Shadow Swinub (Pokémon GO)

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Magcargo

Piloswine

#220

423

529

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

PvP Rank 1 IVs

Great LeagueGreat

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 837

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 837

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 837

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Shiny

Shadow Swinub

#220

Ice

Ground

Attack

Top 92.7%

Defense

Top 96.4%

Stamina

137

Top 76.2%

Total

296

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

123 -167 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

221 -275 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

354 -423 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

443 -529 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

837 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Shadow Swinub takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Fire

160%

Water

160%

Grass

160%

Fighting

160%

Steel

160%

Resists

Electric

39.1%

Poison

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Shadow Swinub can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Tackle
Icy Wind
3.77
12.7
3983.0s
2.17
2
Tackle
Body Slam
3.77
12.7
3983.0s
2.17
3
Tackle
Rock Slide
3.77
12.7
3983.0s
2.17
4
Powder Snow
Icy Wind
2.49
8.4
6020.3s
1.43
5
Powder Snow
Body Slam
2.49
8.4
6020.3s
1.43
6
Powder Snow
Rock Slide
2.49
8.4
6020.3s
1.43

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Shadow Swinub in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo X
Counter
Dynamic Punch+
142.07
14430.4
0.2
25.3s
142.07
2
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
127.21
10795.5
0.3
28.3s
127.21
3
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Aura Sphere
125.61
12911.0
0.3
28.7s
125.61
4
Zacian Crowned Sword
Metal Claw
Behemoth Blade
122.87
16536.3
0.2
29.3s
122.87
5
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Surf+
122.47
8695.6
0.4
29.4s
122.47
6
Mega Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
120.18
8644.0
0.4
30.0s
120.18
7
Necrozma Dusk Mane
Metal Claw
Sunsteel Strike
117.64
15126.9
0.2
30.6s
117.64
8
Zamazenta Crowned Shield
Metal Claw
Behemoth Bash
114.65
21110.7
0.2
31.4s
114.65
9
Mega Starmie
Psywave
Liquidation+
113.94
9043.5
0.4
31.6s
113.94
10
Blacephalon
Incinerate
Mind Blown
114.91
7666.3
0.5
31.3s
113.72

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Shadow Swinub in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Rank 1 IVs

837

15/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 50

88.23

Attack

70.59

Defense

127

Stat Product · 790,935

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 15/15/15 at CP 847

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
15/15/15	50	837	100.00%
15/15/14	50	834	99.21%
15/15/13	50	832	99.21%
14/15/15	50	829	99.05%
15/14/15	50	832	98.81%
15/15/12	50	829	98.43%
14/15/14	50	827	98.27%
14/15/13	50	824	98.27%
13/15/15	50	821	98.10%
15/14/14	50	830	98.03%
15/14/13	50	827	98.03%
14/14/15	50	824	97.87%
15/15/11	50	826	97.64%
15/13/15	50	827	97.62%
14/15/12	50	821	97.49%
13/15/14	50	819	97.32%
13/15/13	50	816	97.32%
15/14/12	50	824	97.25%
12/15/15	50	813	97.14%
14/14/14	50	822	97.10%
14/14/13	50	819	97.10%
13/14/15	50	816	96.93%
15/13/14	50	824	96.85%
15/13/13	50	822	96.85%
15/15/10	50	823	96.85%
14/15/11	50	818	96.71%
14/13/15	50	819	96.69%
13/15/12	50	813	96.55%
15/14/11	50	821	96.48%
15/12/15	50	822	96.43%
12/15/14	50	811	96.38%
12/15/13	50	808	96.38%
14/14/12	50	816	96.33%
11/15/15	50	805	96.19%
13/14/14	50	814	96.16%
13/14/13	50	811	96.16%
15/13/12	50	819	96.08%
15/15/9	50	821	96.06%
12/14/15	50	808	95.99%
14/13/14	50	817	95.93%
14/13/13	50	814	95.93%
14/15/10	50	816	95.93%
13/15/11	50	810	95.78%
13/13/15	50	811	95.76%
15/14/10	50	818	95.70%
15/12/14	50	819	95.67%
15/12/13	50	817	95.67%
12/15/12	50	805	95.61%
14/14/11	50	813	95.56%
14/12/15	50	814	95.51%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (3)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Shadow Swinub can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Powder Snow
6
15
1.0s
6
Tackle
5
5
0.5s
10

Charged Attacks

Body Slam
50
-33
2.0s
25
Icy Wind
65
-33
3.5s
18.57
Rock Slide
75
-50
2.5s
30

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Swinub	25 Candy 22 Candy (purified)	Piloswine
Piloswine	100 Candy 90 Candy (purified) Sinnoh Stone	Mamoswine

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Swinub including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Swinub

#220

Shadow Swinub

#220

Piloswine

#221

Shadow Piloswine

#221

Mamoswine

#473

Shadow Mamoswine

#473

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Ice- and Ground-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Shadow Swinub with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Steelix #208

Boosts:

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

Mega Camerupt #323

Boosts:

Mega Glalie #362

Boosts:

Primal Groudon #383

Boosts:

Mega Garchomp #445

Boosts:

Mega Abomasnow #460

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.201 m to 0.718 m tall, averaging 0.41 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.201 m 0'08"	0.205 m 0'08"
XS	0.205 m 0'08"	0.307 m 1'00"
M	0.307 m 1'00"	0.512 m 1'08"
XL	0.512 m 1'08"	0.615 m 2'00"
XXL	0.615 m 2'00"	0.718 m 2'04"

XXS

0.201 m

0'08"

0.205 m

0'08"

0.205 m

0'08"

0.307 m

1'00"

0.307 m

1'00"

0.512 m

1'08"

0.512 m

1'08"

0.615 m

2'00"

XXL

0.615 m

2'00"

0.718 m

2'04"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	11s
Jump time	1.1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	20s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Shadow Swinub at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	10 CP	27	571 CP
2	32 CP	28	592 CP
3	55 CP	29	614 CP
4	77 CP	30	635 CP
5	99 CP	31	645 CP
6	122 CP	32	656 CP
7	144 CP	33	666 CP
8	167 CP	34	677 CP
9	189 CP	35	688 CP
10	211 CP	36	698 CP
11	232 CP	37	709 CP
12	254 CP	38	719 CP
13	275 CP	39	730 CP
14	296 CP	40	741 CP
15	317 CP	41	750 CP
16	338 CP	42	759 CP
17	359 CP	43	769 CP
18	381 CP	44	779 CP
19	402 CP	45	788 CP
20	423 CP	46	798 CP
21	444 CP	47	808 CP
22	465 CP	48	817 CP
23	486 CP	49	827 CP
24	508 CP	50	837 CP
25	529 CP	51	847 CP
26	550 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	10 CP	18	381 CP	35	688 CP
2	32 CP	19	402 CP	36	698 CP
3	55 CP	20	423 CP	37	709 CP
4	77 CP	21	444 CP	38	719 CP
5	99 CP	22	465 CP	39	730 CP
6	122 CP	23	486 CP	40	741 CP
7	144 CP	24	508 CP	41	750 CP
8	167 CP	25	529 CP	42	759 CP
9	189 CP	26	550 CP	43	769 CP
10	211 CP	27	571 CP	44	779 CP
11	232 CP	28	592 CP	45	788 CP
12	254 CP	29	614 CP	46	798 CP
13	275 CP	30	635 CP	47	808 CP
14	296 CP	31	645 CP	48	817 CP
15	317 CP	32	656 CP	49	827 CP
16	338 CP	33	666 CP	50	837 CP
17	359 CP	34	677 CP	51	847 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Swinub up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-


1.5	240	2	-
2.0	480	4	-
2.5	720	6	-
3.0	960	8	-
3.5	1,440	10	-
4.0	1,920	12	-
4.5	2,400	14	-
5.0	2,880	16	-
5.5	3,600	18	-
6.0	4,320	20	-
6.5	5,040	22	-
7.0	5,760	24	-
7.5	6,720	26	-
8.0	7,680	28	-
8.5	8,640	30	-
9.0	9,600	32	-
9.5	10,800	34	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
10.5	13,200	38	-
11.0	14,400	40	-
11.5	15,960	43	-
12.0	17,520	46	-
12.5	19,080	49	-
13.0	20,640	52	-
13.5	22,560	55	-
14.0	24,480	58	-
14.5	26,400	61	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
15.5	30,600	67	-
16.0	32,880	70	-
16.5	35,160	73	-
17.0	37,440	76	-
17.5	40,080	79	-
18.0	42,720	82	-
18.5	45,360	85	-
19.0	48,000	88	-
19.5	51,000	91	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
20.5	57,000	97	-
21.0	60,000	100	-
21.5	63,600	104	-
22.0	67,200	108	-
22.5	70,800	112	-
23.0	74,400	116	-
23.5	78,600	120	-
24.0	82,800	124	-
24.5	87,000	128	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
25.5	96,000	136	-
26.0	100,800	140	-
26.5	105,600	145	-
27.0	110,400	150	-
27.5	115,800	155	-
28.0	121,200	160	-
28.5	126,600	165	-
29.0	132,000	170	-
29.5	138,000	175	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
30.5	150,000	185	-
31.0	156,000	190	-
31.5	163,200	198	-
32.0	170,400	206	-
32.5	177,600	214	-
33.0	184,800	222	-
33.5	193,200	232	-
34.0	201,600	242	-
34.5	210,000	252	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
35.5	228,000	274	-
36.0	237,600	286	-
36.5	247,200	298	-
37.0	256,800	310	-
37.5	267,600	325	-
38.0	278,400	340	-
38.5	289,200	355	-
39.0	300,000	370	-
39.5	312,000	388	-
40.0	324,000	406	-
40.5	336,000	406	12
41.0	348,000	406	24
41.5	361,200	406	36
42.0	374,400	406	48
42.5	387,600	406	63
43.0	400,800	406	78
43.5	415,200	406	93
44.0	429,600	406	108
44.5	444,000	406	126
45.0	458,400	406	144
45.5	474,000	406	162
46.0	489,600	406	180
46.5	505,200	406	201
47.0	520,800	406	222
47.5	537,600	406	243
48.0	554,400	406	264
48.5	571,200	406	288
49.0	588,000	406	312
49.5	606,000	406	336
50.0	624,000	406	360

Magcargo

Piloswine