Calm Mind
UUItem
Heavy-Duty Boots / Colbur Berry
Heavy-Duty Boots / Colbur BerryAbilityRegenerator
NatureBold+Def/−Atk
TeraPoison
EV spread
HP252
Def▲252
SpD4
#0080
Slowbro
Hermit Crab Pokémon
Being bitten by a Shellder shocked this Pokémon into standing on two legs. If the Shellder lets go, it seems Slowbro will turn back into a Slowpoke.
Details
Height1.6 m
Weight78.5 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate75(17.5%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP172
Base stats
HP
95
Attack
75
Defense
110
Sp. Atk
100
Sp. Def
80
Speed
30
Total
490
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Slowbro
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Gold
Silver
Crystal
Black
White
Sun
Moon
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Green Japan
Red Japan
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Slowbro can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confusion Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Disable Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Stomp Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 9 | Yawn Target sleeps at the end of the next turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 18 | Water Pulse Has a chance to confuse the target. | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 27 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 30 | Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 30 | Surf Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users. | Water | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 33 | Slack Off Heals the user by half its max HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 33 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 37 | Withdraw Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Water | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 41 | Psych Up Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 44 | Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 46 | Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 51 | Heal Pulse Heals the target for half its max HP. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 55 | Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Slowbro can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
25 sprites & renders for Slowbro.
Across the games
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Community notes
No reader notes on Slowbro yet.
Cite this page
“Slowbro”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/slowbro.
Species data from PokéAPI.