Is Slowbro Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Water/Psychic with almost no bad matchups in Gen 1. Slowbro handles Giovanni, Bruno, and most of the E4 through sheer bulk and special firepower. Dead last in speed but almost impossible to take down once it gets going.
Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Slowbro trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Slowbro trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Slowbro resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Sabrina's typing presses Slowbro's defenses.
Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Slowbro trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Slowbro resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Slowbro trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Slowbro trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Catchable
Catch Slowbro on Seafoam Islands (walking, Lv 31, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- TM45ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 24
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Prize for defeating Cinnabar Gym Leader Blaine
- LV 55PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
Catch Slowpoke
Catch Slowpoke on Route 12 (Surf, Lv 15, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- TM45ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 24
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- LV 48PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
- After Koga
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Silph Co.
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Prize for defeating Cinnabar Gym Leader Blaine
How to Get Slowbro in Yellow
A handful of the same Slowpoke spots also turn up Slowbro, but always at rare odds. Hitting level 37 on a caught Slowpoke is the dependable route.
3 locations to catch Slowbro3 locations to catch Slowpoke
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Badge 5Catch Slowpoke at any of the 3 locations below, then level it up to 37 — it evolves into Slowbro.
Badge 5Where To Catch Slowbro in Y
To get Slowbro, start by catching Slowpoke through walking and surfing encounters at Lv. 15-31. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Slowbro ✓Route 12Lv.15-20Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 13Lv.15-20Surfing on waterRate 5%Seafoam Islands - B2FLv.31GrassRate 1%or evolve from Slowpoke (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Yellow for Slowbro.
Slowbro Weakness
Slowbro is weak to Electric, Grass, and Bug. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. The Water/Psychic typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. 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 |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Fighting, Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Slowbro Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Slowbro
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | S | |
 Tangela Grass | C | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Cerulean City Gift) | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowbro View Parasect builds →Solar Beam 2x66-78% Leech Life 2x13-16% | ||
 Magneton Electric | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowbro View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x84-99% Pin Missile 2x6-7% | ||
 Raichu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pichu (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowbro View Venomoth builds →Solar Beam 2x60-71% Leech Life 2x10-12% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Slowbro Evolutions
Slowbro is the evolved form of Slowpoke, reached at level 37. A Water/Psychic type at 470 stats that still can't breed. The evolution from Slowpoke pushed Slowbro to 470 total stats. Defense saw the largest single gain at +45. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Slowbro Best Moveset
MoveAmnesia doubles the already-solid 100 Special, and 110 Defense absorbs physical hits while the stat climbs. MovePsychic hits from a type nothing resists, MoveSurf adds Water coverage, and MoveThunder Wave paralyzes what threatens the setup. Blocks both sides of the offensive spectrum after one boost.
Best Build
Support Moveset
- Amnesia
- Rest
- Surf
- Thunder Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Most of Slowbro's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Psychic and Surf, but Normal and Ice and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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 36 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Lives lazily by the sea. If the SHELLDER on its tail comes off, it becomes a SLOWPOKE again.
Slowbro Yellow Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Yellow, but Slowbro does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Slowbro hits 570 BST.
In Yellow, Slowbro plays as a trick room. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. so pick your spots carefully. Surf is the primary attack.
Yes. Galarian Slowbro is a regional variant with different typing and a reworked stat spread. Introduced in Gen 8. Plays completely differently from the original.
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
Winds & Waves
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