Mixed
Attacker
CTier
50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Piloswine's spread. It leans physical with HP out front. And you'll get 2 HP and Attack stat exp per KO for it. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats
Above
HP100
B
Attack100
B
Defense80
C
Sp. Atk60
C
Sp. Def60
C
Speed50
D
Total450
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging75 / 255
Growth Rate
Slow1.25M XP
Height1.1 m
3'07"Small
Weight55.8 kg
123.0 lbsStandard
Base XP158
Average
Abilities
Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.
Oblivious
Prevents infatuation and protects against captivate.
Snow Cloak
Increases evasion to 1.25× during hail. Protects against hail damage.
Thick FatHA
Halves damage from fire and ice moves.
Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice to ½x
EV Yield
HP+1Atk+1DefSpASpDSpe
HP training target
Pokedex Entries

Although its legs are short, its rugged hooves prevent it from slipping, even on icy ground.

Crystal

Piloswine Weakness

Fire, Water, Grass, Fighting, and Steel moves hit Piloswine for super-effective damage. The upside? Electric-type moves can't touch it at all.

Piloswine Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fire, Water, Grass, Fighting, Steel
0.5x (Resist)Poison
0x (Immune)Electric
Type ChartFragile
5Weak
1Resist
1Immune
Score-6
Gen II Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
  • Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FireWaterGrassFightingSteel
½xResist
Poison
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Electric
STAB (9)
GrassGroundFlyingDragonFireElectricPoisonRockSteel
How to Beat Piloswine in Crystal (Best Counters)

In Crystal, Vaporeon's Surf also KOs at 94-111%.

Machamp
Machamp
Fighting
A
Recommended Build
ItemLeftovers
Moves
  • Cross Chop
  • Rock Slide
  • Earthquake
  • CurseSetup
Damage vs Piloswine
Rock Slide
24-28%
Earthquake
32-38%
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Crystal Evolution

Piloswine connects Swinub to Mamoswine in this chain. At least one evolution here needs knowing a specific move. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+50 from Swinub). The final form adds another 80 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Swinub
#220Swinub
33
Level 33
Piloswine
#221Piloswine
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Swinub
IceGround
Piloswine
IceGround
HP
50
100+50
ATK
50
100+50
DEF
40
80+40
SP.ATK
30
60+30
SP.DEF
30
60+30
SPE
50
50
BST
250D-Tier
450C-Tier+200
ROLE
Balanced
Attacker
TYPE
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Piloswine to get Swinub eggs easily using 66 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Bite, Body Slam and 2 more.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
5moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 66·

Crystal Piloswine Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental
Utility
Ability
Not in Gen 2
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Nature
Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Ice BeamSTAB
  • Sleep Talk
  • RestRecovery

Recommended Teammates

Snorlax
SnorlaxGood
Zapdos
ZapdosGood
Tyranitar
TyranitarGood

Moves

Without breeding, Piloswine misses out on Ancient Power and Bite. That's 5 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Blizzard and Earthquake, with Normal and Fighting coverage and more rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Endure+4
D——10Normal
Lv 1
Horn Attack
—6510025Normal
Lv 1
Powder Snow
—4010025Ice
Lv 10
Powder Snow
—4010025Ice
Lv 19
Endure+4
D——10Normal
Lv 28
Take Down
C908520Normal
Lv 33
Fury Attack
—158520Normal
Lv 42
Mist
———30Ice
Lv 56
Blizzard
C120705Ice
Lv 70
Amnesia
D——20Psychic

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
D—10015Normal
TM14
Blizzard
C120705Ice
TM03
Curse
C——10Ghost
TM40
Defense Curl
D——40Normal
TM43
Detect+4
D——5Fighting
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM26
Earthquake
S10010010Ground
TM20
Endure+4
D——10Normal
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM02
Headbutt
C7010015Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal
TM16
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
TM31
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
S——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM05
Roar-6
C——20Normal
TM08
Rock Smash
—2010015Fighting
TM35
Sleep Talk
S——10Normal
TM13
Snore
—4010015Normal
HM04
Strength
C8010015Normal
TM34
Swagger
C—8515Normal
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Ancient Power
D601005Rock
Egg
Bite
C6010025Dark
Egg
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
Egg
Rock Slide
C759010Rock
Egg
Take Down
C908520Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Ice Beam
S9510010Ice

Reminder Moves

Rem
Rem
Tackle
D3510035Normal

How to Get Piloswine in Crystal

Can't catch Piloswine directly. Start with Swinub at solid rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 33. The 2-stage line from Swinub to Piloswine is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Piloswine in Crystal

To get Piloswine, start by catching Swinub through walking encounters at Lv. 21-26. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

  1. Swinub
    Step 1Catch Swinub
    Ice Path - 1F
    Grass Lv.21-23 Ice
    40%Mid
    Morning/day
    Ice Path - B1F
    Grass Lv.22 Ice
    40%Mid
    Morning/day
    Ice Path - B2F
    Grass Lv.23-25 Ice
    40%Mid
    Morning/day
    Ice Path - B3F
    Grass Lv.23-26 Ice
    40%Mid
    Morning
    Ice Path - B3F
    Grass Lv.23-26 Ice
    40%Mid
    Day
  2. Piloswine
    Step 2Piloswine ✓

Piloswine Guide

  • At 450 BST, Piloswine is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Mamoswine before bringing it to any serious fight.

  • In Crystal, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Gyarados (Water), and Exeggutor (Grass) when using Piloswine. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Fighting and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

  • In Crystal, Swinub evolves into Piloswine at level 33. Piloswine evolves into Mamoswine after learning Ancient Power. Piloswine is a middle-stage evolution in the Swinub line.

  • Piloswine is a mixed attacker with base 100 Attack and 60 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the attacker role.

  • In Crystal, For a casual playthrough, Piloswine works as a placeholder. Ice/Ground coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Mamoswine. That's where the stats start mattering.

Game Availability

Debuting in Gold & Silver, Piloswine appears in 18 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

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