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 Black & White, 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 Black & White, 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 Black & White, 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

Setup Sweeper

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

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 FatHATop Pick

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.

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 V 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 Black & White (Best Counters)

Ferroseed GrassSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Iron HeadLv. 43 Flash CannonTM91 Mirror ShotLv. 30 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 45-53% Iron Head 2x 38-45% Flash Cannon 2x 30-36% Mirror Shot 2x 25-30% View Ferroseed builds →
Cobalion SteelFighting	C
Obtain MethodMistralton Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Sacred SwordLv. 42 Iron HeadLv. 37 Flash CannonTM91 Damage vs Piloswine Focus Blast 2x 107-126%KO Sacred Sword 2x 65-77% Iron Head 2x 59-69% Flash Cannon 2x 72-85% View Cobalion builds →
Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Solar BeamTM22 Sacred SwordLv. 42 Giga DrainLv. 37 Damage vs Piloswine Focus Blast 2x 107-126%KO Solar Beam 2x 107-126%KO Sacred Sword 2x 65-77% Giga Drain 2x 68-81% View Virizion builds →
Leavanny BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Leaf BladeLv. 36 Razor LeafLv. 15 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 89-105%KO Leaf Blade 2x 72-85% Razor Leaf 2x 45-53% View Leavanny builds →
Ducklett WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 ScaldTM55 Bubble BeamLv. 19 Water PulseLv. 13 Damage vs Piloswine Surf 2x 48-57% Scald 2x 43-51% Bubble Beam 2x 37-43% Water Pulse 2x 34-39% View Ducklett builds →

Black & White 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 181 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Avalanche, Bite and 9 more.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

12moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Piloswine Best Moveset

Thickfat and Eviolite give Piloswine staying power beyond its evolution stage. Adamant nature boosts Attack, max HP and Attack EVs set the spread, and the pre-evolution bulk actually works here.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Tank

Ability

Thick Fat

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Piloswine

Adamant+ATK

Piloswine best EVs are HP and Attack

EVs

Atk

SpD

Physical Tank Moveset

Ice ShardSTAB
EarthquakeSTAB
CurseSetup
Stealth Rock

Recommended Teammates

VaporeonGood

SkarmoryGood

RotomGood

Moves

Without breeding, Piloswine misses out on Ancient Power and Avalanche. That's 12 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

D——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

S10010010Ground

Lv 48

Mist

———30Ice

Lv 56

Blizzard

C120705Ice

Lv 65

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

C120705Ice

TM78

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TM28

Dig

B8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM07

Hail

———10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

C9510010Ice

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Avalanche-4

C6010010Ice

Egg

Bite

C6010025Dark

Egg

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Egg

Curse

S——10Ghost

Egg

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Egg

Fissure

——305Ground

Egg

Icicle Crash

C859010Ice

Egg

Icicle Spear

—2510030Ice

Egg

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

Egg

Stealth Rock

S——20Rock

Egg

Take Down

—908520Normal

Tutor Moves

Piloswine can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Ice Shard+1

S4010030Ice

Rem

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

Gen 3

Horn Attack

—6510025Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

How to Get Piloswine in Black & White

Piloswine starts showing up in endgame routes at high spawn rates across 8 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Where To Catch Piloswine in Black & White

Swinub is your first catch on the way to Piloswine. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 47-64 across 8 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Obtain Swinub
Train until Level 33
Step 2Piloswine ✓
Giant Chasm - Cave
BlackGrass Lv.47-49 Ice
CommonPost
Any
Giant Chasm - Cave
WhiteGrass Lv.47-49 Ice
CommonPost
Any
Giant Chasm - Plains
WhiteGrass Lv.52-54 Ice
CommonPost
Any
Giant Chasm - Plains
BlackGrass Lv.52-54 Ice
CommonPost
Any
Giant Chasm - Inner Cave
BlackGrass Lv.57-59 Ice
CommonPost
Any
Giant Chasm - Inner Cave
WhiteGrass Lv.57-59 Ice
CommonPost
Any
Giant Chasm - Plains
WhiteGrass Lv.62-64 Ice
CommonPost
AnyDouble grass
Giant Chasm - Plains
BlackGrass Lv.62-64 Ice
CommonPost
AnyDouble grass
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 Black & White, 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 Black & White, 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 Black & White, 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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Pansage Grass	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 10 Damage vs Piloswine Vine Whip 2x 27-32% View Pansage builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Piloswine Incinerate 2x 39-48% View Pansear builds →
Panpour Water	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 10 Damage vs Piloswine Water Gun 2x 30-38% View Panpour builds →
Snivy Grass	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 7 Damage vs Piloswine Vine Whip 2x 27-32% View Snivy builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Piloswine Ember 2x 27-32% View Tepig builds →

