Swinub Pokémon Card Guide: Cute Picks, Best Sets, and Collector Tips
Collect Swinub cards like a pro — from vintage base-set classics to the newest Art Rares and Special Illustration Rares.
2024-04-10
Popularity Rank: #361
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #389
2019 survey: #282
#361 / 1025
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0220
Height
0.4 m
Weight
6.5 kg
Capture rate
225 / 255
Generation
Gen II
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
5,100 steps
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Slow
Color
Brown
Habitat
Cave
Shape
Quadruped
What makes Swinub so likeable
Three fast, fan-friendly reasons Swinub stands out — no lore dump, just the vibe.
- Round body, soft silhouette — Swinub is peak squishy collector bait.
- Standing under half a meter tall, Swinub is tiny in the best possible way.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Swinub feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Swinub from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Phantasmal Flames
Common
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
One Diamond
Journey Together
Illustration rare
Journey Together
Common
Space-Time Smackdown
One Diamond
Astral Radiance
Common
Crimson Invasion
Common
BREAKthrough
Common
Plasma Storm
Common
Triumphant
Common
Stormfront
Common
Legends Awakened
Common
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Laying out a Swinub page that photographs well
Spread layout for Swinub, TCG picks to anchor the page, and open artwork you can print for Michi-style scene pockets.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Swinub #107 (Skyridge) by Yuka Morii is essential — her signature clay-art style gives Swinub an irresistibly handcrafted charm.
Swinub #19 (Crimson Invasion) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Swinub binder page.
Swinub #23 (Phantasmal Flames) is a solid binder pick — easy to find and always looks great in a spread.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Swinub mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Swinub chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Skyridge
Common
Crimson Invasion
Common
Phantasmal Flames
Common
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
One Diamond
Journey Together
Illustration rare
Journey Together
Common
Space-Time Smackdown
One Diamond
Right page
Astral Radiance
Common
BREAKthrough
Common
Plasma Storm
Common
Triumphant
Common
Stormfront
Common
Legends Awakened
Common
Skyridge
Common
Start with a background that echoes Swinub's ice and ground, then place your chase holo in the top-left anchor slot. Secondary copies can step down in rarity toward the edges so the spread breathes in photos.
Michi Method scene examples
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.
Scene wallpaper — Swinub
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Swinub
Scene wallpaper — Swinub
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Swinub
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Swinub's cheerful base temperament invites playful sticker sleeves or washi — don't force a grimdark layout unless the art demands it.
- Keep a "swap tray" of mid-value Swinub duplicates beside the binder — trades move faster when the page is already curated.
- Lead with your strongest Swinub single, then echo it with a secondary spread featuring Mamoswine, Piloswine, and Ampharos so the page reads as a story, not a checklist.
- Hunt bilingual or alt-language copies when Swinub lettering or embossing outshines the English print — especially if you trade with collectors who search native names.
Abilities, moves & metagame notes
Optional competitive context for Swinub. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Swinub — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
50
Attack
50
Defense
40
Sp. Atk
30
Sp. Def
30
Speed
50
Total: 250
Players file Swinub around tier "LC" while Ability Oblivious (Prevents infatuation and protects against Captivate.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Ice/Ground typings invite clash lighting or split backgrounds — lean into that tension on-page.
- Hidden Ability Thick Fat is the deep-cut hunt — call it out when you sell or trade so buyers know you are curating, not flipping random holos.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Swinub — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Swinub, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs.
If it smells some thing enticing, it dashes headlong off to find the source of the aroma.
It uses the tip of its nose to dig for food. Its nose is so tough that even frozen ground poses no problem.
Canon tags Swinub as the Pig Pokémon, a creature of cave habitats, and known for brown colouration — backgrounds that echo those cues (studio, habitat, or abstract) usually photograph better than random neon gradients.
Collectors still read Swinub, Piloswine, and Mamoswine fastest left-to-right; matching illustration eras across those stages matters more than cramming every rarity onto one page.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Quiekel
Spanish
Swinub
French
Marcacrin
Italian
Swinub
Japanese
ウリムー
Japanese (Romaji)
Urimoo
Korean
꾸꾸리
Chinese (Simplified)
小山猪
Chinese (Traditional)
小山豬
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