Competitive Information for Slowpoke [Diamond/Pearl]
Water / Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Slowpoke? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Slowpoke is popular Water and Psychic-typed Pokemon. Slowpoke is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Slowpoke can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Slowpoke is weak to Bug, Dark, Electric, Ghost, and Grass-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 60 Hp / 252 Atk / 196 SpD
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Dive
- Double-Edge / Return
- Zen Headbutt
- Earthquake / Dig
Physical Sweeper Slowpoke (Oblivious)
Slowpoke is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Slowpoke's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Slowpoke cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Dig is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Slowpoke? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 60 Hp / 252 Atk / 196 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Aqua Tail / Dive
- Double-Edge / Return
- Zen Headbutt
Doubles Physical Sweeper Slowpoke (Oblivious)
Slowpoke is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Slowpoke's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Slowpoke cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Dig is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 196 Hp / 60 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Substitute
- Slack Off
- Aqua Tail / Dive
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Slowpoke (Oblivious)
Slowpoke is a stupendous Defensive Trick Room. Focus Sash helps protect Slowpoke from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Oblivious, Slowpoke cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Slack Off is a status move (heals your Slowpoke by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Slowpoke learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Slowpoke can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Slowpoke
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Slowpoke's stats
- Amnesia
- Belly Drum
- Calm Mind
- Curse
Most notable and possible best moves for Slowpoke
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Slowpoke in Diamond and Pearl
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