Mega Slowbro

#80 (Kanto)

#81 Magnemite ›

Pokémon type

Water

Psychic

Boosted in Rain and Windy weather

Mega Slowbro weaknesses

Mega Slowbro is weak to Bug, Ghost, Grass, Electric and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Mega Slowbro is resistant to Fighting, Steel, Fire, Water, Psychic and Ice-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Mega Slowbro

The best moves for Mega Slowbro are Confusion and Psychic when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Confusion and Scald deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Confusion

15.2DPS

Psychic

38DPS

Defending

Confusion

15.2DPS

Psychic

38DPS

Trainer Battles

Confusion

3.5EPT

Scald

2.04DPE

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Evolution

There are 4 Pokémon in the Slowpoke family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. 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.

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.

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

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

Summary

Mega Slowbro is a Water & Psychic Pokémon. It is weak to Bug, Ghost, Grass, Electric and Dark moves. Slowbro's best moveset is Confusion & Psychic and it has a Max CP of 4,245.

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
Confusion	19	9.3	15.2
Water Gun	5	10	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Psychic	95	2	2.28
Ice Beam	95	2	1.9
Scald	75	2	1.8
Water Pulse	65	2	1.56
Drain Punch	50	3	1.52
Surf Elite TM	60	2	1.44
Return Purified	25	3	0.76

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Confusion	16	4	4.8	3.5
Water Gun	3	1	3.6	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Scald ▼ att	85	50	2.04
Surf Elite TM	75	45	2
Water Pulse	80	50	1.92
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Ice Beam	90	55	1.64
Psychic ▼ def	75	55	1.64
Drain Punch ▲ def	40	40	1

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	12.5	100%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	12.1	96%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Surf Elite TM 48 DPS	12.1	96%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Surf Elite TM 48 DPS	11.5	92%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	10.7	85%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	10.7	85%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	10.4	83%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Water Pulse 26 DPS	10.3	82%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	10.2	81%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	9.9	79%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	9.9	79%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Water Pulse 26 DPS	9.7	78%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Drain Punch 20 DPS	9.3	74%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Drain Punch 20 DPS	8.8	70%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	5.9	100%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	5.2	88%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Surf Elite TM 48 DPS	5.1	87%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	5.1	86%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Water Pulse 26 DPS	4.9	82%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Drain Punch 20 DPS	4.4	74%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4	67%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	3.2	54%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	2.9	48%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	2.8	47%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Surf Elite TM 48 DPS	2.6	44%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Water Pulse 26 DPS	2.6	44%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Drain Punch 20 DPS	2.4	41%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2	33%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Scald ▼ att 2.04 DPE	16	11.9	100%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Surf Elite TM 2 DPE	16	11.8	99%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Water Pulse 1.92 DPE	16	11.5	96%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	20	11.3	95%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Ice Beam 1.64 DPE	16	10.5	88%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Psychic ▼ def 1.64 DPE	16	10.5	88%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Scald ▼ att 2.04 DPE	17	9.7	81%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Surf Elite TM 2 DPE	15	9.6	80%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Water Pulse 1.92 DPE	17	9.4	78%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	9.2	77%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Ice Beam 1.64 DPE	19	8.5	71%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Psychic ▼ def 1.64 DPE	19	8.5	71%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Drain Punch ▲ def 1 DPE	12	8.3	70%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Drain Punch ▲ def 1 DPE	14	6.6	55%

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

Top Mega Slowbro counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Mega Slowbro Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Dawn Wings Necrozma

Shadow Claw

Moongeist Beam

1.24
2
Zekrom (Shadow)

Charge Beam

Fusion Bolt

1.38
3
Darkrai (Shadow)

Snarl

Foul Play

1.41
4
Thundurus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Wildbolt Storm

1.47
5
Hydreigon (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

1.48

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Chandelure with Hex and Ominous Wind+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		224
Defense		259
Stamina		216

Max HP

Level 40	182
Level 50	194

Average size

Height	2 m
Weight	120 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,609
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,145
Level 30 Max wild	3,219
Level 40	3,755
Level 50	4,245

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,682
Level 35 (wild)	3,487

Costumes

Slowbro costumes

Slowbro (2021 Glasses)

Slowbro (2021 Glasses) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO