Pokemon Sword and Shield Nincada

Pokemon Sword and Shield Nincada Evolutions

Pokemon	Stage	Type	Requirement	Total	Attack	SpAtk	Defense	SpDef	HP	Speed
Nincada	Unevolved (1)			266	45	30	90	30	31	40
Ninjask	First Evolution (2)		Level 20	456	90	50	45	50	61	160
Shedinja	2		Empty Slot in PartyLevel	236	90	30	45	30	1	40

Nincada Locations in Pokemon Sword and Shield

Overworld Spawns (Visible in-game)

Pokemon	Location	Weather	Spawn
Ninjask	Stony Wilderness	Normal Weather (Lv. 28-30)	30%
subdirectory_arrow_right	subdirectory_arrow_right	Raining (Lv. 28-30)	35%
subdirectory_arrow_right	Stony Wilderness (2)	Normal Weather (Lv. 28-30)	35%
subdirectory_arrow_right	subdirectory_arrow_right	Raining (Lv. 28-30)	15%

Non Overworld Spawns (NOT Visible - Randomly found in tall grass)

Pokemon	Location	Weather	Spawn
Nincada	West Lake Axewell	Sandstorm (Lv. 7-11)	30%
subdirectory_arrow_right	South Lake Miloch	Intense Sun (Lv. 11-13)	10%
subdirectory_arrow_right	subdirectory_arrow_right	Sandstorm (Lv. 11-13)	40%
subdirectory_arrow_right	Route 5	All Weather (Lv. 16-18)	05%

Pokemon Sword and Shield Nincada Raids

• 2-Star Nincada
• Lv. 25-30
• Gender: Random
• Ability: Hidden
• Location:
• Selection Probabilities:
• 1-Star Desired: 20%
• 2-Star Desired: 30%
• Drops:
• 100% TR18 Leech Life
• 80% Iapapa Berry
• 80% Pomeg Berry
• 25% Balm Mushroom
• 25% Big Mushroom
• 25% Rare Candy
• 25% Tiny Mushroom
• Bonus Drops:
• 5% Exp. Candy S
• 1% Dynamax Candy
• 1% Exp. Candy M

• 2-Star Nincada
• Lv. 25-30
• Gender: Random
• Ability: Hidden
• Location:
• Selection Probabilities:
• 1-Star Desired: 20%
• 2-Star Desired: 30%
• Drops:
• 100% TR87 Drill Run
• 100% TR94 High Horsepower
• 80% Aguav Berry
• 80% Grepa Berry
• 25% Rare Candy
• 25% Star Piece
• 25% Stardust
• Bonus Drops:
• 5% Exp. Candy S
• 1% Dynamax Candy
• 1% Exp. Candy M

Pokemon Sword and Shield Nincada Weakness

What is Nincada Weak Against?

Pokemon	Type 1	Type 2
Arcanine	Fire
Togekiss	Fairy	Flying
Gyarados	Water	Flying
Milotic	Water
Vanilluxe	Ice

What is Nincada Strong Against?

Pokemon	Type 1	Type 2
Rhyperior	Ground	Rock
Mamoswine	Ice	Ground
Jolteon	Electric
Lucario	Fighting	Steel
Hippowdon	Ground

Pokemon S&S Nincada Moves List

Nincada Abilities

Nincada Level Up Moves

Lvl	Move	Type	Pow	Acc	PP	Effect
01	Sand Attack		—	100	15	Lowers opponent's Accuracy.
01	Scratch		40	100	35
05	Harden		—	—	30	Raises user's Defense.
10	False Swipe		40	100	40	Always leaves opponent with at least 1 HP.
15	Mud-Slap		20	100	10	Lowers opponent's Accuracy.
21	Absorb		20	100	25	User recovers half the HP inflicted on opponent.
25	Metal Claw		50	95	35	May raise user's Attack.
30	Fury Swipes		18	80	15	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
35	Mind Reader		—	—	5	User's next attack is guaranteed to hit.
40	Dig		80	100	10	Digs underground on first turn, attacks on second. Can also escape from caves.

TM Moves Nincada can learn

TM	Move	Type	Pow	Acc	PP	Effect
TM11	Solar Beam		120	100	10	Charges on first turn, attacks on second.
TM15	Dig		80	100	10	Digs underground on first turn, attacks on second. Can also escape from caves.
TM21	Rest		—	—	10	User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
TM24	Snore		50	100	15	Can only be used if asleep. May cause flinching.
TM25	Protect		—	—	10	Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM28	Giga Drain		75	100	10	User recovers half the HP inflicted on opponent.
TM32	Sandstorm		—	—	10	Creates a sandstorm for 5 turns.
TM34	Sunny Day		—	—	5	Makes it sunny for 5 turns.
TM39	Facade		70	100	20	Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM76	Round		60	100	15	Power increases if teammates use it in the same turn.
TM94	False Swipe		40	100	40	Always leaves opponent with at least 1 HP.

Nincada TR Moves

TR	Move	Type	Pow	Acc	PP	Effect
TR18	Leech Life		80	100	10	User recovers half the HP inflicted on opponent.
TR20	Substitute		—	—	10	Uses HP to creates a decoy that takes hits.
TR26	Endure		—	—	10	Always left with at least 1 HP, but may fail if used consecutively.
TR27	Sleep Talk		—	—	10	User performs one of its own moves while sleeping.
TR33	Shadow Ball		80	100	15	May lower opponent's Special Defense.
TR60	X-Scissor		80	100	15
TR61	Bug Buzz		90	100	10	May lower opponent's Special Defense.