Swinub

Swinub official artwork
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Swinub

Pig Pokémon

ICEGROUND

It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs.

Swinub is No. 0220 in the National Pokédex and is listed here as an Ice and Ground-type Pig Pokémon. It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs. This page brings together its key game data, including typing, abilities, base stats, evolution details, forms, Pokédex entries and moves, so it can be used as a quick reference before building out a deeper guide.

Swinub first belongs to Generation Ii. Swinub does not have a longer evolution chain recorded in the current local data. Its strongest listed base stat is Hp, which helps show where it naturally fits when comparing Pokémon by role. Its abilities can include Oblivious, Snow Cloak and Thick ♀at, giving players useful options when comparing forms, movesets and team roles. The sections below are generated from the local Pokémon database and can be expanded later with matchup advice, best games to use it in, notable appearances and more detailed strategy notes.

Swinub at a glance

Type
ICEGROUND
Weak to
FIREWATERGRASSFIGHTINGSTEEL
Best base stat
Hp — 50
Abilities
Oblivious, Snow Cloak, Thick ♀at (Hidden)
Next evolution
Piloswine — Level 33
Height
0.4 m
Weight
6.5 kg
Generation
Generation Ii
Growth rate
Slow
Capture rate
225
Base happiness
70

Base stats

Hp50
Attack50
Defense40
Special Attack30
Special Defense30
Speed50
Total250

Type effectiveness

Damage taken when Swinub is hit by each type:

Weak to

FIREWATERGRASSFIGHTINGSTEEL

Resists

POISON½×

Immune to

ELECTRIC

Based on Ice / Ground typing. Abilities may modify these matchups.

Evolution family

Level 33
knowing Ancient Power
Selected game context

Pokémon Gold and Silver

Pokédex entries

GameEntry
Gold

It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs.

Silver

If it smells some­ thing enticing, it dashes headlong off to find the source of the aroma.

Level-up moves

LevelMoveTypePowerAccuracy
1TackleNORMAL40100
10Powder SnowICE40100
19EndureNORMAL
28Take DownNORMAL9085
37MistICE
46BlizzardICE11070