#0220
Swinub
Pig Pokémon
Swinub excels at sniffing out mushrooms buried beneath grass or snow. Since ancient times, the people of Hisui have often relied upon this skill.
Details
Height0.4 m
Weight6.5 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate225(39.9%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP50
Base stats
HP
50
Attack
50
Defense
40
Sp. Atk
30
Sp. Def
30
Speed
50
Total
250
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Swinub
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Gold
Silver
Crystal
FireRed
LeafGreen
XD: Gale of Darkness
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Sun
Moon
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Swinub can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mud-Slap Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Odor Sleuth Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it’s a Ghost. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Mud Sport Halves all Electric-type damage. | Ground | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 5 | Powder Snow Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | Flail Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 11 | Bulldoze Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 15 | Ice Shard Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Ice | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 18 | Icicle Crash Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ice | Physical | 85 | 90 | 10 |
| 18 | Mud Bomb Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Special | 65 | 85 | 10 |
| 20 | Mist Protects the user’s stats from being changed by enemy moves. | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 25 | Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 25 | High Horsepower Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Ground | Physical | 95 | 95 | 10 |
| 30 | Icy Wind Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 34 | Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 35 | Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 40 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 45 | Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users. | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 50 | Blizzard Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| 52 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Swinub can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Swinub.
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Cite this page
“Swinub”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/swinub.
Species data from PokéAPI.