Swinub (Pokmon) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia
Publish date: 2024-06-10
Swinub (Japanese: ウリムー Urimoo) is a dual-type Ice/Ground Pokémon introduced in Generation II.
It evolves into Piloswine starting at level 33, which evolves into Mamoswine when leveled up while knowing Ancient Power.
Biology
Swinub is a small porcine Pokémon. Living in frigid temperatures, Swinub is covered in dense, brown, striped hair to keep it warm. The hair is so shaggy that it often covers its tuft-like small legs, making it appear like a legless lump. Swinub's eyes appear as if they are perpetually closed.
The only time that Swinub's eyes have been seen open was in Pokémon Adventures, during the battle between Pryce and Erika in Bringing up Bellossom, when Pryce ordered his Swinub to dodge Erika's Skiploom's attack.
Swinub uses its pink, pig-like nose to dig through mud and snow, looking for anything edible. In Hisui, ancient people relied on Swinub a lot because of this skill. Occasionally, it will come across hot springs while scouring the ground. Its favorite food is a type of mushroom that grows beneath dead grass, though it also eats Berries. When a Swinub finds an attractive smell, it will run desperately to find out the source of the aroma. It inhabits cold places, such as icy caves, mountainous regions, and frozen tundra.
Evolution
Swinub evolves into Piloswine, which evolves into Mamoswine.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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| Generation II | | | Johto
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| Gold | It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs. |
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| Silver | If it smells something enticing, it dashes headlong off to find the source of the aroma. |
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| Crystal | It uses the tip of its nose to dig for food. Its nose is so tough that even frozen ground poses no problem. |
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| Stadium 2 | It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs. |
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| Generation III | | Hoenn
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| FireRed | If it smells something enticing, it dashes headlong off to find the source of the aroma. |
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| LeafGreen | It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs. |
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| Generation IV | | Sinnoh
Pt : #203 | | Johto
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| Diamond | It loves eating mushrooms that grow under dead grass. It also finds hot springs while foraging. |
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| Platinum | It has a very sensitive nose. It can locate mushrooms, berries, and even hot springs buried under ice. |
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| HeartGold | It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs. |
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| SoulSilver | If it smells something enticing, it dashes headlong off to find the source of the aroma. |
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| Generation V | | | Unova
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| Black | It has a very sensitive nose. It can locate mushrooms, berries, and even hot springs buried under ice. |
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| Black 2 | Rooting the tip of its snout into the ground, it searches for food. Sometimes it even digs up a hot spring. |
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| Generation VI | | Kalos
Mountain #076 | | Hoenn
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| X | It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs. |
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| Y | If it smells something enticing, it dashes off headlong to find the source of the aroma. |
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| Omega 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. |
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| Generation VIII | | Galar
#075 | | Galar
Crown Tundra #007 | | Sinnoh
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| Sword | It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs. |
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| Shield | If it smells something enticing, it dashes off headlong to find the source of the aroma. |
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| Brilliant Diamond | It loves eating mushrooms that grow under dead grass. It also finds hot springs while foraging. |
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| 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. |
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| Generation IX | | Paldea
#— | | Kitakami
#50 | | Blueberry
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| Scarlet | It searches for food by digging into the ground with its snout. Even frozen ground doesn't give it any trouble. |
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| Violet | It rubs its snout against the ground, digging through the soil as it searches for food. Sometimes it digs up hot springs. |
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Game locations
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In side games
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| MD GTI | | Mountain Pass (1F-7F), Inflora Forest, Breezy Meadow (1F-8F), Tempting Path (1F-9F), Crags of Lament (1F-9F), Silent Tundra (Uncharted Road), Rusty Mountain (Gilded Hall), Jaws of the Abyss (Uncharted Road, Gilded Hall), Smoking Mountain (Uncharted Road, Gilded Hall) |
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Swinub
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Swinub
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Swinub
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Swinub
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Swinub
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Swinub
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Swinub
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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Pokémon Ranger| Group: | | Poké Assist: | 
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(Tackle ×1) | | Loops: 5 | Min. exp.: 25 | Max. exp.: 29 | Browser entry R-172
| | Swinub might appear cute, but it charges the unwary at wicked speed. |
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Pokémon Rumble Rush | Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds | Base HP: 48 | | | Base Attack: 64 | Base Defense: 43 | Base Speed: 60 |
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New Pokémon Snap | | Photodex entry #161 | | Swinub have an excellent sense of smell, which helps them find things buried in the snow. Whenever they go somewhere dangerous, Mamoswine are sure to go with them. |
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Evolution data
Sprites
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In the anime
Main series
Shiny Swinub in the anime 
A Swinub Egg in the animeMajor appearances
In Hungry for the Good Life!, Dawn caught a Swinub. It evolved into a Piloswine in Sleepless in Pre-Battle!, and then into a Mamoswine in A Breed Stampede!.
