Is Mamoswine Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Level up Piloswine with MoveAncient Power (Move Relearner). Ice/Ground with 130 Attack. Earthquake and Ice Shard (priority) handle Cynthia's Garchomp before it can attack. Also crushes Volkner, Flint, and Bertha. One of the best E4 and Champion answers in the game. The Swinub you catch on Route 217 leads to one of the most important team members.
Swinub has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Swinub has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Swinub trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's team hits Swinub's weaknesses hard.
Swinub trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Swinub trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Piloswine trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Mamoswine trades roughly evenly with 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 Swinub on Route 217 (walking, Lv 34, common). Swarm.
Your Swinub should hit Level 33 before you reach Candice, at typical leveling pace.
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Volkner, at typical party pace.
How to Get Mamoswine in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
You're catching Swinub first, not Mamoswine. Swinub appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 3-stage chain with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Mamoswine in BDSP
Swinub is your first catch on the way to Mamoswine. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 16-63 across 12 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch SwinubBogsunk CavernLv.16-63GrassShining PearlRate 50%Unique encounterSwampy CaveLv.16-63GrassShining PearlRate 50%Unique encounterBogsunk CavernLv.16-63GrassBrilliant DiamondRate 40%Unique encounterSwampy CaveLv.16-63GrassBrilliant DiamondRate 40%Unique encounterRoute 217Lv.34GrassRate 40%Swarm activeGlacial CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameIcy CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameWhiteout CaveLv.58-63CavePost-game
Step 2Evolve into Piloswine
Step 3Mamoswine ✓
Mamoswine Weakness
Fire, Water, Grass, Fighting, and Steel 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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Water, Grass, Fighting, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Mamoswine Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Mamoswine
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Machop builds →Focus Punch 2x98-117%KO Fire Blast 2x37-44% | ||
 Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Psyduck builds →Surf 2x64-76% Focus Punch 2x47-58% Iron Tail 2x34-41% | ||
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Surskit builds →Scald 2x47-56% Giga Drain 2x31-37% | ||
 Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Machop builds →Focus Punch 2x106-126%KO Fire Blast 2x40-48% | ||
 Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Bibarel builds →Focus Punch 2x73-87% Waterfall 2x61-73% Iron Tail 2x48-58% | ||
 Buizel Water | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Buizel builds →Focus Punch 2x63-74% Surf 2x65-77% Iron Tail 2x44-52% | ||
Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Psyduck builds →Surf 2x69-82% Focus Punch 2x55-65% Iron Tail 2x37-45% | ||
 Shellos Water | C | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x115-136%KO Fire Blast 2x43-50% | ||
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Floatzel builds →Focus Punch 2x79-94% Waterfall 2x63-76% Iron Tail 2x53-63% | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Bibarel builds →Focus Punch 2x68-80% Waterfall 2x55-65% Iron Tail 2x45-54% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Gastrodon builds →Surf 2x79-94% Rock Smash 2x19-23% | ||
 Bronzor SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Bronzor builds →Solar Beam 2x30-35% Flash Cannon 2x30-37% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x115-136%KO Fire Blast 2x43-50% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Floatzel builds →Focus Punch 2x79-94% Waterfall 2x63-76% Iron Tail 2x53-63% | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Bibarel builds →Focus Punch 2x68-80% Waterfall 2x55-65% Iron Tail 2x45-54% | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Quagsire builds →Focus Punch 2x68-80% Aqua Tail 2x62-73% Iron Tail 2x45-54% | ||
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Gastrodon builds →Surf 2x79-94% Rock Smash 2x19-23% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x110-130%KO Fire Blast 2x41-49% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Floatzel builds →Focus Punch 2x76-90% Waterfall 2x62-73% Iron Tail 2x51-60% | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Bronzong builds →Solar Beam 2x61-72% Flash Cannon 2x62-73% Rock Smash 2x20-24% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Golduck builds →Surf 2x80-95% Focus Punch 2x63-75% Iron Tail 2x42-50% | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Bibarel builds →Focus Punch 2x65-76% Waterfall 2x54-64% Iron Tail 2x43-51% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x110-129%KO Fire Blast 2x40-48% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Floatzel builds →Focus Punch 2x75-89% Waterfall 2x61-72% Iron Tail 2x51-60% | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Bronzong builds →Solar Beam 2x60-71% Flash Cannon 2x61-72% Rock Smash 2x18-22% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Golduck builds →Surf 2x80-95% Focus Punch 2x62-74% Iron Tail 2x42-49% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x107-126%KO Fire Blast 2x39-46% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Roserade builds →Petal Dance 2x130-153%KO | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Floatzel builds →Focus Punch 2x75-88% Waterfall 2x60-71% Iron Tail 2x50-59% | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Bronzong builds →Solar Beam 2x59-70% Flash Cannon 2x60-71% Rock Smash 2x18-22% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 2x101-118%KO Focus Punch 2x67-79% Iron Tail 2x45-54% Water Pulse 2x34-41% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x107-126%KO Fire Blast 2x39-46% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Roserade builds →Petal Dance 2x130-153%KO | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Floatzel builds →Focus Punch 2x75-88% Waterfall 2x60-71% Iron Tail 2x50-59% | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Bronzong builds →Solar Beam 2x59-70% Flash Cannon 2x60-71% Rock Smash 2x18-22% | ||
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 2x101-118%KO Focus Punch 2x67-79% Iron Tail 2x45-54% Water Pulse 2x34-41% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x126-148%KO Surf 2x27-32% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x108-127%KO Fire Blast 2x39-46% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Roserade builds →Petal Dance 2x131-154%KO | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 2x117-138%KO Drain Punch 2x31-37% | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Bronzong builds →Solar Beam 2x60-71% Flash Cannon 2x60-71% Rock Smash 2x18-22% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Volcarona's Psychic hits Mamoswine for 46-55%. Greninja's Hydro Pump also KOs at 191-224%.
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Kartana builds →Knock Off30-36% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Volcarona builds →Psychic46-55% | ||
 Greninja WaterDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityBattlebond ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Greninja builds →Dark Pulse70-82% Ice Beam52-61% Hydro Pump 2x191-224%KO | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Mamoswine View Breloom builds →Bullet Seed 2x28-33% Mach Punch 2x44-52% | ||
Mamoswine Evolutions
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. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Mamoswine to get Swinub eggs easily using 131 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Bite, Body Slam and 8 more.
BDSP Mamoswine Best Moveset
Dropped from S-tier as 130 Attack at 80 Speed behind Ice/Ground dual TermStab lost the top spot. Hidden AbilityThick Fat halves Fire and Ice damage. The moveset runs one of the best offensive type combinations in the game at real physical power. A-tier because Ice/Ground coverage hits most of the format for super-effective damage.
Best Build
Mamoswine best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Ice Shard
- Earthquake
- Icicle Crash
- Knock Off
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Mamoswine picks up Ancient Power and Bite only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Blizzard and Earthquake while Rock and Normal coverage and more adds range.
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
Base Stats
Its impressive tusks are made of ice. The ice age is over and the climate has warmed, so this Pokémon’s population has thinned.
Mamoswine Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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. Ice Shard with Life Orb is the standard set.
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. Speed tells the real story. Base 80 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the wallbreaker role.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, run Ice Shard, Earthquake, Iciclecrash, and Knock Off on Mamoswine. Ice Shard is the most common pick at 0% usage. Earthquake provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Mamoswine appears in 13 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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