Slowbro

#80 (Kanto)

#81 Magnemite ›

Pokémon type

Water

Psychic

Slowbro weaknesses

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

160%

Resistances

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

63%

Best moveset for Slowbro

The best moves for 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 evolves from Slowpoke for 50 Candy, and temporarily into Mega Slowbro.

Slowpoke requires King's Rock to evolve into Slowking.
Evolving Mega Slowbro costs 100 Mega Energy the first time, and 20 Mega Energy every time after.

Galarian Slowpoke

Galarian Slowbro

Galarian Slowking

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

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

Summary

Slowbro is a Water & Psychic Pokémon which evolves from Slowpoke. 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 2,877.

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
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

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
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
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	10.1	100%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	9.9	97%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Surf Elite TM 48 DPS	9.8	96%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Surf Elite TM 48 DPS	9.4	93%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	8.7	85%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.6	85%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	8.4	83%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	8.3	82%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Water Pulse 26 DPS	8.3	82%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.2	81%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	8.1	80%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Water Pulse 26 DPS	8	79%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Drain Punch 20 DPS	7.5	74%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Drain Punch 20 DPS	7.2	71%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.7	67%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.1	60%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	4.8	100%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	4.2	88%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Surf Elite TM 48 DPS	4.2	87%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	4.1	86%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Water Pulse 26 DPS	4	82%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Drain Punch 20 DPS	3.6	74%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.2	68%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	2.6	55%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.3	49%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	2.3	48%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	2.3	47%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Surf Elite TM 48 DPS	2.2	45%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Water Pulse 26 DPS	2.1	44%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Drain Punch 20 DPS	2	41%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.6	34%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.2	25%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Scald 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 1.64 DPE	16	10.5	88%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Scald 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 1.64 DPE	19	8.5	71%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Drain Punch 1 DPE	12	8.3	70%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Drain Punch 1 DPE	14	6.6	55%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	20	5.3	44%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	4	34%

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 Slowbro?

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

The best counter to Slowbro is Mega Sceptile with Fury Cutter and Frenzy Plant, followed by Mega Gengar, Dawn Wings Necrozma and Mega Raichu Y.

The top Slowbro counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter Frenzy Plant	100%
Mega Gengar	Lick Shadow Ball	100%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw Moongeist Beam	99%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Zap Cannon+	99%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut Moongeist Beam	99%
Regieleki	Lock-On Thunder Cage	97%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Wild Charge	96%
Mega Gengar	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball	96%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Zap Cannon+	96%
Mega Gengar	Hex Shadow Ball	96%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		177
Defense		180
Stamina		216

Max HP

Level 40

182

Size

Height	1.6 m
Weight	78.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,090
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,454
Level 30 Max wild	2,181
Level 40	2,545
Level 50	2,877

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,817
Level 35 (wild)	2,363

Costumes

Slowbro costumes

Slowbro (2021)