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only these three change a raidOf the game's eleven Adventure Effects only Behemoth Blade (Crowned Sword Zacian), Behemoth Bash (Crowned Shield Zamazenta) and Dynamic Punch+ (Mega Mewtwo X) change a raid; Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, Freeze Shock, Ice Burn, Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam, Future Sight+ and Dynamax Cannon act outside raids. Dynamic Punch+ only counts against a Mega boss, so it changes nothing here. Sources: the full list, Behemoth Blade / Bash, Dynamic Punch+.
Best counters
Mega, Legendary, Shadow · level 40The best Nincada counters are Mega Rayquaza, Shadow Reshiram, Blacephalon, Shadow Salamence, Shadow Moltres & Kyurem (White).
M. Rayquaza
S. Reshiram
Blacephalon
S. Salamence
S. Moltres
Kyurem (White)
8 more Megas ranked inside the top six — a party can hold only one Mega, so the best one stays and the next non-Mega takes the slot.
Ranked by Estimator (trainers needed); small print: time to winOrder byEstimatorOverall %
- 1Mega RayquazaMegaLegendarypartyAir Slash / Dragon Ascent0.904:09
- 2
Mega DelphoxMegaFire Spin / Mystical Fire+0.924:14 - 3
Mega GreninjaMegaWater Shuriken / Surf+0.984:29 - 4
Mega StarmieMegaPsywave / Liquidation+1.034:45 - 5
Mega StaraptorMegaGust / Brave Bird+1.054:49 - 6Shadow ReshiramShadowLegendarypartyFire Fang / Fusion Flare1.084:58
- 7
Mega BlazikenMegaFire Spin / Blast Burn1.095:01 - 8BlacephalonLegendarypartyIncinerate / Mind Blown1.105:05
- 9
Primal KyogreMegaLegendaryWaterfall / Origin Pulse1.125:09 - 10
Mega Charizard YMegaFire Spin / Blast Burn1.125:10 - 11Shadow SalamenceShadowpartyFire Fang / Fly1.135:13
- 13Shadow MoltresShadowLegendarypartyFire Spin / Fly1.145:16
- 14Kyurem (White)LegendarypartyIce Fang / Ice Burn1.165:19
More orders under All settings (Sort by). The top 15 in detail.
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Top 15 Nincada counters in detail
Click a row for damage per move, breakpoints and the energy cycle. Click a column to sort. All 30 ranked attackers, with every column, are under All settings.
| # | Attacker | Moveset | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mega Rayquazadragonflyingjoint top pick | flyingAir SlashflyingDragon Ascent | 5,713 | 4:09 | 0.90 | 2.0 | 122.0% | |
| 2 | Mega Delphoxfirepsychicjoint top pick | fireFire SpinfireMystical Fire+ | 4,783 | 4:14 | 0.92 | 3.2 | 119.5% | |
| 3 | Mega Greninjawaterdark | waterWater ShurikenwaterSurf+ | 3,784 | 4:29 | 0.98 | 3.8 | 112.9% | |
| 4 | Mega Starmiewaterpsychic | psychicPsywavewaterLiquidation+ | 3,701 | 4:45 | 1.03 | 4.5 | 106.7% | |
| 5 | Mega Staraptorfightingflying | flyingGustflyingBrave Bird+ | 3,979 | 4:49 | 1.05 | 2.5 | 105.4% | |
| 6 | Shadow Reshiramdragonfire | fireFire FangfireFusion Flare | 4,038 | 4:58 | 1.08 | 3.2 | 101.9% | |
| 7 | Mega Blazikenfirefighting | fireFire SpinfireBlast Burn | 4,161 | 5:01 | 1.09 | 3.3 | 100.9% | |
| 8 | Blacephalonfireghost | fireIncineratefireMind Blown | 3,297 | 5:05 | 1.10 | 5.0 | 99.8% | |
| 9 | Primal Kyogrewater | waterWaterfallwaterOrigin Pulse | 5,902 | 5:09 | 1.12 | 2.6 | 98.4% | |
| 10 | Mega Charizard Yfireflying | fireFire SpinfireBlast Burn | 4,455 | 5:10 | 1.12 | 2.6 | 98.0% | |
| 11 | Shadow Salamencedragonflying | fireFire FangflyingFly | 3,749 | 5:13 | 1.13 | 3.9 | 97.3% | |
| 12 |  Mega Skarmorysteelflying | flyingAir SlashflyingDrill Peck+ | 3,741 | 5:13 | 1.13 | 2.3 | 97.0% | |
| 13 | Shadow Moltresfireflying | fireFire SpinflyingFly | 3,465 | 5:16 | 1.14 | 3.2 | 96.3% | |
| 14 | Kyurem (White)dragonice | iceIce FangiceIce Burn | 4,605 | 5:19 | 1.16 | 3.3 | 95.3% | |
| 15 |  Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic | psychicPsycho CutpsychicFuture Sight+ | 6,428 | 5:25 | 1.18 | 3.8 | 93.5% |
Ordered by Estimator alone, fewest trainers needed first. . The place badge names each row's Overall place on hover.
