Nincada Raid Guide
Bug / Ground
Nincada is an easy Tier 1 raid boss to defeat, with a CP value of 2763. You can solo Nincada raids without any problem at all. Nincada is vulnerable to Flying, Rock, Fire type moves and mainly weaker to Pokémon such as Ho-Oh, Tyranitar, Heatran, Terrakion, Volcanion.
Nincada can obtain below CP values when defeated.
- 499 - 549 CP during Rainy and Sunny / clear weather conditions.
- 399 - 439 CP during other weather conditions.
Nincada is not available at the moment in raids and the last recently available date was August 18, 2022. Shiny Nincada is also available from raids in the game.
Weather boost
Nincada raids will be boosted during Rainy and Sunny / clear weather conditions.
Bug type Damage Relations
Double damage from: | Flying | ||
Double damage to: | Grass | ||
Half damage from: | Fighting | ||
Half damage to: | Fighting | ||
No damage from: | - | ||
No damage to: | - |
Nincada Raid Counters
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Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh is a Fire, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Brave Bird (Flying , DPS 45.0) Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) and fast moves: Incinerate (Fire) which are effective against Nincada.
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Tyranitar
Tyranitar is a Rock, Dark type Pokémon with charged moves: Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Stone Edge (Rock , DPS 43.5) which are effective against Nincada.
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Heatran
Heatran is a Fire, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Flamethrower (Fire , DPS 31.8) Stone Edge (Rock , DPS 43.5) and fast moves: Fire Spin (Fire, DPS 12.7) which are effective against Nincada.
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Terrakion
Terrakion is a Rock, Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Rock Slide (Rock , DPS 29.6) and fast moves: Smack Down (Rock) which are effective against Nincada.
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Entei
Entei is a Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Flame Charge (Fire , DPS 18.4) Flamethrower (Fire , DPS 31.8) Overheat (Fire , DPS 40.0) and fast moves: Fire Fang (Fire, DPS 12.2) Fire Spin (Fire, DPS 12.7) which are effective against Nincada.
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Moltres
Moltres is a Fire, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Ancient Power (Rock , DPS 20.0) Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Heat Wave (Fire , DPS 31.7) Overheat (Fire , DPS 40.0) and fast moves: Fire Spin (Fire, DPS 12.7) Wing Attack (Flying, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Nincada.
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Rampardos
Rampardos is a Rock type Pokémon with charged moves: Flamethrower (Fire , DPS 31.8) Rock Slide (Rock , DPS 29.6) and fast moves: Smack Down (Rock) which are effective against Nincada.
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Gigalith
Gigalith is a Rock type Pokémon with charged moves: Rock Slide (Rock , DPS 29.6) and fast moves: Smack Down (Rock) which are effective against Nincada.
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Tornadus
Tornadus is a Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Hurricane (Flying , DPS 40.7) and fast moves: Air Slash (Flying, DPS 11.7) which are effective against Nincada.
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Tyrantrum
Tyrantrum is a Rock, Dragon type Pokémon with charged moves: Stone Edge (Rock , DPS 43.5) and fast moves: Rock Throw (Rock, DPS 13.3) which are effective against Nincada.
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Victini
Victini is a Fire, Psychic type Pokémon with charged moves: Overheat (Fire , DPS 40.0) which is effective against Nincada.
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Regirock
Regirock is a Rock type Pokémon with charged moves: Stone Edge (Rock , DPS 43.5) and fast moves: Rock Throw (Rock, DPS 13.3) which are effective against Nincada.
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Archeops
Archeops is a Rock, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Ancient Power (Rock , DPS 20.0) and fast moves: Wing Attack (Flying, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Nincada.
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Magmortar
Magmortar is a Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Fire Punch (Fire , DPS 25.0) and fast moves: Fire Spin (Fire, DPS 12.7) which are effective against Nincada.
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Golem
Golem is a Rock, Ground type Pokémon with charged moves: Ancient Power (Rock , DPS 20.0) Rock Blast (Rock , DPS 23.8) Stone Edge (Rock , DPS 43.5) and fast moves: Rock Throw (Rock, DPS 13.3) which are effective against Nincada.
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Flareon
Flareon is a Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Flamethrower (Fire , DPS 31.8) Overheat (Fire , DPS 40.0) and fast moves: Ember (Fire, DPS 10.0) Fire Spin (Fire, DPS 12.7) which are effective against Nincada.
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Delphox
Delphox is a Fire, Psychic type Pokémon with charged moves: Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Flame Charge (Fire , DPS 18.4) Flamethrower (Fire , DPS 31.8) and fast moves: Fire Spin (Fire, DPS 12.7) which are effective against Nincada.
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Emboar
Emboar is a Fire, Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Flame Charge (Fire , DPS 18.4) Heat Wave (Fire , DPS 31.7) Rock Slide (Rock , DPS 29.6) and fast moves: Ember (Fire, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Nincada.
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Arcanine
Arcanine is a Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Flamethrower (Fire , DPS 31.8) and fast moves: Fire Fang (Fire, DPS 12.2) which are effective against Nincada.
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Aurorus
Aurorus is a Rock, Ice type Pokémon with charged moves: Ancient Power (Rock , DPS 20.0) and fast moves: Rock Throw (Rock, DPS 13.3) which are effective against Nincada.
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Typhlosion
Typhlosion is a Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Overheat (Fire , DPS 40.0) and fast moves: Ember (Fire, DPS 10.0) Incinerate (Fire) which are effective against Nincada.
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Charizard
Charizard is a Fire, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Fire Blast (Fire , DPS 33.3) Overheat (Fire , DPS 40.0) and fast moves: Air Slash (Flying, DPS 11.7) Fire Spin (Fire, DPS 12.7) which are effective against Nincada.
Nincada moves set
Nincada will use below moves during the battle.
Move | Method | Type | DPS |
Aerial Ace | Charged | Flying | 22.9 |
Bug Bite | Fast | Bug | 10.0 |
Bug Buzz | Charged | Bug | 24.3 |
Night Slash | Charged | Dark | 22.7 |
Scratch | Fast | Normal | 12.0 |
Nincada raids weather impact
Here is how each weather condition boosts Nincada moves and impacts your Pokemon during the battle with Nincada.
Weather | Boosted moves | Impact |
Cloudy | Great for battle | |
Fog | Boosts Night Slash | Great for battle |
Partly cloudy | Boosts Scratch | Great for battle |
Rainy | Boosts Bug Bite Boosts Bug Buzz | Bug Bite is bad for Fire type Pokemon, Bug Bite is bad for Rock type Pokemon, Bug Bite is bad for Flying type Pokemon Bug Buzz is bad for Fire type Pokemon, Bug Buzz is bad for Rock type Pokemon, Bug Buzz is bad for Flying type Pokemon |
Snow | Great for battle | |
Sunny / clear | Great for battle | |
Windy | Boosts Aerial Ace | Aerial Ace is bad for Rock type Pokemon, Bug Buzz is bad for Flying type Pokemon Bug Buzz is bad for Fire type Pokemon, Bug Buzz is bad for Rock type Pokemon, Bug Buzz is bad for Flying type Pokemon |
Nincada stats
Attack: | 57 | ||
Defence: | 84 | ||
HP: | 600 | ||
Max CP (level 50): | 781 | ||
Max HP (level 50): | 65 |
Shiny Nincada
There is a chance that you may encounter a shiny Nincada if you win the raid. The rate of encounting a shiny Nincada can be around 1%.