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Galarian Slowpoke
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Galarian Slowpoke

Psychic

Best attacking moveset: Confusion and Psychic, worth 6.8 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Galarian Slowpoke can learn 6 combinations. Confusion with Psychic 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.

Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
ConfusionPsychic191.5s+14
Iron TailSteel141.0s+6
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
PsychicPsychic953.0s-50
PsyshockPsychic602.5s-33
SurfWater601.5s-50

Best moveset against each type

Galarian Slowpoke 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, Rock.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
FightingConfusion + Psychic10.3
PoisonConfusion + Psychic10.3
RockIron Tail + Surf8.7
IceIron Tail + Psychic8.0
FairyIron Tail + Psychic8.0
GroundConfusion + Surf7.6
FireConfusion + Surf7.6
NormalConfusion + Psychic6.8
FlyingConfusion + Psychic6.8
BugConfusion + Psychic6.8
GhostConfusion + Psychic6.8
WaterConfusion + Psychic6.8
GrassConfusion + Psychic6.8
ElectricConfusion + Psychic6.8
DragonConfusion + Psychic6.8
PsychicIron Tail + Surf5.1
DarkIron Tail + Surf5.1
SteelConfusion + Surf4.6

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 Slowpoke is actually for.

Counters: what beats Galarian Slowpoke

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
BlacephalonFireGhostAstonishShadow Ball52.0
PheromosaBugFightingBug BiteBug Buzz50.1
DarkraiDarkSnarlFoul Play49.0
ChandelureGhostFireHexShadow Ball46.4
GengarGhostPoisonLickShadow BallLegacy46.4

Ranked by damage per second against Galarian Slowpoke's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Galarian Slowpoke is weak to.

Type matchups

Weak toBugGhostDark
ResistsFightingPsychic

Shiny

Shiny availability is tracked for Slowpoke as a species, on the Slowpoke page.

Other forms

Evolution family

Numbers

Max CP1,386 at level 50, 1,226 at level 40
Raid catch700 CP at level 20, or 876 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch650 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats109 attack · 98 defense · 207 stamina

What it costs

Candy to evolve50 Candy
Second charged move50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Buddy distance3 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy
Size1.2 m and 36 kg