Is Slowpoke Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from LeafGreen. AbilityOblivious prevents attraction and AbilityOwn Tempo prevents confusion. Slowbro's Water/Psychic coverage is still good, but RS already has Starmie natively, since Staryu bites on the Super Rod in Lilycove City.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Slowpoke here.
Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Slowpoke's weaknesses hard.
Slowpoke has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's team hits Slowpoke's weaknesses hard.
Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Wallace's typing presses Slowpoke's defenses.
Sidney's team hits Slowpoke's weaknesses hard.
Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Glacia's team hits Slowpoke's weaknesses hard.
Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Petalburg City
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Winona
- HM08WaterDivePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mossdeep City
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- After Wallace
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Wallace
- 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 Slowpoke in Ruby & Sapphire
Slowpoke does not appear in Ruby or Sapphire. To start the line you trade one in, since nothing on the map produces it.
How to Get Shiny Slowpoke in Ruby & Sapphire
Slowpoke only joins a Hoenn team by trade, so reel in a shiny at Bond Bridge in LeafGreen and send it across. See every game where Shiny Slowpoke can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Slowpoke Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Slowpoke
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x140-165%KO Thief 2x19-23% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x186-219%KO Feint Attack 2x94-111%KO Pin Missile 2x11-13% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 2x152-178%KO Shadow Ball 2x52-62% Thief 2x52-61% | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x172-202%KO Pursuit 2x39-46% Fury Cutter 2x7-8% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x152-178%KO Thief 2x34-41% Astonish 2x15-19% | ||
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Cradily builds →Solar Beam 2x139-164%KO Astonish 2x17-20% | ||
 Banette Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Banette builds →Shadow Ball 2x87-103%KO Thunderbolt 2x75-88% Feint Attack 2x48-56% | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Roselia builds →Solar Beam 2x165-194%KO Shadow Ball 2x35-41% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x137-161%KO Bite 2x57-68% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Absol builds →Shadow Ball 2x65-77% Thunderbolt 2x70-82% Bite 2x66-78% | ||
 Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Raichu builds →Thunderbolt 2x120-141%KO Thief 2x34-41% | ||
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 49 breeding partners from the Monster and Water 1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Belly Drum, Future Sight, Mud Sport and 4 more to offspring.
RS Slowpoke Best Moveset
Pre-evolution stats with AbilityOblivious preventing attraction and AbilityOwn Tempo blocking confusion, minor defensive perks. Slowbro's defensive profile is the destination.
Best Build
Slowpoke best EVs are HP and Defense
Bulky Support Moveset
- Protect
- Psychic
- Body Slam
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Belly Drum and Future Sight from the egg pool give Slowpoke something extra.
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 30 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
SLOWPOKE uses its tail to catch prey by dipping it in water at the side of a river. However, this POKéMON often forgets what it’s doing and often spends entire days just loafing at water’s edge.
Slowpoke Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Slowpoke isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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