Game ⇓ | Flavour Text ⇓ |
| Gold | It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs. |
| Silver | If it smells some thing enticing, it dashes headlong off to find the source of the aroma. |
| Crystal | It uses the tip of its nose to dig for food. Its nose is so tough that even frozen ground poses no problem. |
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| Ruby/Sapphire | SWINUB roots for food by rubbing its snout against the ground. Its favorite food is a mushroom that grows under the cover of dead grass. This POKéMON occasionally roots out hot springs. |
| Emerald | It roots for food by rubbing its snout against the ground. Its favorite food is a mushroom that grows under dried grass. It occasionally roots out hot springs. |
| FireRed | If it smells something enticing, it dashes off headlong to find the source of the aroma. |
| Leaf Green | It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs. |
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| Diamond/Pearl | It loves eating mushrooms that grow under dead grass. It also finds hot springs while foraging. |
| Platinum | It has a very sensitive nose. It can locate mushrooms, berries, and even hot springs buried under ice. |
| Heart Gold | It rubs its snout on the ground to find and dig up food. It sometimes discovers hot springs. |
| Soul Silver | If it smells something enticing, it dashes off headlong to find the source of the aroma. |
| Black | It has a very sensitive nose. It can locate mushrooms, berries, and even hot springs buried under ice. |
| White | It has a very sensitive nose. It can locate mushrooms, berries, and even hot springs buried under ice. |
