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slowbro
#080

Slowbro

Hermit Crab Pokémon

WaterPsychic

An attached Shellder won’t let go because of the tasty flavor that oozes out of its tail.

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

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
slowbro Official Art Official Art
slowbro Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ubers Usage: 0.0%
Defensive
Moves
Toxic / Thunder Wave
Scald / Iron Defense
Item
Slowbronite
Ability
Regenerator
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpA 4

Strategy Overview

Mega Slowbro is one of the premier defensive powerhouses in the Uber tier. Its magnificent bulk and decent typing allow it to wall top-tier threats such as Primal Groudon and Ho-Oh. Before Mega Evolving, Slowbro has access to Regenerator and Slack Off, which grants it the ability to switch in and out frequently without being worn down easily. It has a very wide movepool and reasonable Special Attack, which prevents it from being too passive. Slowbro's access to Thunder Wave aids it in shutting down physical sweepers and slowing faster Pokemon for its teammates to outspeed and possibly KO. While Slowbro is a fantastic wall, it has flaws just like every other Pokemon. Its Speed tier is terrible, so just about any Pokemon in the meta outspeeds it with ease. It has mediocre Special Defense, which prevents it from being an all-round wall, so it should not be switching into special attackers. Though its typing provides it with a few resistances, it also leaves it vulnerable to Pursuit, which Pokemon like Tyranitar can take advantage of. It loses Regenerator when Mega Evolving, which, while it doesn't completely cripple it, does force you to play a little more safely with it. Mega Slowbro also hates entry hazards and just about any type of damage that accumulates over time.

Most Used Moves

Scald
80.0%
Ice Beam
75.8%
Psychic
72.5%
Toxic
26.5%
Yawn
21.4%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
19.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc