Physical
Wallbreaker
530High
80Moderate
BTier

Free switch-ins on Electric moves make Mamoswine useful in any team that needs that coverage. Thick Fat halves incoming Fire and Ice damage. Known as the Twin Tusk Pokemon. The stat spread favors raw physical power.

The stat line revolves around Attack. Percentage recovery gets extra mileage here. HP backs it up, though Sp. Def doesn't pull its weight. Worth 3 Attack EVs on a slow 1.25M XP grind to max out.

Base Stats
530High
HP110
B
Attack130
A
Defense80
C
Sp. Atk70
C
Sp. Def60
C
Speed80
C
Total530
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Mamoswine yields +3 Atk
HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe
Details
Catch50Challenging•Slow1.25M XP•2.5m / 8'02"•291kg / 641.5 lbs•239Base XP
Pokedex Entries

A frozen one was dug up from soil dating back 10,000 years. It woke up to much amazement.

Black / White

Mamoswine Weakness

Fragile

Fire, Water, Grass, Fighting, and Steel-type moves hit Mamoswine 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.

Gen V Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
FireWaterGrassFightingSteel
½xResisti
Poison
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
Electric
STAB (9)i
GrassGroundFlyingDragonFireElectricPoisonRockSteel
5Weak
1Resist
1Immune
Scorei-6
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
ObliviousPrevents infatuation and protects against captivate.
Snow CloakIncreases evasion to 1.25× during hail. Protects against hail damage.
Thick FatHAHalves damage from fire and ice moves.
Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice to ½x

Mamoswine evolved from Swinub's chain using knowing a specific move. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Swinub eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Swinub pushed Mamoswine to 530 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +80.

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 Mamoswine to get Swinub eggs easily using 180 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)
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12 of 180·

Earthquake is the safe click most turns. Choice Band locks Mamoswine into it but rewards with raw power at the cost of move flexibility. Adamant nature and max Attack and Speed EVs maximize that first hit. Thickfat helps on the margins.

Best Build

Physical Sweeper
Ability
Thickfat
Item
Choice BandPOWER
Nature
Adamant+ATK
EVs

Best Mamoswine Moveset

  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Ice ShardSTAB
  • Icicle CrashSTAB
  • SuperpowerCoverage

Recommended Teammates

Starmie
StarmieDecent
Latios
LatiosDecent

Don't skip the egg moves. Mamoswine picks up Ancient Power and Avalanche only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Blizzard and Earthquake while Rock and Flying coverage and more adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Ancient Power
601005Rock
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
2010010Ground
Lv 16
Endure+4
——10Normal
Lv 20
Mud Bomb
658510Ground
Lv 25
Hail
——10Ice
Lv 28
Ice Fang
659515Ice
Lv 32
Take Down
908520Normal
Lv 33
Double Hit
359010Normal
Lv 40
Earthquake
10010010Ground
Lv 48
Mist
——30Ice
Lv 56
Blizzard
120705Ice
Lv 65
Scary Face
—10010Normal

TM Moves

Src
TM45
Attract
—10015Normal
TM14
Blizzard
120705Ice
TM78
Bulldoze
6010020Ground
TM28
Dig
8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM26
Earthquake
10010010Ground
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM21
Frustration
—10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
150905Normal
TM07
Hail
——10Ice
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
9510010Ice
TM16
Light Screen
——30Psychic
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
——5Water
TM33
Reflect
——20Psychic
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM27
Return
—10020Normal
TM05
Roar-6
—10020Normal
TM80
Rock Slide
759010Rock
TM94
Rock Smash
4010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
609510Rock
TM48
Round
6010015Normal
TM37
Sandstorm
——10Rock
TM71
Stone Edge
100805Rock
HM04
Strength
8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
——10Normal
TM87
Swagger
—9015Normal
TM06
Toxic
—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Ancient Power
601005Rock
Egg
Avalanche-4
6010010Ice
Egg
Bite
6010025Dark
Egg
Body Slam
8510015Normal
Egg
Curse
——10Ghost
Egg
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
Egg
Fissure
—305Ground
Egg
Icicle Crash
859010Ice
Egg
Icicle Spear
2510030Ice
Egg
Mud Shot
559515Ground
Egg
Stealth Rock
——20Rock
Egg
Take Down
908520Normal

Tutor Moves

Mamoswine can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Src
Rem
Amnesia
——20Psychic
Rem
Fury Attack
158520Normal
Rem
Ice Shard+1
4010030Ice
Rem
Icy Wind
559515Ice
Rem
Tackle
5010035Normal

Transfer Moves

Src
Gen 4
Captivate
—10020Normal
Gen 4
Fury Cutter
209520Bug
Gen 4
Headbutt
7010015Normal
Gen 4
Natural Gift
—10015Normal
Gen 4
Secret Power
7010020Normal

moderate rates is the best you'll get on Mamoswine in endgame routes. Use the sort toggle below. Best shows where the odds peak, Earliest shows where you can access it soonest in your playthrough.

Where To Catch Mamoswine in Black & White

Swinub is your first catch on the way to Mamoswine. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 47-64 across 10 total spots in the chain.

  1. Swinub
    Step 1Obtain Swinub
  2. Piloswine
    Step 2Catch or Evolve Piloswine
    Giant Chasm - Cave
    BlackGrassLv.47-49CommonPostIceAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Giant Chasm - Cave
    WhiteGrassLv.47-49CommonPostIceAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Giant Chasm - Plains
    WhiteGrassLv.52-54CommonPostIceAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Giant Chasm - Plains
    BlackGrassLv.52-54CommonPostIceAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Giant Chasm - Inner Cave
    BlackGrassLv.57-59CommonPostIceAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Giant Chasm - Inner Cave
    WhiteGrassLv.57-59CommonPostIceAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Giant Chasm - Plains
    WhiteGrassLv.62-64CommonPostIceAnyDouble grass
    EFFORTLESS
    Giant Chasm - Plains
    BlackGrassLv.62-64CommonPostIceAnyDouble grass
    EFFORTLESS
    or evolve from Swinub (Step 1)
  3. Mamoswine
    Step 3Mamoswine ✓
    Giant Chasm - Plains
    WhiteGrassLv.55RarePostIceAnyShaking spot
    CHALLENGING
    Giant Chasm - Plains
    BlackGrassLv.55RarePostIceAnyShaking spot
    CHALLENGING
    or evolve from Piloswine (Step 2)

  • Mamoswine looks average on paper at 530 BST. But Thick Fat is why it sees play — build around that and it pulls its weight. B-Tier wallbreaker on our tier list.

  • Watch for Arcanine (Fire), Swampert (Water), and Roserade (Grass) when using Mamoswine. 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.

  • Piloswine evolves into Mamoswine after learning Ancient Power. Mamoswine is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Swinub. At 530 BST, it's got solid stats to work with.

  • Mamoswine 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.

  • Mamoswine is a physical attacker with base 130 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. But the speed tells the real story — base 80 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many. Fits the wallbreaker role.

  • Mamoswine appears in 13 games, including Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver, and Diamond & Pearl.

Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Mamoswine appears in 13 games across 6 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.