Galarian Slowking
PoisonPsychic
Best attacking moveset: Confusion and Futuresight, worth 10.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Galarian Slowking can learn 18 combinations. Confusion with Futuresight 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid | Poison | 11 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Confusion | Psychic | 19 | 1.5s | +14 |
| Hex | Ghost | 8 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Futuresight | Psychic | 115 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Psyshock | Psychic | 60 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Scald | Water | 75 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Sludge Wave | Poison | 105 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Surf Legacy | Water | 60 | 1.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Slowking as a species, on the Slowking page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,072 at level 50, 2,717 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,552 CP at level 20, or 1,941 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,479 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 190 attack · 180 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 | 2.01 m and 79.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Galarian Slowking does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Poison, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Confusion + Futuresight | 16.8 |
| Poison | Confusion + Futuresight | 16.8 |
| Grass | Acid + Sludge Wave | 14.7 |
| Fairy | Acid + Sludge Wave | 14.7 |
| Ghost | Hex + Shadow Ball | 14.0 |
| Psychic | Hex + Shadow Ball | 14.0 |
| Ground | Confusion + Surf | 12.1 |
| Rock | Confusion + Surf | 12.1 |
| Fire | Confusion + Surf | 12.1 |
| Normal | Confusion + Futuresight | 10.7 |
| Confusion + Futuresight | 10.7 | |
| Bug | Confusion + Futuresight | 10.7 |
| Water | Confusion + Futuresight | 10.7 |
| Electric | Confusion + Futuresight | 10.7 |
| Ice | Confusion + Futuresight | 10.7 |
| Dragon | Confusion + Futuresight | 10.7 |
| Dark | Acid + Sludge Wave | 9.0 |
| Steel | Hex + Shadow Ball | 9.0 |
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 Slowking is actually for.
Counters: what beats Galarian Slowking
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 30.1 |
 Darkrai | Dark | Snarl + Shadow Ball | 27.1 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Hex + Shadow Ball | 26.9 |
 Gengar | GhostPoison | Lick + Shadow Ball Legacy | 26.9 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 26.6 |
 Absol | Dark | Snarl + Brutal Swing Legacy | 26.3 |
 Dragapult | DragonGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 25.6 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 25.3 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 25.2 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball | 25.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Galarian Slowking's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.