Piloswine (Pokémon)
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| Piloswine イノムー Inomoo | |
 Artwork from GSC | |
| Types | Ice/Ground |
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| Species | Swine Pokémon |
| National Dex | #221 |
| Johto Dex | #192 |
| Hoenn Dex | #361* |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R-173 |
| Almia Browser | R-201 |
| Height | 3′07″ (1.1m) |
| Weight | 123.0 lbs. (55.8kg) |
| Abilities | Oblivious or Snow Cloak |
| Egg group | Ground |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 HP, 1 Atk |
| Exp. yield | 160 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,250,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀/50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Brown |
| Catch rate | 75 |
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Piloswine (Japanese: イノムー Inomoo) is an dual-type Ice/Ground Pokémon.
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Biology
Physiology
Plioswine are big brown furry Pokémon that have an impressive hump on their backs, giving them a hunchbacked appearance. They also have two tusks which seem small, but can be pretty lethal.
In the 3D Pokémon console games, it is shown that Piloswine has two beady eyes in its head, however these are usually covered up by tufts of fur.
Gender differences
A female Piloswine has shorter tusks than a male.
Special abilities
Behavior
Piloswine are strong, brave, and undeniably stubborn. Wild Piloswine jealously guard their herd's territory, driving off any creatures that trespass. Domesticated Piloswine are loyal to a fault. There are stories of Piloswine who refuse to go down no matter how hard a battle becomes in an attempt to live up to their trainer's expectations of them.
Habitat
Piloswine tend to inhabit cold places, such as icy caves, mountainous regions and frozen tundra.
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Piloswine first appeared in As Cold as Pryce. Pryce thought that his Piloswine had abandoned him when he was a young Pokémon Trainer after the two of them got hit by a Magmar's Fire Blast and thus became cold and bitter. When Pryce found his Piloswine in a cave and frozen solid in front of a Burn-Healing Herb, Pryce was able to let go of his coldness. Pryce used his Piloswine in the Gym Battle during the next episode.
In Pichu Bros. in Party Panic during the chase between the Pichu Brothers and a Houndour, the Pichu Brothers disguised themselves as a Piloswine but the Houndour wasn't easily fooled and eventually dismantled the disguise, revealing the Pichu Brothers.
In the manga
Pokémon Special
Piloswine appeared in Volume 9 under the control of Keane, who used its sheer power to devastate Ecruteak City with an Earthquake. However, Silver defeated it easily with Gold's Politoed.
In the TCG
- Main article: Piloswine (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| II | Gold | Because the long hair all over its body obscures its sight, it just keeps charging repeatedly. |
| Silver | If it charges at an enemy, the hairs on its back stand up straight. It is very sensitive to sound. | |
| Crystal | Although its legs are short, its rugged hooves prevent it from slipping, even on icy ground. | |
| Stadium 2 | Because the long hair all over its body obscures its sight, it just keeps charging repeatedly. | |
| III | Ruby | Piloswine is covered by a thick coat of long hair that enables it to endure the freezing cold. This Pokémon uses its tusks to dig up food that has been buried under ice. |
| Sapphire | Piloswine is covered by a thick coat of long hair that enables it to endure the freezing cold. This Pokémon uses its tusks to dig up food that has been buried under ice. | |
| Emerald | A Piloswine is covered by a thick coat of long hair for enduring freezing cold. It uses its tusks to dig up food that has been buried under ice. | |
| FireRed | If it charges at an enemy, the hairs on its back stand up straight. It is very sensitive to sound. | |
| LeafGreen | Because the long hair all over its body obscures its sight, it just keeps charging repeatedly. | |
| IV | Diamond | Its shaggy coat makes it unable to see. It checks surroundings with its sensitive nose instead. |
| Pearl | Its shaggy coat makes it unable to see. It checks surroundings with its sensitive nose instead. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
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| II | Pokémon Gold and Silver | None | Evolve Swinub |
| Pokémon Crystal | None | Evolve Swinub | |
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | None | Trade |
| Pokémon Emerald | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | None | Evolve Swinub | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | One | The Under (Shadow) | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | None | Evolve Swinub | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | None | Evolve Swinub |
| Pal Park | Mountain |
In side games
| Game | Location |
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| Pokémon Trozei! | Secret Storage 6 Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue) | Evolve from Swinub |
| Pokémon Ranger | Panula Cave Sekra Mountain Range |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) | Blizzard Island (1F-20F) Crevice Cave (B1-B10) Lower Crevice Cave (B1-B4) Mt. Avalanche (B1-B19) |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | The Crystal Lake Hiaburu Field |
Base stats
| HP: | 100 | |
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| Attack: | 100 | |
| Defense: | 80 | |
| SpAtk: | 60 | |
| SpDef: | 60 | |
| Speed: | 50 |
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
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Learnset
Piloswine is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
| Generation IV Other generation learnsets: II - III | ||||||||
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| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | AncientPower | Rock | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| Start | Peck | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100% | 35 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Start | Odor Sleuth | Normal | Status | — | —% | 40 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| Start | Mud Sport | Ground | Status | — | —% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| Start | Powder Snow | Ice | Special | 40 | 100% | 25 | Beauty | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Previous | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Previous | Endure | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| Previous | Mud Bomb | Ground | Special | 65 | 85% | 10 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| Previous | Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95% | 15 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| Previous | Ice Shard | Ice | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| Previous | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85% | 20 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 33 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85% | 20 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| 40 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 48 | Mist | Ice | Status | — | —% | 30 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 56 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 120 | 70% | 5 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 65 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 20 | Cute | 0 |
| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||
By TM/HM
By breeding
By tutoring
| Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: II - III | ||||||||||||
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| Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal | ||||
| FR | LG | E | Body Slam* | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| E | Defense Curl* | Normal | Status | — | —% | 40 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | Double-Edge* | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 0 | ||
| E | Endure* | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| E | Icy Wind* | Ice | Special | 55 | 95% | 15 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | Mimic* | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 0 | ||
| E | Mud-Slap* | Ground | Special | 20 | 100% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | Rock Slide* | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90% | 10 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| E | Sleep Talk* | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| E | Snore* | Normal | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | Substitute* | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| E | Swagger* | Normal | Status | — | 90% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||||||
Special moves
| Pokémon Colosseum | ||||
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| Shadow moves | Level 43+ | Purified moves | ||
| Shadow Rush | ??? | 
| Endure | Normal |
| -- | Odor Sleuth | Normal | ||
| -- | Dig | Ground | ||
| -- | Blizzard | Ice | ||
Side game data
| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
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| Rarity: Rare |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: Evolve | Friend Area: Frigid Cavern |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | Is there an enemy in front? I can't see what lies ahead of me... | |
| 26%-50% HP | My health is down by half already. | |
| 1%-25% HP | I'm run-down... I couldn't charge if I wanted... | |
| Level Up | Leveled up! But I still can't see to the front... | |
| Pokémon Ranger | ||
Group: 
| Loops: 7 | Minimum Experience: 70 |
Poké Assist: 
| Field Move: Tackle x3 | Maximum Experience: 80 |
| With incredible speed, Piloswine charges anyone it notices. Be wary around it. | ||
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | ||
| Group:
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: Tackle x3 |
Evolution
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Sprites
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
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| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
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| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
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| Image:Spr 3r 221 s.png | Image:Spr 3e 221 s.gif | Image:Spr 3r 221 s.png | 
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| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
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For other sprites and images, please see Piloswine images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- The only sprites showing Piloswine's mouth are in Pokémon Crystal.
- Prior to Generation IV, Piloswine can learn AncientPower by breeding or by evolution of a Shadow