Nincada (Pokémon)

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Nincada (Japanese: ツチニン Tutinin) is a dual-type introduced in Generation III.
It evolves into starting at level 20 and, upon evolution, , if the player has an empty slot in their party and an extra on hand.
(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for these details.)
==Biology==
Nincada is a small, whitish, insectoid . It has a pointed snout, a thin stripe that dips in a V-shaped pattern between its eyes, and two whisker-like antennae on its face. Its eyes are black with green iris-like rings inside. As it is virtually blind, it uses its antennae to sense its surroundings. On its back is a pair of small, green wings. Its hind legs are white, but the forelegs are brown and have sharp claws. 
The claws are used to carve into the roots of trees and absorb moisture and nutrients. Nincada builds underground nests at the . It can occasionally live up to 10 years underground. It does not like sunlight, so it avoids it. Nincada is nearly blind due to living almost entirely underground, as such, it uses its antennae to see instead.
===Evolution===
Nincada evolves into and can also evolve into simultaneously, which appears in an empty .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Nincada is available in and .
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By transfer from another generation====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Nincada (EX Dragon 67)
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
Nincada evolves into starting at level 20 and, upon evolution, if the player has an empty slot in their party and an extra on hand, consuming the Poké Ball. Note that the Poké Ball has to be a regular Poké Ball. In Generation III, an extra Poké Ball is not necessary to obtain Shedinja.
In , Shedinja will not be mentioned when evolving Nincada, but will subsequently appear in 's Assembly.
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
Nincada debuted in A Three Team Scheme. It belonged to a boy named Keanu, who lived in his Secret Base in solitude. It later became a target for one of 's schemes.
===Minor appearances===
In Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1), Kellyn used his Capture Styler on a Nincada and had it a pit trap for J's henchmen to fall in.
Multiple Nincada appeared in The Spectral Express!, where they evolved into . One of them left behind a , which entered one of Goh's s and became his Pokémon.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
A Nincada appeared in a flashback in A Pokémon Battle Against An Entire Family?!, under the ownership of the Winstrate family.
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Can I Ninjask You a Question?, Shelly gave a Nincada to fellow admin . Amber's new Pokémon soon evolved into , leaving behind a as well.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Nincada is the only Pokémon that evolves into two Pokémon at once.
* Nincada is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 266.
* Nincada is the only Pokémon to have a higher base stat total than its evolved form, as it has 30 more base stat points than Shedinja.
* Nincada is the only Pokémon to have a gender and can be taught TM moves but cannot learn or . This is possibly to prevent Shedinja from knowing these moves due to being gender unknown.
* Nincada is exclusively in the Egg Group, but Shedinja is exclusively in the Egg Group. These two are the only evolutionarily-related Pokémon to not share identical Egg Groups, excluding those that transition in or out of the Egg Group.
===Origin===
Nincada appears to be based on a . Its association with may be inspired by stories of ninjas using cicadas to mask their own sounds, or a reference to s: doton no jutsu (escape jutsu), a technique of sneaking into a pre-dug hole and hiding until the opponent is gone and utsusemi no jutsu (cicada skin technique), a technique using decoys to misdirect opponents.
====Name origin====
Nincada may be a combination of and . 
Tutinin may be a combination of 土に埋める tsuchi ni umeru (to bury in the ground) and 忍者 ninja.
==In other languages==
==External links==
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Category:Pokémon that evolve through a unique method
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