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Mamoswine Weakness & Counters

Weak toFighting2×Steel2×Fire2×Water2×Grass2×
Mamoswine

Type matchups

Damage Mamoswine takes from each attacking type.

½×

Resists (½×)

0×

Immune to (0×)

As an Ice/Ground type, Mamoswine has 5 weaknesses, 1 resistance and 1 immunity, more than the average Pokémon's 3.3 weaknesses. 2 other Pokémon share the Ice/Ground typing.

  • With Thick Fat: Fire 2× → 1×, Ice 1× → ½×

Base stats

HP
110
Attack
130
Defense
80
Sp. Atk
70
Sp. Def
60
Speed
80
Total
530

Mamoswine has a base stat total of 530, higher than 75% of Pokémon. With Attack (130) well above Sp. Atk (70), it works best as a physical attacker. Its Speed of 80 is middling (faster than 61% of Pokémon). With 110 HP, 80 Defense and 60 Sp. Def it is reasonably sturdy and holds up better against physical hits.

Mamoswine can have the abilities Oblivious, Snow Cloak and Thick Fat.

How to beat Mamoswine

Mamoswine takes 2× damage from Fighting, Steel, Fire, Water and Grass moves, so lead with those.

Avoid relying on attacks it shrugs off: Electric moves have no effect on it and Poison moves are resisted.

Good counters: Golisopod hits for 2× with Water-type STAB and resists its Ice and Ground moves. Araquanid hits for 2× with Water-type STAB and resists its Ice and Ground moves. Surskit hits for 2× with Water-type STAB and resists its Ice and Ground moves.

Evolution

Mamoswine is the final stage of a 3-stage line (Swinub → Piloswine → Mamoswine), evolving from Piloswine.

Other Ice/Ground Pokémon

Frequently asked questions

What is Mamoswine weak to?

As an Ice/Ground type, Mamoswine takes super-effective damage from Fighting, Steel, Fire, Water and Grass moves.

What is Mamoswine resistant to?

Mamoswine resists Poison moves. It is immune to Electric.

What are the best counters to Mamoswine?

Strong type-based picks include Golisopod, Araquanid and Surskit, which hit Mamoswine with super-effective attacks.