Swinub
iceground
It uses the tip of its nose to dig for food. Its nose is so tough that even frozen ground poses no problem.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
IceGround
Dex
#218
Abilities
Oblivious(Primary)
Prevents it from being infatuated. Also prevents Intimidate.
Snow Cloak(Secondary)
Boosts evasion in hailstorms.
Thick Fat(Hidden)
Ups resistance to Fire and Ice.
Growth Rate
Slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
ground
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
225
Base Exp
78
EV Yield
1 Attack
Wild Held Items
Weak To
fire ×2water ×2grass ×2fighting ×2steel ×2
Resists
poison ×0.5
Immune To
electric
Evolution Chain
Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.
How to Obtain
Look for Swinub common in Snowtop Mountain Inside, common in Ice Path 1F in the morning and day-time, and common in Ice Path B1F in the morning and day-time, among three other areas. Swinub can also be found in a hidden grotto in Snowtop Mountain Inside. Wild ones range from level 30 to 35, unless in a badge-dependent area.
Wild Encounters (12)
Level Up Moves (15)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TackleLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| A full-body charge attack. | ||||||
| ForesightLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 0 | 100 | 40 | ||
| Negates foe's evasion and immunity. | ||||||
| BiteLevel: 5 | ||||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 25 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Ice ShardLevel: 8 | ||||||
| ice | | 40 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Hurls icy shards. Always goes first. | ||||||
| Mud SlapLevel: 11 | ||||||
| ground |  | 20 | 100 | 10 | ||
| An attack that lowers accuracy. | ||||||
| EndureLevel: 14 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| MagnitudeLevel: 18 | ||||||
| ground | | 1 | 100 | 30 | ||
| A Ground attack with random power. | ||||||
| Icy WindLevel: 21 | ||||||
| ice | | 55 | 95 | 15 | ||
| An icy attack that lowers Speed. | ||||||
| Icicle CrashLevel: 24 | ||||||
| ice | | 85 | 90 | 10 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Take DownLevel: 28 | ||||||
| normal | | 90 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| BulldozeLevel: 35 | ||||||
| ground | | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| A Ground attack that lowers Speed. | ||||||
| ReversalLevel: 37 | ||||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Stronger if the user's HP is low. | ||||||
| EarthquakeLevel: 40 | ||||||
| ground | | 100 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Tough but useless vs. flying foes. | ||||||
| BlizzardLevel: 44 | ||||||
| ice | | 110 | 70 | 5 | ||
| An attack that may freeze the foe. | ||||||
| AmnesiaLevel: 48 | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Sharply raises the user's Sp.Def. | ||||||
Related Guides
Egg Moves (8)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche | |||||
| ice | | 60 | 100 | 10 | |
| Damage doubles if user is hit first. | |||||
| Bite | |||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | |||||
| Take Down | |||||
| normal | | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | |||||
| Body Slam | |||||
| normal | | 85 | 100 | 15 | |
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | |||||
| Rock Slide | |||||
| rock | | 75 | 90 | 10 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | |||||
| Ancientpower | |||||
| rock | | 60 | 100 | 5 | |
| An attack that may raise all stats. | |||||
| Icicle Crash | |||||
| ice | | 85 | 90 | 10 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | |||||
| Icicle Spear | |||||
| ice | | 25 | 100 | 30 | |
| Fires icicles to hit 2-5 times. | |||||
TM/HM Moves (25)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curse | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM03 | |
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Calm Mind | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM04 | |
| Raises the user's Sp.Atk and Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Roar | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM05 | |
| Scares wild foes to end battle. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06 | |
| A Poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Hail | ||||||
| ice | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM07 | |
| Inflicts damage every turn. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The type varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Ice Beam | ||||||
| ice | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM13 | |
| An attack that may freeze the foe. | ||||||
| Blizzard | ||||||
| ice | | 110 | 70 | 5 | TM14 | |
| An attack that may freeze the foe. | ||||||
| Light Screen | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 30 | TM16 | |
| Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Rain Dance | ||||||
| water | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM18 | |
| Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Bulldoze | ||||||
| ground | | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM21 | |
| A Ground attack that lowers Speed. | ||||||
| Earthquake | ||||||
| ground | | 100 | 100 | 10 | TM26 | |
| Tough but useless vs. flying foes. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Dig | ||||||
| ground | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM28 | |
| 1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
| Brick Break | ||||||
| fighting | | 75 | 100 | 15 | TM31 | |
| Removes Reflect and Light Screen. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| Reflect | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM33 | |
| Raises Defense with a barrier. | ||||||
| Sandstorm | ||||||
| rock | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM37 | |
| Inflicts damage every turn. | ||||||
| Substitute | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| Rock Slide | ||||||
| rock | | 75 | 90 | 10 | TM48 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||
| fighting | | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM04 | |
| A powerful physical attack. | ||||||
Move Tutor Moves (10)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | ||||||
| normal | | 85 | 100 | 15 | MT04 | |
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Charm | ||||||
| fairy | | 0 | 100 | 20 | MT05 | |
| Sharply lowers the foe's Attack. | ||||||
| Defense Curl | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 40 | MT07 | |
| Raises the user's Defense. | ||||||
| Double Edge | ||||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 15 | MT08 | |
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Earth Power | ||||||
| ground | | 90 | 100 | 10 | MT10 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Endure | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT11 | |
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Headbutt | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 15 | MT13 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Icy Wind | ||||||
| ice | | 55 | 95 | 15 | MT16 | |
| An icy attack that lowers Speed. | ||||||
| Sleep Talk | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT24 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| Swagger | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 15 | MT26 | |
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. | ||||||
Swinub in Pokémon Polished Crystal
Swinub is #218 in the PolishedDex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its ice/ground typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 23 encounter locations. Use the moves and counters links below to plan a team around this Swinub form.
