Is Slowpoke Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Water/Psychic with AbilityOblivious. Slowbro at 37 is bulky if imported. Handles Marshal through Psychic and Clay through Water. A slow but sturdy option for patient players.
Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Slowpoke has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Skyla's typing presses Slowpoke's defenses.
Drayden's team hits Slowpoke's weaknesses hard.
Marlon's team hits Slowpoke's weaknesses hard.
Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Grimsley's team hits Slowpoke's weaknesses hard.
Caitlin's team hits Slowpoke's weaknesses hard.
Slowpoke has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Iris's team hits Slowpoke's weaknesses hard.
Slowpoke 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.
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.
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.
How to Get Slowpoke in Black 2 & White 2
Slowpoke can't be caught in Black 2 & White 2. Transfer Slowpoke from Red & Blue, Yellow, or FireRed & LeafGreen and evolve through the to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
Slowpoke Weakness
Slowpoke's Water/Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Grass, Bug, Ghost, and Dark. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Slowpoke's physical bulk (base 65 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 Slowpoke Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Slowpoke
 Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
 Flaaffy Electric | C | |
 Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Magnemite builds →Thunder Shock 2x58-69% | ||
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Sewaddle BugGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Sewaddle builds →Energy Ball 2x62-74% Bug Bite 2x43-51% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Whimsicott builds →Energy Ball 2x87-104%KO Thief 2x21-26% | ||
Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x173-204%KO | ||
Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Maractus builds →Energy Ball 2x116-137%KO Pin Missile 2x10-12% | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x166-196%KO | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x93-110%KO Thief 2x32-38% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x115-136%KO Pursuit 2x26-31% | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x165-195%KO | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x93-110%KO Thief 2x32-38% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Leavanny builds →Leaf Blade 2x89-105%KO X-Scissor 2x79-94% Shadow Claw 2x47-55% | ||
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x167-197%KO Pin Missile 2x8-11% | ||
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 2x110-130%KO Shadow Claw 2x43-52% Thunder 2x67-79% Pin Missile 2x9-11% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x176-208%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x139-164%KO Night Slash 2x54-64% Shadow Claw 2x54-64% | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Tangrowth builds →Energy Ball 2x118-140%KO Thief 2x26-31% | ||
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 2x109-129%KO Shadow Claw 2x43-51% Thunder 2x67-79% Pin Missile 2x10-12% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x177-209%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x138-163%KO Night Slash 2x54-64% Shadow Claw 2x54-64% | ||
Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Tangrowth builds →Energy Ball 2x118-139%KO Thief 2x26-31% | ||
Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x178-209%KO Payback 2x32-38% | ||
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 2x109-129%KO Shadow Claw 2x43-50% Thunderbolt 2x53-63% Payback 2x31-36% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x198-234%KO Shadow Ball 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Shiftry builds →Leaf Storm 2x175-206%KO Feint Attack 2x58-68% X-Scissor 2x51-60% Shadow Ball 2x67-79% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x178-209%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Volcarona's Giga Drain hits Slowpoke for 60-70%. Chandelure threatens a KO with Shadow Ball (101-119%).
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain 2x60-70% Fire Blast33-38% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x101-119%KO Energy Ball 2x76-89% Flamethrower28-33% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Weavile builds →Ice Shard7-8% | ||
Slowpoke Evolutions
From here, Slowpoke's line branches into Slowbro and Slowking. That's 2 possible evolutions, each with its own method. The evolved forms gain up to 175 total stats over Slowpoke. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Slowpoke easily with 67 breeding partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Belly Drum, Block, Future Sight and 7 more to offspring.
B2W2 Slowpoke Best Moveset
90 HP at 65 Defense absorbs physical hits better than most first-stage Pokemon, and AbilityRegenerator as a hidden ability heals a third of HP on every switch. The moveset absorbs hits and switches out to heal but can't threaten at 40 Sp. Atk. Slowbro one evolution away adds everything.
Best Build
Slowpoke best EVs are Defense and HP
Wall Moveset
- Slack Off
- Toxic
- Aqua Tail
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Belly Drum and Block from the egg pool give Slowpoke something extra. Pair those with Future Sight and Dream Eater for STAB and coverage across 8 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Although slow, it is skilled at fishing with its tail. It does not feel pain if its tail is bitten.
Slowpoke Black 2 & White 2 Guide
No. Slowpoke only evolves into Slowking through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in Black 2 & White 2. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Slowpoke to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required. The Kings Rock must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
For Black 2 & White 2, you can run Slowpoke through the first few routes without issues. 315 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Slowbro as fast as you can.
Slowpoke has an 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.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Red & Blue, Slowpoke has appeared in 21 titles over 10 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 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 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
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