Slowbro Pokemon Guide: Stats, Best Moves, Abilities and More

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Slowbro Pokemon Guide

Slowbro is a Water and Psychic-type Pokemon known for its bulk, Shellder tail, recovery options and evolution from Slowpoke. This guide covers Slowbro’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations, Mega Slowbro and Galarian Slowbro form information.

Normal Form

Slowbro

Shiny Form

Shiny Slowbro

Regional Form

Galarian Slowbro

Mega Evolution

Mega Slowbro

Slowbro Description

Slowbro evolves from Slowpoke at Level 37. It is a bulky Water and Psychic-type Pokemon known for defensive utility and recovery.

Slowbro Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Slowbro, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Slowbro

National Dex

#0080

Type

Water / Psychic

Species

Hermit Crab Pokemon

Height

5’03” / 1.6 m

160 cm

Weight

173.1 lbs / 78.5 kg

78.5 kg

Abilities

Oblivious, Own Tempo, Regenerator

Slowbro Stats

Slowbro has high Defense and good HP with useful Special Attack. It works best as a bulky pivot, defensive wall or setup Pokemon.

Slowbro Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Slowbro uses Water, Psychic, Ice and support moves across Pokemon games. These are some of Slowbro’s most useful and recognizable moves.

Surf

Reliable Water-type damage across many Pokemon games.

Scald

A useful Water-type attack with a burn chance when available.

Psychic

Strong Psychic-type coverage and a natural fit for the Slowpoke line.

Psyshock

Psychic-type damage that targets Defense instead of Special Defense.

Ice Beam

Coverage against Grass, Dragon, Flying and Ground-type Pokemon.

Slack Off

Reliable recovery that helps the Slowpoke line stay healthy.

Calm Mind

Boosts Special Attack and Special Defense for setup sets.

Thunder Wave

Paralyzes opponents and supports slower team members.

Slowbro All Moves

Slowbro can learn a different move pool depending on the Pokemon game. Use the section below to view Slowbro’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
1	Growl	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100
1	Withdraw	Water	Status	–	–
9	Yawn	Normal	Status	–	–
12	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100
15	Disable	Normal	Status	–	100
18	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100
21	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100
24	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90
27	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
30	Surf	Water	Special	90	100
33	Slack Off	Normal	Status	–	–
36	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100
41	Psych Up	Normal	Status	–	–
46	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
51	Heal Pulse	Psychic	Status	–	–

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Avalanche	Ice	Physical	60	100
TM	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70
TM	Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
TM	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Expanding Force	Psychic	Special	80	100
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100
TM	Future Sight	Psychic	Special	120	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	–	100
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
TM	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Imprison	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	–	–
TM	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Liquidation	Water	Physical	85	100
TM	Metronome	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
TM	Muddy Water	Water	Special	90	85
TM	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100
TM	Psych Up	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100
TM	Psychic Noise	Psychic	Special	75	100
TM	Psychic Terrain	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Scald	Water	Special	80	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Skill Swap	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Snowscape	Ice	Status	0	–
TM	Stored Power	Psychic	Special	20	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Surf	Water	Special	90	100
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
TM	Trick	Psychic	Status	–	100
TM	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100
TM	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100
TM	Weather Ball	Normal	Special	50	100
TM	Whirlpool	Water	Special	35	85
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Future Sight	Psychic	Special	120	100

Slowbro Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Slowbro is a Water / Psychic-type Pokemon. This gives it useful resistances to Fighting, Steel, Fire, Water, Psychic and Ice-type moves, but leaves it weak to Bug, Ghost, Grass, Electric and Dark-type attacks.

Type

Water / Psychic

Weaknesses

Bug, Ghost, Grass, Electric, Dark

Resistances

Fighting, Steel, Fire, Water, Psychic, Ice

Immunity

None

None

Slowbro Abilities

Slowbro’s abilities prevent infatuation, confusion or help it recover HP after switching.

Slowbro Evolution

Slowbro evolves from Slowpoke at Level 37. It is one of Slowpoke’s final evolutions, alongside Slowking in supported games.

Stage 1

Slowpoke

Starting form

Evolution

Slowbro

Evolves from Slowpoke at Level 37

Alternate Evolution

Slowking

Evolves from Slowpoke by trade with a King’s Rock in supported games

Regional Form

Galarian Slowbro

Regional evolution from Galarian Slowpoke

Where to Find Slowbro in Pokemon Games

Slowbro’s availability changes by game. It is usually obtained by evolving Slowpoke at Level 37, though some games allow Slowbro to be caught directly.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Slowbro
Pokemon Red	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon Blue	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon Yellow	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Slowbro
Pokemon Gold	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon Silver	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon Crystal	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Slowbro
Pokemon Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon FireRed	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Slowbro
Pokemon Diamond	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon Pearl	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon Platinum	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon HeartGold	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Slowbro
Pokemon Black	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Black 2	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White 2	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Slowbro
Pokemon X	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon Y	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Slowbro
Pokemon Sun	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon Moon	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Slowbro
Pokemon Sword	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon Shield	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Slowbro
Pokemon Scarlet	Trade or transfer from another compatible game.
Pokemon Violet	Trade or transfer from another compatible game.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or obtain through Slowpoke line availability in Lumiose City.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Slowbro
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Evolve Slowpoke at Level 37, or catch directly in games where Slowbro appears.

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