Dawn's Mamoswine

Dawn's Mamoswine ヒカリのマンムー Hikari's Mammoo

Dawn's Mamoswine

Debuts in Hungry for the Good Life! Caught at Mr. Backlot's Trophy Garden Evolves in Sleepless In Pre-Battle! A Breed Stampede! Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location With Dawn

→ → This Pokémon spent 20 episodes as Swinub and 2 episodes as Piloswine.

Voice actor Japanese English As Swinub Inuko Inuyama Kayzie Rogers As Piloswine Inuko Inuyama Tim Werenko As Mamoswine Unshō Ishizuka Marc Thompson

Dawn's Mamoswine (Japanese: ヒカリのマンムー Hikari's Mammoo) was the fourth Pokémon that Dawn caught in the Sinnoh region, and her sixth overall.

History

Diamond & Pearl series

As a Swinub

Mamoswine debuted in Hungry for the Good Life! as a stray and hungry Swinub. It appeared at Mr. Backlot's mansion from a nearby forest and always came over for something to eat. It caused trouble by devouring all of Dawn's Poffins showing a liking to them, but caused much displeasure to Dawn's other Pokémon. However, after helping take down Team Rocket and rescue the other Pokémon, Dawn decided she wanted Swinub to go with her. It had a very cheerful, happy personality and would often jump up and down in excitement.

While still a Swinub, it was not used very much due to its relative lack of battling and Contest experience. In Battling The Generation Gap!, Swinub watched its first Contest when it saw Dawn, Buneary and Ambipom work together to win the Celestic Town Contest. Swinub evolved into Piloswine in Sleepless In Pre-Battle! in a battle against Team Rocket. After evolving Piloswine was initially still very affectionate towards Dawn, as seen in Get Your Rotom Running! where it tackled her to the ground out of affection. This affection would be short lived, however.

Its personality drastically changed in A Breed Stampede!. Just two episodes after evolving, Piloswine started to develop an indifference towards Dawn and became prone to disobedience. Knowing numerous powerful attacks, Piloswine felt much stronger and more confident than it did as a Swinub. It felt that it wasn't weak and was very powerful. On numerous occasions it tried to attack Dawn or her Pokémon. It attacked Piplup for touching its fur presumptuously, and tried to attack Dawn with Ice Shard, instead freezing half the body of Grotle who tried to stop it from rampaging. Dawn agreed to have a battle with her Piloswine and Grotle. However, it ignored Dawn's commands and used Ancient Power instead. It later evolved again into Mamoswine after being attacked by Team Rocket. Unfortunately, it has kept its bad behavior from when it was a Piloswine. Despite this, Dawn is still eager to train Mamoswine well.

As a Piloswine

In Trials and Adulations!, Mamoswine was injured during a battle against a wild Aggron. Dawn and her Pokémon used the first aid skills taught to her by Brock in Doc Brock! to help Mamoswine recover, and later attempted to protect Mamoswine against Team Rocket. As a result, Mamoswine gained respect for Dawn and under her instructions, it was able to defeat Aggron. From then on, Mamoswine still has a tiny bit of a rebellious attitude, but when Dawn is in danger it does not hesitate to help her.

In Old Rivals, New Tricks, although it pretended not to be interested, Mamoswine helped Ambipom train for the upcoming Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament. Later during the Contest it tried to sleep instead of cheerleading, as usual. Although when Ambipom started battling Kenny's Prinplup, it started to watch and eventually got completely drawn into the excitement with wide eyes.

In Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!, Dawn decided to train the Twin Tusk Pokémon for her upcoming Contest. All was going well until Mamoswine causes an accident and runs off into a jungle, angry and embarrassed, causing Dawn to go after it. A wild Tangrowth appears and attacks Mamoswine, defeating it with Absorb. Team Rocket later appears to cause havoc, and Mamoswine successfully learns Hidden Power in the process of attacking Team Rocket.

In Dressed for Jess Success!, Dawn used Mamoswine in its first Contest during the Battle Round of the Lilypad Contest. Earlier in the episode, Dawn taught it a trick that utilizes swallowing Ice Shard to create ice spikes on its back, inspired by Ash's Grotle swallowing its own Energy Ball. Unfortunately however, during their battle against Carnivine, it lost its temper and began rampaging out of control, resulting in a loss. However, despite Mamoswine being saddened by the loss, it was eager to begin training again.

In Double-Time Battle Training!, Mamoswine was training to find its Contest partner. It failed to sync with both Piplup and Pachirisu. It finally found its partner after it worked well with Cyndaquil after a successful Flame-Ice. Though the new partners were defeated during their practice battle against Zoey, after Zoey's Kirlia used Psychic to control her Leafeon's Magical Leaf.

