That's a major bummer, I thought long and hard on those. Anyway, changing out nincada is easy. The gimmick was just a general bug Pokemon. I'd like a heracross but the idea was the first Pokemon he caught was something easy. Let's make it a Beedrill and say he caught it as a Weedle.

If I can't have Ekans I'll look for a similarly scary Pokemon. The idea was it was stronger than his trainer is capable of taming. Suggestions? Maybe a ghastly or a sableye, I'd like some suggestions before I change that. 

Anyway, I'll get right on that. After I do, am I good to go?