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Artwork from HG/SS
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Height
1'04" Imperial
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0.4 m Metric
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1'04"/0.4 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
14.3 lbs. Imperial
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6.5 kg Metric
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14.3 lbs./6.5 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 1
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 0
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Base Exp.: 78
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Battle Exp.: 781*
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Swinub (Japanese: ウリムー Urimoo) is a dual-type Ice/Ground Pokémon.
It evolves into Piloswine starting at level 33, who evolves into Mamoswine when leveled up while knowing AncientPower.
Biology
Physiology
Living in frigid temperatures, these Pokémon are covered in dense hair to keep them warm. They use their noses to dig through mud and snow, looking for anything edible. Their sense of smell is quite powerful, able to smell food through thick snow.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Swinub are known for their ability to find underground springs.
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.
Habitat
Swinub has been known to be found in icy areas, notably Ice Path and Route 217.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
This Pokémon's favorite food is a certain type of mushroom that grows under dead grass.
In the animeIn the manga
Swinub is seen as one of the Pokémon under Pryce. When Pryce is lost in time, a Swinub is seen with him.
Pokédex entries
In the TCGGame data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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Gold
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It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs.
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Silver
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If it smells something enticing, it dashes headlong off to find the source of the aroma.
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Crystal
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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
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It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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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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Sapphire
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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
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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
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If it smells something enticing, it dashes headlong off to find the source of the aroma.
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LeafGreen
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It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It loves eating mushrooms that grow under dead grass. It also finds hot springs while foraging.
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Pearl
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It loves eating mushrooms that grow under dead grass. It also finds hot springs while foraging.
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Platinum
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It has a very sensitive nose. It can locate mushrooms, berries, and even hot springs buried under ice.
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HeartGold
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It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs.
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SoulSilver
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{{{soulsilverdex}}}
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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In side games
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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Total: 250
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéthlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Special moves
Side game data
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Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- The only time that Swinub's eyes have been seen open was during the battle between Pryce and Erika in Round 163 of Pokémon Special when Pryce ordered his to dodge Erika's Skiploom's attack.
- Swinub is one of the few Pokémon with the same sprite in both Gold and Silver.
- Before the introduction of Mamoswine, Swinub and its evolved form Piloswine were very similar to Mankey and Primeape. Both are the combination of a pig and another animal, had only two evolutionary stages, the final form's English name began with "P", and both are the pigs of their generations followed by Spoink and Grumpig.
- Swinub's shiny form has changed frequently; it was blue in Generation II, gray in Generation III, and green in Generation IV.
- As part of a very obvious April Fool's Day joke in 2009, Bulbanews reported that a Swinub was found in Kelang, an island off Indonesia. It was then taken to Area 51.
- Despite being introduced as a Template:Type2 in Generation II, it could not learn any Ground-type moves by level-up until Generation IV.
Origin
Swinub's size/appearance seem to be based off 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's name is a combination of swine and nub, referring to its lump-like nose. Its Japanese name may be a combination of 瓜坊 uribō, a wild boar piglet, and ブーブー bū bū, an onomatopoeia for oinking.
In other languages
- German: Quiekel - From quieken (sounds that pigs make) and Ferkel (piglet).
- French: Marcacrin - From marcassin (wild boar piglet) and crin (horse hair).
- Korean: 꾸꾸리 Kkukkuri
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