Pokémon Slowbro

[War Incarnate]

Slowbro
Type(s) - Water/Psychic
Base Stats - 95 HP / 75 Atk / 110 Def / 100 SpA / 80 SpD / 30 Spe
Oblivious / Own Tempo / Regenerator (HA)

Moveset:

Moveset

Level up:
Level 0: Withdraw, Tackle, Curse, Growl, Water Gun
Level 9: Yawn
Level 12: Confusion
Level 15: Disable
Level 18: Water Pulse
Level 21: Headbutt
Level 24: Zen Headbutt
Level 27: Amnesia
Level 30: Surf
Level 33: Slack Off
Level 36: Psychic
Level 41: Psych Up
Level 46: Rain Dance
Level 51: Heal Pulse
TM:
TM00: Mega Punch
TM01: Mega Kick
TM02: Pay Day
TM04: Ice Punch
TM08: Hyper Beam
TM09: Giga Impact
TM14: Thunder Wave
TM15: Dig
TM17: Light Screen
TM19: Safeguard
TM21: Rest
TM24: Snore
TM25: Protect
TM27: Icy Wind
TM31: Attract
TM33: Rain Dance
TM34: Sunny Day
TM35: Hail
TM36: Whirlpool
TM39: Facade
TM40: Swift
TM43: Brick Break
TM44: Imprison
TM45: Dive
TM46: Weather Ball
TM53: Mud Shot
TM55: Brine
TM59: Fling
TM63: Drain Punch
TM64: Avalanche
TM70: Trick Room
TM71: Wonder Room
TM76: Round
TM81: Bulldoze
TM83: Razor Shell
TM97: Psychic Terrain
TR:
TR01: Body Slam
TR02: Flamethrower
TR03: Hydro Pump
TR04: Surf
TR05: Ice Beam
TR06: Blizzard
TR10: Earthquake
TR11: Psychic
TR15: Fire Blast
TR17: Amnesia
TR19: Tri Attack
TR20: Substitute
TR25: Psyshock
TR26: Endure
TR27: Sleep Talk
TR31: Shadow Ball
TR34: Future Sight
TR38: Trick
TR40: Skill Swap
TR45: Muddy Water
TR46: Iron Defense
TR49: Calm Mind
TR64: Focus Blast
TR68: Nasty Plot
TR69: Zen Headbutt
TR77: Grass Knot
TR81: Foul Play
TR82: Stored Power
TR84: Scald
TR98: Liquidation
Egg Moves:
Belch
Belly Drum
Block
Stomp
Transfer-Only Moves:
Toxic
Double Team
Aerial Ace
Echoed Voice
Dream Eater
Swagger
Confide
Teleport
Reflect
Seismic Toss
Magic Coat
Aqua Tail
Focus Punch
Recycle
Incinerate
Rock Smash
Strength
Fury Cutter
Mud-slap
Double-edge
Counter
Mimic
Dynamic Punch
Zap Cannon
Take Down
Bubble Beam
Submission
Fissure
Skull Bash

Newly Obtainable Moves (if any): Expanding Force, Imprison, Weather Ball, Mud Shot, Psychic Terrain, Hydro Pump, Stored Power, Liquidation, Razor Shell, Muddy Water, Nasty Plot, Body Press
Expanding Force - 80BP | Special | 10 PP (max: 16) | When used under Psychic Terrain, its power is boosted.
Notable Moves:
Slack Off
Teleport
Scald
Ice Beam
Toxic
Thunder Wave
Calm Mind
(this was all I could think of, Slowbro usually doesn't run offensive sets so there ya go)

Overview:
- Water/Psychic is a very good defensive typing, having over 6 resistances, with one notable one being Fighting.
- As the majority of relevant Fighting-types in OU are physical attackers, this makes Slowbro an effective check to threats like Rapid-Strike Urushifu, Terrakion, Conkeldurr, and even Heracross and Hawlucha.
- 95/110 physical bulk is extremely good, contributing to the above statement. This also allows Slowbro to be an effective check to most physical attackers in the tier, like Excadrill, for instance.
- An extremely wide movepool offensively and defensively means Slowbro can avert passivity issues and can support its team in many ways.
- Although Water/Psychic is a great defensive typing, it also carries some serious weaknesses to common attacking types in Dark, Grass, Electric, and Ghost.
- Its special bulk is also terrible and as such leaves it vulnerable to being overwhelmed by special attackers like Hydreigon, Kyurem, Gengar, Aegislash, and Alakazam.
- Even with its good physical bulk, it can still be pressured and forced out by the likes of Bisharp, Obstagoon, and Zeraora due to its weaknesses.

