Pokémon 079 Slowpoke

By Casian Holly
last updated

Pokemon 079 Slowpoke
Pokemon 079 Slowpoke (Image credit: The Pokémon Company)

Name: Slowpoke (Japanese: ヤドン Yadon)

Classification: Dopey Pokémon

Type:

  • Water/Psychic (Kanto)
  • Psychic (Galar)

Generation: Gen I Kanto Region

Gender Ratio: 50% Male to 50% Female

Height: 3' 11"

Weight: 79.4 lbs

Evolution:

  • Evolves into Slowbro at level 37.
  • Evolves into Slowking when traded while holding a King's Rock prior to Gen VIII.
  • Evolves into Slowbro with 50 Candies in Pokémon Go.
  • Evolves into Slowking with 50 Candies and a King's Rock in Pokémon Go.
  • Will evolve into Galarian Slowbro using an unknown item found on the Isle of Armor in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
  • Will evolve into Galarian Slowking using an unknown item found in the Crown Tundra in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Alternate Formes:

  • Galarian regional variant

How to catch in Sword/Shield:

How to catch in Go:

  • Wild spawns, especially near water.
  • Eggs*

Description: A mostly pink Pokémon that is shaped like a cross between a salamander and a hippopotamus, Slowpoke never really seems focused on anything in particular. It's vacant expression and tendancy to completely forget what it is doing make it difficult for Trainers to really connect with this Pokémon. It spends most of its time loafing on riverbanks, dipping its tail into the water to fish for food. Its tail often breaks off but it can regenerate a new one. Slowpoke take an exceptionally long time to respond to stimuli and can take an entire day to even notice that its tail has been bitten.

In Galar, Slowpoke can be found on the Isle of Armor and in the Crown Tundra. There, a diet suplemented by Galarica seeds have led to a regional variation. Galarian Slowpoke are pure psychic types with yellow markings on their head and tails. Galarian Slowpokes are also know for sporadic moments of clarity, attributed to the Galarica seeds in their diet, but these moments are always short lived with the Slowpoke returning to its vacant self quickly.

Core Games

Slowpoke in the core games

  • Sword Pokédex (Kanto): Not Available Yet
  • Shield Pokédex (Kanto): Not Available Yet
  • Sword Pokédex (Galar): Not Available Yet
  • Shield Pokédex (Galar): Not Available Yet
  • Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! Pokédex: Incredibly slow and sluggish. It is quite content to loll about without worrying about the time.

Base Stats

  • 90 HP
  • 65 Attack
  • 65 Defense
  • 40 Sp. Attack
  • 40 Sp. Defense
  • 15 Speed
  • 315 Total

Moves by Level

Kanto

  • Tackle (lv 1)
  • Curse (lv 1)
  • Growl (lv 3)
  • Water Gun (lv 6)
  • Yawn (lv 9)
  • Confusion (lv 12)
  • Disable (lv 15)
  • Water Pulse (lv 18)
  • Headbutt (lv 21)
  • Zen Headbutt (lv 24)
  • Amnesia (lv 27)
  • Surf (lv 30)
  • Slack Off (lv 33)
  • Psychic (lv 36)
  • Psych Up (lv 39)
  • Rain Dance (lv 42)
  • Heal Pulse (lv 45)

Galarian Slowpoke

Pokemon 079 Slowpoke Galarian

Pokemon 079 Slowpoke Galarian (Image credit: The Pokémon Company)

Moves by Level

Galar

  • 1 Tackle (lv 1)
  • 1 Curse (lv 1)
  • 3 Growl (lv 3)
  • 6 Acid (lv 6)
  • 9 Yawn (lv 9)
  • 12 Confusion (lv 12)
  • 15 Disable (lv 15)
  • 18 Water Pulse (lv 18)
  • 21 Headbutt (lv 21)
  • 24 Zen Headbutt (lv 24)
  • 27 Amnesia (lv 27)
  • 30 Surf (lv 30)
  • 33 Slack Off (lv 33)
  • 36 Psychic (lv 36)
  • 39 Psych Up (lv 39)
  • 42 Rain Dance (lv 42)
  • 45 Heal Pulse (lv 45)

Moves by TM/TR

  • TM02 Pay Day
  • TM14 Thunder Wave
  • TM15 Dig
  • TM17 Light Screen
  • TM19 Safeguard
  • TM21 Rest
  • TM24 Snore
  • TM25 Protect
  • TM27 Icy Wind
  • TM31 Attract
  • TM33 Rain Dance
  • TM34 Sunny Day
  • TM35 Hail
  • TM36 Whirlpool
  • TM39 Facade
  • TM40 Swift
  • TM44 Imprison
  • TM45 Dive
  • TM46 Weather Ball
  • TM53 Mud Shot
  • TM55 Brine
  • TM70 Trick Room
  • TM71 Wonder Room
  • TM76 Round
  • TM81 Bulldoze
  • TM91 Psychic Terrain
  • TR01 Body Slam
  • TR02 Flamethrower
  • TR03 Hydro Pump
  • TR04 Surf
  • TR05 Ice Beam
  • TR06 Blizzard
  • TR10 Earthquake
  • TR11 Psychic
  • TR15 Fire Blast
  • TR17 Amnesia
  • TR19 Tri Attack
  • TR20 Substitute
  • TR25 Psyshock
  • TR27 Sleep Talk
  • TR31 Iron Tail
  • TR33 Shadow Ball
  • TR34 Future Sight
  • TR38 Trick
  • TR40 Skill Swap
  • TR49 Calm Mind
  • TR69 Zen Headbutt
  • TR77 Grass Knot
  • TR82 Stored Power
  • TR84 Scald
  • TR98 Liquidation

Moves by Breeding

  • Belch
  • Belly Drum
  • Block
  • Stomp

Damaged normally by

Kanto

  • Normal 1×
  • Flying 1×
  • Poison 1×
  • Ground 1×
  • Rock 1×
  • Dragon 1×
  • Fairy 1×

Weak to

  • Bug 2×
  • Ghost 2×
  • Grass 2×
  • Electric 2×
  • Dark 2×

Immune to

  • None

Resistant to

  • Fighting ½×
  • Steel ½×
  • Fire ½×
  • Water ½×
  • Psychic ½×
  • Ice ½×

Damaged normally by

Galar

  • Normal 1×
  • Flying 1×
  • Poison 1×
  • Ground 1×
  • Rock 1×
  • Steel 1×
  • Fire 1×
  • Water 1×
  • Grass 1×
  • Electric 1×
  • Ice 1×
  • Dragon 1×
  • Fairy 1×

Weak to

  • Bug 2×
  • Ghost 2×
  • Dark 2×

Immune to

  • None

Resistant to

  • Fighting ½×
  • Psychic ½×

Pokémon Go

Slowpoke in Pokémon Go

Pokédex: Slowpoke uses its tail to catch prey by dipping it in water at the side of a river. However, this Pokémon often forgets what it's doing and often spends entire days just loafing at the water's edge.

Egg Distance: 2 KM

Buddy Distance: 3 KM

Pokemon Go 079 Slowpoke

Pokemon Go 079 Slowpoke (Image credit: Niantic)

Base Stats

  • 180 Stamina
  • 109 Attack
  • 109 Defense

Moves

  • Fast Attacks: Water Gun, Confusion
  • Charged Attacks: Water Pulse, Psyshock, Psychic

Shiny: Not Available Yet

Pokemon Go 079 Slowpoke Shiny

Pokemon Go 079 Slowpoke Shiny (Image credit: Niantic)

More information

Casian Holly
Casian Holly

Casian Holly has been writing about gaming at iMore since 2019, but their real passion is Pokémon. From the games to the anime, cards and toys, they eat, sleep, and breathe all things Pokémon. You can check out their many Pokémon Go and Pokémon Sword and Shield guides and coverage here on iMore.