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Swinub

Height

0.4 m

Weight

6.5 kg

Fan favorite profile

Swinub Pokemon

IceGround

Pig Pokémon

Brown colorQuadruped shape

Swinub excels at sniffing out mushrooms buried beneath grass or snow. Since ancient times, the people of Hisui have often relied upon this skill.

Legendary

No

Mythical

No

Total base stats

250

Generation

Generation II

Evolves from

Base form

Habitat

Cave

Capture rate

225

National dex

#220

Abilities

ObliviousSnow CloakThick Fat • Hidden

Breeding profile

Gender ratio

50% female · 50% male

Egg groups
Ground

Hatch profile

20 egg cycles · ~51,400 steps (Slow growth)

Growth rate: Slow

Base happiness

70 at capture

Game dex numbers

National Dex pokedex#220
Crown Tundra pokedex#7
Sinnoh (Platinum) pokedex#203
Galar pokedex#75
Hisui pokedex#212
Kalos Mountain pokedex#76
Kitakami#50
Johto pokedex#191
Johto (HGSS) pokedex#195
Unova (B2W2) pokedex#258

Pokedex entries

Swinub by game version

Legends Arceus

Swinub excels at sniffing out mushrooms buried beneath grass or snow. Since ancient times, the people of Hisui have often relied upon this skill.

Shield

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

Sword

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

Nature planner

Recommended natures

Starter spreads for Swinub based on base stats — open each profile for flavor ties and battle-style data before you mint or compare final numbers.

Adamant

Physical attacker

Attack exceeds Special Attack — Adamant is the standard offensive nature.

Jolly

Fast physical set

Jolly helps mid-tier Speed stats secure key outs after nature boost.

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Location explorer

Wild encounters

10 location areas indexed for Swinub. Showing 10 with version, level range, and encounter method — data generic dex mirrors often omit this detail.

Acuity Lakefront

Acuity Lakefront

Platinum · Lv 32–34 · Walk (35%)

Road 217

Sinnoh Route 217

Diamond · Lv 34 · Walk (40%) · During a swarmPearl · Lv 34 · Walk (40%) · During a swarmPlatinum · Lv 32–34 · Walk (35%) · Not during a swarm, Not using PokéRadar

Ice Path (1F)

Ice Path

Crystal · Lv 21–23 · Walk (80%) · During the day, In the morningGold · Lv 21–23 · Walk (120%) · During the day, In the morning, At nightHeartgold · Lv 21–23 · Walk (40%) · Radio offSilver · Lv 21–23 · Walk (120%) · During the day, In the morning, At night+1 versions

Ice Path (B1F)

Ice Path

Crystal · Lv 22–24 · Walk (80%) · During the day, In the morningGold · Lv 21–23 · Walk (120%) · During the day, In the morning, At nightHeartgold · Lv 21–23 · Walk (40%) · Radio offSilver · Lv 21–23 · Walk (120%) · During the day, In the morning, At night+1 versions

Ice Path (B2F)

Ice Path

Crystal · Lv 23–25 · Walk (80%) · During the day, In the morningGold · Lv 22–24 · Walk (120%) · During the day, In the morning, At nightHeartgold · Lv 22–24 · Walk (40%) · Radio offSilver · Lv 22–24 · Walk (120%) · During the day, In the morning, At night+1 versions

Ice Path (B3F)

Ice Path

Crystal · Lv 24–26 · Walk (80%) · During the day, In the morningGold · Lv 23–25 · Walk (120%) · During the day, In the morning, At nightHeartgold · Lv 22–24 · Walk (40%) · Radio offSilver · Lv 23–25 · Walk (120%) · During the day, In the morning, At night+1 versions

Icefall Cave (1F)

Icefall Cave

Firered · Lv 23–31 · Walk (50%)Leafgreen · Lv 23–31 · Walk (50%)

Icefall Cave (B1F)

Icefall Cave

Firered · Lv 23–31 · Walk (50%)Leafgreen · Lv 23–31 · Walk (50%)

Tapu Village Area

Tapu Village

Moon · Lv 31 · Island Scan (100%)Sun · Lv 31 · Island Scan (100%)Ultra Moon · Lv 33 · Island Scan (100%)Ultra Sun · Lv 33 · Island Scan (100%)

Phenac City Stadium (Outside)

Phenac City

XD · Lv 22 · Snag (100%)

Base stats

HP

50

Attack

50

Defense

40

Special Attack

30

Special Defense

30

Speed

50

Evolution line

Swinub

Stage 1

Swinub

Base form

Piloswine

Stage 2

Piloswine

Level 33
Mamoswine

Stage 3

Mamoswine

Know Ancient Power

Moves

HeadbuttTackleBody SlamTake DownDouble EdgeBiteRoarMistIce BeamBlizzardStrengthEarthquakeFissureDigToxicMIMICDouble TeamDefense CurlLight ScreenHazeReflectAmnesiaRestRock Slide
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