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 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
ObliviousTop Pick
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

PILOSWINE is covered by a thick coat of long hair that enables it to endure the freezing cold. This POKéMON uses its tusks to dig up food that has been buried under ice.

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 III Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FireWaterGrassFightingSteel
½xResist
Poison
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Electric
STAB (9)
GrassGroundFlyingDragonFireElectricPoisonRockSteel
How to Beat Piloswine in Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Ruby & Sapphire, Starmie threatens a KO with Surf (109-128%). Heracross deals 67-79% with Megahorn.

Magneton
Magneton
ElectricSteel
A
Recommended Build
AbilityMagnetpull
ItemMagnet
NatureModest
Moves
  • ThunderboltSTAB
  • Hidden Power Fire
  • ToxicUtility
  • Thunder Wave
View Magneton builds →

Ruby & Sapphire 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 102 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Bite, Body Slam and 5 more.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
8moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 102·

Ruby & Sapphire Piloswine Best Moveset

This build takes hits and hits back. Leftovers provides passive recovery each turn, Oblivious supports the gameplan, and max Attack and Speed EVs mean Piloswine doesn't crumble to chip damage. Plus utility options backing it up.

Best Build

Experimental
Physical Sweeper
Ability
Oblivious
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Best Nature for Piloswine
Adamant+ATK

Piloswine best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Sweeper Moveset

  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Ice BeamSTAB
  • ToxicUtility
  • ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

Jynx
JynxDecent
Cloyster
CloysterDecent
Metagross
MetagrossDecent

Moves

Without breeding, Piloswine misses out on Ancient Power and Bite. That's 8 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
Odor Sleuth
——10040Normal
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
B120705Ice
Lv 70
Amnesia
D——20Psychic

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
——10015Normal
TM14
Blizzard
B120705Ice
TM28
Dig
—6010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM26
Earthquake
S10010010Ground
TM42
Facade
C7010020Normal
TM21
Frustration
——10020Normal
TM07
Hail
———10Ice
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
S9510010Ice
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM17
Protect+4
B——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM33
Reflect
D——20Psychic
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM05
Roar-6
C——20Normal
HM06
Rock Smash
—2010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
—609510Rock
TM37
Sandstorm
———10Rock
TM43
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
HM04
Strength
—8010015Normal
TM06
Toxic
A—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Ancient Power
B601005Rock
Egg
Bite
C6010025Dark
Egg
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
Egg
Double-Edge
B12010015Normal
Egg
Icicle Spear
—2510030Ice
Egg
Mud Shot
—559515Ground
Egg
Rock Slide
B759010Rock
Egg
Take Down
C908520Normal

Tutor Moves

Piloswine can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Piloswine in Ruby & Sapphire

No wild encounters for Piloswine in Ruby & Sapphire. Bring Swinub over from Gold, Crystal, or Sword, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Piloswine in Ruby & Sapphire

  1. Swinub
    Step 1Obtain Swinub

    Catch in the wild in:

    FireRedWalking · Icefall Cave

    Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire to continue the evolution chain.

    Also found in:

    GoldCrystalDiamondPlatinumHeartGoldSun
  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 Ruby & Sapphire, 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 Ruby & Sapphire, 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 Ruby & Sapphire, 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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