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

What is Piloswine weak to?

In Sword & Shield, 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.

How do you evolve Piloswine?

In Sword & Shield, 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.

What is the best ability for Piloswine?

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.

What is Piloswine's hidden ability?

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

Piloswine - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

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

Attack100

Defense80

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def60

Speed50

Total450

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.1 m

Weight55.8 kg

Base XP158

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

If it charges at an enemy, the hairs on its back stand up straight. It is very sensitive to sound.

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
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Water, Grass, Fighting, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Poison
0x (Immune)	Electric

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

1Resist

1Immune

Score-6

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Water Grass Fighting Steel

½xResist

Poison

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (9)

Grass Ground Flying Dragon Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel

How to Beat Piloswine in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves Steel WingTM30 RevengeTM42 Damage vs Piloswine Steel Wing 2x 50-59% Revenge 2x 29-35% View Corviknight builds →
Golisopod BugWater	B
Available Moves Moves LiquidationLv. 44 DiveTM45 Razor ShellLv. 32 Brick BreakTM43 Damage vs Piloswine Liquidation 2x 80-95% Dive 2x 76-89% Razor Shell 2x 71-84% Brick Break 2x 47-56% View Golisopod builds →
Hawlucha FightingFlying	B
Available Moves Moves High Jump KickLv. 48 Flying PressLv. 44 SubmissionLv. 24 Brick BreakTM43 Damage vs Piloswine High Jump Kick 2x 95-113%KO Flying Press 2x 74-88% Submission 2x 59-70% Brick Break 2x 56-66% View Hawlucha builds →
Mantine WaterFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Hydro PumpLv. 48 DiveTM45 Bubble BeamLv. 24 Water PulseLv. 12 Damage vs Piloswine Hydro Pump 2x 89-105%KO Dive 2x 33-39% Bubble Beam 2x 54-64% Water Pulse 2x 50-59% View Mantine builds →
Cramorant FlyingWater	C
Available Moves Moves DiveTM45 Steel WingTM30 Water GunLv. 7 WhirlpoolTM36 Damage vs Piloswine Dive 2x 56-66% Steel Wing 2x 32-38% Water Gun 2x 36-43% Whirlpool 2x 32-38% View Cramorant builds →

Sword & Shield 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

#220Swinub

Level 33

#221Piloswine

Knows Ancient Power

#473Mamoswine

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Swinub

IceGround

Piloswine

IceGround

Mamoswine

IceGround

100+50

110+10

ATK

100+50

130+30

DEF

80+40

SP.ATK

60+30

70+10

SP.DEF

60+30

SPE

80+30

BST

250D-Tier

450C-Tier+200

530B-Tier+80

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Piloswine to get Swinub eggs easily using 152 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Bite, Curse and 4 more.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield 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

Ability

Thick Fat

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Piloswine

Adamant+ATK

Piloswine best EVs are HP and Attack

EVs

Atk

Def

Physical Tank Moveset

Ice ShardSTAB
EarthquakeSTAB
CurseSetup
ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

KeldeoExcellent

Porygon2Excellent

IncineroarExcellent

Moves

Without breeding, Piloswine misses out on Ancient Power and Bite. That's 7 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Blizzard and Earthquake, with Rock and Normal coverage and more rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Lv 1

Flail

D—10015Normal

Lv 1

Ice Fang

C659515Ice

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

TR17

Amnesia

C——20Psychic

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM64

Avalanche-4

B6010010Ice

TR06

Blizzard

C110705Ice

TR01

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

TM81

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TM15

Dig

B8010010Ground

TR67

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

TR10

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM09

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM35

Hail

C——10Ice

TR94

High Horsepower

B959510Ground

TM08

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TR05

Ice Beam

C9010010Ice

TM67

Ice Fang

C659515Ice

TM51

Icicle Spear

D2510030Ice

TM27

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM17

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM53

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

TM25

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM18

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM21

Rest

B——10Psychic

TM22

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM48

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM49

Sand Tomb

D358515Ground

TM32

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM26

Scary Face

——10010Normal

TR27

Sleep Talk

B——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR76

Stealth Rock

S——20Rock

TM98

Stomping Tantrum

S7510010Ground

TR75

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TR39

Superpower

B1201005Fighting

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Bite

C6010025Dark

Egg

Curse

S——10Ghost

Egg

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Egg

Fissure

——305Ground

Egg

Freeze-Dry

C7010020Ice

Egg

Icicle Crash

C859010Ice

Tutor Moves

Piloswine can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Piloswine in Sword & Shield

high spawn rates across 18 locations for Piloswine in late-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Where To Catch Piloswine in Sword & Shield

