Competitive Information for Slowbro (mega) [Sword/Shield]
Water / Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Slowbro-mega? 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.
Slowbro is a spectacular Water and Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's a common sight to see Slowbro out in the 8th generation battlefield. Slowbro is weak to Bug, Dark, Electric, Ghost, and Grass-typed attacks.
Item: Slowbronite
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 SpA / 120 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Ice Beam
- Flamethrower
Special Sweeper Slowbro-Mega (Shell Armor)
Slowbro is a stupendous Special Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Shell Armor, Slowbro cannot be struck by a critical hit. With a Slowbronite equipped to it, if held by a slowbro, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ 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).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Slowbro-mega? 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.
Item: Slowbronite
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 SpA / 120 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Incinerate / Flamethrower
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Slowbro-Mega (Shell Armor)
Slowbro is a fabulous Special Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Shell Armor, Slowbro cannot be struck by a critical hit. With a Slowbronite equipped to it, if held by a slowbro, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ 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).
◆ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Slowbronite
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 SpA / 120 SpD
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Ice Beam
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Slowbro-Mega (Shell Armor)
Slowbro is a sensational Offensive Trick Room for single battles. With Shell Armor, Slowbro cannot be struck by a critical hit. With a Slowbronite equipped to it, if held by a slowbro, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ 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).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ 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-mega 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-mega 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-mega
- Moves: Mimic + Imprison
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- 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
- Moves: Body Press + Curse
- Moves: Body Press + Iron Defense
- Moves: Body Press + Withdraw
- Moves: Body Press + Skull Bash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Scald, Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Slowbro-mega's stats
- Amnesia
- Belly Drum
- Calm Mind
- Curse
- Iron Defense
- Nasty Plot
- Skull Bash
- Withdraw
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Slowbro-mega
- Earthquake
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Scald
- Stored Power
- Teleport
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Slowbro-mega in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Slowbro-mega's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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