Competitive Information for Slowking [Sword/Shield]
Water / Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Slowking? 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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Slowking is popular Water and Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's pretty common to find yourself dealing with Slowking when battling in the 8th generation meta. Slowking is weak to Bug, Dark, Electric, Ghost, and Grass-typed attacks.
Item: Weakness Policy / Kasib Berry
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 204 Hp / 52 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Hydro Pump / Scald
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
- Trick Room / Expanding Force
Special Tank Slowking (Popular/Trending)
Slowking is a sensational Special Tank. It is meant to take a decent amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Weakness Policy activates if Slowking is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Oblivious, Slowking cannot be infatuated or taunted. immune to intimidate.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ 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).
♦ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Slowking on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
Item: Expert Belt / Choice Specs
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 212 Hp / 44 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Surf / Scald
- Ice Beam / Shadow Ball
- Flamethrower
Special Sweeper Slowking (Oblivious)
Slowking is popular Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Slowking's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Oblivious, Slowking cannot be infatuated or taunted. immune to intimidate. Ice Beam or Shadow Ball are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Slowking on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Regenerator
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
Moveset:
- Trick Room
- Fire Blast
- Psychic
- Surf
Slowking Special Tank (Trick Room King)
Slowking is a pretty decent Special Tank. It is primarily designed to take a decent amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Slowking last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn. With Regenerator, Slowking restores 1/3 of its maximum hp rounded down when it switches out. I think Slowking is one of the best Trick Room users in the game (it's even in the name!). With good bulk and typing, it can set up Trick Room several times, and heal up on the switch thanks to Regenerator. Surf, Psychic, and Fire Blast offer great coverage for a super strong and super slow special sweeper.
♦ Fire Blast is a special 110-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the 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).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Own Tempo
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 6 Def / 249 SpA
Moveset:
- Calm Mind
- Fire Blast
- Ice Beam
- Surf
Slowking Special Tank (A Good Day To Be King)
Slowking is an awesome Special Tank. It is primarily designed to take a hefty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Slowking's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Own Tempo, Slowking cannot be confused. immune to intimidate.
♦ Fire Blast is a special 110-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Slowking? 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: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 212 Hp / 44 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Incinerate / Flamethrower
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Slowking (Oblivious)
Slowking is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Slowking's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Slowking's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Slowking cannot be infatuated or taunted. immune to intimidate.
♦ 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 (Slowking 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).
Item: Expert Belt / Twisted Spoon
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EVs: 212 Hp / 44 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Surf / Scald
- Ice Beam / Shadow Ball
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Slowking (Oblivious)
Slowking is an outstanding Offensive Trick Room. With Oblivious, Slowking cannot be infatuated or taunted. immune to intimidate. Ice Beam or Shadow Ball are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Slowking on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Slowking 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 Slowking 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 Slowking
- Moves: Mimic + Imprison
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Stored Power + Psych Up
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Ally Switch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Optimize Slowking's EVs for Sword/Shield
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