NINCADA
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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.
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.
NINCADA lives underground. It uses its sharp claws to carve the roots of trees and absorb moisture and nutrients. This POKéMON can’t withstand bright sunlight so avoids it.
It makes its nest at the roots of a mighty tree. Using its whiskerlike antennae, it probes its surroundings in the pitch-black darkness of soil.
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This Pokémon has a Armor body shape.
It is classified as Gray colored.
Natural habitat: Forest.
Its base happiness is 70.
Its capture rate is 255/255, roughly 100%.
It follows a Slow Then Very Fast growth curve.
It belongs to the Bug egg group.
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MOVESETS
| LVL | NAME | TYPE | CAT. | PWR | ACC | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | PHY | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Sand Attack | Ground | STA | — | 100% | 15 |
| 5 | Harden | Normal | STA | — | — | 30 |
| 10 | False Swipe | Normal | PHY | 40 | 100% | 40 |
| 15 | Mud-Slap | Ground | SPE | 20 | 100% | 10 |
| 21 | Absorb | Grass | SPE | 20 | 100% | 25 |
| 25 | Metal Claw | Steel | PHY | 50 | 95% | 35 |
| 30 | Fury Swipes | Normal | PHY | 18 | 80% | 15 |
| 35 | Mind Reader | Normal | STA | — | — | 5 |
| 40 | Dig | Ground | PHY | 80 | 100% | 10 |
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