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piloswine
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Piloswine

Swine Pokémon

IceGround

Covered by a shaggy coat, it is strong against the cold. Its tusks of ice thicken when it snows.

Base Stats

HP 100
Attack 100
Defense 80
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 60
Speed 50
Total 450

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

piloswine Piloswine Lv. 33
mamoswine Mamoswine Ancient Power

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Swine Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 55.8 kg
Base Exp 158
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Cave
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

piloswine Front Front
piloswine Back Back
piloswine Front Shiny Front Shiny
piloswine Back Shiny Back Shiny
piloswine Front ♀ Front ♀
piloswine Back ♀ Back ♀
piloswine Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
piloswine Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
piloswine Official Art Official Art
piloswine Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 1.5%
Tank
Moves
Icicle Crash / Icicle Spear
Ice Shard / Stone Edge
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Thick Fat
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Despite its NFE status, Piloswine holds a strong niche in RU as a great tank. Thanks to Eviolite, Piloswine's decent 100 / 80 / 60 defenses reach formidable levels, allowing it to take many hits. Piloswine is no slouch offensively either, as it has a solid base 100 Attack and great Ground / Ice coverage to back it up. Thick Fat is a boon for Piloswine as well, as it neuters its Fire weakness and grants it an Ice resistance. However, Piloswine has its flaws. Its typing, while granting some decent resistances, gives it many weaknesses to common attacking types such as Water, Grass, and Fighting. Secondly, Piloswine is extremely slow, meaning it is forced to take damage before it reacts. Finally, Piloswine lacks any reliable recovery, not even Leftovers, so it will be worn down fairly easily by repeated hits over the course of the match. Despite these flaws, Piloswine is still a solid Pokemon.

Most Used Moves

Earthquake
100.0%
Ice Shard
92.9%
Rest
7.1%
Toxic
5.5%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
94.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc