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

What is Piloswine weak to?

In Platinum, 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.

How do you evolve Piloswine?

In Platinum, 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.

What is the best ability for Piloswine?

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.

What is Piloswine's hidden ability?

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

Piloswine - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

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

Attack100

Defense80

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def60

Speed50

Total450

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.1 m

Weight55.8 kg

Base XP158

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

Covered by a shaggy coat, it is strong against the cold. Its tusks of ice thicken when it snows.

Platinum

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
Damage	Types
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

Fire Water Grass Fighting Steel

½xResist

Poison

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (9)

Grass Ground Flying Dragon Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel

How to Beat Piloswine in Platinum (Best Counters)

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 37 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Piloswine Focus Punch 2x 137-161%KO Close Combat 2x 109-129%KO Focus Blast 2x 58-68% Brick Break 2x 70-83% View Heracross builds →
Steelix SteelGround	C
Available Moves Moves Iron TailTM23 Flash CannonTM91 Fire FangLv. 1 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Piloswine Iron Tail 2x 66-79% Flash Cannon 2x 49-58% Fire Fang 2x 30-35% Rock Smash 2x 19-23% View Steelix builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 SurfHM03 Brick BreakTM31 Giga DrainTM19 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 77-91% Surf 2x 58-68% Brick Break 2x 23-28% Giga Drain 2x 49-58% View Lombre builds →
Snover GrassIce	D
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 36 Solar BeamTM22 Iron TailTM23 Giga DrainTM19 Damage vs Piloswine Wood Hammer 2x 63-74% Solar Beam 2x 79-93% Iron Tail 2x 35-42% Giga Drain 2x 49-58% View Snover builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Steel WingTM47 BrineTM55 Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Piloswine Steel Wing 2x 15-19% Brine 2x 41-48% Water Pulse 2x 38-44% Water Gun 2x 26-30% View Wingull builds →

Platinum 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

#220Swinub

Level 33

#221Piloswine

Knows Ancient Power

#473Mamoswine

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Swinub

IceGround

Piloswine

IceGround

Mamoswine

IceGround

100+50

110+10

ATK

100+50

130+30

DEF

80+40

SP.ATK

60+30

70+10

SP.DEF

60+30

SPE

80+30

BST

250D-Tier

450C-Tier+200

530B-Tier+80

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

Wallbreaker

TYPE

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)

Platinum 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

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

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

Tut

Tutor

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Tutor

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

Tutor

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Superpower

B1201005Fighting

Reminder Moves

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 Platinum

the PokeRadar is the only way to find Piloswine in this game. 1 locations host these encounters, and each one has its own conditions. These become available in mid-game encounter areas. Sort below to compare them.

Where To Catch Piloswine in Platinum

The path to Piloswine starts with Swinub at Lv. 30-34 via walking and special encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Swinub
Acuity Lakefront
Grass Lv.32-34 Water
CommonLate
Route 217
Grass Lv.32-34 Route
CommonLate
Train until Level 33
Step 2Piloswine ✓
Route 217
Using PokeRadar Lv.30-31 Route
UncommonMid
or evolve from Swinub (Step 1)

Piloswine Guide

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

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Piloswine Absorb 2x 18-21% View Lotad builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 6 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Piloswine Fire Blast 2x 80-96% Ember 2x 36-43% Rock Smash 2x 20-25% View Growlithe builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 Rock SmashHM06 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Piloswine Razor Leaf 2x 36-43% Rock Smash 2x 20-25% Absorb 2x 18-21% View Turtwig builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Water GunLv. 10 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Piloswine Water Gun 2x 39-48% Rock Smash 2x 14-18% View Omanyte builds →
Psyduck Water	D
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Brick BreakTM31 Water GunLv. 9 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Piloswine Focus Punch 2x 50-61% Brick Break 2x 27-32% Water Gun 2x 30-38% Rock Smash 2x 18-21% View Psyduck builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Piloswine Focus Punch 2x 147-174%KO Brick Break 2x 76-91% Rock Smash 2x 43-51% View Heracross builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Water PulseTM03 Mega DrainLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Piloswine Water Pulse 2x 37-43% Mega Drain 2x 26-32% Bullet Seed 2x 13-16% Absorb 2x 16-20% View Lotad builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Piloswine Bullet Seed 2x 16-20% View Lileep builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 20 EmberLv. 6 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Piloswine Fire Blast 2x 87-103%KO Flame Wheel 2x 39-47% Ember 2x 33-39% Rock Smash 2x 20-24% View Growlithe builds →
Shellos Water	D
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing TM Move Moves Water PulseTM03 Damage vs Piloswine Water Pulse 2x 43-51% View Shellos builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Piloswine Focus Punch 2x 143-169%KO Brick Break 2x 74-88% Rock Smash 2x 40-47% View Heracross builds →
Snover GrassIce	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Water PulseTM03 Razor LeafLv. 5 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Piloswine Giga Drain 2x 53-63% Water Pulse 2x 28-33% Razor Leaf 2x 34-41% Bullet Seed 2x 18-22% View Snover builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bubble BeamLv. 25 Water PulseTM03 Mega DrainLv. 19 Damage vs Piloswine Giga Drain 2x 40-47% Bubble Beam 2x 34-41% Water Pulse 2x 31-38% Mega Drain 2x 23-28% View Lotad builds →
Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 15 EmberLv. 10 Fire SpinLv. 24 Damage vs Piloswine Fire Blast 2x 76-91% Flame Wheel 2x 45-53% Ember 2x 31-38% Fire Spin 2x 26-31% View Ponyta builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Piloswine Giga Drain 2x 74-88% Magical Leaf 2x 60-72% Mega Drain 2x 42-50% Bullet Seed 2x 16-19% View Roselia builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Piloswine Focus Punch 2x 145-171%KO Focus Blast 2x 62-74% Brick Break 2x 74-88% Rock Smash 2x 41-50% View Heracross builds →
Snover GrassIce	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Water PulseTM03 Razor LeafLv. 5 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 83-99% Giga Drain 2x 53-63% Water Pulse 2x 29-35% Razor Leaf 2x 32-39% View Snover builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bubble BeamLv. 25 Water PulseTM03 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 62-74% Giga Drain 2x 39-47% Bubble Beam 2x 35-41% Water Pulse 2x 32-39% View Lotad builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 119-140%KO Giga Drain 2x 77-91% Magical Leaf 2x 61-72% Mega Drain 2x 41-50% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 82-96% Giga Drain 2x 53-63% Bullet Seed 2x 14-17% View Lileep builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Piloswine Focus Punch 2x 145-171%KO Focus Blast 2x 62-74% Brick Break 2x 74-88% Rock Smash 2x 41-50% View Heracross builds →
Snover GrassIce	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Water PulseTM03 Razor LeafLv. 5 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 83-99% Giga Drain 2x 53-63% Water Pulse 2x 29-35% Razor Leaf 2x 32-39% View Snover builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Steel WingTM47 BrineTM55 Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Piloswine Steel Wing 2x 18-22% Brine 2x 44-52% Water Pulse 2x 39-47% Water Gun 2x 28-33% View Wingull builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bubble BeamLv. 25 Water PulseTM03 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 62-74% Giga Drain 2x 39-47% Bubble Beam 2x 35-41% Water Pulse 2x 32-39% View Lotad builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 119-140%KO Giga Drain 2x 77-91% Magical Leaf 2x 61-72% Mega Drain 2x 41-50% View Roselia builds →