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#0199

Slowking

Royal Pokémon

Water Psychic

Slowking can solve any problem presented to it, but no one can understand a thing Slowking says.

In Pokémon GO · 2545 max CP 2 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height2.0 m

Weight79.5 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate70(16.6%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP172

Abilities

Oblivious

Prevents infatuation and protects against Captivate.

Own Tempo

Prevents confusion.

RegeneratorHidden

Heals for 1/3 max HP upon switching out.

Egg groups: Monster, Water 1

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Breeding
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

100

Sp. Def

110

Speed

Total

490

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Bug2×

Ghost2×

Grass2×

Electric2×

Dark2×

Resistant to

Fighting½×

Steel½×

Fire½×

Water½×

Psychic½×

Ice½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Defensive Pivot

Moves

Item

Heavy-Duty Boots

AbilityRegenerator

Nature{"Relaxed","Sassy"}

TeraFairy

EV spread

No EV investment.

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Slowking

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Black

White

Ultra Sun

Ultra Moon

Evolution

#0079Slowpoke

Lv. 37

#0080Slowbro

Trade

#0199Slowking

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Slowking can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
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	Hidden Power Power and type depend upon user’s IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.	Normal	Special	60	100	15
1	Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.	Dark	Status	—	—	20
1	Power Gem Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Rock	Special	80	100	20
1	Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.	Normal	Status	—	85	15
1	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Special	40	100	25
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
49	Trump Card Power increases when this move has less PP, up to a maximum of 200.	Normal	Special	—	—	5