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Swinubin Pokémon Johto Legends

iceground

Pokédex Entry

Pig Pokémon

It uses the tip of its nose to dig for food. Its nose is so tough that even frozen ground poses no problem.

Swinub in Pokémon Johto Legends

Swinub is #220 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Johto Legends. This page covers its ice/ground typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 8 encounter locations.

Type
IceGround
Dex
#101 Regional Dex · #220 National
Abilities
Oblivious(Primary)

Can't be infatuated.

Snow Cloak(Secondary)

Raises evasion in Hail.

Thick Fat(Hidden)

Reduces Fire and Ice move damage.

Growth Rate
Slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
ground
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
225
pokeball
Poké Ball17.7%
greatball
Great Ball24.4%
ultraball
Ultra Ball29.7%
Base Exp
78
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
Weak To
fire ×2water ×2grass ×2fighting ×2steel ×2
Resists
poison ×0.5
Immune To
electric

How to Obtain

Look for Swinub common in Ice Path 1F, common in Ice Path B1F, and common in Ice Path B2 FBlackthorn Side, among three other areas. Wild ones range from level two to 15.

Wild Encounters (6)

Level Up Moves (14)

TackleLevel: 1normal
4010035
A full-body charge attack.
Odor SleuthLevel: 1normal
010040
Negates accuracy reduction moves.
Ice ShardLevel: 5ice
4010030
Strikes first with sharp icicles.
Powder SnowLevel: 8ice
4010025
An attack that may cause freezing.
Mud SlapLevel: 11ground
2010010
Reduces the foe's accuracy.
EndureLevel: 14normal
010010
Always leaves at least 1HP.
BulldozeLevel: 18ground
6010020
Runs foe over and lowers its Speed.
HailLevel: 21ice
010010
Summons hail for 5 turns.
Ice FangLevel: 24ice
659515
Really cold jaws. Flinch or freeze.
Take DownLevel: 28normal
908520
A tackle that also hurts the user.
MistLevel: 35ice
010030
Prevents stat reduction.
FlailLevel: 40normal
110015
Stronger if the user's HP is low.
BlizzardLevel: 44ice
110705
An attack that may freeze the foe.
AmnesiaLevel: 48psychic
010020
Sharply raises the user's Spcl.Def.

Egg Moves (10)

Take Downnormal
908520
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Bitedark
6010025
An attack that may cause flinching.
Body Slamnormal
8510015
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Rock Sliderock
759010
An attack that may cause flinching.
Ancientpowerrock
601005
An attack that may raise all stats.
Avalancheice
6010010
Go 2nd. Power raised after damage.
Double Edgenormal
12010015
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Fissureground
1305
A ground-type, one-hit KO attack.
Icicle Crashice
859010
Causes flinching with big icicles.
Mud Shotground
559515
Hurls mud and lowers Speed.

TM/HM Moves (23)

Roarnormal
010020TM05
Scares wild foes to end battle.
Toxicpoison
09010TM06
A poison move with increasing damage.
Hailice
010010TM07
Summons hail for 5 turns.
Hidden Powernormal
7010015TM10
The power varies with the Pokémon.
Ice Beamice
9010010TM13
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Blizzardice
110705TM14
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Light Screenpsychic
010030TM16
Ups Spcl.Def with a wall of light.
Protectnormal
010010TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dancewater
0905TM18
Boosts water-type moves for 5 turns.
Bulldozeground
6010020TM21
Runs foe over and lowers its Speed.
Earthquakeground
10010010TM26
Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
Returnnormal
110020TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Digground
8010010TM28
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Double Teamnormal
010015TM32
Heightens evasiveness.
Reflectpsychic
010020TM33
Raises Defense with a barrier.
Sandstormrock
010010TM37
Inflicts damage every turn.
Rock Tombrock
609515TM39
Lowers Speed by piling rocks.
Substitutenormal
010010TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Rock Sliderock
759010TM43
An attack that may cause flinching.
Restpsychic
010010TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attractnormal
010015TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Sleep Talknormal
010010TM57
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Icy Windice
559515TM61
An icy attack that lowers Speed.

Type Summary

4
Weaknesses
1
Resistances
1
Immunities
12
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Swinub. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Swinub resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

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