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Shadow Swinub - #220Pokemon GO

TYPE
Ice / Ground
CANDY
3
STARDUST
100
DISTANCE
3KM

Shadow Swinub

This is a Shadow Pokemon and deals an extra +20% damage in Raids and Gym Battles. It also has 20% less defense.

Swinub roots for food by rubbing its snout against the ground. Its favorite food is a mushroom that grows under the cover of dead grass. This Pokémon occasionally roots out hot springs.

Dex No

#220

Category

Shadow Pokemon

Capture Rate

30%

Flee Rate

10%

New Move

50000 50

Shadow Swinub Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Swinub is a dual-type Pokemon of types Ice and Ground. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
TypesDamage
Fighting 160%
Steel 160%
Fire 160%
Water 160%
Grass 160%
Resistant Against
TypesDamage
Electric 39.1%
Poison 62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Swinub in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Swinub.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move Charge Move DPS CDPS
Powder Snow Return 57.20158.14
Powder Snow Rock Slide 36.83154.91
Tackle Return 60.00153.61
Tackle Rock Slide 39.63152.61
Powder Snow Body Slam 33.52145.40
Tackle Body Slam 36.32143.39
Powder Snow Icy Wind 29.02143.33
Tackle Icy Wind 31.82143.11
Tackle Frustration 15.0073.86
Powder Snow Frustration 12.2056.10

All Moves for Shadow Swinub

Below are all the moves that Shadow Swinub can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move Type Power DPS Duration Energy
Icy WindCharged6021.823300ms-33
Body SlamCharged5026.321900ms-33
Rock SlideCharged8029.632700ms-50
FrustrationCharged1052000ms-33
ReturnCharged3550700ms-33
TackleQuick510500ms5
Powder SnowQuick67.21000ms15

Shadow Swinub Evolution


Swinub
Requires
25x Candy

Piloswine

Piloswine
Requires
100x Candy
Use a Sinnoh Stone

Mamoswine

Best Shadow Swinub Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Swinub Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shadow Swinub in a raid.

#257
Mega Blaziken

Mega Blaziken

TTK: 72.70

Counter
Overheat
#382
Primal Kyogre

Primal Kyogre

TTK: 74.00

Waterfall
Origin Pulse
#006
Mega Charizard Y

Mega Charizard Y

TTK: 75.90

Fire Spin
Blast Burn
#609
Shadow Chandelure

Shadow Chandelure

TTK: 77.20

Fire Spin
Overheat
#254
Mega Sceptile

Mega Sceptile

TTK: 80.60

Fury Cutter
Frenzy Plant
#376
Shadow Metagross

Shadow Metagross

TTK: 80.80

Bullet Punch
Meteor Mash
#798
Kartana

Kartana

TTK: 83.40

Razor Leaf
Leaf Blade
#099
Shadow Kingler

Shadow Kingler

TTK: 84.70

Bubble
Crabhammer
#244
Shadow Entei

Shadow Entei

TTK: 86.00

Fire Spin
Overheat
#146
Shadow Moltres

Shadow Moltres

TTK: 86.00

Fire Spin
Overheat
#643
Reshiram

Reshiram

TTK: 87.50

Fire Fang
Overheat
#260
Mega Swampert

Mega Swampert

TTK: 87.80

Water Gun
Hydro Cannon
#639
Terrakion

Terrakion

TTK: 88.60

Double Kick
Sacred Sword
#068
Shadow Machamp

Shadow Machamp

TTK: 89.10

Counter
Dynamic Punch
#467
Shadow Magmortar

Shadow Magmortar

TTK: 91.20

Fire Spin
Fire Blast
#006
Mega Charizard X

Mega Charizard X

TTK: 91.30

Fire Spin
Blast Burn
#229
Mega Houndoom

Mega Houndoom

TTK: 92.70

Fire Fang
Fire Blast
#157
Shadow Typhlosion

Shadow Typhlosion

TTK: 92.80

Incinerate
Blast Burn
#609
Chandelure

Chandelure

TTK: 93.00

Incinerate
Overheat
#384
Mega Rayquaza

Mega Rayquaza

TTK: 93.10

Dragon Tail
Dragon Ascent

Other Shadow Swinub Forms

#220
Swinub

Swinub

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