Galarian Slowbro

#80 (Kanto)

#81 Magnemite ›

Pokémon type

Poison

Psychic

Boosted in Cloudy and Windy weather

Galarian Slowbro weaknesses

Galarian Slowbro is weak to Ground, Ghost and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Galarian Slowbro is resistant to Poison, Grass and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Fighting-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Galarian Slowbro

The best moves for Galarian Slowbro are Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Confusion and Focus Blast deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Poison Jab

15.6DPS

Sludge Bomb

40.8DPS

Defending

Confusion

15.2DPS

Psychic

38DPS

Trainer Battles

Confusion

3.5EPT

Focus Blast

2DPE

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Evolution

There are 3 Pokémon in the Galarian Slowpoke family. Galarian Slowbro evolves from Galarian Slowpoke for 50 Candy.

Galarian Slowpoke

Galarian Slowbro

Galarian Slowking

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.

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.

Forms

There are 3 different forms of Slowbro:

Normal

Galarian Form

Mega Evolution

View 1 costume for Slowbro »

(which only changes Slowbro's appearance)

Game images

Galarian Slowbro, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Galarian Slowbro is a Poison & Psychic Pokémon which evolves from Slowpoke. It is weak to Ground, Ghost and Dark moves. Slowbro's best moveset is Poison Jab & Sludge Bomb and it has a Max CP of 2,764.

About

"Slowbro's tail has a Shellder firmly attached with a bite. As a result, the tail can't be used for fishing anymore. This causes Slowbro to grudgingly swim and catch prey instead."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Poison Jab	13	9	15.6
Confusion	19	9.3	15.2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Psychic	95	2	2.28
Sludge Bomb	85	2	2.04
Brutal Swing	65	3	1.97
Drain Punch	50	3	1.52
Scald	75	2	1.5
Focus Blast	140	1	1.4
Surf Elite TM	60	2	1.2
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Poison Jab	7	2	4.2	3.5
Confusion	16	4	4.8	3.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Focus Blast	150	75	2
Sludge Bomb	80	50	1.92
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Scald ▼ att	85	50	1.7
Surf Elite TM	75	45	1.67
Psychic ▼ def	75	55	1.64
Brutal Swing	55	35	1.57
Drain Punch ▲ def	40	40	1
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

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
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	10.5	100%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	10.5	100%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	10.4	99%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	10.4	99%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Brutal Swing 32.5 DPS	9.7	92%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Focus Blast 40 DPS	9.6	91%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Brutal Swing 32.5 DPS	9.6	91%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Surf Elite TM 40 DPS	9.5	90%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Focus Blast 40 DPS	9.4	89%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Surf Elite TM 40 DPS	9.3	88%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	9.1	86%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.9	84%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Scald 21.4 DPS	8.1	77%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Scald 21.4 DPS	7.9	75%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Drain Punch 20 DPS	7.9	75%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Drain Punch 20 DPS	7.7	73%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	7.3	69%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.9	66%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	4.9	100%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	4.8	97%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Brutal Swing 32.5 DPS	4.3	88%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Focus Blast 40 DPS	4.2	85%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	4.2	85%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	4	81%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Surf Elite TM 40 DPS	3.9	80%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Scald 21.4 DPS	3.9	79%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Brutal Swing 32.5 DPS	3.7	75%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Drain Punch 20 DPS	3.6	74%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Focus Blast 40 DPS	3.5	71%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.3	68%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Scald 21.4 DPS	3.3	67%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Surf Elite TM 40 DPS	3.3	67%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Drain Punch 20 DPS	3.1	64%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.8	57%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.4	49%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.1	43%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Focus Blast 2 DPE	24	11.8	100%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	16	11.5	98%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	20	11.3	96%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Focus Blast 2 DPE	22	11.2	95%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	16	10.9	93%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Scald ▼ att 1.7 DPE	16	10.8	91%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	20	10.7	91%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Surf Elite TM 1.67 DPE	16	10.6	90%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Psychic ▼ def 1.64 DPE	16	10.5	89%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Brutal Swing 1.57 DPE	12	10.3	87%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Scald ▼ att 1.7 DPE	16	10.2	86%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Surf Elite TM 1.67 DPE	14	10	85%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Psychic ▼ def 1.64 DPE	16	9.9	84%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Brutal Swing 1.57 DPE	10	9.7	82%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Drain Punch ▲ def 1 DPE	12	8.3	70%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Drain Punch ▲ def 1 DPE	12	7.7	65%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	20	5.3	45%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	20	4.7	40%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Galarian Slowbro?

Galarian Slowbro is weak to Ground, Ghost and Dark moves.

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Dawn Wings Necrozma

Psycho Cut

Moongeist Beam

0.46
2
Darkrai (Shadow)

Snarl

Foul Play

0.52
3
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.53
4
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.53
5
Hydreigon (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.55
6
Tyranitar (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.57
7
Landorus (Therian Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.57
8
Garchomp (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.57
9
Gengar (Shadow)

Lick

Shadow Ball

0.58
10
Chandelure (Shadow)

Hex

Shadow Ball

0.58

The best counter to Galarian Slowbro is Dawn Wings Necrozma with Psycho Cut and Moongeist Beam, followed by Darkrai (Shadow), Groudon (Shadow) and Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Chandelure with Hex and Ominous Wind+.

The top Galarian Slowbro counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Galarian Slowbro's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		182
Defense		156
Stamina		216

Max HP

Level 40	182
Level 50	194

Average size

Height	1.6 m
Weight	70.5 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,048
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,397
Level 30 Max wild	2,096
Level 40	2,445
Level 50	2,764

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,746
Level 35 (wild)	2,270

Costumes

Slowbro costumes

Slowbro (2021 Glasses)

Slowbro (2021 Glasses) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO