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Slowking
Royal Pokémon
Slowking can solve any problem presented to it, but no one can understand a thing Slowking says.
Details
Height2.0 m
Weight79.5 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate70
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
95
Attack
75
Defense
80
Sp. Atk
100
Sp. Def
110
Speed
30
Total
490
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Defensive Pivot
- Item
- Heavy-Duty Boots
- Ability
- Regenerator
- Nature
- {"Relaxed","Sassy"}
- EVs
- —
- IVs
- —
- Tera
- Fairy
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Slowking can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Slowking.






Across the games
















Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Power Gem | Rock | Special | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 9 | Yawn | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 12 | Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 15 | Disable | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 18 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 21 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 24 | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 27 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 30 | Surf | Water | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 33 | Slack Off | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 36 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 39 | Psych Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 42 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 45 | Heal Pulse | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 49 | Trump Card | 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.