Is Slowking Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Trade evolution from Slowpoke holding King's Rock. AbilityOwn Tempo blocks confusion. If imported, Slowking handles Flint and Maylene through Water and Psychic coverage. Sinnoh has native Psychic and Water options that make the import unnecessary.
Slowpoke has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Slowking trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Slowpoke has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
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Crasher Wake's team hits Slowpoke's weaknesses hard.
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Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
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Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
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Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
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Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
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Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
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Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
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Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
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Slowbro trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
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Slowbro resists most of Mars's coverage and hits back hard.
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Slowbro resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
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Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
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Slowbro trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
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Catch Slowpoke
Catch Slowpoke on Route 205 (Poké Radar, Lv 11-12, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- TM55WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Crasher Wake
- LV 34PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 48PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM73ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner building in the Battle Park, entered through the Fight Area gatehouse
Evolve Slowpoke to Slowking
Slowpoke evolves into Slowking when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Gardenia.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- LV 34PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 48PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM73ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner building in the Battle Park, entered through the Fight Area gatehouse
Evolve Slowpoke to Slowbro
Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro at Level 37. Your Slowpoke should hit Level 37 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 37)
- LV 37PsychicZen HeadbuttPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 54PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Slowking in Diamond & Pearl
Slowking cannot be caught wild in Diamond or Pearl. Trade a Slowpoke while it holds a King's Rock, the same item that turns Poliwhirl into Politoed on its own trade fork.
Wild Slowking 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.Catch Slowpoke at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Slowking.
- 1Catch Slowpoke
- 2Evolve Slowkingby trading
Badge 1How to Obtain Slowking in DP
- Step 2Slowking ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Slowpoke egg.
How to Get Shiny Slowking in Diamond & Pearl
Slowking takes a King's Rock trade, so chain a shiny Slowpoke on Route 205 and evolve it up. Compare Shiny Slowking odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Slowking Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
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 | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Slowking in the Diamond & Pearl Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Slowking Weakness
Slowking's Water/Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Grass, Bug, Ghost, and Dark. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Slowking's special bulk (base 110 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| 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 Slowking Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Slowking
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Exeggutor builds →Leaf Storm 2x103-122%KO Thief 2x21-25% | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodTurnback Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Giratina builds →Shadow Force 2x96-113%KO Thunderbolt 2x39-46% Dark Pulse 2x33-39% Energy Ball 2x33-39% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x82-97% Sucker Punch 2x73-86% Pin Missile 2x9-11% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x103-122%KO Crunch 2x46-55% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x89-105%KO Shadow Ball 2x40-47% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Shiftry builds →Leaf Storm 2x78-92% Dark Pulse 2x46-54% X-Scissor 2x43-50% Shadow Ball 2x30-36% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x115-136%KO Night Slash 2x46-54% Shadow Claw 2x46-54% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x89-105%KO Shadow Ball 2x31-37% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x68-79% Thief 2x17-20% Astonish 2x13-15% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Victreebel builds →Leaf Storm 2x86-101%KO Thief 2x23-27% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Cradily builds →Solar Beam 2x63-74% Astonish 2x15-17% | ||
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Carnivine builds →Solar Beam 2x68-79% Crunch 2x43-50% | ||
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
Slowking Evolutions
Out of 2 evolutions from Slowpoke, Slowking comes from the trade route. The method you use determines which form you end up with. Breed through Slowpoke to get eggs. Both Slowking and Slowbro hit 490 total stats from Slowpoke. The difference is how those stats are split. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Slowking 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.
DP Slowking Best Moveset
Slowbro's special counterpart: 110 Sp. Def instead of 110 Defense, absorbing special attacks where Slowbro handles physical. 100 Sp. Atk fires back with special Water and Psychic attacks, and the moveset runs the same Calm Mind strategy. 30 Speed means going last, but the special bulk is enormous.
Best Build
Slowking best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Surf
- Slack Off
- Ice Beam
- Thunder Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Belly Drum and Block from the egg pool give Slowking something extra. Pair those with Future Sight and Dream Eater for STAB and coverage across 9 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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
49 of 52 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Being bitten by SHELLDER gave it intelligence comparable to that of award-winning scientists.
Slowking Diamond & Pearl Guide
No. Slowking is not catchable in the wild. It only comes from trade-evolving Slowpoke. The King's Rock must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Slowking as a tank. Special attacks are the main output. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. Surf is the primary attack.
For Diamond & Pearl, build your team around Feraligatr, Weezing, and Camerupt. These have the highest co-usage rates with Slowking in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
Slowking has a Galarian form that swaps the typing and reshuffles the stats. Introduced in Gen 8. Worth checking if the original version doesn't fit your team.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Calm on Slowking. +Sp. Def is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the tank role.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Gold & Silver, Slowking has appeared in 18 titles over 8 generations. Along the way, it received a Galarian form in Generation 8, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
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 6ORAS
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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