Nincada
No. 0290
Type: Bug / Ground
It can sometimes live underground for more than 10 years. It absorbs nutrients from the roots of trees.
Base stats
| HP | 31 |
|---|---|
| Attack | 45 |
| Defense | 90 |
| Sp. Attack | 30 |
| Sp. Defense | 30 |
| Speed | 40 |
Total 266
What to answer with
Attacking types that hit what hits it hard, and the best move of each one it learns.
- Rock — Cover 3 weaknesses (Fire, Ice, Flying) — It learns nothing of that type
- Electric — Cover 2 weaknesses (Water, Flying) — It learns nothing of that type
- Grass — Covers 1 weakness (Water) — Giga Drain
- Steel — Covers 1 weakness (Ice) — Metal Claw
- Fighting — Covers 1 weakness (Ice) — It learns nothing of that type
- Fire — Covers 1 weakness (Ice) — It learns nothing of that type
Abilities
- Compound Eyes
- Run Away (Hidden)
Evolution line
Moves
- Absorb
- Bug Bite
- Bug Buzz
- Dig
- Endure
- Facade
- False Swipe
- Final Gambit
- Flail
- Fury Swipes
- Giga Drain
- Gust
- Harden
- Leech Life
- Metal Claw
- Mind Reader
- Mud-Slap
- Night Slash
- Protect
- Rest
- Round
- Sand Attack
- Sandstorm
- Scratch
- Shadow Ball
- Skitter Smack
- Sleep Talk
- Snore
- Solar Beam
- Substitute
- Sunny Day
- X-Scissor
What the optimizer would run
Rules: Gen 9 OU (singles)
- Role
- Bulky attacker
- Ability
- Compound Eyes
- Item
- Choice Band
- Nature
- Adamant
- EVs
- 172 HP / 252 Atk / 84 Spe
- Moves
- Leech Life, Night Slash, Metal Claw, Facade