Physical
Attacker
DTier
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 EVs 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
Oblivious
Prevents infatuation and protects against captivate.
Snow Cloak
Increases evasion to 1.25× during hail. Protects against hail damage.
Thick FatHANot in game
Halves damage from fire and ice moves.
Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice to ½x
EV Yield
HP+1Atk+1DefSpASpDSpe
HP training target
Pokedex Entries

Its shaggy coat makes it unable to see. It checks surroundings with its sensitive nose instead.

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. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread.

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 IV Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FireWaterGrassFightingSteel
½xResist
Poison
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Electric
STAB (9)
GrassGroundFlyingDragonFireElectricPoisonRockSteel
How to Beat Piloswine in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

In Diamond & Pearl, Infernape can KO Piloswine with Close Combat (119-140%). Bronzong's Explosion hits Piloswine for 81-96%. Swampert deals 66-78% with Waterfall.

Infernape
Infernape
FireFighting
A
Recommended Build
AbilityBlaze
ItemExpert Belt
NatureJolly
Moves
  • Close Combat
  • U Turn
  • Grass Knot
  • Fire Blast
Damage vs Piloswine
Close Combat 2x
119-140%KO
U Turn
23-28%
Fire Blast 2x
98-115%KO
View Infernape builds →

Diamond & Pearl 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

3 Forms
Swinub
#220Swinub
33
Level 33
Piloswine
#221Piloswine
Knows Ancient Power
Mamoswine
#473Mamoswine
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Swinub
IceGround
Piloswine
IceGround
Mamoswine
IceGround
HP
50
100+50
110+10
ATK
50
100+50
130+30
DEF
40
80+40
80
SP.ATK
30
60+30
70+10
SP.DEF
30
60+30
60
SPE
50
50
80+30
BST
250D-Tier
450C-Tier+200
530B-Tier+80
ROLE
Balanced
Attacker
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Piloswine to get Swinub eggs easily using 131 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Bite, Body Slam and 7 more.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
10moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 131·

Diamond & Pearl Piloswine Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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Moves

Without breeding, Piloswine misses out on Ancient Power and Bite. That's 10 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Blizzard and Earthquake, with Rock and Flying coverage and more rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Ancient Power
D601005Rock
Lv 1
Mud Sport
———15Ground
Lv 1
Odor Sleuth
———40Normal
Lv 1
Peck
—3510035Flying
Lv 1
Powder Snow
—4010025Ice
Lv 4
Mud Sport
———15Ground
Lv 8
Powder Snow
—4010025Ice
Lv 13
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Lv 16
Endure+4
———10Normal
Lv 20
Mud Bomb
—658510Ground
Lv 25
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
Lv 28
Ice Fang
C659515Ice
Lv 32
Take Down
—908520Normal
Lv 33
Fury Attack
D158520Normal
Lv 40
Earthquake
B10010010Ground
Lv 48
Mist
———30Ice
Lv 56
Blizzard
C120705Ice
Lv 65
Amnesia
———20Psychic

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
——10015Normal
TM72
Avalanche-4
C6010010Ice
TM14
Blizzard
C120705Ice
TM78
Captivate
——10020Normal
TM28
Dig
B8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM26
Earthquake
B10010010Ground
TM58
Endure+4
———10Normal
TM42
Facade
C7010020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
B150905Normal
TM07
Hail
D——10Ice
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
C9510010Ice
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM83
Natural Gift
D—10015Normal
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM33
Reflect
D——20Psychic
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM05
Roar-6
C——20Normal
TM80
Rock Slide
C759010Rock
HM06
Rock Smash
D4010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
D609510Rock
TM37
Sandstorm
———10Rock
TM43
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM76
Stealth Rock
C——20Rock
TM71
Stone Edge
C100805Rock
HM04
Strength
C8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM87
Swagger
——9015Normal
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Ancient Power
D601005Rock
Egg
Bite
C6010025Dark
Egg
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
Egg
Curse
C——10Ghost
Egg
Double-Edge
B12010015Normal
Egg
Fissure
——305Ground
Egg
Icicle Spear
—2510030Ice
Egg
Mud Shot
—559515Ground
Egg
Rock Slide
C759010Rock
Egg
Take Down
—908520Normal

Tutor Moves

Piloswine can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem
Rem
Ice Shard+1
C4010030Ice
Rem
Tackle
—3510035Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 3
Defense Curl
———40Normal
Gen 3
Horn Attack
—6510025Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
———10Normal

How to Get Piloswine in Diamond & Pearl

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 Diamond & Pearl

  1. Swinub
    Step 1Catch Swinub
    Route 217
    PearlGrass Lv.34 Route
    CommonLate
    Swarm active
    Route 217
    DiamondGrass Lv.34 Route
    CommonLate
    Swarm active
  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 Diamond & Pearl, 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 Diamond & Pearl, 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 gets Thick Fat, Oblivious, and Snow Cloak. But Thick Fat is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

  • In Diamond & Pearl, Piloswine's hidden ability is Thick Fat. Halves damage from fire and ice moves. Better than the standard options for competitive play.

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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