Competitive Information for Swinub [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Swinub
Ice / Ground
Abilities:
Thick FatThick Fat: Fire/Ice-type moves against this Pokemon deal damage with a halved attacking stat.
, ObliviousOblivious: This Pokemon cannot be infatuated or taunted. Immune to Intimidate.
, Snow CloakSnow Cloak: If Hail is active, this Pokemon's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to Hail.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0x
2x
2x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
2x
0.5x
2x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Swinub? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Swinub is an outstanding Ice and Ground-typed Pokemon. Swinub is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Swinub is weak to Fighting, Fire, Grass, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Swinub
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 80 Hp / 252 Atk / 48 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Superpower / Rock Smash
- Rock Slide / Double-Edge
- Icicle Crash / Avalanche
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 80 Hp / 252 Atk / 48 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Superpower / Rock Smash
- Rock Slide / Double-Edge
- Icicle Crash / Avalanche
Physical Sweeper Swinub (Oblivious)
Swinub is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Swinub's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Oblivious, Swinub cannot be infatuated or taunted. immune to intimidate. Rock Slide was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Swinub's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Swinub is damaged by the target).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Swinub's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Swinub is damaged by the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Swinub? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Species: Swinub
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 80 Hp / 252 Atk / 48 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Superpower / Rock Smash
- Icicle Crash / Double-Edge
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 80 Hp / 252 Atk / 48 Def / 128 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Superpower / Rock Smash
- Icicle Crash / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Swinub (Oblivious)
Swinub is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Swinub's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Oblivious, Swinub cannot be infatuated or taunted. immune to intimidate. Icicle Crash was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Swinub's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Swinub's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 40-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Swinub learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Swinub can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Swinub
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Ice Shard
Optimize Swinub's EVs for Sword/Shield
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