Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 2.0 m
- Weight
- 79.5 kg
Alternate forms (2)
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate70(16.6%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP172
Base stats
HP
95
Attack
75
Defense
80
Sp. Atk
100
Sp. Def
110
Speed
30
Total
490
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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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) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
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
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Slowking can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
22 of 22
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| 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 |
Breeding & egg moves
Slowking can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
No other Pokémon can pass this move down — obtainable another way.
Sprites & renders
27 sprites & renders for Slowking.
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Cite this page
“Slowking”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/slowking.
Species data from PokéAPI.