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Pokemon Ratings

PvE Attacker Rating 0 / 5
Great League PVP Rating See all 2 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 2 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
78.50 kg Weight
1.60 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 2,877
Level 40: 2,545
Level 25: 1,817 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,454 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,090 (Research Tasks)
ATK 177
DEF 180
STA 216

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Confusion
Psychic
A
A-
Water Gun
Psychic
B
C
Confusion
Water Pulse
X
B
Confusion
Ice Beam
X
A
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Confusion is generally superior to Water Gun; both are usable on offense but the former wields higher DPS and more meta relevance.
  • Psychic is the clear winner for attacking. It pairs well with Confusion.
  • Ice Beam and Water Pulse aren’t very useful for an offensive Slowbro.  

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Confusion is distinctly superior to Water Gun due to the massive power difference.
  • Ice Beam and Psychic have similar performance overall, though Ice Beam is preferred due to counter-coverage and being off-type with Confusion.
  • Water Pulse’s late dodge window holds it back, but its 2 bars and effectiveness on Tyranitar keep it viable.

PVE Overview

Shadow Slowbro is in the same basic place as normal Slowbro; it just sort of exists. It can be an okay defender, but in a meta where wasting time is key, the drop to defense that Shadow Pokemon suffer is not exactly a good thing. Still, Shadow Slowbro will definitely continue to exist!

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Confusion
Ice Beam
Water Pulse
A
Confusion
Ice Beam
Psychic
A
Water Gun
Ice Beam
Psychic
B

PvP Moveset Explanation

Confusion + Ice Beam and Water Pulse or Psychic

Confusion is generally more preferable as it deals more damage than Water Gun.

Ice Beam is the most useful charge move due to its wide coverage, low energy cost compared to other options, and a good 1.6 DPE (Damage Per Energy). Psychic shares identical stats, but its coverage might be redundant with Confusion movesets. Water Pulse is a poor move that requires more energy, but provides Water-type coverage. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 2 / 5

Slowbro is known in PvE as a bulky Pokemon with slower DPS, and this isn't much different in PvP. With a defensive stat distribution, Slowbro is relatively bulky compared to its competition which works in its favor. The lack of a low energy charge move combined with unspectacular energy gains from either of its fast moves causes Slowbro to be somewhat slower with shield pressure. Overall a disappointing candidate, though it can still find niche uses in specific formats. 

Ultra League: 2 / 5

Slowbro isn't particularly exciting for Ultra League, though its bulk does give some wins against more favorable matchups. The greater abundance of Dragon-type competitors in Ultra League allows Slowbro to have more targets to shoot at with Ice Beam, though that still isn't enough to beat the king of Ultra League: Giratina. In addition, Slowbro almost needs to be powered up quite considerably to reach its full potential, which is expensive and unappealing considering its poor performance. Consider other Pokemon for this league instead.

Master League: 0 / 5

Slowbro is too slow for Master League. 

Fast Moves

20
Confusion
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.60
1.00
9.38
12.50
15.63
5
Water Gun
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.50
0.20
10.00
10.00
12.50

Charge Moves

90
Ice Beam
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.30
1.50
0.00
 1.80
27.27
34.09
 49.09
90
Psychic
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.80
1.30
0.00
 1.80
32.14
40.18
 57.86
70
Water Pulse
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.20
0.70
0.00
 1.40
21.88
27.34
 30.63

Exclusive Charge Moves

10
Frustration
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.00
0.80
0.00
 0.30
5.00
6.25
 1.52

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 75
Stardust 75,000

Purification Cost

Candy 3
Stardust 3000

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %
Flee Rate 6.0 %
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate20.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20013036
2001.56374
200296112
2002.5129151
4003162189
4003.5195228
4004228266
4004.5261304
6005294343
6005.5326381
6006359420
6006.5392458
8007425496
8007.5458535
8008491573
8008.5524612
10009557650
10009.5590688
100010623727
100010.5654763
130011685800
130011.5716836
130012747872
130012.5778909
160013809945
160013.5840981
1600148721018
160014.59031054
1900159341090
190015.59651127
1900169961163
190016.510271199
22001710581236
220017.510891272
22001811211308
220018.511521345
25001911831381
250019.512141417
25002012451454
250020.512761490
30002113071527
300021.513391563
30002213701599
300022.514011636
35002314321672
350023.514631708
35002414941745
350024.515251781
40002515571817
400025.515881854
40002616191890
400026.516501927
45002716811963
450027.517121999
45002817432036
450028.517752072
50002918062108
500029.518372145
50003018682181
500030.518842199
60003118992218
600031.519152236
60003219302254
600032.519462272
70003319612290
700033.519772308
70003419932327
700034.520082345
80003520242363
800035.520392381
80003620552399
800036.520702417
90003720862436
900037.521022454
90003821172472
900038.521332490
100003921482508
1000039.521642526
100004021792545
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