Times are one trainer with six copies of that attacker, level 40 at 15/15/15, no weather, no friendship, no dodging, Shadow / Mega / Legendary attackers hidden — the same defaults pokebattler.com's own counter pages open with. Open the full counter tool to change any of them. "Details" opens the per-move damage, breakpoints and energy cycle against Nincada.
Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Nincada's HP that six of that attacker remove inside one raid timer, so over 100% means they finish it with time to spare. Faints is how many of the six go down inside that timer.
“Joint top pick”: 2 attackers inside 2.1% of each other — this simulator's own accuracy against pokebattler.com (median 1.6% per attacker), so any of them is the right answer.
Simulating each boss moveset…
Nincada weaknesses and resistances
Every one of the 18 attacking types against this boss's typing. GO multipliers: 1.6x super effective, 2.56x doubly, 0.625x resisted, 0.39x doubly resisted.
- Weak (4)
- Neutral (10)
- Resists (4)
It resists electric0.39xfighting0.625xpoison0.625xground0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.
What Nincada throws at you
Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.
Fast moves
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| normalScratch | 6 | +4 | 0.5s | 0.30s |
| bugBug BiteSTAB | 5 | +6 | 0.5s | 0.25s |
Charged moves
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bugBug BuzzSTAB | 95 | -50 | 3.5s | 1.80s |
| darkNight Slash | 45 | -33 | 2.0s | 1.10s |
| flyingAerial Ace | 55 | -33 | 2.5s | 2.00s |
Catch CP
What the encounter after the fight can hand you.
| IV spread | CP at L20 | CP at L25 (weather boosted) |
|---|---|---|
| 10/10/10floor | 399 | 499 |
| 11/11/11 | 407 | 509 |
| 12/12/12 | 415 | 519 |
| 13/13/13 | 423 | 529 |
| 14/14/14 | 431 | 539 |
| 15/15/15hundo | 439 | 549 |
Caught CP range 399 - 439, or 499 - 549 when the weather boosts it.
A raid encounter is level 20 (level 25 weather boosted) and cannot roll an IV below 10/10/10. Anything outside the first range is not this raid's reward.
When it is in raids
From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.
Nincada is not on the raid schedule right now. The simulation above is still exact for the tier chosen — any boss can be simulated, current or not.
All settings
Tier 5: 15,000 HP, 5:00 timer, boss Attack 75 / Defense 111 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.79).
Every column, and pokebattler.com's own rank
On a phone the list shows estimator, time to win and faints. Overall, Power, win chance, CP, DPS and TDO appear on a wider screen.
| # | Attacker | Moveset | Overall | Power | Est.Estimator | TimeTime to win | Faints | Win % (1) | CP | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mega Rayquaza top pickdragonflyingmega Air Slash / Dragon Ascent | Air Slash / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets | 100% | 122.0% | 0.90 | 4:09 | 1.9 | 100% | 5,713 | 60.5 | 5082 |
| 2 | Mega Delphox top pickfirepsychicmega Fire Spin / Mystical Fire+ | Fire Spin / Mystical Fire++23 more movesets | 93% | 119.5% | 0.92 | 4:14 | 3.1 | 100% | 4,783 | 59.4 | 3756 |
| 3 | Mega Greninja waterdarkmega Water Shuriken / Surf+ | Water Shuriken / Surf++17 more movesets | 86% | 112.9% | 0.98 | 4:29 | 4.3 | 100% | 3,784 | 56.9 | 3411 |
| 4 | Mega Starmie waterpsychicmega Psywave / Liquidation+ | Psywave / Liquidation++44 more movesets | 80% | 106.7% | 1.03 | 4:45 | 5.0 | 94% | 3,701 | 53.5 | 2738 |
| 5 | Mega Staraptor fightingflyingmega Gust / Brave Bird+ | Gust / Brave Bird++19 more movesets | 85% | 105.4% | 1.05 | 4:49 | 2.4 | 90% | 3,979 | 52.4 | 4936 |
| 6 | Shadow Reshiram dragonfireshadow Fire Fang / Fusion Flare | Fire Fang / Fusion Flare+9 more movesets | 80% | 101.9% | 1.08 | 4:58 | 3.1 | 80% | 4,038 | 50.6 | 3591 |
| 7 | Mega Blaziken firefightingmega Fire Spin / Blast Burn | Fire Spin / Blast Burn+20 more movesets | 79% | 100.9% | 1.09 | 5:01 | 3.2 | 52% | 4,161 | 50.3 | 3912 |
| 8 | Blacephalon fireghost Incinerate / Mind Blown | Incinerate / Mind Blown+7 more movesets | 74% | 99.8% | 1.10 | 5:05 | 5.2 | 38% | 3,297 | 50.3 | 2532 |
| 9 | Primal Kyogre watermega Waterfall / Origin Pulse | Waterfall / Origin Pulse+5 more movesets | 78% | 98.4% | 1.12 | 5:09 | 2.5 | 0% | 5,902 | 48.8 | 4373 |
| 10 | Mega Charizard Y fireflyingmega Fire Spin / Blast Burn | Fire Spin / Blast Burn+29 more movesets | 78% | 98.0% | 1.12 | 5:10 | 2.6 | 0% | 4,455 | 48.5 | 4127 |
| 11 | Shadow Salamence dragonflyingshadow Fire Fang / Fly | Fire Fang / Fly+20 more movesets | 74% | 97.3% | 1.13 | 5:13 | 4.1 | 0% | 3,749 | 48.2 | 2900 |
| 12 | Mega Skarmory steelflyingmega Air Slash / Drill Peck+ | Air Slash / Drill Peck++9 more movesets | 78% | 97.0% | 1.13 | 5:13 | 2.2 | 0% | 3,741 | 48.1 | 4599 |
| 13 | Shadow Moltres fireflyingshadow Fire Spin / Fly | Fire Spin / Fly+11 more movesets | 75% | 96.3% | 1.14 | 5:16 | 3.3 | 0% | 3,465 | 47.7 | 3492 |
| 14 | Kyurem (White) dragonice Ice Fang / Ice Burn | Ice Fang / Ice Burn+17 more movesets | 74% | 95.3% | 1.16 | 5:19 | 3.4 | 0% | 4,605 | 47.3 | 3507 |
| 15 | Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Future Sight+ | Psycho Cut / Future Sight++26 more movesets | 71% | 93.5% | 1.18 | 5:25 | 4.2 | 0% | 6,428 | 47.1 | 3183 |
| 16 | Rayquaza dragonflying Air Slash / Dragon Ascent | Air Slash / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets | 72% | 92.8% | 1.19 | 5:28 | 3.4 | 0% | 3,835 | 46.1 | 3402 |
| 17 | Shadow Toucannon normalflyingshadow Peck / Beak Blast | Peck / Beak Blast+11 more movesets | 69% | 92.5% | 1.19 | 5:29 | 5.4 | 0% | 2,689 | 46.4 | 2328 |
| 18 | Shadow Chandelure ghostfireshadow Fire Spin / Overheat | Fire Spin / Overheat+19 more movesets | 68% | 91.5% | 1.20 | 5:32 | 5.2 | 0% | 3,268 | 45.9 | 2501 |
| 19 | Shadow Kyogre watershadow Waterfall / Origin Pulse | Waterfall / Origin Pulse+5 more movesets | 69% | 90.6% | 1.22 | 5:36 | 4.0 | 0% | 4,115 | 45.2 | 3096 |
| 20 | Mega Salamence dragonflyingmega Fire Fang / Fly | Fire Fang / Fly+20 more movesets | 72% | 90.1% | 1.22 | 5:37 | 2.5 | 0% | 5,031 | 44.6 | 4218 |
| 21 | Shadow Blaziken firefightingshadow Fire Spin / Blast Burn | Fire Spin / Blast Burn+20 more movesets | 66% | 89.3% | 1.23 | 5:40 | 5.3 | 0% | 2,848 | 44.7 | 2619 |
| 22 | Shadow Heatran firesteelshadow Fire Spin / Magma Storm | Fire Spin / Magma Storm+11 more movesets | 71% | 89.1% | 1.24 | 5:41 | 2.5 | 0% | 3,754 | 44.1 | 4234 |
| 23 | Shadow Darmanitan (Standard) fireshadow Fire Fang / Overheat | Fire Fang / Overheat+11 more movesets | 66% | 89.1% | 1.24 | 5:41 | 5.6 | 0% | 3,105 | 45.0 | 2233 |
| 24 | Shadow Staraptor normalflyingshadow Gust / Fly | Gust / Fly+15 more movesets | 65% | 88.3% | 1.25 | 5:44 | 5.7 | 0% | 2,825 | 44.4 | 2191 |
| 25 | Shadow Tornadus (Therian) flyingshadow Gust / Bleakwind Storm | Gust / Bleakwind Storm+9 more movesets | 66% | 87.2% | 1.26 | 5:49 | 4.5 | 0% | 3,215 | 43.3 | 2673 |
| 26 | Kyurem (Black) dragonice Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock | Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock+11 more movesets | 67% | 87.0% | 1.27 | 5:50 | 3.8 | 0% | 4,605 | 43.3 | 3257 |
| 27 | Shadow Galarian Articuno psychicflyingshadow Psycho Cut / Fly | Psycho Cut / Fly+7 more movesets | 64% | 86.7% | 1.27 | 5:51 | 5.4 | 0% | 3,590 | 43.7 | 2363 |
| 28 | Shadow Ho-Oh fireflyingshadow Incinerate / Sacred Fire++ | Incinerate / Sacred Fire+++27 more movesets | 69% | 86.4% | 1.27 | 5:52 | 2.7 | 0% | 3,863 | 43.0 | 4106 |
| 29 | Mega Swampert watergroundmega Water Gun / Hydro Cannon | Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+11 more movesets | 66% | 85.9% | 1.28 | 5:54 | 3.6 | 0% | 4,401 | 42.6 | 3337 |
| 30 | Reshiram dragonfire Fire Fang / Fusion Flare | Fire Fang / Fusion Flare+9 more movesets | 67% | 85.5% | 1.29 | 5:56 | 3.2 | 0% | 4,038 | 42.3 | 3494 |
How accurate is this? Same top pick as pokebattler.com on 26 of 27 lists checked, 90% of its top tens shared; weakest on Mewtwo's default list (7 of 10).
Ranking. Our full ranking against the page pokebattler.com serves for the same boss and settings, on 27 boss and filter combinations read live (2026-10-04): 242 of 270 top-ten places shared, the same #1 on 26. On the six fixed reference bosses (read 2026-10-03): 85% top-ten overlap with its default filters, 83% with Shadow, Mega and Legendary on. A close top three is shown as a tie because the order inside it is below what we can measure.
Time to win. Graded with Pokebattler's own movesets against every boss moveset, average per boss: Tier 1 and 3 +0.1% to +1.2%; Tier 5 −2.9% to +1.3%; Mega −1.1% to +2.6%; Shadow Tier 5 −1.8% to +0.3%. One attacker can be off by more: median 1.6%, worst 15%, RMS per boss moveset 2.05%.
- Mewtwo (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of Pokebattler's top 10: Absol, Incineroar and Salamence sit just outside ours, Polteageist, Cursola and Hisuian Typhlosion just inside.
- Groudon (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of 10; its Grass and Water counters run 2-6% fast here.
- Tier 5 times run about 2-3% fast for attackers that faint often, and 2-3% slow on Mega Charizard Y and Mega Beedrill, whose counters resist the boss.
- Tier 1 lists are the least checked: Combee (Tier 1) shares only 3 of Pokebattler's top 10, with Gigalith first here where Pokebattler puts Rhyperior.
Ranked 30 attackers in 0.6 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.