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
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 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

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
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FireWaterGrassFightingSteel
½xResist
Poison
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Electric
STAB (9)
GrassGroundFlyingDragonFireElectricPoisonRockSteel
How to Beat Piloswine in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Serperior's Leaf Storm hits Piloswine for 70-82%. Hitmontop deals 69-82% with Close Combat.

Serperior
Serperior
Grass
A
Recommended Build
AbilityContrary
ItemLeftovers
NatureTimid
Moves
  • Leaf Storm
  • GlareUtility
  • Hidden Power Fire
  • Hidden Power Rock
Damage vs Piloswine
Leaf Storm 2x
70-82%
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Omega Ruby & Alpha 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

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 200 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Avalanche, Bite and 10 more.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
13moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 200·

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire 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

Physical Tank Moveset

  • Ice ShardSTAB
  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • CurseSetup
  • AvalancheSLOW -4STAB

Recommended Teammates

Carnivine
CarnivineDecent
Plusle
PlusleDecent
Shedinja
ShedinjaDecent

Moves

Without breeding, Piloswine misses out on Ancient Power and Avalanche. That's 13 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
D——15Ground
Lv 1
Odor Sleuth
———40Normal
Lv 1
Peck
—3510035Flying
Lv 1
Powder Snow
—4010025Ice
Lv 5
Mud Sport
D——15Ground
Lv 8
Powder Snow
—4010025Ice
Lv 11
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Lv 14
Endure+4
D——10Normal
Lv 18
Mud Bomb
—658510Ground
Lv 21
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
Lv 24
Ice Fang
C659515Ice
Lv 28
Take Down
—908520Normal
Lv 33
Fury Attack
—158520Normal
Lv 37
Mist
———30Ice
Lv 41
Thrash
—12010010Normal
Lv 46
Earthquake
S10010010Ground
Lv 52
Blizzard
C110705Ice
Lv 58
Amnesia
D——20Psychic

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
D—10015Normal
TM14
Blizzard
C110705Ice
TM78
Bulldoze
C6010020Ground
TM100
Confide
———20Normal
TM28
Dig
B8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM26
Earthquake
S10010010Ground
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
C9010010Ice
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——20Normal
TM80
Rock Slide
C759010Rock
HM06
Rock Smash
—4010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM48
Round
D6010015Normal
TM37
Sandstorm
D——10Rock
TM94
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM71
Stone Edge
C100805Rock
HM04
Strength
—8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM87
Swagger
——9015Normal
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Ancient Power
D601005Rock
Egg
Avalanche-4
A6010010Ice
Egg
Bite
C6010025Dark
Egg
Body Slam
A8510015Normal
Egg
Curse
A——10Ghost
Egg
Double-Edge
B12010015Normal
Egg
Fissure
——305Ground
Egg
Freeze-Dry
C7010020Ice
Egg
Icicle Crash
A859010Ice
Egg
Icicle Spear
D2510030Ice
Egg
Mud Shot
—559515Ground
Egg
Stealth Rock
C——20Rock
Egg
Take Down
—908520Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Earth Power
C9010010Ground
Tutor
Endeavor
D—1005Normal
Tutor
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
Tutor
Snore
—5010015Normal
Tutor
Stealth Rock
C——20Rock
Tutor
Superpower
B1201005Fighting

Reminder Moves

Rem
Rem
Flail
——10015Normal
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
D—10015Normal

How to Get Piloswine in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

Piloswine isn't available in the wild in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Start by transferring Swinub from Gold, Crystal, or Sword. The evolution path from Swinub to Piloswine is covered in the steps below.

How to Obtain Piloswine in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

  1. Swinub
    Step 1Obtain Swinub

    Also found in:

    GoldCrystalFireRedDiamondPlatinumHeartGold
  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 Omega Ruby & Alpha 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha 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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