Galarian Slowbro
PoisonPsychic
Best attacking moveset: Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb, worth 10.4 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Galarian Slowbro can learn 14 combinations. Poison Jab with Sludge Bomb does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confusion | Psychic | 19 | 1.5s | +14 |
| Poison Jab | Poison | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brutal Swing | Dark | 65 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Drain Punch | Fighting | 50 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Psychic | Psychic | 95 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Scald | Water | 75 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Surf Legacy | Water | 60 | 1.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Slowbro as a species, on the Slowbro page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,764 at level 50, 2,445 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,397 CP at level 20, or 1,746 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,327 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 182 attack · 156 defense · 216 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1.6 m and 78.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Galarian Slowbro does not have one best moveset, it has 8. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Fairy, Fighting.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 16.4 |
| Fairy | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 16.4 |
| Fighting | Confusion + Psychic | 16.3 |
| Poison | Confusion + Psychic | 16.3 |
| Psychic | Poison Jab + Brutal Swing | 12.5 |
| Ghost | Confusion + Brutal Swing | 12.4 |
| Normal | Poison Jab + Focus Blast | 12.0 |
| Ice | Poison Jab + Focus Blast | 12.0 |
| Dark | Poison Jab + Focus Blast | 12.0 |
| Rock | Confusion + Focus Blast | 11.8 |
| Fire | Poison Jab + Surf | 11.5 |
| Ground | Confusion + Surf | 11.3 |
| Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 10.4 | |
| Bug | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 10.4 |
| Water | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 10.4 |
| Electric | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 10.4 |
| Dragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 10.4 |
| Steel | Confusion + Focus Blast | 10.3 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Galarian Slowbro is actually for.
Counters: what beats Galarian Slowbro
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 34.4 |
 Darkrai | Dark | Snarl + Shadow Ball | 30.9 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Hex + Shadow Ball | 30.7 |
 Gengar | GhostPoison | Lick + Shadow Ball Legacy | 30.6 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 30.4 |
 Absol | Dark | Snarl + Brutal Swing Legacy | 30.0 |
 Dragapult | DragonGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 29.2 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 28.8 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 28.7 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball | 28.7 |
Ranked by damage per second against Galarian Slowbro's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.