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Counter guide · Ice / Ground · Gen II

What beats Swinub?

The 5 hardest counters to Swinub ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Palkia outspeeds and hits for 2× with water-type STAB.

Swinub
No. 220
Swinub
Ice Ground
BST 250 · Speed 50 · Atk 50 · SpA 30

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Palkia
    No. 484
    Palkia
    Water Dragon
    Hits Swinub for 2× via water-type STAB Takes 1× back from ice-type STAB Speed: 100 > 50 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 150)
  2. #2
    Kyogre
    No. 382
    Kyogre
    Water
    Hits Swinub for 2× via water-type STAB Takes 1× back from ground-type STAB Speed: 90 > 50 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 150)
  3. #3
    Ho-Oh
    No. 250
    Ho-Oh
    Fire Flying
    Hits Swinub for 2× via fire-type STAB Takes 1× back from ice-type STAB Speed: 90 > 50 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 130)
  4. #4
    Kartana
    No. 798
    Kartana
    Grass Steel
    Hits Swinub for 2× via grass-type STAB Takes 1× back from ice-type STAB Speed: 109 > 50 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 181)
  5. #5
    Zamazenta
    No. 889
    Zamazenta
    Fighting
    Hits Swinub for 2× via fighting-type STAB Takes 1× back from ice-type STAB Speed: 138 > 50 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 120)

Swinub's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Fire Water Grass Fighting Steel
Immune to
Electric

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Swinub, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Swinub hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.