AttackSlight Intrusion
This Pokémon does 10 damage to itself.
Nincada 9/108 · Roaring Skies
Nincada is Pokédex #290, generation 3 (Hoenn). Nincada is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists Ninjask, Ninjask (#291) under evolves to.
Nincada sits at 9/108 in Roaring Skies, position 9 of 112. Before it is 8 Dustox, and after it is 10 Ninjask. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on May 6, 2015. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 112 cards. The listed rarity is Common.
The attack Slight Intrusion lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. This Pokémon does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It can sometimes live underground for more than 10 years. It absorbs nutrients from the roots of trees."
Nincada (#290) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Nincada 66/97 in Dragon (2003). Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Nincada list a different HP.
The illustrator line reads Kyoko Umemoto. I count 174 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.
Roaring Skies set binder is where a full Roaring Skies set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Nincada can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 9/108
- Series
- XY
- Released
- May 6, 2015
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 40
- Type
- Grass
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Umemoto
- Pokédex
- Nincada (#290)
- Evolves to
- Ninjask
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
Flavor text
It can sometimes live underground for more than 10 years. It absorbs nutrients from the roots of trees.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
What set does Nincada belong to?
Roaring Skies, in the XY series. It was released on May 6, 2015. The printed size is 108.
Which number is printed on this card?
9/108. It is entry 9 of 112 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Kyoko Umemoto. The catalog lists 174 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Nincada #290, generation 3 (Hoenn).
Which attacks are printed?
Slight Intrusion (20).