Competitive Information for Slowbro [Red/Blue]
Bug
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
2x
2x
0.5x
0.5x
0x
2x
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Water
0.5x
0.5x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Slowbro? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Red/Blue 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 Red/Blue generation metagame.
Slowbro is a pretty decent Water and Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's pretty standard to find yourself dealing with Slowbro when battling in the 1st generation meta. There were no known abilities or equippable items back in the Red/Blue Pokemon games. Slowbro is weak to Bug, Electric, and Grass-typed attacks.
Species: Slowbro
Moveset:
- Surf
- Psychic
- Amnesia / Rest
- Thunder Wave
Moveset:
- Surf
- Psychic
- Amnesia / Rest
- Thunder Wave
Support Slowbro (Popular/Trending)
Slowbro is a wonderful Support. The game was competely different back in Generation 1. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (33% chance to lower the target's special by 1 stage).
♦ Amnesia is a status move (raises your Slowbro's special by 2 stages).
♦ Rest is a status move (Slowbro sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (33% chance to lower the target's special by 1 stage).
♦ Amnesia is a status move (raises your Slowbro's special by 2 stages).
♦ Rest is a status move (Slowbro sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Slowbro
Moveset:
- Hyper Beam / Double-Edge
- Earthquake / Dig
- Seismic Toss / Counter
- Thunder Wave
Moveset:
- Hyper Beam / Double-Edge
- Earthquake / Dig
- Seismic Toss / Counter
- Thunder Wave
Physical Sweeper Slowbro (Retro)
Slowbro is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The rules of gen-one were quite varied from today. Don't forget before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Hyper Beam is a physical 150-base power Normal-type move (can't move next turn if target or sub is not koed).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 100-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move that deals a gigantic amount of damage.
♦ Dig is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 1-base power Fighting-type move (damage = Slowbro's level. can hit ghost types).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 100-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move that deals a gigantic amount of damage.
♦ Dig is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 1-base power Fighting-type move (damage = Slowbro's level. can hit ghost types).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Slowbro
Moveset:
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Psychic / Confusion
- Blizzard / Ice Beam
- Thunder Wave
Moveset:
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Psychic / Confusion
- Blizzard / Ice Beam
- Thunder Wave
Special Sweeper Slowbro (Retro)
Slowbro is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The game was competely different back in Generation 1. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (33% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (33% chance to lower the target's special by 1 stage).
♦ Confusion is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Blizzard is a special 120-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (33% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (33% chance to lower the target's special by 1 stage).
♦ Confusion is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Blizzard is a special 120-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Slowbro learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Slowbro can perform in Red/Blue. 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 RB Move and Ability Combos for Slowbro
Optimize Slowbro's EVs for Red/Blue
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