#0220 · Generation 2

Swinub

Swinub has 250 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the physical side (50) and a Speed of 50. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 120, which makes it a balanced physical attacker.

Build a team with Swinub

What Swinub is weak to

Weak to: Fire, Water, Grass, Fighting, Steel. Resists: Poison. Immune to: Electric (×0).

Attacking typeDamage taken
Fire×2
Water×2
Grass×2
Fighting×2
Steel×2
Poison×0.5
Electric×0

Base stats

HP50
Atk50
Def40
SpA30
SpD30
Spe50
Total250

Best teammates for Swinub

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Swinub: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

  1. Tinkaton FairySteel

    Resists grass, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dark super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  2. Klefki SteelFairy

    Resists grass, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dark super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  3. Mawile SteelFairy

    Resists grass, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dark super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  4. Celesteela SteelFlying

    Resists grass, steel, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, bug super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  5. Corviknight FlyingSteel

    Resists grass, steel, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, bug super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  6. Skarmory SteelFlying

    Resists grass, steel, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, bug super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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Counters to Swinub

  1. Kartana

    Grass and Steel STAB hits Swinub super effectively.

  2. Breloom

    Grass and Fighting STAB hits Swinub super effectively.

  3. Quaquaval

    Water and Fighting STAB hits Swinub super effectively.

  4. Blaziken

    Fire and Fighting STAB hits Swinub super effectively.

  5. Lucario

    Fighting and Steel STAB hits Swinub super effectively.

  6. Infernape

    Fire and Fighting STAB hits Swinub super effectively.

Where you can use Swinub

Swinub is in the regional Pokédex of 5 games we cover: