Pokémon type
Water
Psychic
Boosted in Rain and Windy weather
Slowpoke weaknesses
Slowpoke is weak to Bug, Ghost, Grass, Electric and Dark-type moves.
Slowpoke
#79 (Kanto)
Best moveset for Slowpoke
The best moves for Slowpoke are Confusion and Psychic when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Confusion and Psyshock deal the most damage per turn.
Evolution
There are 4 Pokémon in the Slowpoke family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro or Slowking (King's Rock) for 50 Candy, and Slowbro temporarily evolves into Mega Slowbro.
- Slowpoke requires King's Rock to evolve into Slowking.
- Evolving Mega Slowbro costs 100 Mega Energy the first time. Doing it again during the rest period that follows costs up to 20 Mega Energy, and less at higher Mega Levels.
- Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Slowpoke for 45 Candy.
- To evolve Galarian Slowpoke into Galarian Slowbro, make it your buddy and complete this task: Catch 30 Poison-type Pokémon.
- To evolve Galarian Slowpoke into Galarian Slowking, make it your buddy and complete this task: Catch 30 Psychic-type Pokémon.
Forms
There are 2 different forms of Slowpoke:
View 2 costumes for Slowpoke »
(which only change Slowpoke's appearance)
Game images
Slowpoke, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.
Events
Summary
Slowpoke is a Water & Psychic Pokémon. It is weak to Bug, Ghost, Grass, Electric and Dark moves. Slowpoke's best moveset is Confusion & Psychic and it has a Max CP of 1,386. Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro or Slowking.
About
"Slowpoke uses its tail to catch prey by dipping it in water at the side of a river. However, this Pokémon often forgets what it's doing and often spends entire days just loafing at water's edge."
Moves & Movesets
All moves
Raids
Trainer Battles
| Quick move | Damage | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Confusion | 19 | 15.2 |
| Water Gun | 5 | 12 |
| Main move | Damage | Energy | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychic | 95 | 2 | 2.28 |
| Psyshock | 60 | 3 | 2.18 |
| Water Pulse | 65 | 2 | 1.56 |
| Return Purified | 25 | 3 | 0.76 |
| Frustration Shadow | 10 | 3 | 0.3 |
The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.
All movesets
Attacking
Defending
Trainer Battles
| Quick move | Main move | DPS | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Confusion
15.2 DPS
|
Psychic
38 DPS
|
6.6 | 100% |
|
Water Gun
12 DPS
|
Psychic
38 DPS
|
6.6 | 100% |
|
Confusion
15.2 DPS
|
Psyshock
28.8 DPS
|
6 | 90% |
|
Water Gun
12 DPS
|
Psyshock
28.8 DPS
|
5.9 | 89% |
|
Confusion
15.2 DPS
|
Return
Purified
50 DPS
|
5.7 | 86% |
|
Water Gun
12 DPS
|
Return
Purified
50 DPS
|
5.6 | 85% |
|
Confusion
15.2 DPS
|
Water Pulse
26 DPS
|
5.5 | 82% |
|
Water Gun
12 DPS
|
Water Pulse
26 DPS
|
5.4 | 81% |
|
Confusion
15.2 DPS
|
Frustration
Shadow
5 DPS
|
4.5 | 67% |
|
Water Gun
12 DPS
|
Frustration
Shadow
5 DPS
|
4.3 | 64% |
Counters & Raids
Top Slowpoke counters
For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Slowpoke Raid Counters »
Pokémon
Moveset
Trainers
- 1 0.04
- 2 0.04
- 3 0.04
- 4 0.04
- 5 0.04
The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Chandelure with Hex and Ominous Wind+.
Stats & IVs
Base stats
| Attack |
|
109 |
| Defense |
|
98 |
| Stamina |
|
207 |
Max HP
| Level 40 | 175 |
| Level 50 | 186 |
Average size
| Height | 1.2 m |
| Weight | 36 kg |
Second charged move cost
| Stardust | 50,000 |
| Candy | 50 |
Purification cost
| Stardust | 3,000 |
| Candy | 3 |
Other
| Buddy walk distance | 3 km |
Max CP
|
Level 15 Research encounters |
525 |
|
Level 20 Max hatched / raids |
700 |
|
Level 30 Max wild |
1,051 |
|
Level 40 |
1,226 |
|
Level 50 |
1,386 |
Max CP with weather boost
| Level 25 (raids) | 876 |
| Level 35 (wild) | 1,139 |
Costumes
Slowpoke costumes
Slowpoke (2020 Glasses)
- Slowpoke (2020 Glasses) evolves into Slowbro (2021 Glasses) or Slowking (2022 Glasses).
Slowpoke (Cowboy Hat)
- Can't evolve.
