Slowpoke

Slowpoke uses its tail to catch prey by dipping it in water at the side of a river. However, this Pokémon often forgets what it's doing and often spends entire days just loafing at water's edge.

Dex No

#079

Slowpoke Weaknesses and Strengths

Slowpoke is a dual-type Pokemon of types Water and Psychic. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Grass	160%
Electric	160%
Bug	160%
Ghost	160%
Dark	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Steel	62.5%
Fire	62.5%
Water	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Fighting	62.5%
Psychic	62.5%

Best Moves for Slowpoke in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Slowpoke.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Confusion	Psychic	53.57	251.24
Water Gun	Psychic	50.57	232.78
Confusion	Psyshock	43.89	230.31
Confusion	Return	65.00	227.12
Water Gun	Psyshock	40.89	213.13
Confusion	Water Pulse	41.25	210.04
Water Gun	Return	62.00	203.97
Water Gun	Water Pulse	38.25	190.91
Confusion	Frustration	20.00	125.69
Water Gun	Frustration	17.00	103.08

All Moves for Slowpoke

Below are all the moves that Slowpoke can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Water Pulse	Charged	70	26.25	3200ms	-50
Psyshock	Charged	65	24.07	2700ms	-33
Psychic	Charged	90	32.14	2800ms	-50
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Water Gun	Quick	5	12	500ms	5
Confusion	Quick	20	12.5	1600ms	15

Slowpoke Evolution

Slowpoke	Requires 50x Candy	Slowbro
Slowpoke	Requires 50x Candy Use a King's Rock	Slowking
Slowbro	Requires 100x Mega Energy	Mega Slowbro

Best Slowpoke Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Slowpoke Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Slowpoke in a raid.