Nincada - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Nincada can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

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.

Nincada artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Nincada learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Harden	Normal	—	—
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
5	Leech Life	Bug	20	100
9	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
14	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
19	Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
25	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
31	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
38	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
45	Dig	Ground	80	100

Egg moves

Nincada learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Bug Buzz	Bug	90	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100
Gust	Flying	40	100
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Silver Wind	Bug	60	100

Moves learnt by HM

Nincada is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95

Moves learnt by TM

Nincada is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	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	—	—
48	Round	Normal	60	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
76	Struggle Bug	Bug	30	100
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Nincada can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	20	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
String Shot	Bug	—	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Nincada learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Harden	Normal	—	—
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
5	Leech Life	Bug	20	100
9	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
14	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
19	Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
25	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
31	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
38	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
45	Dig	Ground	80	100

Egg moves

Nincada learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Bug Buzz	Bug	90	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100
Gust	Flying	40	100
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Silver Wind	Bug	60	100

Move Tutor moves

Nincada can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100

Moves learnt by HM

Nincada is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95

Moves learnt by TM

Nincada is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	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	—	—
48	Round	Normal	60	100
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
76	Struggle Bug	Bug	30	100
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Nincada can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	20	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
String Shot	Bug	—	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Nincada egg move parents

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Nincada

Nincada's egg groups: Bug

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

You will need to breed a female Nincada with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Nincada with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Bug Bite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Caterpie Weedle Ariados Pineco Forretress Shuckle Wurmple Ninjask Kricketot Burmy (Plant Cloak) Mothim Combee Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Dwebble Crustle Joltik Galvantula Durant Larvesta
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Pinsir Ledyba Ledian Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Karrablast Escavalier
Move tutor	Caterpie Metapod Butterfree Weedle Kakuna Beedrill Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Scyther Pinsir Ledyba Ledian Spinarak Ariados Yanma Pineco Forretress Gligar Scizor Shuckle Heracross Wurmple Silcoon Beautifly Cascoon Dustox Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Volbeat Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Kricketot Kricketune Burmy (Plant Cloak) Mothim Combee Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Gliscor Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Dwebble Crustle Karrablast Escavalier Joltik Galvantula Shelmet Accelgor Durant Larvesta Volcarona
Pre-evolution Level up	Metapod Butterfree Kakuna Beedrill Silcoon Beautifly Cascoon Dustox Kricketune Volcarona

Bug Buzz

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Butterfree Venomoth Ledyba Ledian Yanma Beautifly Dustox Masquerain Volbeat Kricketune Mothim Combee Yanmega Sewaddle Karrablast Escavalier Joltik Galvantula Shelmet Accelgor Larvesta Volcarona
Breeding	Scyther Ledyba Ledian Scizor Nincada Ninjask Volbeat
Pre-evolution Level up	Swadloon Leavanny

Endure

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Heracross Sewaddle Karrablast
Breeding	Paras Parasect Scyther Pineco Forretress Scizor Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Dwebble Crustle Shelmet Accelgor Durant Larvesta Volcarona
Pre-evolution Level up	Swadloon Leavanny Escavalier
Generation 4 TM	Butterfree Beedrill Venonat Venomoth Pinsir Ledyba Ledian Spinarak Ariados Yanma Gligar Shuckle Beautifly Dustox Volbeat Kricketune Mothim Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Gliscor

Feint Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gligar Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Gliscor Dwebble Crustle
Breeding	Pinsir Yanma Nincada Ninjask Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Karrablast Escavalier Joltik Galvantula Durant

Final Gambit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Shelmet Accelgor
Breeding	Shuckle Nincada Ninjask

Gust

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

Night Slash

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

Silver Wind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Butterfree Venomoth Ledyba Ledian Beautifly Dustox Masquerain Mothim Volcarona
Breeding	Scyther Ledyba Ledian Yanma Scizor Nincada Ninjask Volbeat Yanmega Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny
Generation 4 TM	Beedrill Vibrava Flygon Kricketune