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No. 290 · Hoenn · Ground/Bug

Nincadacards

Nincada is a Ground/Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Hoenn, number 290 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2003 to 2025. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.

Cards
11
Sets
9
Printed
2003–2025
Illustrators
11

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The strongest Nincada art

  1. 01/06

    Nincada

    Dragons Exalted · 2012

    Drawn by MAHOU

    Common

  2. 02/06

    Nincada

    Roaring Skies · 2015

    Drawn by Kyoko Umemoto

    Common

  3. 03/06

    Nincada

    Supreme Victors · 2009

    Drawn by Tomokazu Komiya

    Common

  4. 04/06

    Nincada

    Dragon · 2003

    Drawn by Hajime Kusajima

    Common

  5. 05/06

    Nincada

    Lost Thunder · 2018

    Drawn by SATOSHI NAKAI

    Common

  6. 06/06

    Nincada

    Deoxys · 2005

    Drawn by Yukiko Baba

    Common

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Which is the better picture?

Two Nincada cards, side by side.

Nincada, Mega Evolution
Nincada, Supreme Victors
Nincada, Legends Awakened
Nincada, Dragon
Nincada, Dragons Exalted
Nincada, Lost Thunder
Nincada, Deoxys
Nincada, Roaring Skies
Nincada, Vivid Voltage

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A Nincada page, ready to go

Nine of the strongest Nincada artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.

Nincada by scene

Its cards do not gather in any one scene yet. Describe one in the studio and it will find the Nincada cards that come closest.

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How Nincada gets drawn

Nincada is drawn every which way: no one mood stands out.

Across 11 Nincada artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

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2003–2025

Nincada through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

  1. 2003 Dragon
  2. 2005 Deoxys
  3. 2008 Legends Awakened
  4. 2009 Supreme Victors
  5. 2012 Dragons Exalted
  6. 2015 Roaring Skies
  7. 2018 Lost Thunder
  8. 2020 Vivid Voltage
  9. 2025 Mega Evolution
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Evolves into

  1. Nincadathis page · 11 cards
  2. Ninjask11 cards
  3. Shedinja10 cards

Every Nincada card

11 cards, strongest artwork first.

11 of 11 cards

Nincada in numbers

Cards
11
Sets
9since Dragon
Illustrators
11most by Hajime Kusajima
Printed
2003–2025
Printed as
Basic
HP on card
40–50

They span 9 sets, from Dragon to Mega Evolution. 11 illustrators have drawn it, most often Hajime Kusajima, Ken Sugimori and Kuroimori.

Who draws Nincada

11 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

9 sets, by how many Nincada cards each holds.

Rarity

Common11

Questions

How many Nincada cards are there?
There are 11 Nincada cards, printed between 2003 and 2025 across 9 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Nincada card has the best artwork?
That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Nincada art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Nincada cards?
11 illustrators have drawn Nincada. Hajime Kusajima has done the most at 1, followed by Ken Sugimori and Kuroimori.
What was the first Nincada card?
Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Dragon, released in 2003. 11 of its 11 cards are Common.

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