Competitive Information for Galarian Slowpoke [Sword/Shield]
Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Slowpoke-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.
Slowpoke is an extraordinary 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, and Ghost-typed attacks.
Item: Iapapa Berry / Liechi Berry
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 60 Hp / 252 Atk / 196 SpD
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Foul Play / Body Slam
- Liquidation / Dive
Physical Sweeper Slowpoke-Galar (Gluttony)
Slowpoke is an outstanding Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Gluttony, when Slowpoke has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early. Foul Play was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Iapapa Berry equipped to it, restores 33% max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -def nature then the Iapapa Berry gets consumed. With a Liechi Berry equipped to it, raises Slowpoke's attack by 1 stage when at 1/4 max hp or less then the Liechi Berry gets consumed.
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Liquidation is a physical 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dive is a physical 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Slowpoke-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.
Item: Iapapa Berry / Liechi Berry
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 60 Hp / 252 Atk / 196 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Zen Headbutt
- Foul Play / Body Slam
- Liquidation / Dive
Doubles Physical Sweeper Slowpoke-Galar (Gluttony)
Slowpoke is pretty popular Physical Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Gluttony, when Slowpoke has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early. Foul Play was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Iapapa Berry equipped to it, restores 33% max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -def nature then the Iapapa Berry gets consumed. With a Liechi Berry equipped to it, raises Slowpoke's attack by 1 stage when at 1/4 max hp or less then the Liechi Berry gets consumed.
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Liquidation is a physical 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dive is a physical 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
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Item: Iapapa Berry / Lum Berry
Ability: Gluttony
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 196 Hp / 60 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Foul Play / Body Slam
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Slowpoke-Galar (Gluttony)
Slowpoke is pretty popular Defensive Trick Room for single battles. With Gluttony, when Slowpoke has 1/2 or less of its maximum hp it uses certain berries early. Foul Play was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Iapapa Berry equipped to it, restores 33% max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -def nature then the Iapapa Berry gets consumed. With a Lum Berry equipped to it, Slowpoke cures itself if it has a non-volatile status or is confused then the Lum Berry gets consumed.
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze 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 Slowpoke-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 Slowpoke-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 Slowpoke-galar
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Moves: Stored power + Psych up
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Yawn, Scald
Moves that boost Slowpoke-galar's stats
- Amnesia
- Belly Drum
- Calm Mind
- Curse
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Slowpoke-galar
- Earthquake
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Stored Power
Common Effort Values for Slowpoke-galar in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Slowpoke-galar's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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