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swinub
#220

Swinub

Pig Pokémon

IceGround

It loves eating mushrooms that grow under dead grass. It also finds hot springs while foraging.

Base Stats

HP 50
Attack 50
Defense 40
Sp. Atk 30
Sp. Def 30
Speed 50
Total 250

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

piloswine Piloswine Lv. 33
mamoswine Mamoswine Ancient Power

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Pig Pokémon
Height 0.4 m
Weight 6.5 kg
Base Exp 50
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 225
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Cave
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

swinub Front Front
swinub Back Back
swinub Front Shiny Front Shiny
swinub Back Shiny Back Shiny
swinub Official Art Official Art
swinub Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.6%
Lead
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Snow Cloak
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 116
Atk 196
Spe 196

Strategy Overview

Although Swinub is an uncommon sight in Little Cup, it can pack a serious punch in this fast-paced metagame. Its offensive stats are decent enough; its Speed allows it to outpace key threats while dishing out good damage thanks to its good Attack. Swinub is usually seen on hail teams because of its ability, Snow Cloak, which boosts its evasion in hail. The only problem Pokemon that Swinub usually runs into is Bronzor, which resists both of Swinub's STAB attacks. Even though Swinub is a decent Pokemon all around, its defenses are lacking and it does not resist any priority attacks. Swinub also doesn't have a reliable way of boosting its own stats outside of the risky Curse. Although many Pokemon can easily outspeed and bash Swinub, it can still succeed in this metagame.

Most Used Moves

Ice Shard
99.9%
Endeavor
73.9%
Blizzard
22.6%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc