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Slowbro

Slowbro

DefenderRangedSpecialNovice

No matter the situation, Slowbro goes about life at its own pace. With its characteristic high defense and blissful unawareness, Slowbro is unfazed by opponents’ attacks.

Tier
A
Solo queue
A
Rated
December 27, 2025

How Slowbro plays

Slowbro’s Unite Move is Slowbeam, which locks opponents in place. However, Slowbro itself also becomes unable to move, so it’s best to have some backup from allies.

Builds 4

Recommended held items, battle items and move paths for Slowbro.

Moves 5

Both upgrade branches are shown for each move — you only pick one.

Oblivious

Passive

When Slowbro receives damage, the HP loss is gradual. When damaging an opponent with a move, restore some of the remaining gradual HP loss and decrease the target's Sp. Defense.

Attack

Basic

Becomes a boosted attack with every third attack. When this boosted attack hits, deal damage to nearby opposing Pokémon and decrease their movement speed.

Water Gun

Move 1Ranged5s CD

Slowbro channels a fierce stream of water which deals damage and lowers movement speed. Increase the area of effect and damage the longer this move is channeled.

Upgrade choice · level 4

  • Deal damage to opposing Pokémon and create steam when it hits. Opposing Pokémon inside the steam's area are left burned and have their movement speed decreased.

    Level 11: Increased area of effect.

  • Charge forward on a wave, dealing damage in an area and knock opponents back. This is followed by two more waves that deal damage and decrease enemy movement speed.

    Level 11: The second and third waves become larger and also knock enemies back like the first wave.

Slack Off

Move 2Recovery11s CD

Lay down and take a rest, continuously regaining health. Damage taken will reduce the recovery effect.

Upgrade choice · level 6

  • Nullify some damage before it takes effect. For a short time after using this move, become immune to hindrances and gain increased defense. Also increase the damage dealt by the next use of Scald or Surf.

    Level 13: Increases Sp. Attack.

  • Make opposing Pokémon float with psychic power. If used again, pull the opposing Pokémon toward the user.

    Level 13: Increased range and firing speed.

Slowbeam

Unite MoveHindrance112s CD

Stare at an enemy and attack continually, dealing damage and rooting them. Grants a shield and makes the user immune to hindrances while using this move.

Stats

How Slowbro scales from level 1 to 15, and where it lands against the rest of the roster.

HP9350
Attack292
Sp. Atk411
Defense480
Sp. Def420

Level 15, scaled between the lowest and highest value across all 98 Pokémon rather than from zero — a full bar means best in the game.

Growth curve

How each stat scales from level 1 to max.

0%25%50%75%100%13691215

Each line is scaled to its own maximum so the curves stay comparable — HP is far larger in absolute terms than the other stats. Exact values are in the table below.

Stats by level

Values are as displayed in game. Percentages are additive with held items and emblems.

LvlHPAttackDefenseSp. AtkSp. DefCritCDRLifestealAtk Spd
132251507050600%0%0%10%
233611537958680%0%0%10.44%
335171578967770%0%0%10.95%
443091751421141240%0%0%13.54%
545161801561261360%0%0%14.22%
647541861721401500%0%0%15%
750271921901561660%0%0%15.89%
853421992111751850%0%0%16.92%
957042072351962060%0%0%18.1%
1061202172632212310%0%0%19.46%
1165992282952492590%0%0%21.02%
1271502413322822910%0%0%22.82%
1377842563753193280%0%0%24.89%
1485132734243623710%0%0%27.27%
1593502924804114200%0%0%30%