What is a good moveset for Galarian Slowking?

Question

If you have a good competitive moveset for Galarian Slowking, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for Galarian Slowpoke should be shared on the Galarian Slowbro thread.

Be sure to include full set details in your post, e.g. items, abilities, natures and EVs. Some explanation, including the intended game mode for your set, is also appreciated. Access the full list of guidelines here.

Galarian Slowking Pokédex and learnset for reference.

Comments

likely tier: hard to say. Poison-Psychic is a pretty good defensive typing, Eerie Spell is amazing...However, too slow, too physically frail. I'd say it'll end up in UU because Garchomp and Excadrill are going to give it some serious trouble. However, in VGC I can see it being very popular

Answer 1

Slowking-Galar @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Flamethrower / Fire Blast
- Stored Power
- Slack Off

Use Calm Mind a few times, then open up with Stored Power. Slack Off and Black Sludge attempt to heal off any damage you may sustain during setup, and Flamethrower / Fire Blast counter Steel types.

Comments

Good Set, but Eerie Spell is a really good move that should be used, especially if you see a pokemon using moves like close combat.

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Why would Eerie Spell be used over Stored Power and Calm Mind if nobody is going to keep Hawlucha or Urshifu-R in against Galarian Slowking, and if they for some reason do, they would not click the 4x resisted Close Combat? If a Pokemon uses a low PP move against Slowking on the switch and doesn't switch out, you shouldn't keep Slowking in anyway.

Answer 2

Galarian [email protected] Sludge
Ability:Regenerator
Nature:Quiet
EVs:252 HP/252 SpA/4 SpD
•Trick Room
•Eerie Spell
•Sludge Bomb
•Flamethrower
Trick Room setter. Eerie Spell is very annoying for moves like Stone Edge with low PP. Sludge Bomb is STAB. Flamethrower is coverage

Comments

Curious medicine negates allies stat boosts

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It’s not always used in doubles, and it can reset their stat drops as well

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Stat drops are less common than stat boosts, so I don't think it is that good.

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It’s not meant to be used in doubles anyways lol

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Lol. So Regenerator then?

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Curious medicine has no effect in singles.

Answer 3

Slowking-Galar @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def /sp def/ 4 SpA
Bold/Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Slack Off
- Eerie Spell
- Sludge Wave
- Calm Mind
Very bulky with regenerator, sadly it doesn't get toxic. It can get some what pp stall with eerie spell, heal with slack off, and possibly setup with calm mind. It works just as well if you have a
Calm Nature and sp def evs, for a special tank.

Answer 4

Slowking-Galar @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Eerie Spell
- Calm Mind
- Slack Off

Scald has a chance to burn, which can cripple physical sweepers. Eerie Spell is STAB and can annoy opponents that use a low PP move, especially if they use a Choice Item. Calm Mind Boosts Special Attack and Special Defense. Slack Off is for healing.

Comments

Any reason to give it scald over STAB sludge bomb?

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Scald is for the burn chance.

Answer 5

Slowking-Galar @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Trick
- Protect
- Eerie Spell
- Hex

Because Galarian Slowing can't learn Toxic, the only way for it to badly poison an opponent is to Trick Toxic Orb onto the opponent. Protect is for stalling when your opponent gets poisoned. Eerie Spell is to basically PP stall the opponent. Hex gets double power when your opponent is poisoned. If you want to to poison more than one Pokemon, you would have to use Trick to get the Toxic Orb back before the opponent faints.

Answer 6

Slowking-Galar @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Slack Off
- sludge bomb
- Eerie Spell
- Trick Room/ice beam /flamethrower / scald/shadow ball
Minimum speed if trick room

Answer 7

Slowking-Galar @ Choice Specs
Nature: Modest
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 148 HP / 252 SpA / 108 SpD
-Eerie Spell
-Ice Beam
-Flamethrower
-Sludge Wave/Scald/Shadow Ball

Bulky Specs. Eerie Spell is STAB and drains PP. All the other moves are coverage. I recommend keeping Sludge Wave as your last move, but Scald is great coverage (Has a chance to burn, too) and Shadow Ball covers it's Ghost weakness.

Answer 8

Modification of its OU set

Galarian Slowking @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
Bold / Calm Nature
EVs: 252 HP / 80 Def / 24 SpA / 152 SpD

• Future Sight
• Scald
• Sludge Bomb
• Flamethrower / Eerie Spell

Future Sight to force switches and it can stop set-up sweepers. Scald to potentially spread burn and covers its Ground weakness. Sludge Bomb is STAB and can poison, use it on bulky Pokemon or special attackers. Flamethrower is coverage while Eerie Spell lets you PP stall

Answer 9

Slowking-Galar @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Scald
- Sludge Bomb
- Flamethrower
- Future Sight / Eerie Spell / Psychic

I do not take credit for this moveset. This is from one of the smogon forums that I just changed to my own preference. Just thought I'd share it here. I've been using this as the ultimate middle finger to qd Pheromosa