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Nincada

#290

Bug
Ground
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An image of the Pokemon Nincada #290 in the Pokedex
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.

Weakness Table

This is a list of Nincada's weaknesses. These Pokemon types in the green zone will be strong against Nincada:
2x
Fire
Flying
Ice
Water
1x
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Fairy
Ghost
Grass
Normal
Psychic
Rock
Steel
0.5x
Fighting
Ground
Poison
Immune
Electric
: Types marked with this symbol will receive extra damage from Nincada's STAB attacks.

Nincada will receive 115% more damage from a Special Attack compared to a Physical Attack.

Special attack icon

Nincada's Weaknesses

Best Counters

The types that are strong against Nincada are Flying, Ice, Water type Pokemon.

Flying
Ice
Water

For the best defense, Flying types have very effective defense against Nincada, and will be resistant to damage from Nincada's STAB attacks:

Flying

Fire types will also deal super-effective damage against Nincada, but be careful using Pokemon of this type because they may also receive extra damage from some of Nincada's attacks!

Fire

Weaknesses

Nincada's type is Bug and Ground.

Nincada has a weakness to Fire, Flying, Ice, Water types. These Pokemon types will be strong against Nincada, causing Nincada to take a super effective double (2x) damage from attacks of those types.

Electric type attacks will have no effect on Nincada, as Nincada is immune to this type of damage! Please avoid these types of attacks.

Please keep in mind that Nincada is resistant to attacks from Fighting, Ground, Poison types, and these attacks are not very effective and cause reduced damage, so they should be avoided.

Strong against Nincada:

Pokemon of these types will deal effective damage against Nincada, without suffering any extra damage:
2x
Flying
Ice
Water
1x
Bug
Dragon
Fairy
Ghost
Normal
0.5x
Fighting
Ground

Strength Table

Here is what Nincada is strong against:
2x
Dark
Electric
Fire
Grass
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
1x
Bug
Dragon
Fairy
Fighting
Ghost
Ground
Ice
Normal
Water
0.5x
Flying

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