Is Swinub Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Ice/Ground. Piloswine evolves at level 33, and Mamoswine via MoveAncient Power is the final goal. Ice/Ground coverage handles the Dragon trial, Kahili's Flying E4, and portions of Molayne's Steel team with MoveEarthquake. Worth the investment.
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 Swinub in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
A few locations for Swinub with moderate rates across late-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Swinub Weakness
Swinub is weak to Fire, Water, Grass, Fighting, and Steel. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric-type moves entirely. 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 Swinub Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Swinub
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x115-137%KO Bubble 2x33-39% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Slowbro builds →Water Gun 2x83-98% Brick Break 2x74-87% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 2x132-155%KO Brick Break 2x62-73% | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x110-130%KO Bubble Beam 2x47-57% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 2x141-166%KO Brick Break 2x66-79% | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x118-139%KO Bubble Beam 2x50-61% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x152-180%KO Energy Ball 2x65-77% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x157-185%KO Leaf Blade 2x122-145%KO | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Grovyle builds →Energy Ball 2x165-194%KO Brick Break 2x62-74% | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x154-182%KO Energy Ball 2x69-81% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 2x154-182%KO Brine 2x50-59% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x158-186%KO Leaf Blade 2x126-149%KO | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x127-150%KO Bubble Beam 2x107-126%KO | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Golisopod builds →Razor Shell 2x167-197%KO Brick Break 2x111-131%KO | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x240-283%KO Energy Ball 2x160-189%KO | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x349-411%KO Absorb 2x73-86% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x248-292%KO Energy Ball 2x64-76% | ||
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x291-343%KO Brick Break 2x77-92% Steel Wing 2x73-86% | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Golisopod builds →Razor Shell 2x160-189%KO Brick Break 2x107-126%KO | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x441-519%KO Focus Blast 2x178-209%KO | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Decidueye builds →Solar Beam 2x420-495%KO Low Sweep 2x84-99% Steel Wing 2x89-104%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Volcarona builds →Solar Beam 2x363-427%KO Overheat 2x354-416%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x451-531%KO Focus Blast 2x181-214%KO | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 2x404-476%KO Focus Blast 2x163-191%KO | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Gyarados can KO Swinub with Waterfall (116-137%). Machamp's Stone Edge hits Swinub for 54-64%. Metagross deals 68-80% with Bullet Punch.
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemFlyiniumz NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Gyarados builds →Waterfall 2x116-137%KO Earthquake48-57% Bounce61-72% | ||
 Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNoguard ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Machamp builds →Stone Edge54-64% Bullet Punch 2x44-52% Knock Off35-42% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Metagross builds →Earthquake56-66% Bullet Punch 2x68-80% | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Charizard builds →Air Slash64-76% Flamethrower 2x154-181%KO Fire Blast 2x187-220%KO | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLife Orb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Swinub View Venusaur builds →Sludge Bomb40-47% Giga Drain 2x133-157%KO | ||
Swinub Evolutions
Three stages ahead. Swinub grows into Piloswine, then pushes on to Mamoswine. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 280 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
USUM Swinub Best Moveset
Ice/Ground at 50 Attack with AbilityThick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage as a hidden ability. The moveset at pre-evolution stats has no role. Mamoswine two evolutions away earns S-tier through 130 Attack and Ice/Ground coverage.
Best Build
Swinub best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Earthquake
- Ice Shard
- Stealth Rock
- Icicle Crash
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Swinub gets Ancient Power and Avalanche exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Rock coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Blizzard and Earthquake.
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
Swinub Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, you can run Swinub through the first few routes without issues. 250 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Piloswine as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 18 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Swinub spans 9 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
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