Ninjask - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Ninjask can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Ninjask artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Ninjask learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
1	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
1	Dig	Ground	80	100
1	Double Team	Normal	—	—
1	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
1	Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95
1	Harden	Normal	—	—
1	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
1	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
1	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Screech	Normal	—	85
15	Agility	Psychic	—	—
23	Absorb	Grass	20	100
29	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
36	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
43	Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
50	Slash	Normal	70	100
57	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
64	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Ninjask learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Sword & Shield (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Double Team	Normal	—	—
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95
Screech	Normal	—	85

Egg moves

Ninjask learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Gust	Flying	40	100
Night Slash	Dark	70	100

Move Tutor moves

Ninjask can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Dual Wingbeat	Flying		40	90
Skitter Smack	Bug		70	90

Moves learnt by TM

Ninjask is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
08	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
09	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
11	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
28	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
32	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
56	U-turn	Bug	70	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
78	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
94	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
95	Air Slash	Flying	75	95

Moves learnt by TR

Ninjask is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
18	Leech Life	Bug	80	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
29	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
35	Uproar	Normal	90	100
60	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
61	Bug Buzz	Bug	90	100

Moves learnt by level up

Ninjask learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
1	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
1	Dig	Ground	80	100
1	Double Team	Normal	—	—
1	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
1	Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95
1	Harden	Normal	—	—
1	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
1	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
1	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Screech	Normal	—	85
15	Agility	Psychic	—	—
23	Absorb	Grass	20	100
29	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
36	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
43	Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
50	Slash	Normal	70	100
57	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
64	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Ninjask learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Double Team	Normal	—	—
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95
Screech	Normal	—	85

Egg moves

Ninjask learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Gust	Flying	40	100
Night Slash	Dark	70	100

Moves learnt by TM

Ninjask is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
51	Roost	Flying	—	—
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
62	Bug Buzz	Bug	90	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Cut	Normal	50	95
97	Defog	Flying	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Ninjask does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Ninjask egg move parents

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Ninjask

Ninjask's egg groups: Bug

The egg moves for Ninjask are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Ninjask with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Ninjask with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Bug Bite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Caterpie Butterfree Weedle Beedrill Pinsir Ariados Pineco Forretress Shuckle Wurmple Beautifly Dustox Ninjask Kricketot Kricketune Burmy (Plant Cloak) Mothim Combee Skorupi Drapion Yanmega
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Pinsir Ledyba Ledian Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Trapinch Vibrava Flygon

Final Gambit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Shuckle Nincada Ninjask

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Paras Parasect Pinsir Pineco Forretress Heracross Nincada Ninjask Trapinch Vibrava Flygon

Gust

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Butterfree Venomoth Yanma Beautifly Dustox Masquerain Mothim Combee Yanmega
Breeding	Nincada Ninjask Trapinch Vibrava Flygon
Evolution	Butterfree Venomoth Beautifly Dustox

Night Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Kricketune Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Gliscor
Breeding	Scyther Spinarak Ariados Gligar Scizor Heracross Nincada Ninjask Skorupi Drapion Gliscor