Pig and Boar Pokémon
10 Pokémon are based on or look like pigs and boars. They run from Swinub (#0220) to Oinkologne (#0916).
Pig and Boar Pokémon facts
- Most pig and boar Pokémon are Fire types (3 of 10), then Ice (3) and Ground (3).
- Generation 5 added the most (3 of 10).
- Heaviest: Mamoswine (291 kg). Lightest: Swinub (6.5 kg).
- First partner Pokémon: Tepig, Pignite and Emboar.
All 10 Pig and Boar Pokémon
Each Pokémon is here because its lore page on pokee.si says it is based on or inspired by pigs and boars, or looks like them. Game Freak does not always say what inspired a design, so some of these are well-supported readings, not official facts.
| # | Pokémon | Type | Why it counts | Gen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #0220 | Swinub | Ice/Ground | Mixes a wild boar piglet with a guinea pig. | 2 |
| #0221 | Piloswine | Ice/Ground | A wild boar with the traits of a woolly mammoth. | 2 |
| #0325 | Spoink | Psychic | Seems to be modelled on a piglet. | 3 |
| #0326 | Grumpig | Psychic | Seems to be modelled on a pig. | 3 |
| #0473 | Mamoswine | Ice/Ground | A woolly mammoth combined with a wild boar. | 4 |
| #0498 | Tepig | Fire | A small orange piglet with a red snout. | 5 |
| #0499 | Pignite | Fire/Fighting | A pig in a wrestling singlet. | 5 |
| #0500 | Emboar | Fire/Fighting | Based on a boar, named after the warrior Zhang Fei. | 5 |
| #0915 | Lechonk | Normal | A young black Iberian pig, which fits Paldea's Iberian setting. | 9 |
| #0916 | Oinkologne | Normal | Draws on Iberian pig breeds, with colours like the black Iberian. | 9 |
Pig and Boar Pokémon by type
A Pokémon with two types is counted once for each type.