Is Piloswine Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Route 217 via PokeRadar, or evolve Swinub from the same area. MoveAncient Power at level-up triggers the Mamoswine evolution. Ice/Ground is devastating coverage for the E4. Bertha's Ground team and Cynthia's Garchomp both fold to Ice moves.
Swinub has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Swinub trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Swinub trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Swinub trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's team hits Swinub's weaknesses hard.
Swinub has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Piloswine trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Mamoswine has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Mamoswine has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Mamoswine has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Mamoswine has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Mamoswine trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Mamoswine trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Piloswine on Route 217 (Poké Radar, Lv 30-31, uncommon).
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30IceIce Fang9895%15
- After Gardenia
- TM28GroundDig120100%10
- After Fantina
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Maylene
- TM68NormalGiga Impact15090%5
- LV 40GroundEarthquake150100%10
- After Byron
- TM13IceIce Beam135100%10
- After Candice
- TM72IceAvalanche90100%10
- LV 56IceBlizzard16570%5
Catch Swinub on Route 217 (walking, Lv 32-34, common).
- STARTING (Lv 32)
- LV 32GroundMud Bomb9885%10
- LV 32IceIcy Wind8395%15
- LV 32NormalTake Down9085%20
- After Gardenia
- TM28GroundDig120100%10
- LV 37GroundEarthquake150100%10
- After Crasher Wake
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Byron
- TM13IceIce Beam135100%10
- LV 44IceBlizzard16570%5
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Volkner, at typical party pace.
- STARTING (Lv 44)
- LV 44GroundEarthquake150100%10
- LV 44IceIce Fang9895%15
- After Gardenia
- TM28GroundDig120100%10
- After Fantina
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Maylene
- TM68NormalGiga Impact15090%5
- After Byron
- TM13IceIce Beam135100%10
- After Candice
- TM72IceAvalanche90100%10
- LV 56IceBlizzard16570%5
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 Pt
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.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Water, Grass, Fighting, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Piloswine Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Piloswine
 Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Psyduck builds →Focus Punch 2x50-61% Water Gun 2x30-38% | ||
 Chimchar Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Chimchar builds →Fire Blast 2x80-96% Focus Punch 2x54-64% | ||
 Piplup Water | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Piplup builds →Brick Break 2x27-32% Bubble 2x18-21% | ||
 Turtwig Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Turtwig builds →Razor Leaf 2x36-43% Rock Smash 2x20-25% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Monferno builds →Focus Punch 2x104-122%KO Fire Blast 2x100-118%KO | ||
 Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Bibarel builds →Focus Punch 2x74-87% Water Pulse 2x43-51% | ||
 Buizel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Buizel builds →Focus Punch 2x59-71% Water Pulse 2x46-55% | ||
 Prinplup Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Prinplup builds →Bubble Beam 2x57-67% Brick Break 2x30-37% Metal Claw 2x22-26% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x143-169%KO Leaf Blade 2x58-69% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x119-141%KO Fire Blast 2x47-56% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Monferno builds →Focus Punch 2x98-116%KO Fire Blast 2x95-113%KO | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Bibarel builds →Focus Punch 2x71-83% Water Pulse 2x40-47% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x145-171%KO Leaf Blade 2x59-70% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x121-143%KO Fire Blast 2x48-57% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x109-129%KO Focus Punch 2x61-72% Water Pulse 2x56-66% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x145-171%KO Leaf Blade 2x59-70% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x121-143%KO Fire Blast 2x48-57% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x109-129%KO Focus Punch 2x61-72% Water Pulse 2x56-66% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x137-162%KO Leaf Blade 2x56-66% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x119-140%KO Fire Blast 2x119-140%KO Solar Beam 2x79-94% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x115-136%KO Fire Blast 2x46-55% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x137-161%KO Leaf Blade 2x54-64% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x116-137%KO Fire Blast 2x116-137%KO Solar Beam 2x77-91% Iron Tail 2x52-62% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x113-133%KO Fire Blast 2x46-54% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x141-166%KO Leaf Blade 2x57-67% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x121-142%KO Fire Blast 2x121-142%KO Solar Beam 2x81-95% Iron Tail 2x54-64% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x118-139%KO Fire Blast 2x46-55% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x141-166%KO Leaf Blade 2x56-66% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x145-171%KO Seed Bomb 2x78-92% Iron Tail 2x65-76% | ||
 Palkia WaterDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSpear Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Palkia builds →Surf 2x131-154%KO Focus Punch 2x90-106%KO Fire Blast 2x110-129%KO | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
In Platinum, Starmie can KO Piloswine with Surf (108-128%). Lucario's Close Combat also KOs at 177-208%.
 Starmie WaterPsychic | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Starmie builds →Rapid Spin9-11% Surf 2x108-128%KO Ice Beam36-43% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureAdamant Moves View Breloom builds →
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 Lucario FightingSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x177-208%KO Extreme Speed39-46% Bullet Punch 2x60-71% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Arcanine builds →Extreme Speed28-33% Flare Blitz 2x124-146%KO Crunch28-33% | ||
Piloswine Evolutions
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
Breeding
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.
Pt Piloswine Best Moveset
Mamoswine evolves from Piloswine now, taking 100 Attack and 100 HP further. The moveset here runs physical Ice and Ground attacks with real power, and AbilityOblivious blocks attraction and MoveTaunt. Evolve for the full package.
Best Build
Piloswine best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Blizzard
- Earthquake
- Superpower
- Stealth Rock
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Covered by a shaggy coat, it is strong against the cold. Its tusks of ice thicken when it snows.
Piloswine Platinum Guide
At 450 BST, Piloswine is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Mamoswine before bringing it to any serious fight.
Oblivious prevents infatuation and protects against captivate. That's the one you want on Piloswine. Snow Cloak works too if your team needs something different.
Piloswine is a mixed attacker with base 100 Attack and 60 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the attacker role.
In Platinum, For a casual playthrough, Piloswine works as a placeholder. Ice/Ground coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Mamoswine. That's where the stats start mattering.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves