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Swinub ウリムー Urimoo
Artwork from GSC
National Dex	#220
Johto Dex	#191
Hoenn Dex	#360
Sinnoh Dex	#—
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Type	Ice / Ground
Species	Pig Pokémon
Height	1′04″ (0.4m)
Weight	14.3 lbs. (6.5kg)
Abilities	Oblivious
	Snow Cloak
Egg group	Ground
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 Atk
Exp. yield	78 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Brown
Catch rate	225
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Swinub (Japanese: ウリムー Urimoo) is an Ice/Ground-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 3.1 In the Pokémon Special manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 Special moves 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 5.9 Trivia 5.9.1 Origin 5.9.1.1 Name origin 5.10 In other languages 6 External links

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

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.

Habitat

Swinub has been known to be found in icy areas, notably Ice Cave and Ice Path.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Swinub first appeared in Spring Fever. They were used by Peggy and her father to sniff out places to dig for hot springs.

Swinub also make a cameo in Queen of the Serpentine. The little wild boar Pokémon was one of Lucy's pets.

One of the Pokémon that was with a Poké-Sitter in Pinch Healing! was a Swinub.

Swinub also made an appearance as one of the Pokémon owned by Nurse Joy in Drifloon on the Wind!.

Three Swinub were featured in DP063; they were owned by Yumomi, another one of Dawn's childhood friends.

A recent trailer of Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin implies that a member of the main cast may catch a Swinub, as one is standing next to Dawn's Pokémon. If this is true, it will be the fourth Generation II Pokémon owned by a member of the main cast during the Diamond & Pearl series, after Aipom, Sudowoodo, and Gligar.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

Swinub is seen as one of the Pokémon under Pryce. When Pryce is lost in time, a Swinub is seen with him.

In the TCG

Main article: Swinub (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
II	Gold	It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs.
	Silver	If it smells something enticing, it dashes headlong off to find the source of the aroma.
	Crystal	It uses the tip of its nose to dig for food. Its nose is so tough that even frozen ground poses no problem.
	Stadium 2	It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs.
III	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.
	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.
	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.
	FireRed	If it smells something enticing, it dashes headlong off to find the source of the aroma.
	LeafGreen	It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs.
IV	Diamond	It loves eating mushrooms that grow under dead grass. It also finds hot springs while foraging.
	Pearl	It loves eating mushrooms that grow under dead grass. It also finds hot springs while foraging.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	Common	Ice Path
	Pokémon Crystal	Common	Ice Path
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Trade
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Trade
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	Common	Icefall Cave
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	One	Phenac City (Shadow)
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Swarm	Route 217
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Mountain

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Channel	Mt. Snowfall
Pokémon Trozei!	SOL Laboratory 3 Endless Level 34 Forever Level 4 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Sinister Woods (1F-3F) Wish Cave (17F-25F)
Pokémon Ranger	Panula Cave
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	The Crystal Lake

Base stats

HP:	50
Attack:	50
Defense:	40
SpAtk:	30
SpDef:	30
Speed:	50

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Fighting: 2× Steel: 2× Grass: 2× Fire: 2× Water: 2×	Poison: ½× Electric: 0×	Normal: 1× Flying: 1× Ground: 1× Rock: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Psychic: 1× Ice: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

Swinub is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Level	Generation II		Generation III	Generation IV
	GS	C
Start	Tackle		Tackle Odor Sleuth	Tackle Odor Sleuth
4				Mud Sport
8				Powder Snow
10	Powder Snow		Powder Snow
13				Mud Slap
16				Endure
19	Endure		Endure
20				Mud Bomb
25				Icy Wind
28	Take Down		Take Down	Ice Shard
32				Take Down
37	Mist		Mist	Earthquake
40				Mist
44				Blizzard
46	Blizzard		Blizzard
49				Amnesia
55		Amnesia	Amnesia

By TM/HM

#	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
TM02	Headbutt
TM03	Curse
TM05	Roar	Roar	Roar
TM06	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic
TM07		Hail	Hail
TM08	Rock Smash
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM13	Snore	Ice Beam	Ice Beam
TM14	Blizzard	Blizzard	Blizzard
TM16	Icy Wind
TM17	Protect	Protect	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance	Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM20	Endure
TM21	Frustration	Frustration	Frustration
TM26	Earthquake	Earthquake	Earthquake
TM27	Return	Return	Return
TM28		Dig	Dig
TM31	Mud Slap
TM32	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team
TM33		Reflect	Reflect
TM34	Swagger
TM35	Sleep Talk
TM37		Sandstorm	Sandstorm
TM39		Rock Tomb	Rock Tomb
TM40	Defense Curl
TM42		Facade	Facade
TM43	Detect	Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract	Attract
TM58			Endure
TM76			Stealth Rock
TM78			Captivate
TM80			Rock Slide
TM82			Sleep Talk
TM83			Natural Gift
TM87			Swagger
TM90			Substitute
HM04	Strength	Strength	Strength
HM06		Rock Smash	Rock Smash

By breeding

• AncientPower
• Bite
• Body Slam
• Curse
• Double-Edge
• Fissure
• Icicle Spear
• Mud Shot
• Take Down

By tutoring

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.

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 10.9%	Friend Area: Frigid Cavern
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Mmm... I smell something nice... It fills me with happiness!
26%-50% HP	My HP's half gone already...
1%-25% HP	I'm done... I can't distinguish aromas anymore...
Level Up	Oh, yes! I leveled up! It fills me with happiness!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 5	Minimum Experience: 25
Poké Assist:	Field Move: Tackle	Maximum Experience: 29
Swinub might appear cute, but it charges the unwary at wicked speed.
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Tackle

Evolution

Basic Swinub

Level 33 Piloswine

Level up with AncientPower Mamoswine

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			Image:Spr 2c 220.gif
			Image:Spr 2c 220 s.gif			Image:Spr b g2 220 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 220.png			Image:Spr 3f 220.png
	Image:Spr 3r 220 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 220 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 220 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 220 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 220.png		Image:Spr 4p 220.png
			Image:Spr 4p 220 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 220 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Swinub images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• The only time that Swinub's eyes have been seen open was during the fight between Pryce and Erika in Round 163 of Pokémon Special when Pryce ordered his to dodge Erika's Skiploom's attack.

Origin

Swinub's size/appearance seems to be based off a Peruvian guinea pig, whose mountainous habitat echoes that of the Ice Path in Johto, and a wild boar piglet.

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 ぶう ぶう bū bū, an onomatopoeia for oinking.

In other languages

• German: Quiekel
• French: Marcacrin
• Korean: 꾸꾸리 Kkukkuri

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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