#078 RapidashAll 251 Pokémon#080 Slowbro
Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#079 Slowpoke
WaterPsychic
- SpeciesDopey Pokémon
- Japanese nameYadon
- PronunciationSLOW-POKE
- Height3′ 11″ 1.19 m
- Weight79.0 lb 35.55 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
A SLOWPOKE is someone who is habitually slow.
Evolution
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Incredibly slow and dopey. It takes 5 seconds for it to feel pain when under attack. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | Incredibly slow and sluggish. It is quite content to loll about without worrying about the time. |
| Stadium | A dopey Pokémon that remains in a daze except when fishing with its tail. Awake or asleep, there is little difference. |
| GoldStadium 2 | It lazes vacantly near water. If something bites its tail, it won’t even notice for a whole day. |
| Silver | A sweet sap leaks from its tails tip. Although not nutritious, the tail is pleasant to chew right. |
| Crystal | It is always so absent-minded that it won’t react, even if its flavorful tail is bitten. |
Where to find Slowpoke
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Celadon City, Safari Zone, Seafoam Island, Cinnabar Island, Routes 9 & 10 | NA | Few |
| Red | NA | Many | |
| Yellow | Seafoam Island, Routes 12 & 13 | NA | Many |
| Gold | Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls | Any | Many |
| Silver | Any | Many | |
| Crystal | Any | Many |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.5
- Water×0.5
- Electric×2
- Grass×2
- Ice×0.5
- Fighting×0.5
- Poison×1
- Ground×1
- ×1
- Psychic×0.5
- Bug×2
- Rock×1
- GhostG/S/C ×2R/B/Y ×0
- Dragon×1
- Dark×2
- Steel×0.5
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 5 weaknesses and 6 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 5 : 6 (~83%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 weaknesses and 6 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 2 (50%).
- This Pokémon has more weaknesses in GSC than in RBY. So this Pokémon has a better defense ratio in RBY.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Water1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Grass1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Ground1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- 1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Rock1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dragon1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Normal 2nd: No Effect
- Steel1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 5 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 5:6 (~83.33%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 5 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 5:4 (125%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Start | Curse | ??? | Status |
| — | Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| 27 | 6 | Growl | Normal | Status |
| 33 | 15 | Water Gun | Water | Special |
| Start | 20 | Confusion | Psychic | Special |
| 18 | 29 | Disable | Normal | Status |
| 22 | 34 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical |
| 40 | 43 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status |
| 48 | 48 | Psychic | Psychic | Special |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Flamethrower, Ice Beam
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM07Zap Cannon
- TM09Psych Up
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM14Blizzard
- TM16Icy Wind
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM26Earthquake
- TM27Return
- TM28Dig
- TM29Psychic
- TM30Shadow Ball
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM39Swift
- TM42Dream Eater
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM50Nightmare
- HM03Surf
- HM04Strength
- HM05Flash
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM11Bubblebeam
- TM12Water Gun
- TM13Ice Beam
- TM14Blizzard
- TM16Pay Day
- TM20Rage
- TM26Earthquake
- TM27Fissure
- TM28Dig
- TM29Psychic
- TM30Teleport
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM39Swift
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM45Thunder Wave
- TM46Psywave
- TM49Tri Attack
- TM50Substitute
- HM03Surf
- HM04Strength
- HM05Flash
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Water 1 Pokémon group 8 Monster Pokémon group 11 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Corsola
- Delibird
- Dratini Family
- Horsea Family
- Kabuto Family
- Lapras
- Mantine
- Marill Family
- Omanyte Family
- Poliwag Family
- Psyduck Family
- Remoraid Family
- Seel Family
- Slowpoke Family
- Squirtle Family
- Totodile Family
- Wooper Family
- Bulbasaur Family
- Charmander Family
- Chikorita Family
- Cubone Family
- Kangaskhan
- Larvitar Family
- Lickitung
- Mareep Family
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Rhyhorn Family
- Snorlax
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Belly Drum | Mate with a male from Poliwag Family or Snorlax. |
| Future Sight | Mate a male Natu/Xatu to a female Togetic. Then breed the male offspring to a female Marill/Azumarill. Then, mate male offspring (Marill) to a female from Slowpoke Family. |
| Safeguard | Mate with a male from Chikorita, Dratini, Lapras, or Seel Family. |
| Stomp | Mate with a male Lickitung or Rhyhorn/Rhydon. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 90 | 353-383 | 14/4577.31% | 11/4281.59% |
| Attack | 65 | 198-228 | 24/4940.14% | 24/4538.21% |
| Defense | 65 | 198-228 | 27/5544.05% | 24/4444.05% |
| Speed | 15 | 98-128 | 46/472.87% | 42/422.04% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 40 | 148-178 | 37/4615.87% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 40 | 148-178 | 36/4114.72% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 40 | 148-178 | — | 24/2914.72% |
| Total | 315 G/S/C 275 R/B/Y |
1143-1323 995-1145 |
60/8718.41% | 45/6519.80% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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