Nincada
Nincada · #0290
Nincada is a Bug / Ground-type mons. Base stats: Attack 80 · Defense 126 · Stamina 104. Maximum CP at level 50 is 879. The shiny variant is released and can be encountered in the game. Use the IV calculator below to lock the exact stats from your appraisal bars.
Hundo CP — Nincada at 100% IV
The exact CP a perfect 15/15/15 Nincada shows at each encounter type. If the CP matches, it can be a hundo — verify with the IV calculator.
| Field Research reward | CP 329 |
| Raid / egg / breakthrough | CP 439 |
| Weather-boosted raid | CP 549 |
| Wild (L30 cap) | CP 658 |
| Wild, weather-boosted (L35) | CP 713 |
| Shadow (grunt catch) → purifies to hundo | CP 166 |
| Shadow (leader / shadow raid) → purifies to hundo | CP 423 |
Purify-to-hundo: a shadow Nincada caught at exactly these CPs is 13/13/13 — purification adds +2 to every IV, making it a guaranteed 15/15/15.
Base stats
CP tier
Lower-tier raid pick — better in PvP brackets (879 max CP)
Is Nincada worth powering up?
Not for raids — with 879 max CP, Nincada matters more in PvP brackets, where stat product beats raw power. Check its league ranks before investing.
IV note: Nincada has functional-hundo spreads — certain sub-perfect IVs perform identically to a 15/15/15 at the level cap, so don't transfer a near-miss before checking.
Evolution line — stages and candy cost
Every stage of Nincada's evolution line with the candy cost between stages. IVs carry through evolution — a high-IV early stage is worth keeping and evolving.
Recommended movesets
Auto-ranked from the learnable-move pool by DPS scoring — a starting point, not a meta-tier verdict.
Weakness chart — what beats Nincada
Best counter recommendations
Frequently asked
Nincada reaches a maximum CP of 879 at level 50 with perfect 15/15/15 IVs (weather-boosted or lucky). At level 40 the CP cap is roughly 88% of that.
The shiny variant is released and can be encountered in the game.
Nincada is not a top raid pick. It shines more in PvP brackets where stat-product matters more than raw power.
Not for raids — with 879 max CP, Nincada matters more in PvP brackets, where stat product beats raw power. Check its league ranks before investing.
Functional Hundo IVs for Nincada →
Certain sub-15/15/15 IV spreads reach the exact same stat product as a true hundo at the level cap. See which spreads qualify and at which level.
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Data last updated: 2026-07-15
More: /dex/290 (English) — Raid performance, PvP performance