Nincada - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Nincada 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.

Nincada artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
5	Harden	Normal	—	—
10	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
15	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
21	Absorb	Grass	20	100
25	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
30	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
35	Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
40	Dig	Ground	80	100

Egg moves

Nincada 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

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

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Skitter Smack	Bug		70	90

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
11	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
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
76	Round	Normal	60	100
94	False Swipe	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by TR

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

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
18	Leech Life	Bug	80	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
60	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
61	Bug Buzz	Bug	90	100

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
5	Harden	Normal	—	—
10	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
15	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
21	Absorb	Grass	20	100
25	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
30	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
35	Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
40	Dig	Ground	80	100

Egg moves

Nincada 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

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
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	—	—
54	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
62	Bug Buzz	Bug	90	100
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Cut	Normal	50	95

Moves learnt by level up

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

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 either parent (from Gen 6+) 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 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