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Mamoswine is a beast in Pokemon Unite, both in looks and in how it can be played. A tank role is naturally one of the ways you can build this ice-based mammoth, but its kit also lends itself well to being more of an engage or disruptor should your team need it.

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If you’re bold enough, you could even take Mamoswine into the jungle. This is best reserved for more advanced players with a grip on the game and the Pokemon, but it’s an option. The great thing about Mamoswine is that most builds use the same items, or close to it.

Updated April 13, 2023: Mamoswine is a great choice in Pokemon Unite, and one that's best suited to the tank role. To help you make the best build for Mamoswine for Unite, we've updated this guide for clarity.

When To Pick Mamoswine

Screen showing Mamoswine and its evolution from Skwovet in Pokemon Unite

You should pick Mamoswine when you need a beefier frontline to protect your carries and kick off skirmishes. Along with Crustle, it’s perhaps the most obvious tank, but there are also a lot of nuances in how you adapt to a game.

If you want a Pokemon to soak up damage, go with Mamoswine. It’s always a pretty safe choice, the definition of one of those ‘seven-out-of-ten’ types that prove to be consistent all the time. If you’re being forced into the role especially, you can’t really go wrong here.

Mamoswine: Tank Build

Screen showing Held Item choices for a tank Mamoswine build in Pokemon Unite

This build is all about dealing with the pressure front and center, so that your carries can do the business.

Mamoswine is best paired with more ranged Attackers, even better if they also bring crowd control and disruption to the table.

Moves

  • Icicle Crash
  • High Horsepower

In most builds, High Horsepower is going to be a key move. It’s a gap closer, pushes enemies, and disables them — a really potent combo all in one.

When you add Icicle Crash to the mix, with its debilitating slow, and follow up with Mammoth Mash, you’ll wreck enemy teams easily.

Items

Standard tank items include the Focus Band and Buddy Barrier, but you can be flexible with the final choice.

Score Shield is useful, while Muscle Band and Weakness Policy also work. Eject Button is your go-to Battle Item.

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Mamoswine: Engage Build

Screen showing Held Item choices for an engage Mamoswine build in Pokemon Unite

If you want to play a style that’s more aggressive, aiding your teammates with engage rather than soaking up damage, then this is the one for you. It’s more fun to play, but slightly more technical, so you’ll need to be more attentive to the map and where the enemy is.

Moves

  • Ice Fang
  • Earthquake

You could choose any of Mamoswine’s moves and be a good initiator. However, being able to throw enemy Pokemon with Ice Fang, stunning them in the process, is a great way to kick off a teamfight.

Group the enemy team up with Earthquake, and let your carries rip through them.

Items

Focus Band and Buddy Barrier are a must, and then Muscle Band or Weakness Policy as your third item depending on whether you want to be tanking hits as well.

Mamoswine: Stats

Image of Mamoswine and the Pokemon Unite logo on a purple and orange background

Level

HP

Attack

Def

Sp. Attack

Sp. Def

Crit Rate

CDR

Lifesteal

1

3280

170

85

20

65

0

0

0

2

3371

172

91

21

70

0

0

0

3

3480

175

98

23

75

0

0

0

4

3611

178

107

25

81

0

0

0

5

4087

190

139

32

105

0

5

0

6

4277

195

152

35

114

0

5

0

7

4505

201

167

38

125

0

5

0

8

4778

208

185

42

139

0

5

0

9

5743

231

249

57

187

0

10

0

10

6136

240

275

63

206

0

10

0

11

6608

251

307

70

229

0

10

0

12

7174

265

345

79

257

0

10

0

13

7854

281

390

89

291

0

10

0

14

8669

301

445

101

331

0

10

0

15

9648

325

510

116

379

0

10

0

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