Swinub Spotlight Hour (June 2026): Last Minute Guide

Swinub Spotlight Hour takes place on June 18th, 2026, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm local time, with 2× Transfer Candy bonus. Pokémon Spotlight Hour feature a different Pokémon and a special bonus for one hour at 6:00 p.m. local time on Thursday during the month of June.

This Spotlight Hour marks the return of Pokémon Spotlight Hour in June 2026. It is especially interesting as you will get 2x Candy on transfer – it’s a great time to have a clear out of your Pokémon storage ahead of global GO Fest next month!

You will get 2x Candy for transferring Pokémon

Note on Transfer Bonus

If you do not want to catch the featured Pokémon, you can make use of the 2x Transfer Candy bonus in other ways:

You can try transferring any saved Scatterbug, opening a Mystery Box or Coin Bag!
This is a great opportunity to clear out your storage, transfer Legendary Pokémon you have been clinging onto, and rare Pokémon you need more candy for.
This is probably your last chance for double transfer candy before GO Fest, so take full advantage!

If you need help managing your Pokémon storage, check out our full guide here.

Swinub Fact Sheet

Swinub

Swinub is a Ice and Ground-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Ice and Ground-type Pokémon, Swinub is weak to Fighting, Fire, Grass, Steel, and Water-type moves.

Swinub’s maximum Combat Power stat is 837 CP, and its recommended Pokémon GO moveset is Tackle / Body Slam. Swinub encounters are boosted during Snow and Sunny weather. Shiny Swinub is available!

Pokémon

Requires

Evolution

Swinub

25 Swinub Candy

Piloswine

100 Swinub Candy

Sinnoh Stone

Mamoswine

Swinub Line Sprite

Shiny Swinub is pretty cute – turning a more aqua/green. It’ll be very easy to spot!

	Regular	Shiny
Swinub	Swinub	Swinub
Piloswine	Piloswine	Piloswine
Mamoswine	Mamoswine	Mamoswine

Swinub CP and IV Chart

LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP
1	10 CP	2	32 CP	3	55 CP
4	77 CP	5	99 CP	6	122 CP
7	144 CP	8	167 CP	9	189 CP
10	211 CP	11	232 CP	12	254 CP
13	275 CP	14	296 CP	15	317 CP
16	338 CP	17	359 CP	18	381 CP
19	402 CP	20	423 CP	21	444 CP
22	465 CP	23	486 CP	24	508 CP
25	529 CP	26	550 CP	27	571 CP
28	592 CP	29	614 CP	30	635 CP
31	645 CP	32	656 CP	33	666 CP
34	677 CP	35	688 CP	36	698 CP
37	709 CP	38	719 CP	39	730 CP
40	741 CP	41	750 CP	42	759 CP
43	769 CP	44	779 CP	45	788 CP
46	798 CP	47	808 CP	48	817 CP
49	827 CP	50	837 CP

Mega Pokémon that boost Swinub

The following Pokémon will grant you extra bonuses when catching Swinub if they are Mega/Primal evolved:

A Note on Mega Catch Bonus

While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Is it worth evolving Swinub?

PVE

Recommended moves

Ice Attacker: Powder Snow Ice, Avalanche Ice
Ground Attacker: Mud-slap Ground, High Horsepower Ground

Mamoswine has been a Dragon killer for even the most seasoned Pokémon GO players, but it’s worth so much more!

It is an exceptional Ice Pokémon and an amazing Ground Pokémon, excelling in both roles with impressive flair.

While the Shadow variant is undoubtedly on another level, a

IV Mamoswine is one of the best investments for your Stardust and Candies.

You’ll never regret this Pokémon.

Raids

Ice and Ground are both incredible offensive types, and Mamoswine excels in both metas. It’s a perfect Pokémon to lead your Raid counters squad.

Gyms

It’s not the most ideal choice due to its many weaknesses, but it’s not bad either.

PVP

Recommended moves

Great League: Powder Snow Ice, Icicle Spear Ice, Stone Edge Rock
Ultra League: Powder Snow Ice. Icicle Spear Ice, High Horsepower Ground
Master League: Powder Snow Ice. Icicle Spear Ice, High Horsepower Ground

Ice and Ground provide at least neutral coverage against the entire meta, so regardless of how good or bad the match-up is for Mamoswine, it still puts in the work!

Thanks to its quick moveset, Mamoswine can land Avalanche more often than opponents would like, making it highly effective at demanding shields.

You’re ALWAYS going to give your opponent a hard time with Mamoswine, so use it well!

Great League

Piloswine has the same moveset as Mamoswine, but the former is better suited for the Great League due to its lower stats.

Ultra League

Once again, Piloswine is preferred in this league.

Master League

Move aside, you pile of s…umm, Piloswine—it’s time for Mamoswine to take the spotlight!

This brute force, despite its weaknesses, makes a large chunk of the Master League meta shiver in terror.

It claims so many victims and truly lives up to its name. However, be careful about its weaknesses. Meticulously planning your team and switch-outs makes Mamoswine a legit match-winner.