Living in frigid temperatures, these Pokémon are covered in dense, brown-colored, striped hair to keep them warm. The hair is so shaggy that it often covers their tuft-like small legs, making them appear like a legless lump in shape. They use their pink, pig-like noses to dig through mud and snow, looking for anything edible. Swinub’s eyes seem perpetually closed in appearance.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Swinub are known for their ability to find underground springs. As an dual Ice- and Ground-type Pokémon, Swinub can also use a variety of moves from both types.
Behavior
This Pokémon is known to use its hardy and reliable nose to sniff out food. Occasionally, it will come across hot springs while scouring the ground. When a Swinub finds an attractive smell, it will run desperately to find out the source of the aroma.
Swinub first appeared in Spring Fever. There were three named "Sue", "Ein" and "Ub", and they were used by Peggy and her father to sniff out places to dig for hot springs.
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.
Swinub is seen as one of the Pokémon under Pryce, and 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.
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.
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.
Swinub is one of the few Pokémon with the same sprite in both Gold and Silver.
Swinub's Shiny form has changed frequently; it was blue in Generation II, gray in Generation III, and has been green since Generation IV. However, the nose color always stayed the same.
Due to their unique typing, Swinub and its evolutionary family are the only Pokémon that are resistant to damage from all types of weather effects without the aid of an Ability. Of these, Swinub is the only one that can also be resistant to Shadow Sky.
Despite being introduced as a Ground-type in Generation II, it could not learn any Ground-type moves by level-up until Generation IV.
Swinub's size and appearance seem to be based on a mix of a Peruvian guinea pig and a wild boar piglet. 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.
Name origin
Swinub is a combination of swine and nub (referring to its lump-like nose).
Urimoo may be a combination of 瓜坊 uribō (a wild boar piglet) and ブーブー bū bū (an onomatopoeia for oinking).