Swinub

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Swinub Pig Pokémon #220 Swinub
Type Ice Ground Unknown Unknown
Abilities Oblivious or Snow Cloak		Hidden Ability Thick Fat
Mega Ability
Gender ratio 50% male, 50% female		Catch rate 225 (29.4%)
Breeding Egg group Field Hatch time 5355 steps
Height 0.4 m 1'04" m		Weight 6.5 kg 14.3 lbs {{{weight2-kg}}} kg
Base exp. yield 50		Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 1 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style		Footprint
Pokédex color   Brown		Base friendship 70
Cry

Swinub is a dual-type Ice/Ground Pokémon. It evolves into Piloswine starting at level 33, which evolves into Mamoswine when leveled up while knowing Ancient Power.

Pokédex entry

Pokédex entry It roots for food by rubbing its snout against the ground. Its favorite food is a mushroom that grows under dried grass. It occasionally roots out hot springs.

Game locations

Availability None This Pokémon cannot be obtained. Common Frostridge Tunnel Uncommon Koros Cave Fossil Rare Poké Radar One Frostridge Tunnel (overworld, repeatable)

Held items

Held item(s) None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item. Common Uncommon Rare Always

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100	At Lv. 150
HP: 50	110 - 157	210 - 304	310 - 451
Attack: 50	49 - 112	94 - 218	139 - 325
Defense: 40	40 - 101	76 - 196	112 - 292
Sp.Atk: 30	31 - 90	58 - 174	85 - 259
Sp.Def: 30	31 - 90	58 - 174	85 - 259
Speed: 50	49 - 112	94 - 218	139 - 325
Total: 250   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Cosmic 1× None

Doubly resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Cosmic 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Cosmic 1× None

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Cosmic 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Cosmic 1× None

Doubly weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 2× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Cosmic 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon has Thick Fat, the effectiveness of  Fire-type  moves is 1× and the effectiveness of  Ice-type  moves is ½×.

Moves

By leveling up

By leveling up

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35 1 Odor Sleuth Normal Status — —% 40 5 Mud Sport Ground Status — —% 15 8 Powder Snow Ice Special 40 100% 25 11 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 14 Endure Normal Status — —% 10 18 Mud Bomb Ground Special 65 85% 10 21 Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 24 Ice Shard Ice Physical 40 100% 30 28 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20 35 Mist Ice Status — —% 30 37 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10 40 Flail Normal Physical — 100% 15 44 Blizzard Ice Special 110 70% 5 48 Amnesia Psychic Status — —% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Swinub Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Swinub

By TM

By TM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM05 Roar Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM07 Hail Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM33 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM78 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM94 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 15 TM102 Strength Normal Physical 09090 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Swinub Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Swinub

By tutoring

By Move Tutor

Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Cost  Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100% 5 Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10 Stealth Rock Rock Status — —% 20 Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Swinub Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Swinub

By breeding

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Avalanche Ice Physical 60 100% 10 Bite Dark Physical 60 100% 25 Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15 Curse ??? Status — —% 10 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15 Fissure Ground Physical — 30% 5 Icicle Crash Ice Physical 85 90% 10 Icicle Spear* Ice Physical 25 100% 30 Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95% 15

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Swinub Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Swinub Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Swinub

Evolution

Unevolved Swinub  Ice  Ground

Level 33 →

First evolution Piloswine  Ice  Ground

Level up while knowing Ancient Power →

Second evolution Mamoswine  Ice  Ground

Sprites

Front	Back
Front shiny	Back shiny
Egg sprite

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