A　combination　of　an　in-situ　tensile　technique　and　electron　backscattering　diffraction　(EBSD)　was　used　to　investigate　the　changes　in　microstructure　and　texture　during　plastic　deformation　of　nickel　with　a　high　cubic　texture.　Surprisingly,　unlike　most　data　in　the　literature,　it　was　found　that　the　grains　in　nickel　with　a　high　cubic　texture　tended　to　align　rather　than　scatter　under　a　large　force;　thus,　a　large　tensile　stress　causes　enhancement　of　the　cubic　texture.　The　in-situ　tensile　tests　are　allowable　to　observe　the　entire　process　in　real-time,　while　the　EBSD　results　are　helpful　to　separate　texture　changes　at　individual-grain　resolution　and　to　uncover　the　regular　progression.　It　was　found　that,　except　for　tiny　grains　and　twins,　most　of　the　recrystallized　grains　tended　towards　the　＜　001　＞　pole.　The　only　difference　was　that　grains　with　a　soft　orientation　effortlessly　joined　in　the　activation　of　the　slip　system,　with　the　movement　of　dislocations　playing　a　significant　role　in　these　grains.　Conversely,　the　hardorientation　grains　maintained　the　coordination　of　plastic　deformation　by　means　of　rotation.　Our　results　validate　the　in-situ　tensile　technique　combined　with　EBSD　as　a　systematic　research　method　applied　to　the　study　of　texture　transformation　for　pure　nickel.