Competitive Information for Slowpoke [Sword/Shield]
Water / Psychic
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Slowpoke? 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 pretty popular Water and 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, Electric, Ghost, and Grass-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 60 Hp / 252 Atk / 196 SpD
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Aqua Tail
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Zen Headbutt
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
Physical Sweeper Slowpoke (Oblivious)
Slowpoke is an interesting Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Slowpoke's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Slowpoke recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Oblivious, Slowpoke cannot be infatuated or taunted. Immune to intimidate.
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ 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).
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Slowpoke? 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: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 60 Hp / 252 Atk / 196 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Liquidation / Aqua Tail
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Zen Headbutt
Doubles Physical Sweeper Slowpoke (Oblivious)
Slowpoke is an astounding Physical Sweeper for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Slowpoke's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Slowpoke recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Oblivious, Slowpoke cannot be infatuated or taunted. Immune to intimidate.
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ 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: Focus Sash
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 196 Hp / 60 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Aqua Tail
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Zen Headbutt
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Slowpoke (Oblivious)
Slowpoke is pretty popular Defensive Trick Room for single battles. Focus Sash helps protect Slowpoke from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Oblivious, Slowpoke cannot be infatuated or taunted. Immune to intimidate.
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ 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 Slowpoke 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 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
- Moves: Mimic + Imprison
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Moves: Stored power + Psych up
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Scald, Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Slowpoke's stats
- Amnesia
- Belly Drum
- Calm Mind
- Curse
- Skull Bash
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Slowpoke
- Earthquake
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Scald
- Stored Power
- Teleport
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Slowpoke in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Slowpoke's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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