Other
Three Swinub debuted in Spring Fever. Nicknamed "Sue", "Ein", and "Ub", they were used by Peggy and her father to sniff out places to dig for hot springs.
In Pinch Healing, a Swinub was being babysat by a Poké-Sitter named Matt. At the Pokémon Center, May was playing with it.
In Hot Springing a Leak!, three Swinub would help Leona at her and her parents' hot spring.
Minor appearances
In the banned episode EP250, the Nurse Joy working in the Ice Cave owns a Swinub.
In Entei at Your Own Risk, two Swinub were resting in hot springs.
In Gonna Rule The School!, the Pokémon Trainers' School lent a Swinub to the school's underage students for use in lessons.
A Coordinator's Swinub appeared in Hi Ho Silver Wind!.
In Queen of the Serpentine!, a Swinub was one of Lucy's pets.
A Coordinator's Swinub appeared in Harley Rides Again.
A Swinub appeared in Drifloon On the Wind!.
In Battling the Generation Gap!, a Swinub was part of Lila's famous "Tiger Lily Smile".
A Swinub appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Swinub appeared in a flashback or a fantasy in The Forest Champion!.
A Trainer's Swinub appeared in Adventures in Running Errands!.
A Swinub appeared in a flashback in A Watershed Moment!.
A Trainer's Swinub appeared in A League of His Own!.
Two Trainers' Swinub appeared in The Power of Us.
A Trainer's Swinub appeared in Battling Besties!.
In Raid Battle in The Ruins!, a Shiny Swinub was part of Shane Seeker's Shiny Pokémon collection, as shown in his Pokédex.
A Swinub will appear in HZ036.
Pokédex entries
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| EP188 | Swinub | Ash's Pokédex | Swinub, the Pig Pokémon. The Swinub has an extremely keen sense of smell, which it usually uses to find food. |
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| DP063 | Swinub | Dawn's Pokédex | Swinub, the Pig Pokémon. Swinub love mushrooms that grow under the dead grass, searching for them by smell and often discovering hot springs in the process. |
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Pokémon Evolutions
In The Show, a Swinub briefly appeared under the ownership of a Trainer in Ecruteak City.
In the manga
Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Vatonage - the Comic
A Swinub appeared in PRV1.
Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl
A Swinub appeared in PDP24.
Pokémon Adventures
Pryce owns a Swinub, which is often kept on his lap when he rides his wheelchair (and during battle). When Pryce becomes lost in time, the Swinub is trapped with him. The same Swinub returned along with Pryce at Sinjoh Ruins, and it fought alongside him against Dialga. It first appeared in Savvy Swinub.
In Striking Out Snover, three wild Swinub were near Snowpoint City, some of them being cared by Candice.
A Swinub appeared in To and Fro with Froslass.
Pokédex entries
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
Camper Yuki used a Swinub in a tournament in Let's Fight! The Mini Pokémon Tournament, where it fought Gold's Elekid and lost.
Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All
A Swinub appeared in GDZ64, where it was caught by a Trainer who was passing by.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
Pryce owns a Swinub, which battled Clefairy in Ice World.
In the TCG
Main article: Swinub (TCG)Trivia
Origin
Swinub's size and appearance seem to be a mix of a wild boar piglet and a long-haired guinea pig. It may also be based on wordplay of the groundhog. Both are similar in characteristics and behavior, while "Ground hog" describes Swinub's type and species quite well. Swinub also resembles the Marsupial mole. Swinub's ability to find hot springs may reference the history of use of animals and their keen smell for this purpose, specifically it may reference to the legend of king Bladud of Bath in England, whose herd of pigs found hot springs that cured his leprosy.
Name origin
Swinub may be a combination of swine and nub (referring to its lump-like nose) or cub, a young animal.
Urimoo may be a combination of 瓜坊 uribō (wild boar piglet) and ブーブー būbū (onomatopoeia for oinking).
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | शुअरबी Shuarbee | From sure and सुअर suar |  Russian | Свинуб Svinub | Transcription of English name |  Thai | อุริมู Urimu | Transcription of Japanese name |
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