Is Slowpoke Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
Slowpoke lives up to its name in battle, but the evolution into Slowbro at level 37 is one of the better payoffs in the game. Water/Psychic is excellent typing in Gen 1, and the bulk gets much better after evolving.
Slowpoke has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Slowpoke's defenses.
Slowpoke has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Slowpoke has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Slowbro resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Slowbro resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Slowbro trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Slowbro resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Slowbro trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Catchable
Catch Slowpoke on Seafoam Islands (walking, Lv 28, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket thief after you defeat him in Cerulean City
- TM45ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 24
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
- After Koga
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Silph Co.
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Prize for defeating Cinnabar Gym Leader Blaine
- 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 Blaine, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket thief after you defeat him in Cerulean City
- TM45ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 24
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Prize for defeating Cinnabar Gym Leader Blaine
- LV 55PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Slowpoke in Red & Blue
Slowpoke works two ways: Super Rod fishing at level 15 almost anywhere, or walking the Seafoam Islands in the high twenties. Eighteen encounters total, common on the hook.
4 locations to catch Slowpoke
Encountered via fishing with a Rod, tall grass encounters
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6Where To Catch Slowpoke in RB
Slowpoke is where the line starts, caught through fishing and walking encounters at Lv. 15-33. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Slowpoke ✓Celadon CityLv.15Super RodRate 50%Route 10Lv.15Super RodRate 50%Safari Zone - CenterLv.15Super RodRate 25%Safari Zone - EastLv.15Super RodRate 25%Safari Zone - NorthLv.15Super RodRate 25%Safari Zone - WestLv.15Super RodRate 25%Seafoam Islands - B2FLv.30-32GrassRedRate 30%Seafoam Islands - 1FLv.30GrassRedRate 20%Seafoam Islands - B1FLv.28-30GrassRedRate 15%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.29-31GrassRedRate 15%Seafoam Islands - 1FLv.28GrassBlueRate 5%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.31-33GrassRedRate 35%
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into SlowbroCerulean Cave - 1FLv.23Super RodRate 25%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.23Super RodRate 25%Route 23Lv.23Super RodRate 25%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.39GrassRedRate 4%or evolve from Slowpoke (Step 1)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Slowpoke catch rates for Red & Blue by ball, status, and HP.
Slowpoke Weakness
Slowpoke's Water/Psychic typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Grass, and Bug. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. 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 |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Fighting, Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Slowpoke Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Slowpoke
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Raichu Electric | C | |
 Voltorb Electric | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Parasect builds →Mega Drain 2x38-45% Leech Life 2x22-27% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Beedrill builds →Twineedle 2x25-30% Mega Drain 2x22-26% | ||
Slowpoke Evolutions
A Water/Psychic type with 315 stats, Slowpoke has a chain leading to Slowbro. Breeding won't work. The evolved forms gain up to 175 total stats over Slowpoke. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RB Slowpoke Best Moveset
Water/Psychic pre-evolution with 65 Special and terrible Speed. Everything Slowbro does at half effectiveness. Evolve first.
Best Build
Support Moveset
- Amnesia
- Rest
- Thunder Wave
- Surf
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Slowpoke. TMs unlock Normal and Ice coverage and more and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Psychic and Surf into something with actual range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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 30 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Incredibly slow and dopey. It takes 5 seconds for it to feel pain when under attack.
Slowpoke Red & Blue Guide
- Where in the Red & Blue Safari Zone can I find Slowpoke?
See the Locations section above for where to find Slowpoke in Red & Blue.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Slowpoke from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Slowpoke easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
For Red & Blue, 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.
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- 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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