Is Slowking Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
King's Rock trade from Slowpoke. Water/Psychic with AbilityOwn Tempo preventing confusion. The more specially oriented Slowpoke evolution, favoring special Defense over physical. Handles Chuck and Bruno like Slowbro does. The trade requirement is the main barrier.
Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Slowking has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Slowking has the type edge here and should clean up 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 Slowking
Slowpoke evolves into Slowking when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Bugsy.
Recommended Moves
- 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
- 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 Bugsy, 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
How to Get Slowking in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Slowking arrives the same way Politoed does, from a Slowpoke holding a King's Rock and traded to another player. No wild ones exist, so a trade partner is the only route.
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 3 spots to eventually evolve into Slowking.
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Slowpoke
- 2Evolve Slowkingby trading
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Badge 8How to Obtain Slowking in HGSS
Slowpoke is your first catch on the way to Slowking. You'll find walking and surfing encounters from Lv. 5-25 across 14 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Catch Slowpoke
- Step 2Slowking ✓
How to Get Shiny Slowking in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Slowking comes from a traded Slowpoke, so breed the Slowpoke line Masuda-style and evolve it with a King's Rock. Compare Shiny Slowking odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Slowking 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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Slowking in the HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x82-97% Sucker Punch 2x73-86% Pin Missile 2x9-11% | ||
 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% | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Sceptile builds →Leaf Storm 2x89-105%KO X-Scissor 2x38-44% Night Slash 2x33-39% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x89-105%KO Shadow Ball 2x40-47% | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x66-78% Shadow Ball 2x37-44% Crunch 2x38-44% | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x80-95% Shock Wave 2x27-32% Payback 2x27-32% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x68-79% Thief 2x17-20% Astonish 2x13-15% | ||
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Cradily builds →Solar Beam 2x63-74% Astonish 2x15-17% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Carnivine builds →Solar Beam 2x68-79% Crunch 2x43-50% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Victreebel builds →Leaf Storm 2x86-101%KO Thief 2x23-27% | ||
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodRoute 10 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Zapdos builds →Thunderbolt 2x71-83% U-turn 2x35-41% | ||
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.
HGSS Slowking Best Moveset
Water/Psychic special tank at 110 Sp. Def and 100 Sp. Atk, reversing Slowbro's defensive emphasis from physical to special. The moveset absorbs special attacks and fires back with special Water and Psychic damage. AbilityOwn Tempo prevents confusion. 30 Speed is irrelevant for a tank.
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 Psychic 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
All 33 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It has incredible intellect and intuition. Whatever the situation, it remains calm and collected.
When its head was bitten, toxins entered SLOWPOKE’s head and unlocked an extraordinary power.
Slowking HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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
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