#291
Ninjask
Ninja Pokémon
BugFlying
Because it moves so quickly, it sometimes becomes unseeable. It congregates around tree sap.
Base Stats
HP 61
Attack 90
Defense 45
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 50
Speed 160
Total 456
Type Effectiveness
Resistant to
Immune to
Abilities
Evolution Chain
Moves
Details
Category Ninja Pokémon
Height 0.8 m
Weight 12.0 kg
Base Exp 160
Growth Rate Slow Then Very Fast
Capture Rate 120
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Bug
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Swords Dance + Power Herb
Item
Power Herb
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 184
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 68
Strategy Overview
With the full ban on Baton Pass, Ninjask is a shell of what it was. Its incredibly crippling Stealth Rock weakness combined with low power and bad STAB moves make it an overall terrible choice. While it still has access to Speed Boost and Swords Dance, it is already the fastest Pokemon in the metagame even without increased speed, making this ability not useful enough to justify its presence on a team. One may think that its Bug / Flying typing may give it some niche, but Yanmega is a far superior option due to its much better defensive stats and its stronger power.
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc