Slowpoke

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Slowpoke is a Water/Psychic type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1. It is known as the Dopey Pokémon.

Slowpoke has a Galarian form available in the latest update to Sword & Shield.

Pokédex data

National №	079
Type	Water Psychic
Species	Dopey Pokémon
Height	1.2 m (3′11″)
Weight	36.0 kg (79.4 lbs)
Abilities	1. Oblivious 2. Own Tempo Regenerator (hidden ability)
Local №	079 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 080 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 079 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 080 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 133 (X/Y — Coastal Kalos) 037 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex) 044 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 079 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee) 001 (The Isle of Armor)

Training

EV yield	1 HP
Catch rate	190 (24.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	70 (normal)
Base Exp.	63
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Monster, Water 1
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP	90	290	384
Attack	65	121	251
Defense	65	121	251
Sp. Atk	40	76	196
Sp. Def	40	76	196
Speed	15	31	141
Total	315	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Slowpoke.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	½	2	2	½	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
	½	2		2		2	½

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National №	079
Type	Psychic
Species	Dopey Pokémon
Height	1.2 m (3′11″)
Weight	36.0 kg (79.4 lbs)
Abilities	1. Gluttony 2. Own Tempo
Local №	079 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 080 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 079 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 080 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 133 (X/Y — Coastal Kalos) 037 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex) 044 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 079 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee) 001 (The Isle of Armor)

Training

EV yield	1 HP
Catch rate	190 (24.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	70 (normal)
Base Exp.	63
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Monster, Water 1
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP	90	290	384
Attack	65	121	251
Defense	65	121	251
Sp. Atk	40	76	196
Sp. Def	40	76	196
Speed	15	31	141
Total	315	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Slowpoke.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
						½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
	½	2		2		2

Evolution chart

#079
Slowpoke
Water · Psychic

(Level 37)

#080
Slowbro
Water · Psychic

(trade holding Kings Rock)

#199
Slowking
Water · Psychic

#079
Slowpoke
Galarian Slowpoke
Psychic

(use Galarica Cuff)

#080
Slowbro
Galarian Slowbro
Poison · Psychic

(use Galarica Wreath)

#199
Slowking
Galarian Slowking
Poison · Psychic

Slowpoke changes

In Generation 1, Slowpoke has a base Special stat of 40.
In Generations 1-4, Slowpoke has a base experience yield of 99.

Pokédex entries

Slowpoke

Red Blue	Incredibly slow and dopey. It takes 5 seconds for it to feel pain when under attack.
Yellow	Incredibly slow and sluggish. It is quite content to loll about without worrying about the time.
Gold	It lazes vacantly near water. If something bites its tail, it won’t even notice for a whole day.
Silver	A sweet sap leaks from its tail’s tip. Although not nutritious, the tail is pleasant to chew on.
Crystal	It is always so absent-minded that it won’t react, even if its flavorful tail is bitten.
Ruby Sapphire	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.
FireRed	It is always vacantly lost in thought, but no one knows what it is thinking about. It is good at fishing with its tail.
LeafGreen	Incredibly slow and dopey. It takes five seconds for it to feel pain when under attack.
Emerald	It catches prey by dipping its tail in water at the side of a river. But it often forgets what it is doing and spends entire days just loafing at water’s edge.
Diamond Pearl Platinum	Although slow, it is skilled at fishing with its tail. It does not feel pain if its tail is bitten.
HeartGold	It lazes vacantly near water. If something bites its tail, it won’t even notice for a whole day.
SoulSilver	A sweet sap leaks from its tail’s tip. Although not nutritious, the tail is pleasant to chew on.
Black White Black 2 White 2	Although slow, it is skilled at fishing with its tail. It does not feel pain if its tail is bitten.
X	It is always vacantly lost in thought, but no one knows what it is thinking about. It is good at fishing with its tail.
Y	It lazes vacantly near water. If something bites its tail, it won’t even notice for a whole day.
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	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.
Sun	Its long tail often breaks off. It doesn’t really feel any pain, though, and the tail grows back, so Slowpoke isn’t particularly bothered.
Moon	Alolan home cooking involves drying Slowpoke tails and then simmering them into a salty stew.
Ultra Sun	There are some places where Slowpoke is worshiped because of a long-standing belief that whenever Slowpoke yawns, it rains.
Ultra Moon	Although their tails, which fall off naturally, can easily be found lying around, they’re a precious ingredient for cooking.
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Incredibly slow and sluggish. It is quite content to loll about without worrying about the time.
Sword	Slow-witted and oblivious, this Pokémon won’t feel any pain if its tail gets eaten. It won’t notice when its tail grows back, either.
Shield	When this Pokémon’s tail is soaked in water, sweetness seeps from it. Slowpoke uses this trait to lure in and fish up other Pokémon.

Galarian Slowpoke

Sword	Although this Pokémon is normally zoned out, its expression abruptly sharpens on occasion. The cause for this seems to lie in Slowpoke’s diet.
Shield	Because Galarian Slowpoke eat the seeds of a plant that grows only in Galar, their tails have developed a spicy flavor.

Moves learned by Slowpoke

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Sword/Shield Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

Moves learnt by level up

Slowpoke learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Slowpoke Galarian Slowpoke

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Curse	Ghost	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
3	Growl	Normal	—	100
6	Water Gun	Water	40	100
9	Yawn	Normal	—	—
12	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
15	Disable	Normal	—	100
18	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
21	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
24	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
27	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
30	Surf	Water	90	100
33	Slack Off	Normal	—	—
36	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
39	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
42	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
45	Heal Pulse	Psychic	—	—

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Curse	Ghost	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
3	Growl	Normal	—	100
6	Acid	Poison	40	100
9	Yawn	Normal	—	—
12	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
15	Disable	Normal	—	100
18	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
21	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
24	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
27	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
30	Surf	Water	90	100
33	Slack Off	Normal	—	—
36	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
39	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
42	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
45	Heal Pulse	Psychic	—	—

Egg moves

Slowpoke learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Slowpoke egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Belch	Poison	120	90
Belly Drum	Normal	—	—
Block	Normal	—	—
Stomp	Normal	65	100

Move Tutor moves

Slowpoke can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Expanding Force	Psychic		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Slowpoke is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
02	Pay Day	Normal	40	100
14	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
17	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
19	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
27	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
35	Hail	Ice	—	—
36	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
44	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
45	Dive	Water	80	100
46	Weather Ball	Normal	50	100
53	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
55	Brine	Water	65	100
70	Trick Room	Psychic	—	—
71	Wonder Room	Psychic	—	—
76	Round	Normal	60	100
81	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
91	Psychic Terrain	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by TR

Slowpoke is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

Slowpoke Galarian Slowpoke

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
02	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
03	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
04	Surf	Water	90	100
05	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
06	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
11	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
15	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
17	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
19	Tri Attack	Normal	80	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
25	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
34	Future Sight	Psychic	120	100
38	Trick	Psychic	—	100
40	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
49	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
77	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
82	Stored Power	Psychic	20	100
84	Scald	Water	80	100
98	Liquidation	Water	85	100

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
02	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
03	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
04	Surf	Water	90	100
05	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
06	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
11	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
15	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
17	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
19	Tri Attack	Normal	80	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
25	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
34	Future Sight	Psychic	120	100
38	Trick	Psychic	—	100
40	Skill Swap	Psychic	—	—
49	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
77	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
81	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
82	Stored Power	Psychic	20	100
84	Scald	Water	80	100
98	Liquidation	Water	85	100

Moves learnt by level up

Slowpoke learns the following moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
1	Yawn	Normal	—	—
6	Growl	Normal	—	100
12	Water Gun	Water	40	100
18	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
24	Disable	Normal	—	100
30	Rest	Psychic	—	—
36	Surf	Water	90	100
42	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
48	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Slowpoke is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
04	Teleport	Psychic	—	—
05	Rest	Psychic	—	—
06	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
08	Substitute	Normal	—	—
09	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
10	Dig	Ground	80	100
12	Facade	Normal	70	100
16	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
19	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Toxic	Poison	—	90
28	Tri Attack	Normal	80	100
29	Scald	Water	80	100
33	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
37	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
40	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
41	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
43	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
46	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
47	Surf	Water	90	100
51	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
55	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
57	Pay Day	Normal	40	100
59	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Slowpoke sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8
Normal								—
Shiny	—							—

See all Slowpoke sprites

Where to find Slowpoke

Red Blue	Route 10, Celadon City, Seafoam Islands, Safari Zone
Yellow	Route 12, 13, Seafoam Islands
Gold Silver Crystal	Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls
Ruby Sapphire FireRed	Trade/migrate from another game
LeafGreen	Route 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, Berry Forest, Bond Bridge, Canyon Entrance, Cape Brink, Celadon City, Cerulean Cave, Cerulean City, Cinnabar Island, Five Island, Five Isle Meadow, Four Island, Fuchsia City, Green Path, Icefall Cave, Kindle Road, Memorial Pillar, One Island, Outcast Island, Pallet Town, Resort Gorgeous, Ruin Valley, Seafoam Islands, Trainer Tower, Treasure Beach, Vermilion City, Viridian City, Water Labyrinth, Water Path, Safari Zone
Emerald	Trade/migrate from another game
Diamond	Trade/migrate from another game
Pearl Platinum	Route 205
HeartGold SoulSilver	Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls
Black White	Abundant Shrine
Black 2 White 2	Trade/migrate from another game
X Y	Route 12, Azure Bay
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Mirage Spots
Sun Moon	Route 1, 15, 16, Kala'e Bay
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Route 1, 15, 16, Kala'e Bay, Poké Pelago
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Seafoam Islands
Sword Shield	Fields of Honor

Answers to Slowpoke questions

Other languages

English, Spanish, Italian	Slowpoke
Japanese	ヤドン (Yadon)
German	Flegmon
French	Ramoloss

Name origin

slow: not fast
slowpoke: nickname for a slow person