Swinub

No. 0220 · Gen 2

Swinub weakness and type

Hit SWINUB with Fire, Water, Grass, Fighting and Steel for 2× damage.

Moves against Swinub

2×Super effective
½×Not very effective
0×No effect

In Pokémon GO: Fire deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart

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Abilities

  • ObliviousNo change to type matchups
  • Snow CloakNo change to type matchups
  • Thick FatTakes half from Fire and Ice

The table on this page assumes no ability. Check which one it has before you commit.

Base stats

  • HP50
  • Attack50
  • Defense40
  • Sp. Atk30
  • Sp. Def30
  • Speed50
  • Total250

Best nature

AdamantHits harder and drops Sp. Atk, which it won’t use.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Swinub gives 1 Attack EV.

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How Swinub evolves

SwinubIceGround
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What Swinub can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalDouble-EdgePhysical120
FightingSuperpowerPhysical120
IceBlizzardsame typeSpecial110
GroundEarthquakesame typePhysical100
RockStone EdgePhysical100
DarkBitePhysical60
GrassTrailblazePhysical50

Type counters to Swinub

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.