Competitive Information for Galarian Slowbro [Sword/Shield]
Poison / Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Slowbro-galar? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Slowbro is an extraordinary Poison and Psychic-typed Pokemon. Slowbro is a pretty common Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Slowbro is weak to Dark, Ghost, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Quick Claw / Black Sludge
Ability: Quick Draw
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Fire Blast / Flamethrower
- Shell Side Arm / Sludge Bomb
- Expanding Force / Psyshock
- Trick Room
Special Tank Slowbro-Galar (Popular/Trending)
Slowbro is a fabulous Special Tank for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take a large amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Quick Draw, Slowbro has a 30% chance to move first in its priority bracket with attacking moves. With a Quick Claw equipped to it, each turn, Slowbro has a 20% chance to move first in its priority bracket. With a Black Sludge equipped to it, each turn, if Slowbro is a poison type, restores 1/16 max hp; loses 1/8 if not.
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Shell Side Arm is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (20% psn. Physical+contact if it would be stronger).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Slowbro on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Item: Quick Claw / Life Orb
Ability: Quick Draw
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 176 Hp / 252 Atk / 80 SpD
Moveset:
- Shell Side Arm / Poison Jab
- Foul Play
- Zen Headbutt
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Slowbro-Galar (Quick Draw)
Slowbro is an interesting Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Slowbro's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Quick Draw, Slowbro has a 30% chance to move first in its priority bracket with attacking moves. With a Quick Claw equipped to it, each turn, Slowbro has a 20% chance to move first in its priority bracket.
◆ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Quick Claw / Life Orb
Ability: Quick Draw
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 176 Hp / 252 SpA / 80 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Shell Side Arm
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Foul Play
- Ice Beam
Special Sweeper Slowbro-Galar (Quick Draw)
Slowbro is a phenomenal Special Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Slowbro's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Quick Draw, Slowbro has a 30% chance to move first in its priority bracket with attacking moves. With a Quick Claw equipped to it, each turn, Slowbro has a 20% chance to move first in its priority bracket.
◆ Shell Side Arm is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (20% psn. Physical+contact if it would be stronger).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Slowbro-galar? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Item: Quick Claw / Life Orb
Ability: Quick Draw
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 176 Hp / 252 Atk / 80 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Shell Side Arm / Poison Jab
- Foul Play / Brutal Swing
- Zen Headbutt
Doubles Physical Sweeper Slowbro-Galar (Quick Draw)
Slowbro is a stupendous Physical Sweeper for double battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Slowbro's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Quick Draw, Slowbro has a 30% chance to move first in its priority bracket with attacking moves. With a Quick Claw equipped to it, each turn, Slowbro has a 20% chance to move first in its priority bracket.
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Shell Side Arm is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (20% psn. Physical+contact if it would be stronger).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
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Item: Quick Claw / Life Orb
Ability: Quick Draw
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 176 Hp / 252 SpA / 80 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Shell Side Arm
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Surf
- Foul Play
Doubles Special Sweeper Slowbro-Galar (Quick Draw)
Slowbro is an interesting Special Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Slowbro's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Quick Draw, Slowbro has a 30% chance to move first in its priority bracket with attacking moves. With a Quick Claw equipped to it, each turn, Slowbro has a 20% chance to move first in its priority bracket.
◆ Shell Side Arm is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (20% psn. Physical+contact if it would be stronger).
◆ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Slowbro on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
◆ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
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Item: Quick Claw / Focus Sash
Ability: Quick Draw
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 176 Hp / 252 Atk / 80 SpD
Moveset:
- Shell Side Arm / Poison Jab
- Foul Play
- Zen Headbutt
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Slowbro-Galar (Quick Draw)
Slowbro is a decent Offensive Trick Room for single battles. Focus Sash helps protect Slowbro from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Quick Draw, Slowbro has a 30% chance to move first in its priority bracket with attacking moves. With a Quick Claw equipped to it, each turn, Slowbro has a 20% chance to move first in its priority bracket.
◆ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. For 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Slowbro-galar 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 Slowbro-galar can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Slowbro-galar
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Moves: Nasty plot + Stored power
- Moves: Stored power + Psych up
- Ability: Quick draw + Item: Quick claw
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Yawn, Scald
Moves that boost Slowbro-galar's stats
- Amnesia
- Belly Drum
- Calm Mind
- Curse
- Iron Defense
- Nasty Plot
- Withdraw
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Slowbro-galar
- Brick Break
- Calm Mind
- Earthquake
- Expanding Force
- Fire Blast
- Flamethrower
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Nasty Plot
- Protect
- Psychic
- Psyshock
- Rest
- Scald
- Shell Side Arm
- Slack Off
- Sludge Bomb
- Stored Power
- Trick Room
Common Effort Values for Slowbro-galar in Sword and Shield
- Quiet Nature ( 252/0/0/252/4/0 )
- Modest Nature ( 252/0/0/252/4/0 )
- Optimize Slowbro-galar's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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