Tirtouga WaterRock	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Water GunLv. 1 Aqua JetLv. 15 Damage vs Piloswine Water Gun 2x 29-36% Aqua Jet 2x 29-36% View Tirtouga builds →
Snivy Grass	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Leaf TornadoLv. 16 Vine WhipLv. 7 Damage vs Piloswine Leaf Tornado 2x 39-47% Vine Whip 2x 26-32% View Snivy builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Flame ChargeLv. 15 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Piloswine Flame Charge 2x 33-39% Ember 2x 26-32% View Tepig builds →
Oshawott Water	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Razor ShellLv. 17 Water GunLv. 7 Damage vs Piloswine Razor Shell 2x 43-51% Water Gun 2x 33-39% View Oshawott builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 10 Damage vs Piloswine Water Gun 2x 39-47% View Omanyte builds →

Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Solar BeamTM22 Magical LeafLv. 13 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Piloswine Focus Blast 2x 109-129%KO Solar Beam 2x 109-129%KO Magical Leaf 2x 56-66% Rock Smash 2x 33-38% View Virizion builds →
Whimsicott Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 98-115%KO Mega Drain 2x 35-42% View Whimsicott builds →
Lilligant Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 127-150%KO Mega Drain 2x 44-52% View Lilligant builds →
Swadloon BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Razor LeafLv. 1 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 73-87% Razor Leaf 2x 35-42% View Swadloon builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM22 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 85-101%KO View Lileep builds →

Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Solar BeamTM22 Magical LeafLv. 13 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Piloswine Focus Blast 2x 105-124%KO Solar Beam 2x 105-124%KO Magical Leaf 2x 54-64% Rock Smash 2x 30-36% View Virizion builds →
Whimsicott Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 92-109%KO Mega Drain 2x 33-39% View Whimsicott builds →
Lilligant Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 123-145%KO Mega Drain 2x 43-52% View Lilligant builds →
Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainLv. 26 Needle ArmLv. 22 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 118-139%KO Giga Drain 2x 77-91% Needle Arm 2x 43-52% Mega Drain 2x 40-48% View Maractus builds →
Swadloon BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Razor LeafLv. 1 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 69-82% Razor Leaf 2x 33-39% View Swadloon builds →

Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Solar BeamTM22 Magical LeafLv. 13 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Piloswine Focus Blast 2x 109-129%KO Solar Beam 2x 109-129%KO Magical Leaf 2x 56-67% Rock Smash 2x 31-38% View Virizion builds →
Whimsicott Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 96-113%KO Mega Drain 2x 34-40% View Whimsicott builds →
Lilligant Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 127-150%KO Mega Drain 2x 46-54% View Lilligant builds →
Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainLv. 26 Needle ArmLv. 22 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 122-145%KO Giga Drain 2x 77-91% Needle Arm 2x 43-51% Mega Drain 2x 43-51% View Maractus builds →
Ducklett WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves ScaldTM55 Bubble BeamLv. 19 Water PulseLv. 13 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Piloswine Scald 2x 46-54% Bubble Beam 2x 36-43% Water Pulse 2x 34-40% Water Gun 2x 25-29% View Ducklett builds →

Excadrill GroundSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Iron Head Rock Slide Damage vs Piloswine Earthquake 34-40% Rapid Spin 11-13% Rock Slide 17-20% View Excadrill builds →
Volcarona BugFire	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureTimid Moves Quiver Dance Bug Buzz Giga Drain Fire Blast Damage vs Piloswine Giga Drain 2x 42-50% Fire Blast 2x 93-109%KO View Volcarona builds →
Politoed Water	B
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves ScaldSTAB EncoreUtility ProtectPriority ToxicUtility Damage vs Piloswine Scald 2x 40-47% View Politoed builds →
Conkeldurr Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Drain Punch Mach Punch Ice Punch Thunder Punch Damage vs Piloswine Drain Punch 2x 57-68% Mach Punch 2x 31-36% View Conkeldurr builds →
Breloom GrassFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves Mach Punch Bullet Seed Swords Dance Low Sweep Damage vs Piloswine Mach Punch 2x 38-45% Bullet Seed 2x 25-29% View Breloom builds →