Slowpoke #0079

WaterPsychic


Max CPL401226L501386L51 (Best Buddy)1403
Buddy Distance3 km per Candy
ReleasedJul 6, 2016Nov 17, 2020

Type Effectiveness

Slowpoke takes 160% from Grass, Electric, Bug, Ghost and Dark moves.

Weak ×1.6
GrassElectricBugGhostDark
Resists ×0.6
FireWaterIceFightingPsychicSteel

Slowpoke is a Water/Psychic-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Grass, Electric, Bug, Ghost and Dark.

It reaches 1386 CP at level 50, or 1403 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Confusion with Psychic.

Slowpoke
Normal
Shiny Slowpoke
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack109
Defense98
Stamina207

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
PsychicConfusionPsychicPsychic6.677
2WaterWater GunPsychicPsychic6.474
3PsychicConfusionPsychicPsyshock6.070
4PsychicConfusionNormalReturn5.868
5WaterWater GunPsychicPsyshock5.867
6PsychicConfusionWaterWater Pulse5.565
7WaterWater GunNormalReturn5.362
8WaterWater GunWaterWater Pulse5.261

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
ConfusionPsychic19141.5s12.79.3
Water GunWater550.5s10.010.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
ReturnPNormal25330.5s50.00.76
PsychicPsychic95503.0s31.71.90
PsyshockPsychic60332.5s24.01.82
Water PulseWater65503.0s21.71.30

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
ConfusionPsychic161444.03.5
Water GunWater3313.03.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
ReturnPNormal130701.86
PsyshockPsychic70401.75
Psychic10% chance: lowers the opponent’s Defense.Psychic75551.36
Water PulseWater80501.60

DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy.

P
Purified: Return is learned by purifying a Shadow.
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Slowpoke
Slowpoke
#0079
WaterPsychic
50
45 purified
  • Use a King's Rock

Top Counters

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Mega Raichu YElectricThunder ShockElectricZap Cannon+67.4 eDPS
  2. 2Mega ChandelureGhostHexGhostOminous Wind+64.4 eDPS
  3. 3Mega HoundoomDarkSnarlDarkDark Pulse+62.1 eDPS
  4. 4Mega SceptileBugFury CutterGrassFrenzy PlantE61.8 eDPS
  5. 5Dawn Wings NecrozmaGhostShadow ClawGhostMoongeist Beam61.2 eDPS
  6. 6Mega ManectricElectricThunder FangElectricDischarge+61.2 eDPS

Worth Powering Up?

Not stronger than the baseline against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.

The baseline is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that baseline would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research1548710/10/1052515/15/15
Raids & Eggs2065010/10/1070015/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids2581210/10/1087615/15/15
L40409690/0/0122615/15/15
L505010960/0/0138615/15/15
L51 (Best Buddy)5111090/0/0140315/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 15525415
Level 20700554
Level 25876692
Level 301051831
Level 351139900
Level 401226969
Level 4513051031
Level 5013861096
Level 5114031109

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move50 Candy, 50,000 StardustPurified: 40 Candy, 40,000 Stardust
Height / Weight1.2 m / 36 kg
Gender Ratio
50.0%50.0%
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Slowpoke in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs15/15/151403 CP at Level 51
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#115/15/15140351100.00%
#215/15/1414005199.46%
#314/15/1513925199.19%
#415/14/1513975199.11%
#515/15/1213935198.93%
#615/15/1313965198.93%
#714/15/1413885198.66%
#815/14/1413935198.58%
#915/15/1113905198.39%
#1013/15/1513805198.38%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1 of 4,096, with 100.00% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs15/15/151403 CP at Level 51
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#115/15/15140351100.00%
#215/15/1414005199.46%
#314/15/1513925199.19%
#415/14/1513975199.11%
#515/15/1213935198.93%
#615/15/1313965198.93%
#714/15/1413885198.66%
#815/14/1413935198.58%
#915/15/1113905198.39%
#1013/15/1513805198.38%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1 of 4,096, with 100.00% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

Event Costumes

  • Slowpoke in the Pi costumePi
  • Slowpoke in the 2020 costume2020

Cosmetic only. Some came with an event-exclusive move.

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