Nincada · Vivid Voltage, what to know.
About the Nincada card
Nincada is card 13 of 203 in Vivid Voltage, released in November 2020, a Common. It is a Basic Grass-type with 40 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Nincada needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Sekio.
The card's flavor text gives Nincada a line of lore: "Because it lived almost entirely underground, it is nearly blind. It uses its antennae instead."
What is Nincada worth?
Nincada is a Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Nincada before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Nincada is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.
If you are collecting Nincada
Raw copies of Nincada are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Nincada is the practical move.
