Battle profile
#0080 · Generation 1
Slowbro
The Hermit Crab Pokémon
Its tail has a Shellder firmly attached with a bite. As a result, the tail can't be used for fishing anymore. This forces it to reluctantly swim and catch prey.
Traits
Abilities
Oblivious
The Pokémon cannot become infatuated, fall for taunts or be intimidated.
Own Tempo
Having its own tempo means the Pokémon cannot become confused or be intimidated.
Regenerator
HiddenThe Pokémon restores a third of its HP when it switches out of battle.
Battle matchups
Type effectiveness
Damage matchups for Slowbro based on its Water and Psychic typing. Abilities may change some matchups.
Weak against
Takes increased damage
Resists
Takes reduced damage
Immune to
Takes no damage
None
Evolution family
Evolution chain
Learnset
Level-up moves
Moves Slowbro learns by gaining levels in Pokemon Nova.
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Future Sight Two turns after this move is used, a hunk of psychic energy attacks the target. | Psychic | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Withdraw The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat. | Water | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Tackle A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Curse A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Growl The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Water Gun The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 9 | Yawn The user lets loose a huge yawn that lulls the target into falling asleep on the next turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 12 | Confusion The target is hit with a weak telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 15 | Disable For four turns, the target will be unable to use whichever move it last used. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 18 | Water Pulse The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target. | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 21 | Headbutt The user sticks out its head and attacks by charging straight into the target. This may also make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 24 | Zen Headbutt The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch. | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 27 | Amnesia The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply raises the user's Sp. Def stat. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 30 | Surf The user attacks everything around it by swamping the area with a giant wave. This can also be used for crossing water. | Water | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 33 | Slack Off The user slacks off, restoring its own HP by up to half its max HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 36 | Psychic The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 41 | Psych Up The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 46 | Rain Dance The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks and lowering the power of Fire-type attacks. | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 51 | Heal Pulse The user emits a healing pulse that restores the target's HP by up to half its max HP. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
Breeding learnset
Egg moves
0 moves available
Breeding learnset
Egg moves
0 moves available
No egg moves are available for Slowbro.
Extended learnset
Compatible moves
110 moves available
Extended learnset
Compatible moves
110 moves available
- After You StatusNormal
- Amnesia StatusPsychic
- Aqua Tail PhysicalWater
- Attract StatusNormal
- Avalanche PhysicalIce
- Blizzard SpecialIce
- Block StatusNormal
- Body Press PhysicalFighting
- Body Slam PhysicalNormal
- Brick Break PhysicalFighting
- Brine SpecialWater
- Bulldoze PhysicalGround
- Calm Mind StatusPsychic
- Captivate StatusNormal
- Chilling Water SpecialWater
- Confide StatusNormal
- Counter PhysicalFighting
- Curse StatusGhost
- Dig PhysicalGround
- Dive PhysicalWater
- Double Team StatusNormal
- Drain Punch PhysicalFighting
- Dream Eater SpecialPsychic
- Dynamic Punch PhysicalFighting
- Earthquake PhysicalGround
- Echoed Voice SpecialNormal
- Endure StatusNormal
- Expanding Force SpecialPsychic
- Facade PhysicalNormal
- Fire Blast SpecialFire
- Flamethrower SpecialFire
- Flash StatusNormal
- Fling PhysicalDark
- Focus Blast SpecialFighting
- Focus Punch PhysicalFighting
- Foul Play PhysicalDark
- Frustration PhysicalNormal
- Fury Cutter PhysicalBug
- Future Sight SpecialPsychic
- Giga Impact PhysicalNormal
- Grass Knot SpecialGrass
- Hail StatusIce
- Headbutt PhysicalNormal
- Helping Hand StatusNormal
- Hidden Power SpecialNormal
- Hydro Pump SpecialWater
- Hyper Beam SpecialNormal
- Ice Beam SpecialIce
- Ice Punch PhysicalIce
- Icy Wind SpecialIce
- Imprison StatusPsychic
- Incinerate SpecialFire
- Iron Defense StatusSteel
- Iron Tail PhysicalSteel
- Light Screen StatusPsychic
- Liquidation PhysicalWater
- Magic Coat StatusPsychic
- Mega Kick PhysicalNormal
- Mega Punch PhysicalNormal
- Metronome StatusNormal
- Mimic StatusNormal
- Muddy Water SpecialWater
- Mud Shot SpecialGround
- Nasty Plot StatusDark
- Natural Gift PhysicalNormal
- Pay Day PhysicalNormal
- Protect StatusNormal
- Psybeam SpecialPsychic
- Psychic SpecialPsychic
- Psychic Noise SpecialPsychic
- Psychic Terrain StatusPsychic
- Psych Up StatusNormal
- Psyshock SpecialPsychic
- Rain Dance StatusWater
- Razor Shell PhysicalWater
- Recycle StatusNormal
- Rest StatusPsychic
- Return PhysicalNormal
- Rock Smash PhysicalFighting
- Round SpecialNormal
- Safeguard StatusNormal
- Scald SpecialWater
- Secret Power PhysicalNormal
- Seismic Toss PhysicalFighting
- Shadow Ball SpecialGhost
- Signal Beam SpecialBug
- Skill Swap StatusPsychic
- Sleep Talk StatusNormal
- Snore SpecialNormal
- Snowscape StatusIce
- Stored Power SpecialPsychic
- Strength PhysicalNormal
- Substitute StatusNormal
- Sunny Day StatusFire
- Surf SpecialWater
- Swagger StatusNormal
- Swift SpecialNormal
- Take Down PhysicalNormal
- Telekinesis StatusPsychic
- Tera Blast SpecialNormal
- Thunder Wave StatusElectric
- Tri Attack SpecialNormal
- Trick StatusPsychic
- Trick Room StatusPsychic
- Waterfall PhysicalWater
- Water Pulse SpecialWater
- Weather Ball SpecialNormal
- Whirlpool SpecialWater
- Wonder Room StatusPsychic
- Zen Headbutt PhysicalPsychic
Species information
Training and breeding
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Gender ratio
- Female50Percent
- Egg groups
- Monster, Water1
- Hatch steps
- 5,120
- Base happiness
- 50
- Color
- Pink
- Shape
- Bipedal Tail
- Habitat
- Waters Edge
Alternate appearances
Slowbro forms
Choose a form to compare its appearance, typing, stats, and abilities.

Slowbro
Base stats
Total 490Abilities
The Pokémon cannot become infatuated, fall for taunts or be intimidated.
Having its own tempo means the Pokémon cannot become confused or be intimidated.
The Pokémon restores a third of its HP when it switches out of battle.

Slowbro — Galarian
Base stats
Total 490Abilities
Enables the Pokémon to attack first occasionally when using a damaging move.
Having its own tempo means the Pokémon cannot become confused or be intimidated.
The Pokémon restores a third of its HP when it switches out of battle.

Mega Slowbro
Base stats
Total 590Abilities
The Pokémon's hard shell stops incoming attacks being critical hits.