- Attack
- 80
- Defense
- 126
- HP
- 104
100% CP
- RaidsLv20
- 439
- min 399
- Weather boostLv25
- 549
- min 499
- MaxLv50
- 868
- Lv40 768
At a glance
Basics
Nincada is a Bug/Ground-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 439 at level 20 (raids, eggs and research), 549 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 868 at level 50. It is weak to Fire/Water/Ice/Flying attacks (1.6×). It resists Fighting/Poison/Ground/Electric attacks. In raids, Bug Bite + Bug Buzz is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Ninjask with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 5 km you walk together.
- Category
- Trainee Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 5 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 75,000 Stardust · 75 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 868 / 879
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.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
- Choosing IVs for PvP (low Attack wins in Great and Ultra League)In leagues with a CP cap, the lower the Attack IV, the higher you can level up within the same CP, which makes Defense and HP bigger.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Bug BiteBug BuzzBest100% efficiency5.8TDO 67 - 2
ScratchBug Buzz95% efficiency5.5TDO 64 - 3Bug Bite
Aerial Ace81% efficiency4.7TDO 55 - 4ScratchAerial Ace79% efficiency4.6TDO 53
- 5Bug Bite
Night Slash78% efficiency4.5TDO 52
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug BiteBestBug · 0.5s · STAB | 5 | +6 | 12 | 12 |
| ScratchNormal · 0.5s | 6 | +4 | 12 | 8 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug BuzzBestBug · 3.5s · STAB | 95 | 50 | 32.6 | 2.28 |
| Night SlashDark · 2s | 45 | 33 | 22.5 | 1.36 |
| Aerial AceFlying · 2.5s | 55 | 33 | 22 | 1.67 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Nincada's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 56.8
- Actual Defense
- 84.2
- Actual HP
- 71
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Bug BiteBug BuzzBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 84% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 225,000
- Candy
- 248
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 768 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Nincada only reaches CP 868 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 868 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 865 | 100.0% |
| 3 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 865 | 99.3% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 862 | 99.3% |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 861 | 99.0% |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 859 | 98.9% |
| 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 856 | 98.9% |
| 8 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 862 | 98.6% |
| 9 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 50 | 859 | 98.6% |
| 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 858 | 98.3% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- NincadaViewingBest movesBug BiteBug Buzz
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Fire
Water
IceFlying - ×0.625
Fighting
Poison
Ground - ×0.39
Electric
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
- Fire×1.6
- Water×1.6
- Electric×0.39
Grass×1- Ice×1.6
- Fighting×0.625
- Poison×0.625
- Ground×0.625
- Flying×1.6
Psychic×1- Bug×1
Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1- Dark×1
Steel×1
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves