Swinub is a Ice/Ground-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 2.

#220 Swinub

ice ground

Height0.4 m(1'04")

Weight6.5 kg(14.3 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 2

Swinub Evolution

SwinubLevel 1

PiloswineLevel 33

MamoswineKnowing Ancient Power

Swinub's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	50		241
Attack	50		136
Defense	40		116
Sp. Atk	30		96
Sp. Def	30		96
Speed	50		136
		0/508	821

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

fire water grass fighting steel

1xdamage

normal ice ground flying psychic bug rock ghost dragon dark fairy

0.5xdamage

poison

0xdamage

electric

Swinub Abilities

Oblivious

Prevents infatuation and protects against Captivate.

Snow Cloak

Increases evasion to 1.25× during hail. Protects against hail damage.

Thick FatHidden

Halves damage from Fire and Ice moves.

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Swinub Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Tackle	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
Mud Slap	ground	special	20	100	Level 1	The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Powder Snow	ice	special	40	100	Level 5	The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. This may also leave opposing Pokémon frozen.
Flail	normal	physical	–	100	Level 10	The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power.
Ice Shard	ice	physical	40	100	Level 15	The user flash-freezes chunks of ice and hurls them at the target. This move always goes first.
Mist	ice	status	–	–	Level 20	The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	Level 25	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Icy Wind	ice	special	55	95	Level 30	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Amnesia	psychic	status	–	–	Level 35	The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Def stat.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	Level 40	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Earthquake	ground	physical	100	100	Level 45	The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.
Blizzard	ice	special	110	70	Level 50	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Avalanche	ice	physical	60	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the target has inflicted damage on the user in the same turn.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Bulldoze	ground	physical	60	100	TM	The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
Charm	fairy	status	–	100	TM	The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers the target's Attack stat.
Dig	ground	physical	80	100	TM	The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Earth Power	ground	special	90	100	TM	The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Endeavor	normal	physical	–	100	TM	The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Haze	ice	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
High Horsepower	ground	physical	95	95	TM	The user fiercely attacks the target using its entire body.
Ice Beam	ice	special	90	100	TM	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Ice Fang	ice	physical	65	95	TM	The user bites with cold-infused fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it frozen.
Icicle Spear	ice	physical	25	100	TM	The user attacks by launching sharp icicles at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Mud Shot	ground	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Reversal	fighting	physical	–	100	TM	An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
Roar	normal	status	–	–	TM	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90	TM	Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Sand Tomb	ground	physical	35	85	TM	The user traps the target inside a harshly raging sandstorm that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Sandstorm	rock	status	–	–	TM	A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to damage all Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. The sandstorm also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types.
Scary Face	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Smack Down	rock	physical	50	100	TM	The user throws a stone or similar projectile to attack the target. If the target is in the air, it will be knocked down to the ground.
Snowscape	ice	status	0	–	TM	The user summons a snowstorm lasting five turns. This boosts the Defense stats of Ice types.
Stealth Rock	rock	status	–	–	TM	The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap damages opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
Stomping Tantrum	ground	physical	75	100	TM	Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.
Stone Edge	rock	physical	100	80	TM	The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Trailblaze	grass	physical	50	100	TM	The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.
Ancient Power	rock	special	60	100	Egg	The user attacks with a prehistoric power. This may also boost all the user's stats at once.
Bite	dark	physical	60	100	Egg	The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch.
Curse	ghost	status	–	–	Egg	A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	Egg	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Fissure	ground	physical	–	30	Egg	The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the target in. The target faints instantly if this attack hits.
Freeze Dry	ice	special	70	100	Egg	The user rapidly cools the target. This may also leave the target frozen. This move is super effective on Water types.
Icicle Crash	ice	physical	85	90	Egg	The user attacks by crashing large icicles onto the target. This may also make the target flinch.

Swinub Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

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.

Crystal

It uses the tip of its nose to dig for food. Its nose is so tough that even frozen ground poses no problem.

Ruby

SWINUB roots for food by rubbing its snout against the ground. Its favorite food is a mushroom that grows under the cover of dead grass. This POKéMON occasionally roots out hot springs.

Emerald

It roots for food by rubbing its snout against the ground. Its favorite food is a mushroom that grows under dried grass. It occasionally roots out hot springs.

In Other Languages

Swinub's Japanese name is Urimoo (ウリムー). Here are all the official names for Swinub across different languages:

JapaneseウリムーUrimoo

Korean꾸꾸리

Chinese (Traditional)小山豬

FrenchMarcacrin

GermanQuiekel

SpanishSwinub

ItalianSwinub

Chinese (Simplified)小山猪