- Attack
- 90
- Defense
- 69
- HP
- 137
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 423
- min 354
- Weather boostLv25
- 529
- min 443
- MaxLv50
- 837
- Lv40 741
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Swinub is a Ice/Ground-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 423 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 529 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 837 at level 50. It is weak to Fire/Water/Grass/Fighting/Steel attacks (1.6×). It resists Poison/Electric attacks. In raids, Tackle + Rock Slide is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Piloswine with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Pig Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 837 / 847
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
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.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Tackle
Rock SlideBest100% efficiency6.3TDO 47 - 2
Powder SnowRock Slide97% efficiency6.1TDO 45 - 3TackleIcy Wind96% efficiency6.1TDO 45
- 4TackleBody Slam96% efficiency6.1TDO 45
- 5Powder SnowIcy Wind94% efficiency5.9TDO 44
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TackleBestNormal · 0.5s | 5 | +5 | 10 | 10 |
| Powder SnowIce · 1s · STAB | 6 | +15 | 7.2 | 15 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock SlideBestRock · 2.5s | 75 | 50 | 30 | 1.5 |
| Body SlamNormal · 2s | 50 | 33 | 25 | 1.52 |
| Icy WindIce · 3.5s · STAB | 65 | 33 | 22.3 | 2.36 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Swinub's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 75.3
- Actual Defense
- 41.8
- Actual HP
- 90
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
TackleRock SlideBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 84% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 741 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Shadow Swinub only reaches CP 837 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 837 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 834 | 99.2% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 832 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 829 | 99.0% |
| 5 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 832 | 98.8% |
| 6 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 829 | 98.4% |
| 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 827 | 98.3% |
| 8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 824 | 98.3% |
| 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 821 | 98.1% |
| 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 830 | 98.0% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Shadow SwinubViewingBest movesTackleRock Slide
From Shadow Swinub to the final evolution125 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Fire
Water
Grass
Fighting
Steel - ×0.625
Poison - ×0.39
Electric
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
- Fire×1.6
- Water×1.6
- Electric×0.39
- Grass×1.6
- Ice×1
- Fighting×1.6
- Poison×0.625
Ground×1
Flying×1
Psychic×1
Bug×1- Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×1.6
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events4 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2023.04.29Community Day Classic: Swinub · Exclusive move: Ancient Power
- 2021.06.22Spotlight Hour: Swinub · 2× evolution XP
- 2020.12.08Spotlight Hour: Swinub · 2× Catch Stardust
- 2019.02.16Community Day: Swinub · Exclusive move: Ancient Power