Swinub (Pokémon)

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Pokémon
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Swinub
ウリムー Urimoo
#220
220Swinub.png
Artwork from GSC
Type
Ice Ground
Category
Pig Pokémon
Ability
Oblivious
Exp. at Lv. 100
1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers
Johto
#191
Hoenn
#360
Regional Browser numbers
Height
0'0"
Imperial
0.0 m
Metric
Weight
0.0 lbs.
Imperial
0.0 kg
Metric
Dex color
Unknown
Catch rate
225 (29.4%)
Body style
BodyUnknown.png BodyUnknown.png
Blue-Striped
Footprint
 F220.png   F487O.png
Blue-Striped
Gender ratio
Gender unknown
Breeding
Ground group 1 cycles
(255 minimum steps)
EV yield
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
Base Exp.: 78 Battle Exp.: 781*
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Swinub (Japanese: ウリムー Urimoo) is an Ice/Ground-type Pokémon.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold / Pokémon LeafGreen
It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs.
Pokémon Silver / Pokémon FireRed
If it smells something enticing, it dashes headlong off to find the source of the aroma.
Pokémon Crystal
It uses the tip of its nose to dig for food. Its nose is so tough that even frozen ground poses no problem.
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
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.
Pokémon 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.

Name origin

Swinub's name is a combination of swine and nub, referring to its lump-like nose.

It is based on a wild boar.

Base stats

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
50
110 - 157 210 - 304
50
49 - 112 94 - 218
40
40 - 101 76 - 196
30
31 - 90 58 - 174
30
31 - 90 58 - 174
50
49 - 112 94 - 218
Total:
250
Other Pokémon with this total
  • 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.


Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ½×
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire ×
Water ×
Grass ×
Electric
Psychic ×
Ice ×
Dragon ×
Dark ×
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ½×
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire ×
Water ×
Grass ×
Electric
Psychic ×
Ice ×
Dragon ×
Dark ×
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ½×
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire ×
Water ×
Grass ×
Electric
Psychic ×
Ice ×
Dragon ×
Dark ×
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison ½×
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire ×
Water ×
Grass ×
Electric
Psychic ×
Ice ×
Dragon ×
Dark ×
None

Learnset

Special Moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Swinub knows Shadow Blitz and Shadow Wave as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Charm after being purified.

Evolution

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In other languages

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