Is Piloswine Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Ice/Ground with solid Attack and HP. Mamoswine via MoveAncient Power takes it further. Even without evolving, Piloswine handles Kahili's Flying E4 with Ice and Molayne's E4 with Ground. Strong mid-to-late game pick.
Swinub trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Swinub's weaknesses hard.
Lana's team hits Swinub's weaknesses hard.
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Swinub trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Swinub trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Swinub trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Sophocles's team hits Swinub's weaknesses hard.
Acerola's typing presses Swinub's defenses.
Swinub trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Mina's team hits Swinub's weaknesses hard.
Swinub trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Mamoswine trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Mamoswine has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Mamoswine trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Mamoswine trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Mamoswine trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Swinub on Tapu Village (walking, Lv 33). Island Scan; LIMITED; Monday.
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Molayne, at typical party pace.
How to Get Piloswine in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Piloswine doesn't appear wild. Catch Swinub instead, it shows up at moderate rates. Evolve it through a special method to get Piloswine. The 3-stage chain is mapped in the step cards 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 |
What is Piloswine Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Piloswine
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x56-68% Bubble 2x18-23% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Slowbro builds →Water Gun 2x45-53% Brick Break 2x35-42% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 2x65-77% Brick Break 2x28-34% | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x52-62% Bubble Beam 2x24-29% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 2x70-83% Brick Break 2x30-37% | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x57-67% Bubble Beam 2x26-32% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x71-84% Energy Ball 2x30-36% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x71-84% Leaf Blade 2x57-67% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Grovyle builds →Energy Ball 2x76-91% Brick Break 2x30-36% | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x70-82% Energy Ball 2x31-37% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 2x70-82% Brine 2x23-27% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x72-85% Leaf Blade 2x58-69% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x60-71% Bubble Beam 2x50-59% | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Golisopod builds →Razor Shell 2x73-86% Brick Break 2x49-58% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x110-130%KO Energy Ball 2x73-86% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x120-142%KO | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x159-188%KO Absorb 2x34-40% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x106-126%KO Energy Ball 2x29-35% | ||
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x133-157%KO Brick Break 2x34-40% Steel Wing 2x32-37% | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Golisopod builds →Razor Shell 2x69-81% Brick Break 2x46-54% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x198-233%KO Focus Blast 2x79-94% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Decidueye builds →Solar Beam 2x190-223%KO Low Sweep 2x35-41% Steel Wing 2x38-45% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Volcarona builds →Solar Beam 2x163-191%KO Overheat 2x160-188%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x200-236%KO Focus Blast 2x80-95% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 2x179-211%KO Focus Blast 2x72-84% | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Arcanine can KO Piloswine with Flare Blitz (99-117%). Starmie's Scald hits Piloswine for 55-65%.
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x99-117%KO Extreme Speed22-26% Close Combat 2x66-78% | ||
 Starmie WaterPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityAnalytic ItemAssault Vest NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Starmie builds →Rapid Spin5-6% Ice Beam21-24% Scald 2x55-65% Psyshock27-32% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Breloom builds →Mach Punch 2x26-31% Bullet Seed 2x17-20% | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Piloswine View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x66-77% Extreme Speed15-17% Flash Cannon 2x79-93% | ||
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 218 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Avalanche, Bite and 10 more.
USUM Piloswine Best Moveset
100 Attack and 100 HP with AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage as a hidden ability. Held ItemEviolite adds bulk. Ice/Ground TermStab covers Dragon and Flying while hitting Steel. The moveset at mid-stage power approaches viability. Mamoswine one evolution away adds 130 Attack for S-tier.
Best Build
Piloswine best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Earthquake
- Ice Shard
- Stealth Rock
- Curse
Moves List
Without breeding, Piloswine misses out on Ancient Power and Avalanche. That's 13 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.
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
Piloswine Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
At 450 BST, Piloswine is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Mamoswine before bringing it to any serious fight.
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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Piloswine's hidden ability is Thick Fat. Halves damage from fire and ice moves. Better than the standard options for competitive play.
Piloswine is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. 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 setup sweeper role.
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