Potential Movesets:
Your Standard Defensive Pivot... or is it?
Slowbro @ Leftovers
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Teleport
- Scald
- Slack Off
- Ice Beam

Slowbro's main role will likely be a similar role akin to what it does in the NatDex OU metagame, and, by extension, in Gen 7: a Defensive Pivot. This one is meant to stomach a hit, cripple a physical attacker via Scald burn, and then Teleport out and bring another teammate in while simultaneously regenerating HP via Regenerator. Although it can't Wish pass unlike Clefable, it still makes for an effective defensive pivot that can check some physical attackers. Ice Beam is just there so Hydreigon can't as easily switch in on it. This also makes it not as passive as well, so I'll give you that.

Overall potential?:
It'll likely come as no surprise that regular Slowbro will be very good in SS OU. Its combination of a darn good defensive typing, great physical bulk, and a huge movepool that features Teleport and Slack Off, not to mention its ability, Regenerator, which rewards it for using Teleport, makes it a formidable defensive threat that is hard to wear down. Although that special defense and its weaknesses to common attacking types in Dark, Electric, Grass, and Ghost do kind of kill it, chances are Slowbro will remain a potent defensive threat even factoring in those issues.

 

[svcghost]

Any non teleport sets out of curiosity?

 

[GoodGame1324]

I think you should consider either kasib berry slowbro or no item slowbro as niche picks.

No item allows you to fully wall Poltergeist marowak-alola and improves the matchup vs knock off users like conkeldurr. I think the ability to hard wall Poltergeist marowak-alola is very noteworthy if the rest of your team is weak to it, which could be very valuable if slowbro is placed on more defensive team. Being able to wall conk easier is also a good trait as conk is also another pokemon defensive teams may struggle with.

If you think the idea of not running an item is inconceivable, then kasib berry is an ok alternative to deal with marowak-alola. It allows you to eat one poltergeist, while all subsequent poltergeist will have no effect. If for some reason they run shadow bone then kasib berry would also come into use in stopping marowak-alola unlike no item. Kasib berry also allows you to stay in onto DD dragapult to paralyze it or hit it with ice beam. If you run a psychic type move instead of ice beam, kasib berry allows you to eat a hit from gengar and KO it back. Similarly, if you run flamethrower as your coverage of choice, you can eat a hit from swords dance/choice band aegislash and KO back.

I personally think kasib berry is probably better, although running no item is funny as fuck when you can completely wall the hardest hitting mon in OU, with a bonus of walling conk easier.

 

[Ruft]

Leftovers, Kasib Berry and Colbur Berry all seem like viable item choices to me, but I think Heavy-Duty Boots is actually the most viable. It allows it to not care about Stealth Rock and (Toxic) Spikes every time it comes in, which could otherwise negate its Regenerator healing.

 

[Trikk0tr33t]

Hope this isnt true but this is what my friend told me about teleport regenerator not being legal. please let me know thanks

"slowbro cannot have teleport and regenerator since pokemon let's go has no hidden abilities (teleport was only a gen 1 tm)"

 

[Ruft]

Hope this isnt true but this is what my friend told me about teleport regenerator not being legal. please let me know thanks

"slowbro cannot have teleport and regenerator since pokemon let's go has no hidden abilities (teleport was only a gen 1 tm)"

You can transfer Teleport Slowbro from generation 1 via the Virtual Console and it will have its hidden ability Regenerator.

 

[Trikk0tr33t]

Ok thats a relief thanks

 

[kazeman]

i saw here and there that some play slowbro without item to counter marowak so what do you think about a red card slowbro to also possibly mess up some setup sweeper like azumarill or pyrax ?

 

[PlusC]

Why not go with the Ghost reduction berry in that case?

Slowbro makes a great Trick Room setter since it can set it up and Teleport something like A Marowak in. I've been playing around with;

Slowbro @ Red Card
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Teleport
- Scald
- Slack Off
- Trick Room