Nincada - bug/ground type Pokémon (#290)
#0290Gen 3

Nincada

bugground

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.

Height
0.5m
Weight
5.5kg

How to Evolve Nincada in Cobblemon

View Full Evolution Guide
  • To evolve Nincada into Ninjask in Cobblemon, meet these requirements: Must level up · Must reach level 20.
Nincada (#290)
Nincada
Ninjask, an evolution of Nincada via level upNinjasklevel up

Method: level up

Learnable moves: doubleteam, screech, furycutter

Evolution byproducts · 1 drop roll

Shed Shell iconShed Shell100%

Consumes held item: No

Requirements:

  • Must reach level 20

Base Stats & EV Yield

Base Stats & EV YieldHP: 31Attack: 45Defence: 90Sp. Atk: 30Sp. Def: 30Speed: 40HP31Attack45Defence90Sp. Atk30Sp. Def30Speed40
HP
31
Attack
45
Defence
90
Sp. Atk
30
Sp. Def
30
Speed
40
EV Yield1Defence

Generic Info

Height
0.5m
Weight
5.5kg
Base Friendship
50
Experience Group
erratic
Base Experience
53
Hitbox
0.9w x 0.7h - Fixed: No
Status
Implemented

Abilities

#2
runawayHidden

Drops

Nincada can drop Soft Sand. The table uses 1 drop roll; percentages are per roll, not guaranteed drops.

Base drops
Amount
1
#1
Soft Sand iconSoft Sand2.5%

Breeding

Egg Groups
Bug
Egg Cycles
15
Gender Ratio
50.0% M / 50.0% F

Behavior

Movement
Walk Speed
0.2
Avoids Water
Yes
Herd
Max Size
9
Tolerated Leaders
NincadaTier 1
Combat
Will Defend Owner
Yes
Resting
Can Sleep
Yes
Times
any
Will Sleep on Bed
Yes
Light Requirement
0-4
Drowsy Chance
0.0014
Rouse Chance
0.0042

Where does Nincada spawn in Cobblemon?

Nincada has 2 natural spawn entries in the current Cobblemon data. It can appear from level 2 to 27. Listed biome tags include forest-tagged biomes, jungle-tagged biomes, skyroot forest-tagged biomes. Some entries also require specific skylight levels.

Habitat encounters

Nincada is not currently listed in a habitat pool.

As an Alpha

Full Alpha guide

What Nincada becomes as a Cobblemon 1.8 Alpha

Size

≈ ×1.70 larger

Marks

alphajumbo

Level vs your party

Guaranteed moves

Normal wild moveset plus two guaranteed TM moves (slots 3 & 4)

Drops if defeated

Base rewards scale with its level; its bug / ground typing adds bonus gems & berries.

Base drops Tier 4

  • Exp Candy L×119%
  • Exp Candy Xl×125%
  • Rare Candy×16%
  • Health Candy×18%
  • Mighty Candy×18%
  • Tough Candy×18%
  • Smart Candy×18%
  • Courage Candy×18%
  • Quick Candy×18%

Type drops

bug
  • Bug Gem×2–3
  • Tanga Berry×1–2
ground
  • Ground Gem×2–3
  • Shuca Berry×1–2