Mamoswine and Dawn

In Playing the Performance Encore!, Mamoswine and Cyndaquil were used for the battle round of the Daybreak Contest. The Flame-Ice combination was used by Dawn in the battle against her first foe's Houndoom and Mightyena, but it failed due to the ice melting. In the battle with Ursula, Dawn started using both of Mamoswine and Cyndaquil's capabilities. Mamoswine swallowed Ice Shard which made the fur on Mamoswine's back and head freeze into large spears of ice which cause extra damage when Take Down is used. It was also used in the two-on-two Contest Battle against Ursula's Minun and Plusle when Cyndaquil used Swift to surround Mamoswine. Cyndaquil then turned the flame on its back on as the two charged for Ursula's Plusle and Minun. Despite Ursula losing some points, the move failed to hit the two Pokémon. After managing to work together to both attack and defend against Ursula's Pokémon's attacks, as well as mastering the Flame-Ice combo, Dawn managed to win the battle, earning her fifth Ribbon.

In Opposites Interact!, Mamoswine was used alongside Pachirisu in the first battle round of the Grand Festival against Gabite and Flareon. Despite a good start, Mamoswine and Pachirisu soon found themselves struggling and Mamoswine found itself overpowered by Flareon's Fire-type moves as well as a powerful Scary Face and Shadow Ball. However Pachirisu and Mamoswine were able to pull off Dawn's newest improvised move, Ice Chandelier, despite Pachirisu having originally practiced with Buneary. As a result, both Gabite and Flareon were defeated.

Mamoswine made another appearance in Familiarity Breeds Strategy!, where it was briefly seen helping Ash's Gliscor train its Giga Impact.

Mamoswine appeared again in SS024 to help fight off the horde of Ariados that were attacking Dawn and Shinko. Mamoswine was caught in String Shot and left helpless until Quilava saved it.

Best Wishes series

In Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!, Mamoswine was introduced to Ash, Iris and Cilan's Pokémon. It was disturbed by an invisible Meloetta and began sniffing around for it. Later, in The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo!, Mamoswine battled Ash's Pignite. The battle ended in a draw when both Pokémon were knocked out by a collision of their attacks.

It was used by Dawn in Battling Authority Once Again! during the second round of Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup. Mamoswine went up against Iris's Dragonite and hit its opponent with numerous Ice Shard attacks while Dragonite refused to dodge as he was disobeying his Trainer. Mamoswine attempted a Take Down on its opponent, but was thrown across the battlefield by its tusks. Mamoswine got straight back up and landed a direct hit on Dragonite with a second Take Down. It was then revealed Mamoswine had learned Ice Fang when Dawn called for it as a finishing move. Dragonite began to freeze as he held Mamoswine's frozen tusks back. However, he escaped upwards and launched a Dragon Rush attack. Mamoswine was defeated by the massive hit.

Personality and characteristics

Mamoswine sleeping

Much like Munchlax did with May, Swinub decided to follow Dawn for her cooking abilities. As a Swinub in its debut it showed to be quite lazy and gluttonous and Dawn quickly realized it was too early for battles and decided to put its contest debut on the hold.

However, some episodes later it began to change due to its new power and newfound confidence, similar to the fate of Ash's Charizard. This became a problem, as it decided to ignore all of Dawn's commands. The situation became even worse after evolving again into Mamoswine, now having inherited a quite violent and rude personality, attacking Dawn and her Pokémon several times.

Even after it began to obey Dawn, it still showed to be an out-of-control Pokémon, as seen in its contest debut where it showed a catastrophic result due to its short fuse. After Dawn began training for Double Performances, it froze several of Dawn's Pokémon in trying to partner up for an appeal, albeit all were unintentional, until it found its perfect partner: Cyndaquil. After that Mamoswine showed to have returned to its friendly personality, thus becoming a more serious Pokémon.

In battle, Mamoswine has shown to be incredibly powerful thanks to its large and powerful physique. It was shown to take Piplup's Bubble Beam, Whirlpool and Peck in quick succession with no resistance at all as well as knocking him out for the third time in A Breed Stampede!.

Mamoswine wasn't interested to watch Dawn compete in Pokémon Contests initially; instead, it just slept with a pompom on its head. Later on, during Dawn's battle with Ursula in Another One Gabites the Dust!, Mamoswine sparked an interest after seeing Dawn and Pachirisu use Pachirisu's new move to the fullest.

