Is Slowking Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Trade Slowpoke with King's Rock, plus import from FRLG. AbilityOwn Tempo or AbilityOblivious. Two trade barriers. Water/Psychic with the same coverage as Slowbro. RS has native Psychic and Water options that don't need cross-game imports and item trades.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Slowpoke here.
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Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
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Wattson's team hits Slowpoke's weaknesses hard.
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Slowpoke has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
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Norman's team hits Slowpoke's weaknesses hard.
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Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
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Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
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Wallace's typing presses Slowpoke's defenses.
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Sidney's team hits Slowpoke's weaknesses hard.
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Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
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Glacia's team hits Slowpoke's weaknesses hard.
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Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
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Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
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Trade
Slowking cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Petalburg City
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TM04PsychicCalm MindPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 48PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
Breed Slowbro
Slowbro cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Petalburg City
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TM04PsychicCalm MindPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 54PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
Breed Slowking
Slowking cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Petalburg City
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TM04PsychicCalm MindPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 48PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Slowking in Ruby & Sapphire
Slowking needs a King's Rock on a traded Slowpoke, the trade-branch away from Slowbro. With Slowpoke absent from the Hoenn wild, this one begins elsewhere.
How to Obtain Slowking in RS
- Step 1Obtain SlowpokeCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Surfing · Safari Zone, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Super rod · Celadon City. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Surfing · Route 12. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Surfing · Slowpoke Well. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Surfing · Slowpoke Well. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Slowking ✓
How to Get Shiny Slowking in Ruby & Sapphire
Slowking has no place in Ruby & Sapphire, so a shiny must be traded over from another game. See every game where Shiny Slowking can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Slowking Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Slowking
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x115-136%KO Thief 2x9-10% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x82-97% Feint Attack 2x42-50% Pin Missile 2x9-11% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 2x68-79% Shadow Ball 2x43-50% Thief 2x24-28% | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x77-91% Pursuit 2x18-21% Fury Cutter 2x6-7% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x68-79% Thief 2x16-19% Astonish 2x13-15% | ||
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Cradily builds →Solar Beam 2x63-74% Astonish 2x15-17% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x73-86% Thunderbolt 2x33-39% Feint Attack 2x22-26% | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Roselia builds →Solar Beam 2x74-87% Shadow Ball 2x29-34% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x61-72% Bite 2x26-31% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Absol builds →Shadow Ball 2x53-63% Thunderbolt 2x31-37% Bite 2x30-36% | ||
 Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowking View Raichu builds →Thunderbolt 2x54-64% Thief 2x16-19% | ||
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 49 partners from the Monster and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Belly Drum, Future Sight, Mud Sport and 4 more.
RS Slowking Best Moveset
Slowbro's special-side counterpart: Water/Psychic with 100 Sp. Atk and 110 Sp. Def inverting the physical tank into a special tank. AbilityOwn Tempo blocks confusion. MovePsychic and MoveSurf for dual TermStab, MoveCalm Mind boosts both. Held ItemLeftovers sustains.
Best Build
Slowking best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Psychic
- Surf
- Calm Mind
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Belly Drum and Future Sight from the egg pool give Slowking something extra. Pair those with Future Sight and Psychic for STAB and coverage across 7 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 34 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
SLOWKING undertakes research every day in an effort to solve the mysteries of the world. However, this POKéMON apparently forgets everything it has learned if the SHELLDER on its head comes off.
Slowking Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Slowking isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain one in LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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