Ninjask (Pokémon)

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Ninjask (Japanese: テッカニン Tekkanin) is a dual-type introduced in Generation III.
It evolves from starting at level 20. This evolution can trigger the creation of a second Pokémon, , 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==
Ninjask is a small, cicada-like with two pairs of wings. Its body is mostly black with accents of yellow and gray. Most of its head is yellow, but there is a solid band of black between its gleaming red eyes. The band expands into a circular pattern on its forehead, between two pointed crests on the sides of its head. The underside of its head is gray and segmented, making it somewhat resemble a veil. On its back is a patch of black with a stretch of yellow, shaped like an upside-down letter Y. Most of its carapace and abdomen is black, but there is a ring of yellow near the tip. Its gray insectoid arms extend from its chest and usually have their small, yellow claws turned inward. There is a similar pair of back legs. It has large, veined wings with triangular, red tipping.
Ninjask is a very fast Pokémon that is said to be able to evade any attack and was long believed to be invisible due to its high speed. If it is not trained properly, it will refuse to obey its Trainer and cry loudly. Due to this, it is said to put the Trainer's abilities to the test. Hearing its loud cries for too long induces a headache. It lives in , where it congregates around tree sap to feed.
===Evolution===
Ninjask evolves from . When Nincada evolves into Ninjask, it can also evolve into simultaneously, which appears in an empty .
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Ninjask is available in and .
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By a prior Evolution====
====By transfer from another generation====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Ninjask (EX Dragon 38)
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
Ninjask evolves from starting at level 20. This evolution can trigger the creation of a second Pokémon, , if the player has an empty slot in their party and an extra on hand. 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==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Two Ninjask debuted in The Princess and the Togepi and A Togepi Mirage, under the ownership of Colonel Hansen. Along with a , they were his main Pokémon.
In From the Cradle to Save, Evian used a Ninjask as his partner-in-training. It was first used to search for Angela's after she assigned and to search for it. Later, it was captured by , but was freed by Ash's Grovyle.
In Pace - The Final Frontier!, used a Ninjask during his against Ash at the Battle Pyramid. Ninjask battled but was eventually defeated.
In Zoroark: Master of Illusions, Goone used multiple Ninjask for various tasks, such as capturing and transporting Pokémon to attacking larger Pokémon en masse.
In a flashback in Glory Blaze!, Paul was revealed to have a Ninjask at some point during his . In A Real Rival Rouser!, Paul used Ninjask during his Full Battle against Ash in the Lily of the Valley Conference. Ninjask faced off against before Gliscor was recalled and was sent out in its place. It eventually lost to Infernape.
====Minor appearances====
In That's Just Swellow, a 's Ninjask competed in the Crossgate PokéRinger.
A Ninjask appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
A Ninjask appeared in a visualization in Hi Ho Silver Wind!.
In Saved by the Beldum, a Trainer's Ninjask was at the Ever Grande Conference.
A 's Ninjask appeared in Harley Rides Again.
In Following A Maiden's Voyage!, a Ninjask had been caught in the web of an .
A Ninjask appeared in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.
Multiple Ninjask appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, under the ownership of Riot. Two of them were used to carry Riot when he was about to steal .
In A Relay in the Sky!, a Trainer's Ninjask participated in the Pokémon Sky Relay. It was in a team also consisting of and .
A Ninjask appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.
Multiple Ninjask appeared in Lulled to La-La Land!.
A Ninjask appeared in Secrets of the Jungle.
Multiple Ninjask appeared in The Spectral Express!, evolving from a group of . One of them left behind a , which entered one of Goh's empty s and became his Pokémon.
A Ninjask appeared in The Road Most Traveled!.
In Must Be Our Heroes and the Witch!, a Ninjask appeared in a fantasy.
A Ninjask appeared in Getting to the Heart of it All!.
A Ninjask appeared in As Long as I'm with My Friends.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Generations===
In The Cavern, a Ninjask flew away from a storm that a Primal was creating.
In The Scoop, a Ninjask was working at TV Mauville.
===POKÉTOON===
Two Ninjask appeared in Help! I've Turned into a Gengar.
==In the manga==
===Movie adaptations===
Goone owns a Ninjask in .
Riot was seen with multiple Ninjask in .
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Can I Ninjask You a Question?, when left all his Pokémon behind deep underseas, he borrowed a Nincada from his teammate Shelly. It evolved right away into a Ninjask, causing much trouble for his opponent Wattson. Even after it was defeated, the it had left behind upon evolving was able to land a surprise attack that sent him plummeting toward the bottom of the ocean.
The had a Ninjask available to , which was stolen by Guile Hideout in The Final Battle VII.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Ninjask has the highest base stat of all and Pokémon, as well as all non-Legendary and non-Mythical Pokémon.
* Ninjask is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 456.
* Ninjask shares its with . They are both known as the Ninja Pokémon.
* Together with , , , , and , Ninjask is the easiest Pokémon to catch in , with only one loop necessary. 
** Additionally, Ninjask is the only evolved Pokémon to hold this distinction.
===Origin===
Ninjask appears to be based on an adult , with its colors resembling a . As its species name implies, it may also be based on a due to its name, quick movement, and natural ability to learn by leveling up (a common ninja technique in Japanese media) and various cutting attacks. This combination may be further inspired by stories of ninjas using cicadas to mask their own sounds, or a reference to the utsusemi no jutsu (cicada skin technique), a technique using decoys to misdirect opponents.
====Name origin====
Ninjask may be a combination of and .
Tekkanin may be a combination of 鉄仮面 Tekkamen () and 忍者 ninja. It may also involve 鉄火 tekka (gunfire).
==In other languages==
==External links==
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