ratio

Tutor Moves

  Name Power Accuracy PP Type Damage Class Effect
Tutor Bug Bite 60 100 20 Priority: 0. If the target is holding a berry, the user takes the berry and uses it immediately.

If the target is holding a jaboca berry or rowap berry, the berry is still removed, but has no effect.

If this move is super effective and the target is holding a berry that can reduce this move's damage, it will do so, and will not be stolen.
Tutor Snore 50 100 15 Priority: 0. Only usable if the user is sleeping. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Tutor Giga Drain 80 100 10 Priority: 0. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
Tutor Spite None 100 10 Priority: 0. Lowers the PP of the target's last used move by 4. If the target hasn't used a move since entering the field, if it tried to use a move this turn and failed, or if its last used move has 0 PP remaining, this move will fail.
Tutor Sleep Talk None None 10 Priority: 0. Only usable if the user is sleeping. Randomly selects and uses one of the user's other three moves. Use of the selected move requires and costs 0 PP.

Encounter Locations

Location     Level Spawn Percent
Relic Passage Castelia City Exit Dust Clouds 19-20 20.0
Relic Passage Center Dust Clouds 30-32 20.0
Relic Passage Driftveil Side Dust Clouds 30-32 20.0