Moves used

Using Ice Shard as a Piloswine Using Ice Shard	Move First Used In Take Down † Hungry for the Good Life! Ice Shard † Hungry for the Good Life! Dig The Psyduck Stops Here! Ancient Power A Breed Stampede! Hidden Power † Promoting Healthy Tangrowth! Ice Fang † Battling Authority Once Again!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Moves improvised

Picture	First Used In	Moves Involved	Partnered With
	Dressed for Jess Success!	Ice Shard	None
	Description: Mamoswine eats its own Ice Shard. Then, the fur on Mamoswine's back freezes over, covering its body in icicles. According to Brock, this happens because the Pokémon receives an energy charge by swallowing a move that's the same type as itself, and the energy is released throughout its body. The technique was called the "Ice Armor" by Marian. It was first used during preparations for the Lilypad Contest and then again in the Battle Stage of said competition. It was later used in the Daybreak Contest in Playing the Performance Encore!. Dawn came up with the idea for the technique after seeing the battle between Ash's Grotle and Palmer's Rhyperior in Challenging a Towering Figure!, during which Grotle accidentally ate its own Energy Ball.
	Double-Time Battle Training!	Flame Wheel and Ice Shard	Dawn's Cyndaquil
	Description: Cyndaquil uses Flame Wheel and Mamoswine follows up with Ice Shard. Then Mamoswine shatters the Ice Shard with its tusks. When the shattered Ice Shard surrounds Cyndaquil, Mamoswine uses Ice Shard to freeze them, creating a cuboid of ice around Cyndaquil. The rotating flames make the ice sparkle and Cyndaquil heads towards the opponents while inside the cuboid. The combination is called the "Flame Ice" and was first used in a Double Battle against Zoey's Kirlia and Leafeon. It was used again in the Battle Stage of the Daybreak Contest in Playing the Performance Encore!. Dawn took inspiration from Snowpoint's Tamato Berry ice cream bar to develop the combination. Mamoswine can also send the Ice Shard in the form of icy projectiles towards Cyndaquil, eventually forming the cuboid of ice to achieve the same result.
	Playing the Performance Encore!	Ice Shard, Swift, and Take Down	Dawn's Cyndaquil
	Description: Mamoswine uses the Ice Armor technique and Cyndaquil follows up with Swift, encircling Mamoswine with multiple gold stars. Then Cyndaquil jumps on one of the icicles from the Ice Armor and flares up the flames on its back. After that, Mamoswine heads towards the opponents while using Take Down. The combination was used during a two-on-two Contest Battle against Ursula's Plusle and Minun in the Daybreak Contest.
	Teaching the Student Teacher!	Ice Shard and Discharge	Dawn's Pachirisu
	Description: Mamoswine uses Ice Shard to create a hollow sphere of ice around Pachirisu. Then Pachirisu uses Discharge to make the ice shine brightly. Pachirisu can also run inside the sphere. The combination is known as the "Ice Chandelier" and was developed by Dawn to show Johanna's students an example of a Contest combination. It was later used during a two-on-two Contest Battle against Ursula's Gabite and Flareon in the Sinnoh Grand Festival in Opposites Interact!. Pachirisu was shown to be able to head towards the opposing team while inside the sphere. Additionally, Mamoswine was seen using Ancient Power to lift the sphere up in the air and Hidden Power to add more power to the combination.
	Opposites Interact!	Discharge and Take Down	Dawn's Pachirisu
	Description: Pachirisu uses Discharge on Mamoswine, giving it an electric charge. Mamoswine is engulfed by a flare of electricity but takes no damage as it is part Ground-type and thus immune to Electric-type attacks. Then Mamoswine heads towards the opponents while using Take Down, simultaneously conducting the electric charge to the foes. The combination was used during a two-on-two Contest Battle against Ursula's Gabite and Flareon in the Sinnoh Grand Festival.

In the manga

In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga

Mamoswine in Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl

In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga, which is based on the Diamond & Pearl series of the anime, Mamoswine makes a cameo appearance in the final chapter of the manga, Playing in the Snow. It is shown playing with all of Ash and Dawn's other Pokémon.

In the movie adaptations

Mamoswine appears as a Swinub in a cameo during the manga adaptation of the eleventh movie and its graphic novel with the other Pokémon.

Moves used

	Move First Used In Ice Shard Zero's True Ambitions
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Trivia

• Sleepless In Pre-Battle, the episode in which Swinub evolves into Piloswine, first aired in Japan in the same week that Hungry For the Good Life!, the episode in which Swinub is captured, first aired in the United States. The same thing happened to Ash's Gliscor and Gligar.
• Both of Mamoswine's evolutions happened during a battle with Team Rocket.
• Mamoswine is the second of Dawn's Pokémon to evolve by the method of knowing a certain move, the first being her Ambipom.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Swinub, Piloswine, and Mamoswine.

Dawn's Pokémon
On hand:	Piplup	Buneary	Pachirisu	Mamoswine	Quilava	Togekiss
In training:	Ambipom
Traded away:	Buizel
Released:	Oshawott
Temporary:	Pikachu	Croagunk	Chimchar	Staravia	Grimer	Dodrio
	Sharpedo
Befriended:	Mesprit

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