Is Slowbro Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Slowpoke evolves at level 37. Water/Psychic with AbilityOwn Tempo preventing confusion. Solid bulk and special Attack. Handles Chuck through Psychic and puts in work against Bruno's E4. Slowking through King's Rock trade is the alternative evolution.
Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Slowpoke has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Slowpoke has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
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Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
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Slowpoke has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
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Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
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Slowbro trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
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Slowbro resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
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Slowbro trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
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Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
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Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
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Slowbro resists most of Janine's coverage and hits back hard.
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Slowbro trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
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Slowbro resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
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Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
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Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
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Slowbro resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
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Slowbro resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
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Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
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Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
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Catch Slowpoke
Catch Slowpoke in Slowpoke Well (walking, Lv 6-8, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- LV 29WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 34PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 48PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Slowpoke to Slowbro
Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro at Level 37. Your Slowpoke should hit Level 37 before you reach Clair, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 37)
- LV 37PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 54PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Slowpoke to Slowking
Slowpoke evolves into Slowking when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Clair.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 34)
- LV 34PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 48PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Slowbro in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Slowbro surfs and walks wild at a few spots, uncommon and reaching level 50 late. Raise a Slowpoke to level 37 for it, or branch the line to Slowking instead with a King's Rock trade if you prefer the crown.
Wild Slowbro may be holding when caught:
Kings Rock (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It may cause the foe to flinch when the holder inflicts damage.3 locations to catch Slowbro3 locations to catch Slowpoke
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
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Badge 8Catch Slowpoke at any of the 3 locations below, then level it up to 37 — it evolves into Slowbro.
Badge 2 Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Slowbro in HGSS
Slowpoke gets you Slowbro sooner: catch it (before Badge 2) and evolve it at Lv 37. Wild Slowbro needs Surf (after Badge 3).
- Step 1Catch Slowpoke
- Step 2Slowbro ✓Slowpoke Well - B2FLv.15-30Surfing on waterRate 10%Safari Zone - Rocky BeachLv.17FloorRate 10%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.35-50Surfing on waterRate 10%or evolve from Slowpoke (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver for Slowbro.
How to Get Shiny Slowbro in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Slowbro lounges through the Slowpoke Well and Seafoam Islands, but a shiny comes faster from Masuda breeding. Compare Shiny Slowbro odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Slowbro Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds for Slowbro.
Slowbro Weakness
Slowbro is weak to Electric, Grass, Bug, Ghost, and Dark. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Slowbro's physical bulk (base 110 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Bug, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Fighting, Psychic, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Slowbro Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Slowbro
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowbro View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x109-128%KO Sucker Punch 2x57-68% Pin Missile 2x8-10% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowbro View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 2x88-104%KO Feint Attack 2x38-45% Shadow Ball 2x40-47% Silver Wind 2x30-35% | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowbro View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x103-121%KO Payback 2x21-26% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowbro View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x88-104%KO Thief 2x14-17% Astonish 2x11-13% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowbro View Victreebel builds →Solar Beam 2x96-113%KO Thief 2x18-21% | ||
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowbro View Carnivine builds →Solar Beam 2x88-104%KO Crunch 2x33-40% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowbro View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x87-102%KO Shadow Ball 2x48-57% Bite 2x23-27% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowbro View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x61-72% Thief 2x21-26% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowbro View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x54-64% Pursuit 2x19-23% | ||
 Jumpluff Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodSafari Zone Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowbro View Jumpluff builds →Solar Beam 2x61-72% U-turn 2x19-23% | ||
Slowbro Evolutions
Slowpoke's line splits into 2 evolutions, and Slowbro is the level-up path. Each sibling form needs a different method to obtain. Breed through Slowpoke to get eggs. Slowbro and Slowking share the same 490 total stats, but they're distributed differently. Check the comparison below to see where each one specializes. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Slowbro to get Slowpoke eggs easily using 63 partners from the Monster and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Belly Drum, Block, Future Sight and 7 more.
HGSS Slowbro Best Moveset
Physical tank at 110 Defense and 95 HP that fires back with 100 Sp. Atk special Water and Psychic attacks. The moveset absorbs physical hits and retaliates from the special side. AbilityOwn Tempo prevents confusion, and 30 Speed is irrelevant for a tank.
Best Build
Slowbro best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Surf
- Slack Off
- Trick Room
- Flamethrower
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Slowbro. Belly Drum and Block come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Future Sight and Psychic and coverage across 8 types.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 33 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
If the tail-biting SHELLDER is thrown off in a harsh battle, it reverts to being an ordinary SLOWPOKE.
Naturally dull to begin with, it lost its ability to feel pain due to SHELLDER’s seeping poison.
Slowbro HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
- How do I catch Slowbro in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Safari Zone?
See the Locations section above for where to find Slowbro in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Slowbro from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Slowbro easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
Mega Evolution isn't available in HeartGold & SoulSilver, but Slowbro does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Slowbro hits 590 BST.
Yes. Wild Slowbro in HeartGold & SoulSilver can hold Kings Rock (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Kings Rock.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Slowbro plays as a tank. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. so pick your spots carefully. Surf is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Slowbro pairs best with Bronzong. Bronzong has Decent synergy and covers what Slowbro can't handle on its own.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Slowbro appears in 21 games spanning 9 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Mega form in Generation 6 and a Galarian form in Generation 8.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGalarian
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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