Is Slowpoke Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Not in the Sinnoh regional dex. Slowpoke requires Pal Park import. Slowbro at 37 has bulk, but Sinnoh's Water roster doesn't need imports. AbilityOwn Tempo prevents confusion if imported.
Slowpoke has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Gardenia's team hits Slowpoke's weaknesses hard.
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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Catchable
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 Slowbro
Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro at Level 37. Your Slowpoke should hit Level 37 before you reach Byron, 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
Evolve Slowpoke to Slowking
Slowpoke evolves into Slowking when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Byron.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 36)
- LV 36PsychicZen 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 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
How to Get Slowpoke in Diamond & Pearl
Slowpoke is Pearl-exclusive in the wild, a single Poke Radar spot at level 11 on one route. Diamond players get none and have to trade for it, since there is no Diamond encounter at all.
Wild Slowpoke may be holding when caught:
Lagging Tail (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is tremendously heavy and makes the holder move slower than usual.1 location to catch Slowpoke
Badge 1Where To Catch Slowpoke in DP
Not landing the catch? Calculate Slowpoke catch rates for Diamond & Pearl by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Slowpoke in Diamond & Pearl
Slowpoke lazes in the Route 205 grass in Pearl, where a PokeRadar chain shaves its shiny odds right down. Compare Shiny Slowpoke odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Slowpoke 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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Slowpoke preloaded.
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
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Shiftry builds →Feint Attack 2x58-69% Razor Leaf 2x55-65% | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Rotom builds →Thunderbolt 2x117-138%KO Astonish 2x19-23% Thief 2x17-21% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Gengar builds →Thunderbolt 2x101-121%KO Sucker Punch 2x38-46% Lick 2x19-23% | ||
 Grotle Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Grotle builds →Razor Leaf 2x49-58% Bite 2x36-44% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
 Electrike Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Electrike builds →Thunderbolt 2x91-108%KO Thief 2x17-21% | ||
 Luxio Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Luxio builds →Thunderbolt 2x85-100%KO Bite 2x35-41% | ||
 Misdreavus Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Misdreavus builds →Thunderbolt 2x73-87% Astonish 2x22-27% Thief 2x19-23% | ||
 Elekid Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Elekid builds →Thunderbolt 2x91-108%KO Thief 2x19-23% | ||
 Pachirisu Electric | C | |
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Vespiquen builds →Pursuit 2x23-28% Fury Cutter 2x13-15% | ||
 Drifloon Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Drifloon builds →Thunderbolt 2x56-67% Payback 2x22-26% Astonish 2x19-23% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Masquerain builds →Ominous Wind 2x51-62% Thief 2x19-23% | ||
 Cherubi Grass | D | |
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 63 breeding partners from the Monster and Water 1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Belly Drum, Block, Future Sight and 7 more to offspring.
DP Slowpoke Best Moveset
Incredibly slow at base 15 Speed, and while 90 HP gives it some bulk, the other stats are too mediocre. Evolve into Slowbro before building a moveset.
Best Build
Slowpoke best EVs are Defense and Attack
Support Moveset
- Slack Off
- Aqua Tail
- Zen Headbutt
- Thunder Wave
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 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
40 of 43 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
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 Diamond & Pearl Guide
No. Slowpoke only evolves into Slowking through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in Diamond & Pearl. The King's Rock must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
Yes. Wild Slowpoke in Diamond & Pearl can hold Lagging Tail (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Lagging Tail.
For Diamond & Pearl, 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 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.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Red & Blue, Slowpoke has appeared in 21 titles over 9 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 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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