The path to Piloswine starts with Swinub at Lv. 7-65 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Swinub
Rolling Fields
SwordGrass Lv.7-9
40%Early
Snowstorm
Rolling Fields
ShieldGrass Lv.7-10
40%Early
Snowstorm
Rolling Fields
SwordGrass Lv.7-9
35%Early
Snowing
Rolling Fields
ShieldGrass Lv.7-10
35%Early
Snowing
Hammerlocke Hills
SwordGrass Lv.28-30
40%Mid
Snowing
Hammerlocke Hills
ShieldGrass Lv.28-30
40%Mid
Snowing
Giant's Mirror
SwordGrass Lv.26-28
30%Mid
Snowing
Giant's Mirror
SwordGrass Lv.26-28
30%Mid
Snowstorm
Giant's Mirror
ShieldGrass Lv.26-28
30%Mid
Snowing
Giant's Mirror
ShieldGrass Lv.26-28
30%Mid
Snowstorm
Giant's Seat
ShieldGrass Lv.30-35 Water
15%Mid
Snowstorm
Giant's Seat
SwordGrass Lv.30-35 Water
15%Mid
Snowing
Giant's Seat
SwordGrass Lv.30-35 Water
15%Mid
Snowstorm
Giant's Seat
ShieldGrass Lv.30-35 Water
15%Mid
Snowing
Dusty Bowl
ShieldOverworld Lv.42-47
35%Late
Snowstorm
Slippery Slope
ShieldGrass Lv.60-65
25%Post
Snowing
Slippery Slope
SwordGrass Lv.60-65
25%Post
Snowstorm
Slippery Slope
ShieldGrass Lv.60-65
25%Post
Snowstorm
Slippery Slope
SwordGrass Lv.60-65
25%Post
Snowing
Slippery Slope
SwordGrass Lv.60-65
20%Post
Overcast
Slippery Slope
SwordGrass Lv.60-65
20%Post
Normal Weather
Slippery Slope
ShieldGrass Lv.60-65
20%Post
Overcast
Slippery Slope
ShieldGrass Lv.60-65
20%Post
Normal Weather
Slippery Slope
SwordGrass Lv.60-65
16%Post
Heavy Fog
Slippery Slope
ShieldGrass Lv.60-65
16%Post
Intense Sun
Slippery Slope
ShieldGrass Lv.60-65
16%Post
Heavy Fog
Slippery Slope
SwordGrass Lv.60-65
16%Post
Intense Sun
Train until Level 33
Step 2Piloswine ✓
Dusty Bowl
ShieldGrass Lv.40-45
40%Late
Snowing
Dusty Bowl
SwordGrass Lv.40-45
40%Late
Snowing
Slippery Slope
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65
29%Post
Snowing
Slippery Slope
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65
29%Post
Snowing
Slippery Slope
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65
29%Post
Snowstorm
Slippery Slope
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65
29%Post
Snowstorm
Lake of Outrage
ShieldGrass Lv.50-52 Water
25%Post
Snowing
Lake of Outrage
SwordGrass Lv.50-52 Water
25%Post
Snowing
Slippery Slope
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65
24%Post
Intense Sun
Slippery Slope
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65
24%Post
Intense Sun
Slippery Slope
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65
24%Post
Normal Weather
Slippery Slope
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65
24%Post
Normal Weather
Slippery Slope
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65
22%Post
Heavy Fog
Slippery Slope
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65
22%Post
Overcast
Slippery Slope
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65
22%Post
Heavy Fog
Slippery Slope
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65
22%Post
Overcast
Roaring-Sea Caves
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Cave
20%Post
All Weather
Roaring-Sea Caves
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Cave
20%Post
All Weather
or evolve from Swinub (Step 1)

Piloswine Guide

At 450 BST, Piloswine is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Mamoswine before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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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Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Move Moves Steel WingLv. 1 Damage vs Piloswine Steel Wing 2x 53-63% View Corviknight builds →
Ferroseed GrassSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Flash CannonLv. 20 Metal ClawLv. 5 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 50-59% Flash Cannon 2x 37-43% Metal Claw 2x 29-36% View Ferroseed builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Water PulseLv. 20 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Piloswine Water Pulse 2x 43-51% Water Gun 2x 29-36% View Wingull builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Water GunLv. 1 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 87-103%KO Water Gun 2x 33-39% Mega Drain 2x 33-39% Absorb 2x 20-24% View Lombre builds →
Snover GrassIce	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 20 LeafageLv. 5 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 87-103%KO Magical Leaf 2x 46-55% Razor Leaf 2x 37-43% Leafage 2x 26-32% View Snover builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Move Moves Steel WingLv. 1 Damage vs Piloswine Steel Wing 2x 51-61% View Corviknight builds →
Ferroseed GrassSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Flash CannonLv. 20 Metal ClawLv. 5 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 45-54% Flash Cannon 2x 31-37% Metal Claw 2x 25-30% View Ferroseed builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Water PulseLv. 20 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Piloswine Water Pulse 2x 39-47% Water Gun 2x 28-34% View Wingull builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Bubble BeamLv. 24 Water GunLv. 1 Mega DrainLv. 12 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 80-94% Bubble Beam 2x 45-54% Water Gun 2x 28-34% Mega Drain 2x 28-34% View Lombre builds →
Snover GrassIce	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 20 LeafageLv. 5 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 82-98% Magical Leaf 2x 43-51% Razor Leaf 2x 34-40% Leafage 2x 25-30% View Snover builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Move Moves Steel WingLv. 1 Damage vs Piloswine Steel Wing 2x 52-61% View Corviknight builds →
Ferroseed GrassSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Flash CannonLv. 20 Iron HeadLv. 25 Metal ClawLv. 5 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 45-55% Flash Cannon 2x 33-39% Iron Head 2x 38-45% Metal Claw 2x 25-30% View Ferroseed builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Water PulseLv. 20 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Piloswine Water Pulse 2x 38-45% Water Gun 2x 28-33% View Wingull builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Bubble BeamLv. 24 Water GunLv. 1 Mega DrainLv. 12 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 77-91% Bubble Beam 2x 43-52% Water Gun 2x 28-33% Mega Drain 2x 28-33% View Lombre builds →
Snover GrassIce	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 20 LeafageLv. 5 Damage vs Piloswine Solar Beam 2x 80-94% Magical Leaf 2x 40-48% Razor Leaf 2x 30-36% Leafage 2x 22-27% View Snover builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves Steel WingTM30 RevengeTM42 Damage vs Piloswine Steel Wing 2x 49-58% Revenge 2x 29-34% View Corviknight builds →
Hawlucha FightingFlying	B
Available Moves Moves SubmissionLv. 24 Steel WingTM30 Low SweepTM75 RevengeTM42 Damage vs Piloswine Submission 2x 59-70% Steel Wing 2x 35-42% Low Sweep 2x 49-58% Revenge 2x 45-53% View Hawlucha builds →
Pelipper WaterFlying	B
Available Moves Moves Steel WingTM30 Water PulseLv. 20 Water GunLv. 1 WhirlpoolTM36 Damage vs Piloswine Steel Wing 2x 22-26% Water Pulse 2x 57-67% Water Gun 2x 40-47% Whirlpool 2x 33-40% View Pelipper builds →
Cramorant FlyingWater	C
Available Moves Moves DiveLv. 28 Steel WingTM30 Water GunLv. 7 WhirlpoolTM36 Damage vs Piloswine Dive 2x 57-67% Steel Wing 2x 33-39% Water Gun 2x 35-42% Whirlpool 2x 31-37% View Cramorant builds →
Durant BugSteel	C
Available Move Moves Metal ClawLv. 8 Damage vs Piloswine Metal Claw 2x 43-51% View Durant builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves Steel WingTM30 RevengeTM42 Damage vs Piloswine Steel Wing 2x 50-60% Revenge 2x 29-34% View Corviknight builds →
Hawlucha FightingFlying	B
Available Moves Moves SubmissionLv. 24 Steel WingTM30 Low SweepTM75 RevengeTM42 Damage vs Piloswine Submission 2x 60-71% Steel Wing 2x 35-41% Low Sweep 2x 49-58% Revenge 2x 45-53% View Hawlucha builds →
Pelipper WaterFlying	B
Available Moves Moves Steel WingTM30 Water PulseLv. 20 Water GunLv. 1 WhirlpoolTM36 Damage vs Piloswine Steel Wing 2x 22-27% Water Pulse 2x 56-67% Water Gun 2x 39-47% Whirlpool 2x 33-40% View Pelipper builds →
Cramorant FlyingWater	C
Available Moves Moves DiveLv. 28 Steel WingTM30 Water GunLv. 7 WhirlpoolTM36 Damage vs Piloswine Dive 2x 56-67% Steel Wing 2x 33-40% Water Gun 2x 36-42% Whirlpool 2x 32-38% View Cramorant builds →
Durant BugSteel	C
Available Move Moves Metal ClawLv. 8 Damage vs Piloswine Metal Claw 2x 43-51% View Durant builds →