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slowking
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Slowking

Royal Pokémon

WaterPsychic

A poisonous bite reacted with its system, blessing it with the enhanced intellect of a genius. It has full control of its psychic powers.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Royal Pokémon
Height 2.0 m
Weight 79.5 kg
Base Exp 172
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 70
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Monster ,Water1

Sprites

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slowking Back Back
slowking Front Shiny Front Shiny
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slowking Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 14.3%
Assault Vest
Moves
Future Sight / Psyshock
Fire Blast / Ice Beam
Dragon Tail / Grass Knot
Item
Assault Vest
Ability
Regenerator
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 212
SpA 252
Spe 44
Nasty Plot
Item
Psychium Z
Ability
Regenerator
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 248
Def 216
Spe 44
Physically Defensive
Moves
Toxic / Calm Mind
Item
Colbur Berry / Psychium Z
Ability
Regenerator
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 248
Def 252
SpD 8

Strategy Overview

Slowking boasts excellent defensive typing, a great ability in Regenerator, and exceptional special bulk as well as good physical bulk, making it one of NU's most reliable defensive pivots, taking on Passimian, Delphox, and Mega Glalie reliably. Access to strong STAB moves, including Scald, Future Sight, and Psyshock, as well as good base 100 Special Attack means that Slowking is no slouch offensively either. This is accentuated by its wide variety of coverage move that include Fire Blast, Grass Knot, and Ice Beam, making Slowking difficult for anything but a dedicated wall to switch into. A wide utility movepool with Dragon Tail, Slack Off, Toxic, Nasty Plot, and Calm Mind means that Slowking can be customized for most teams. However, as its name suggests, Slowking is outrun by essentially every offensive Pokemon in NU as well as most walls, making it fairly easy to revenge kill. Additionally, Slowking is very vulnerable to Toxic, as any passive damage reduces the recovery it gets from Regenerator, hurting its ability to pivot.

Most Used Moves

Scald
96.0%
Psyshock
31.6%
Slack Off
30.4%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc