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slowpoke
#079

Slowpoke

Dopey Pokémon

WaterPsychic

Its long tail often breaks off. It doesn’t really feel any pain, though, and the tail grows back, so Slowpoke isn’t particularly bothered.

Base Stats

HP 90
Attack 65
Defense 65
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 40
Speed 15
Total 315

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Dopey Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 36.0 kg
Base Exp 63
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 190
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Monster ,Water1

Sprites

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slowpoke Back Back
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slowpoke Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 1.3%
Tank
Moves
Thunder Wave / Fire Blast / Calm Mind
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Regenerator
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 116
Def 76
SpA 116
SpD 196

Strategy Overview

One of the most common tanks in the metagame, Slowpoke has great Defense and HP stats that allow it to tank most physical moves in conjunction with a reliable recovery option in Slack Off and a great defensive ability in Regenerator. Alongside its defensive stats, Slowpoke also has access to a great defensive moveset with utility moves such as Thunder Wave and good attacking options such as Scald, and moderate Attack and Special Attack stats that allow it to hit decently hard. Slowpoke's defensive typing is also beneficial, giving it resistances to many common attacks. Slowpoke's great physical Defense makes it a consistent and solid check to Mudbray, as it can easily take Mudbray's moves and KO it with Scald. Slowpoke is also welcome on most defensive cores due to its ability to freely switch out when it pleases due to the healing provided by Regenerator. Unfortunately, Slowpoke is rather passive and is often used as setup bait for Pokemon it can't touch, such as Scraggy, and it also serves as a free switch in for Pokemon such as Snivy. The common move Knock Off is a big threat to Slowpoke due to its high dependency on its Eviolite. Common pivoting moves like Volt Switch and U-turn are also threatening towards Slowpoke because they both deal super effective damage and provide momentum for the opposing team, which can be detrimental late-game.

Most Used Moves

Scald
99.1%
Psychic
89.7%
Slack Off
85.2%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
89.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc