Ninjask

No. 0291 · Gen 3

Ninjask weakness and type

Hit NINJASK with Rock for 4× damage. Fire, Electric, Ice and Flying also deal 2×.

Moves against Ninjask

4×Hits hardest
2×Super effective
½×Not very effective
¼×Barely scratches it
0×No effect

In Pokémon GO: Rock deals 2.56× instead of 4×. GO chart

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Abilities

  • Speed BoostNo change to type matchups
  • InfiltratorNo change to type matchups

Base stats

  • HP61
  • Attack90
  • Defense45
  • Sp. Atk50
  • Sp. Def50
  • Speed160
  • Total456

Best nature

JollyOutspeeds more opponents and drops Sp. Atk.
AdamantHits harder and drops Sp. Atk, which it won’t use.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Ninjask gives 2 Speed EVs.

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How Ninjask evolves

NincadaBugGround
  • Level 20
    NinjaskBugFlying
  • Appears when Nincada evolves at level 20, with a free party slot and a spare Poké BallBD/SP, Sw/Sh, US/UM, S/M, OR/AS, X/Y, B/W, HG/SS, D/P/PtAppears when Nincada evolves at level 20, with a free party slotFR/LG, R/S/E
All evolutions

What Ninjask can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalHyper BeamSpecial150
GrassSolar BeamSpecial120
BugBug Buzzsame typeSpecial90
GroundDigPhysical80
GhostShadow BallSpecial80
FlyingAir Slashsame typeSpecial75
DarkThiefPhysical60
SteelMetal ClawPhysical50

Type counters to Ninjask

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.