Pokémon · Platinum
Nincada
Supreme Victors · #117 · Common · 2009
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From
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Market reference
$0.64
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 117 / 153
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Ninjask
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Tomokazu Komiya
- Pokédex #
- 290
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Nincada plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥20 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Nincada
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.56 copies on average · 9 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Tomokazu Komiya
This card was illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya.
Building around Nincada?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It grows underground, sensing its surroundings using antennae instead of its virtually blind eyes."
CCall for Family
Search your deck for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.
CDash Attack
Choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. This attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:R+10
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.29 | $0.65 | $19.98 | $0.64 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $10.00 | $27.50 | $45.00 | $19.99 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.29 |
| 7-day average | €0.21 |
| 30-day average | €0.32 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.14 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.56 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.51 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.61 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.40 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Nincada is real?
Nincada is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Nincada worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Nincada is $0.64; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Nincada from?
Nincada is from the Pokémon set "Supreme Victors" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Nincada?
Nincada is a Common card in the Supreme Victors set.
Other Nincada printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
