Is Slowpoke Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Slow as its name implies, but the evolution into Slowbro at 37 is one of the better payoffs in the game. Water/Psychic is excellent typing in Gen 1 with barely any weaknesses that matter.
Slowpoke has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Slowpoke's defenses.
Slowpoke trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Slowpoke's weaknesses hard.
Slowpoke has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Sabrina's typing presses Slowbro's defenses.
Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Slowbro has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
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 trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Catchable
Catch Slowpoke on Seafoam Islands (walking, Lv 28-30, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- 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
- LV 48PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- 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
Evolve Slowpoke to Slowbro
Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro at Level 37. Your Slowpoke should hit Level 37 before you reach Sabrina, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- 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 Yellow
Slowpoke shows up both in grass and while surfing, 5 spots spread across a few areas. Rarity bounces from common to rare depending where, so the closest spot isn't always the easiest.
3 locations to catch Slowpoke
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Badge 5Where To Catch Slowpoke in Y
Slowpoke is where the line starts, caught through walking and surfing encounters at Lv. 15-31. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into SlowbroRoute 12Lv.15-20Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 13Lv.15-20Surfing on waterRate 5%Seafoam Islands - B2FLv.31GrassRate 1%or evolve from Slowpoke (Step 1)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Slowpoke catch rates for Yellow 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
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | S | |
 Tangela Grass | C | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Cerulean City Gift) | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Parasect builds →Solar Beam 2x111-131%KO Leech Life 2x20-24% | ||
 Magneton Electric | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x142-167%KO Pin Missile 2x8-10% | ||
 Raichu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pichu (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Slowpoke View Venomoth builds →Solar Beam 2x101-119%KO Leech Life 2x15-18% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
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
Y Slowpoke Best Moveset
Water/Psychic typing on a frame too slow and too weak to use either type effectively. 65 Special can't power MovePsychic or MoveSurf at meaningful levels. Slowbro's 100 Special and 110 Defense are the real draws down the evolution line.
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 sluggish. It is quite content to loll about without worrying about the time.
Slowpoke Yellow Guide
For Yellow, 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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