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slowbro
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Slowbro

Hermit Crab Pokémon

WaterPsychic

It spaces out while gazing at the sea. With Shellder’s poison flowing through its body, it becomes even spacier.

Base Stats

HP 95
Attack 75
Defense 110
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 80
Speed 30
Total 490

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Hermit Crab Pokémon
Height 1.6 m
Weight 78.5 kg
Base Exp 172
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Monster ,Water1

Sprites

slowbro Front Front
slowbro Back Back
slowbro Front Shiny Front Shiny
slowbro Back Shiny Back Shiny
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slowbro Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Defensive
Moves
Ice Beam / Counter
Future Sight / Thunder Wave / Toxic / Protect / Flamethrower
Item
Leftovers / Psychium Z / Icium Z
Ability
Regenerator
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4
Paper Shell (Mega)
Moves
Ice Beam / Psychic
Psychic / Calm Mind / Toxic / Future Sight
Item
Slowbronite
Ability
Regenerator
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Through its unique typing, solid physical bulk, and perfectly-fitting ability in Regenerator, Slowbro brings incredible defensive value to its team, checking premier physical attackers such as Mega Charizard X, Mega Medicham, Mega Swampert, Mega Lopunny, Gliscor, Landorus-T, and Hawlucha. Slowbro also has a respectable Special Attack stat and can spread status via Scald, Thunder Wave, and Toxic, preventing it from being overly passive. It has a great variety of moves it can slot on and even a variety of items, often running Leftovers, various Z-Crystals, and Slowbronite. Despite this, Slowbro is threatened by many prominent special attackers, such as Ash-Greninja, Tapu Koko, Serperior, and Mega Charizard Y, and even physical attackers like Kartana and Tapu Bulu if they can get in safely. Additionally, Slowbro hates status conditions and especially Toxic Spikes, so a lot of players decide that the poison-immune, Toxic Spikes-clearing Toxapex is much less hassle to fit onto a team.

Most Used Moves

Scald
98.0%
Slack Off
96.2%
Ice Beam
32.5%
Toxic
29.8%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
31.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc