Pokemon GO guide

Nincada in Pokemon GO

Current availability, raid rotations, stats, PvE counters, moves, PvP rankings, trade costs, and live trading activity for Nincada.

Shiny available

Current availability

Nincada is not currently listed in active raid or event data.

Availability can change when rotations update.

Raid status

Not current

Shiny

Available

Max CP

868

Weak to

Quick facts

Pokédex number: #290
Type
Current raid tier: Not currently listed
Raid rotation ends: Not announced
Weather boost: TBA

Base stats and CP

Attack: 80
Defense: 126
Stamina: 104
Maximum CP at level 50: 868
Perfect raid CP: TBA
Perfect boosted CP: TBA

Nincada type effectiveness

Multipliers use Pokémon GO battle values and combine both defending types.

Weaknesses

fire

Weakness

1.6×

flying

Weakness

1.6×

ice

Weakness

1.6×

water

Weakness

1.6×

Resistances

electric

Double resistance

0.391×

fighting

Resistance

0.625×

ground

Resistance

0.625×

poison

Resistance

0.625×

PvE usefulness

General attacker rating

Limited

General neutral PvE estimate using imported move timing. Raid-specific value still depends on boss typing, weather, friendship, Party Power, Mega boosts, level, and IVs.

Fast move

Bug Bite

bug

Charged move

Bug Buzz

bug

Best estimated raid counters for Nincada

Counters use PokeMiners PvE move power, duration and energy, base Attack, STAB, and Pokémon GO type multipliers. Candidate attackers come from small cached type pools instead of scanning the full Pokédex on every page view.

Darmanitan (Galarian Zen)

Ice Fang / Overheat

1.6× effectiveness59.32 DPS estimate

Blacephalon

Incinerate / Overheat

1.6× effectiveness58.65 DPS estimate

Kyurem (White)

Ice Fang / Fusion Flare

1.6× effectiveness55.34 DPS estimate

Reshiram

Fire Fang / Overheat

1.6× effectiveness52.14 DPS estimate

Salamence

Fire Fang / Fly

1.6× effectiveness51.52 DPS estimate

Chandelure

Fire Spin / Overheat

1.6× effectiveness51.38 DPS estimate

Palafin_hero

Waterfall / Acrobatics

1.6× effectiveness50.61 DPS estimate

Moltres

Fire Spin / Fly

1.6× effectiveness50.6 DPS estimate

Enamorus (Incarnate)

Fairy Wind / Fly

1.6× effectiveness50.58 DPS estimate

Volcarona

#10

Fire Spin / Overheat

1.6× effectiveness50.05 DPS estimate

Cinderace

#11

Fire Spin / Pyroball

1.6× effectiveness49.94 DPS estimate

Darmanitan (Standard)

#12

Fire Fang / Overheat

1.6× effectiveness49.86 DPS estimate

Counter data refreshed September 29, 2026.

Fast moves

Bug Bite

bug

Power 4Energy gain 3

Scratch

normal

Power 3Energy gain 4

Charged moves

Aerial Ace

flying

Power 60Energy 45

Bug Buzz

bug

Power 100Energy 60

Night Slash

dark

Power 50Energy 35

Stardust trade costs

How much does it cost to trade Nincada?

Standard Pokémon trade unless its shiny, form, costume, or Pokédex status makes it a Special Trade.

Typical registered category

Normal registered

A standard Pokémon that is registered for both trainers and has no shiny, Legendary, Ultra Beast, purified, or other Special Trade feature.

Highlighted for this Pokémon

Registered Special Trade

A registered shiny, Legendary, Ultra Beast, purified Pokémon, or another registered feature that makes the exchange a Special Trade.

Unregistered Special Trade

The Pokémon, shiny, form, costume, or other special feature is unregistered for either recipient.

Friendship	Normal registered	Registered special	Unregistered special
Good	100	20,000	1,000,000
Great	100	16,000	800,000
Ultra	100	1,600	80,000
Best / Forever	100	800	40,000

The table shows the cost paid by each trainer.
Use Unregistered Special Trade when the Pokémon, shiny, form, costume, or special feature is unregistered for either recipient.
Event bonuses can temporarily reduce Stardust costs.
Subject to the current daily Special Trade limit.

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