Physical
Attacker
CTier
50Speed · Slow

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
ObliviousRare
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

The long fur of this Pokémon covers its eyes, ears, and even limbs, allowing Piloswine to resist harshly frigid conditions. The Pokémon’s white tusks can be used to defeat its enemies.

Legends: Arceus

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 (Best Counters)

Archaludon's Flash Cannon hits Piloswine for 64-75%. Volcarona deals 75-88% with Heat Wave.

Archaludon
Archaludon
SteelDragon
A
Recommended Build
AbilityStamina
ItemAssault Vest
NatureTimid
Moves
  • Electro Shot
  • Flash Cannon
  • Body Press
  • Dragon Pulse
Damage vs Piloswine
Flash Cannon 2x
64-75%
Dragon Pulse
34-40%
View Archaludon builds →

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 278 partners from the Ground egg group.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 278·

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

All 18 games
Experimental
Ability
Thick Fat
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Piloswine
Adamant+ATK

Piloswine best EVs are HP and Attack

EVs

Physical Tank Moveset

  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Ice ShardSTAB
  • Stealth Rock
  • Icicle CrashSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Clawitzer
ClawitzerDecent
Drifblim
DrifblimDecent

Moves

All 18 games

The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Piloswine's Rock and Normal coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Blizzard and Earthquake for same-type damage. Take Down and Earthquake are the payoff moves.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Ancient Power
D601005Rock
Lv 1
Flail
D—10015Normal
Lv 1
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Lv 1
Powder Snow
—4010025Ice
Lv 1
Tackle
D4010035Normal
Lv 15
Ice Shard+1
S4010030Ice
Lv 20
Mist
D——30Ice
Lv 25
Endure+4
C——10Normal
Lv 30
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
Lv 37
Amnesia
C——20Psychic
Lv 44
Take Down
C908520Normal
Lv 51
Earthquake
S10010010Ground
Lv 58
Blizzard
C110705Ice
Lv 65
Thrash
B12010010Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM128
Amnesia
C——20Psychic
TM46
Avalanche-4
S6010010Ice
TM143
Blizzard
C110705Ice
TM66
Body Slam
B8510015Normal
TM28
Bulldoze
C6010020Ground
TM02
Charm
C—10020Fairy
TM224
Curse
A——10Ghost
TM55
Dig
B8010010Ground
TM204
Double-Edge
B12010015Normal
TM133
Earth Power
C9010010Ground
TM149
Earthquake
S10010010Ground
TM205
Endeavor
D—1005Normal
TM47
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM25
Facade
C7010020Normal
TM152
Giga Impact
B150905Normal
TM174
Haze
S——30Ice
TM186
High Horsepower
S959510Ground
TM163
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal
TM135
Ice Beam
C9010010Ice
TM10
Ice Fang
C659515Ice
TM187
Icicle Spear
S2510030Ice
TM34
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
TM35
Mud Shot
D559515Ground
TM05
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
TM07
Protect+4
S——10Normal
TM50
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM85
Rest
A——5Psychic
TM134
Reversal
D—10015Fighting
TM172
Roar-6
A——20Normal
TM86
Rock Slide
S759010Rock
TM36
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM176
Sand Tomb
D358515Ground
TM51
Sandstorm
C——10Rock
TM06
Scary Face
C—10010Normal
TM70
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM179
Smack Down
A5010015Rock
TM52
Snowscape
C——10Ice
TM116
Stealth Rock
S——20Rock
TM84
Stomping Tantrum
B7510010Ground
TM150
Stone Edge
C100805Rock
TM103
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM01
Take Down
C908520Normal
TM171
Tera Blast
D8010010Normal
TM221
Throat Chop
B8010015Dark
TM20
Trailblaze
D5010020Grass

Egg Moves

Piloswine doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Piloswine can't learn any Tutor moves
All 18 games

Piloswine isn't available in the wild in Scarlet & Violet. 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 Scarlet & Violet

  1. Swinub
    Step 1Obtain Swinub

    Also found in:

    GoldCrystalFireRedDiamondPlatinumHeartGold
  2. Piloswine
    Step 2Piloswine ✓

  • At 450 BST, Piloswine is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Mamoswine before bringing it to any serious fight.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Piloswine's hidden ability is Thick Fat. Halves damage from fire and ice moves. Better than the standard options for competitive play.

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.

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