Slowbro Galar
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
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Defensive
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Where to find Slowbro Galar
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Slowbro Galar can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Shell Side Arm Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Acid Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 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 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Withdraw Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Water | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 9 | Yawn Target sleeps at the end of the next turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 12 | Confusion Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 15 | Disable Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 18 | Water Pulse Has a chance to confuse the target. | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 21 | Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 24 | Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 27 | Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 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 |
| 36 | Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 39 | Psych Up Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 42 | Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 45 | Heal Pulse Heals the target for half its max HP. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
Sprites & renders
9 sprites & renders for Slowbro Galar.






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“Slowbro Galar”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/slowbro-galar.
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