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

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Slowpoke Pokemon Guide

Slowpoke is a Water and Psychic-type Pokemon known for its slow reactions, strong defensive potential and branching evolution into Slowbro or Slowking. This guide covers Slowpoke’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and Galarian Slowpoke form information.

Normal Form

Slowpoke

Shiny Form

Shiny Slowpoke

Regional Form

Galarian Slowpoke

Slowpoke Description

Slowpoke is a Water and Psychic-type Pokemon with slow reactions and surprising psychic power. It evolves into Slowbro at Level 37 or Slowking through trade with a King’s Rock in supported games.

Slowpoke Quick Facts

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

Name

Slowpoke

National Dex

#0079

Type

Water / Psychic

Species

Dopey Pokemon

Height

3’11” / 1.2 m

120 cm

Weight

79.4 lbs / 36.0 kg

36.0 kg

Abilities

Oblivious, Own Tempo, Regenerator

Slowpoke Stats

Slowpoke has good HP and solid defensive potential, but very low Speed. It often works best as a bulky support Pokemon before evolving.

Slowpoke Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Slowpoke uses Water, Psychic, Ice and support moves across Pokemon games. These are some of Slowpoke’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.

Slowpoke All Moves

Slowpoke can learn a different move pool depending on the Pokemon game. Use the section below to view Slowpoke’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	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100
3	Growl	Normal	Status	–	100
6	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100
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
39	Psych Up	Normal	Status	–	–
42	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
45	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 Slam	Normal	Physical	85	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	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	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100
TM	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	–	100
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Imprison	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Liquidation	Water	Physical	85	100
TM	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100
TM	Psych Up	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100
TM	Psychic Terrain	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
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
Belch	Poison	Special	120	90
Belly Drum	Normal	Status	–	–
Block	Normal	Status	–	–
Stomp	Normal	Physical	65	100

Slowpoke Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Slowpoke 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

Slowpoke Abilities

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

Slowpoke Evolution

Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro at Level 37. Slowpoke can also evolve into Slowking by trade with a King’s Rock in supported games. Galarian Slowpoke has separate evolution methods into Galarian Slowbro and Galarian Slowking.

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 Slowpoke

Regional form from Galar

Where to Find Slowpoke in Pokemon Games

Slowpoke’s availability changes by game. It is usually found near water, wells, islands and coastal areas.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Slowpoke
Pokemon Red	Route 10, Seafoam Islands, Safari Zone and Celadon City.
Pokemon Blue	Route 10, Seafoam Islands, Safari Zone and Celadon City.
Pokemon Yellow	Route 10, Seafoam Islands, Safari Zone and Celadon City.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Slowpoke
Pokemon Gold	Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls and Seafoam Islands.
Pokemon Silver	Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls and Seafoam Islands.
Pokemon Crystal	Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls and Seafoam Islands.

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

Game	Where to Find Slowpoke
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	Seafoam Islands, Safari Zone, Berry Forest, Icefall Cave, Water Labyrinth and other water areas.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Seafoam Islands, Safari Zone, Berry Forest, Icefall Cave, Water Labyrinth and other water areas.

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

Game	Where to Find Slowpoke
Pokemon Diamond	Route 205 and Great Marsh.
Pokemon Pearl	Route 205 and Great Marsh.
Pokemon Platinum	Route 205 and Great Marsh.
Pokemon HeartGold	Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls and Seafoam Islands.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls and Seafoam Islands.

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

Game	Where to Find Slowpoke
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 Slowpoke
Pokemon X	Route 12 and Azure Bay.
Pokemon Y	Route 12 and Azure Bay.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Trade or migrate from another game.

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

Game	Where to Find Slowpoke
Pokemon Sun	Kala’e Bay.
Pokemon Moon	Kala’e Bay.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Kala’e Bay.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Kala’e Bay.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Seafoam Islands.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Seafoam Islands.

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

Game	Where to Find Slowpoke
Pokemon Sword	Fields of Honor, Soothing Wetlands, Forest of Focus, Challenge Beach, Brawlers’ Cave, Training Lowlands and Workout Sea. Galarian Slowpoke is available in Sword and Shield expansion content.
Pokemon Shield	Fields of Honor, Soothing Wetlands, Forest of Focus, Challenge Beach, Brawlers’ Cave, Training Lowlands and Workout Sea. Galarian Slowpoke is available in Sword and Shield expansion content.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Route 205, Great Marsh, Fountainspring Cave, Riverbank Cave and Still-Water Cavern.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Route 205, Great Marsh, Fountainspring Cave, Riverbank Cave and Still-Water Cavern.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Slowpoke
Pokemon Scarlet	Trade or transfer from another compatible game.
Pokemon Violet	Trade or transfer from another compatible game.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Appears in Lumiose City. A special event Slowpoke was also distributed through a Pokemon Center Japan promotion.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Slowpoke
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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