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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II
#220 Swinub
IceGround
- SpeciesPig Pokémon
- Japanese nameUrimu
- PronunciationSWIN-UB
- Height1′ 4″ 0.41 m
- Weight14.0 lb 6.30 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Pokédex entries
| GoldStadium 2 | It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs. |
|---|---|
| Silver | If it smells something enticing, it dashes headlong to find the source of the aroma. |
| Crystal | It uses the tip of its nose to dig for food. Its nose is so tough that even frozen ground poses no problem. |
Where to find Swinub
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Ice Path | Any | Many |
| Silver | Any | Many | |
| Crystal | Morn. or Day | Many |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×2
- Water×2
- Electric×0
- Grass×2
- Ice×1
- Fighting×2
- Poison×0.5
- Ground×1
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×1
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×2
- 5 weaknesses and 2 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 5 : 2 (250%).
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Bad 2nd: Good
- Water1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Grass1st: Good 2nd: Bad
- Ice1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Ground1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- 1st: Good 2nd: No Effect
- Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dragon1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Good
- 9 advantages and 7 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 9:7 (~128.57%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| G/S | Crystal | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| 10 | 10 | Powder Snow | Ice | Special |
| 19 | 19 | Endure | Normal | Physical |
| 28 | 28 | Take Down | Normal | Physical |
| 37 | 37 | Mist | Ice | Status |
| 46 | 46 | Blizzard | Ice | Special |
| — | 55 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Ice Beam
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM05Roar
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM13Snore
- TM14Blizzard
- TM16Icy Wind
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM26Earthquake
- TM27Return
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM40Defense Curl
- TM43Detect
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- HM04Strength
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Ground Pokémon group 7 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aipom
- Cyndaquil Family
- Delibird
- Diglett Family
- Dunsparce
- Eevee Family
- Ekans Family
- Farfetch’d
- Girafarig
- Growlithe Family
- Houndour Family
- Mankey Family
- Mareep Family
- Meowth Family
- Miltank
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Phanpy Family
- Pikachu Family
- Ponyta Family
- Psyduck Family
- Rattata Family
- Rhyhorn Family
- Sandshrew Family
- Seel Family
- Sentret Family
- Smeargle
- Sneasel
- Snubbull Family
- Stantler
- Swinub Family
- Tauros
- Teddiursa Family
- Vulpix Family
- Wooper Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Ancient Power | Mate a male Corsola, Kabuto/Kabutops, or Omanyte/Omastar with a female Wooper/Quagsire. Then, breed the male offspring with the move to a female Swinub/Piloswine. |
| Bite | Mate with a male from Ekans, Growlithe, Houndour, Meowth, or Snubbull Family; or male Eevee/Flareon/Vaporeon. |
| Body Slam | Breed a male from Lapras or Poliwag Family with a female Wooper/Quagsire. Or breed a male from Chikorita Family, Lapras, or Snorlax with a female from Mareep Family. Next, mate male offspring (Wooper or Mareep) with the move to a female Swinub/Piloswine. |
| Rock Slide | Breed a male from Larvitar Family to a female Rhyhorn/Rhydon. Then, mate the male offspring with a female Swinub/Piloswine. |
| Take Down | Mate with a male from Growlithe, Phanpy, Ponyta, Rhyhorn, Seel, or Snubbull Family; or male Dunsparce, Eevee, Stantler, or Tauros. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 50 | 273-303 | 32/4527.43% |
| Attack | 50 | 168-198 | 34/4921.19% |
| Defense | 40 | 148-178 | 44/5515.87% |
| Speed | 50 | 168-198 | 34/4727.43% |
| Special Attack | 30 | 128-158 | 42/468.88% |
| Special Defense | 30 | 128-158 | 39/418.08% |
| Total | 250 | 1013-1193 | 79/876.68% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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