# Nincada #9/108 — Roaring Skies

## Summary

Nincada is a Hoenn bug that fans remember mostly for what it evolves into, since Ninjask and the empty-shell Shedinja give it a quirky pedigree. Umemoto's work on commons draws a quiet following, but a Roaring Skies bulk common mainly serves completionists and Hoenn loyalists. A $0.19 modelled guide, up 19% over 30 days on 12 copies traded, says bulk, and the tape reads as a steady markup with inventory under control, and the economics stop there: PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, and the same card plays for $0.13 out of Mega Evolution.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Roaring Skies |
| Number | 9/108 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | Kyoko Umemoto |
| Release date | 2015-05-06 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 40 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Slight Intrusion | cost Colorless — damage 20 — This Pokémon does 10 damage to itself. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Nincada #290](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/nincada) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.19** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-20T01:29:16.519Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: 0.00% — as of 2026-10-20T01:29:16.519Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.49 — as of 2026-10-20T01:29:16.519Z
- Quant score: 63/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-10-20T01:29:16.519Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2015-05-06T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-20T01:16:03.814Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-20T01:16:03.814Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-18T21:18:17.443Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-20T01:16:03.814Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/roaring-skies/nincada-9)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy6-9%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)