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Revision as of 04:21, 16 December 2012
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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, which evolves into Mamoswine when leveled up while knowing AncientPower.
Biology
Physiology
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.
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, although it also eats berries that it finds.
In the anime
A Swinub
Egg in the anime
Major appearances
Dawn captured a Swinub in Hungry for the Good Life!. It evolved into Piloswine in Sleepless in Pre-Battle!, and then into Mamoswine in A Breed Stampede!.
Other
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.
Three Swinub were featured in Hot Springing a Leak!; they were owned by Leona, one of Dawn's childhood friends.
Minor appearances
Two Swinub were among the Pokémon resting in some hot springs in Entei at Your Own Risk.
A Swinub was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.
Swinub also make a cameo in Queen of the Serpentine. The little Pig Pokémon was one of Lucy's pets.
One of the Pokémon that was with a Poké-Sitter named Matt in Pinch Healing! was a Swinub.
Swinub also made an appearance as one of the Pokémon owned by Nurse Joy in EP250 and in Drifloon on the Wind!.
It was also seen as part of Lila's famous "tiger lily smile" in Battling the Generation Gap!.
A Swinub appeared in the opening scenes of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
Pokédex entries
Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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EP188
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Swinub
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Ash's Pokédex
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Swinub, the Pig Pokémon. The Swinub has an extremely keen sense of smell, which it usually uses to find food.
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Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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DP063
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Swinub
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Dawn's Pokédex
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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.
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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.
Pokédex entries
In the TCG
- Main article: Swinub (TCG)
Game 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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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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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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If it smells something enticing, it dashes headlong off to find the source of the aroma.
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Generation V
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Black
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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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White
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Black 2
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Rooting the tip of its snout into the ground, it searches for food. Sometimes it even digs up a hot spring.
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White 2
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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In side games
In events
Held items
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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Other Pokémon with this total
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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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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Swinub
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Swinub
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Swinub's eyes in Pokémon Adventures
- The only time that Swinub's eyes have been seen open was during the battle between Pryce and Erika in the Round Bringing up Bellossom from Pokémon Adventures 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.
- 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.
- In HeartGold and SoulSilver coding, it is revealed that Swinub has Mud Shot listed as a "new HGSS" Egg move, but it could already learn this move by breeding since Generation III.
- Swinub and its evolutions are the only Ice-type Pokémon in the brown color group.
Origin
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).
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ウリムー Urimoo
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From 瓜坊 uribō and ブーブー būbū
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French
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Marcacrin
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From marcassin and crin
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Spanish
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Swinub
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Same as English name
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German
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Quiekel
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From quieken and Ferkel
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Italian
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Swinub
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Same as English name
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Korean
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꾸꾸리 Kkukkuri
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From 꿀꿀 kkulkkul
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Mandarin Chinese
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小山豬 / 小山猪 Xiǎoshānzhū
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From 小 xiǎo and 山豬 shānzhū
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Cantonese Chinese
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Related articles
External links
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