Piloswine

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Piloswine
Image:Piloswine.png
National
Swinub - Piloswine (#221) - Corsola
Johto
Swinub - Piloswine (#192) - Teddiursa
Japanese name イノムー (Inomū)
Stage Stage 1
Evolves from Swinub
Evolves to Manmoo (from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl onwards)
Generation Second
Species Swine Pokémon
Type Ice / Ground
Height 3 ft 7 in (1.10 m)
Weight 123.0 lb (55.8 kg)
Ability Oblivious/Snow Hide(the latter from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl onwards)

Piloswine (イノムー Inomū?) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Piloswine in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments—and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.[2]

Piloswine's name is a combination of either the word pilose or the prefix "pilo-", which means either hair or is a corrupted form of the phrase "pile of", and swine. The "pilo-" could also be a purpose misspelling of Pliocene, given the resemblance to a mammoth, or pillow, due to its lazy nature. Its Japanese name appears to be a mix of the word Ino (boar) and the sound moo. It's also possible that its name refers to pillows due to its fluffy coat of fur.

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[edit] Biological Characteristics

Piloswine's appearance has elements of wild boar as well as the mammoth. It is a quadruped with a bulky body covered in shaggy brown fur. It has a pig-like snout, floppy ears and a pair of curved tusks.

Piloswine thrives in cold climates. It has adapted to such inhospitable environments; its thick fur which covers its body almost completely shields it against the low temperature, while its rugged hooves provide traction on slippery and frictionless ice surfaces. Piloswine also uses its tusks to forage for food that has been buried under ice.

Piloswine's long hair limit its visibility severely, but it compensates for that by being extremely sensitive to sound. If an ill-meaning individual makes an incriminating noise, Piloswine will home in on the threat and charge at it repeatedly, since it can't see clear enough to tell when the danger has been neutralized.

[edit] In the Pokémon video games

Piloswine is a Shadow Pokémon in Pokémon Colosseum and can be Snagged on the Under Subway, but apart from that it can only be obtained by evolving a Swinub. This means the availability of Swinub dictates the availability of Piloswine.

Piloswine has excellent Hit Points and attack and good defense, but poor speed and special defense, meaning it cannot take advantage of its Ice type a lot, while it increases its weaknesses. However, it is one of the few Pokémon who can learn Amnesia, which will help boost its special defense. It also learns the powerful Earthquake attack naturally, which is usually a staple in its moveset. One can also consider Rock-type attacks to cover more types.

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Piloswine gains a new evolution called Manmū. Piloswine evolves by leveling up after it has learned the move Ancientpower.

[edit] In the Pokémon animé

Piloswine has been featured as a Pokémon of Pryce, the Mahogany Town Gym Leader. When we first see Pryce (episode #239-As cold as Pryce), he is an old and bitter man because when he was young he was hurt badly in a battle and his Piloswine ran off, never to return.

Pryce had always assumed its Piloswine had abandoned him, but in episode #240 (Nice Pryce baby!) he and Ash discovered it frozen in a cave, near some herbs that would have cured Pryce's wounds. Piloswine was defrosted and returned to Pryce, bringing happiness back to his life. He then used Piloswine in his badge battle against Ash.

[edit] In the trading card game

Piloswine has a healthy number of stage-1 card appearances, all blending Ice and Ground abilities in the following sets:

  • Neo Genesis (Water/Ice type)
  • Neo Revelation (Ground/Fighting type)
  • Neo Destiny (Water/Ice type, as Light Piloswine)
  • Skyridge (Ground/Fighting type)
  • Skyridge (Water/Ice type)
  • EX Team Rocket Returns (Ground/Fighting type)

[edit] References

Publications
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
  • Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
  • Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

[edit] External links

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