Slowking (Pokémon)

Slowking ヤドキング Yadoking

Artwork from FR/LG

Types Species  Water  Psychic  Royal Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Oblivious or Own Tempo 1,000,000 Pokédex National #199 Johto #082 Hoenn #344* Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R— Almia R— Height Weight 6'07" 175.3 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate Pink 70 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Monster, Water 1 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 3 Speed 0 Exp. 164 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. II-III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. II-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation II Generation III (Spin-Off games) Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex (Gen. II) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Slowking (Japanese: ヤドキング Yadoking) is a dual-type Water/Psychic Pokémon.

It evolves from Slowpoke via trade with a King's Rock.

Biology

Physiology

Slowking are regular Slowpoke who suffered a peculiar event. The King's Rock they rarely hold attracts Shellder, and gets bitten on its head instead of its tail. The poison that some Shellder secretes reached Slowpoke's brain, turning it extremely intelligent.

In appearance, Slowking looks much like a bipedal Slowpoke with its Shellder resembling a crown. There is a small red gem on the upper part of this "crown". Slowking also somehow gains a red and white ruff around its neck to increase its "regalness."

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Slowking possess an amazing intelligence, to the point that it can match human, also it can understand and speak the human language. They can plan situations with effective results.

Slowking has a weaker Defense stat than Slowbro's as a trade-off to having strong Special Defense. Slowking can use Nasty Plot and the rarely seen Trump Card attack while being unable to learn Slack Off and Amnesia on its own (those two moves would have to come from the Slowpoke it evolved from).

Behavior

Because Slowking is much more intelligent than Slowpoke or Slowbro, wild Slowking must lead colonies of wild Slowpoke and Slowbro in times of crisis.

Habitat

Water's-edge Pokémon

Slowking lives with the Slowpokes and Slowbros to their paradise to lead them.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

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Slowking in the anime

Slowking first appeared in The Power of One. He gave Ash advice on where to find the orbs. This same Slowking made another appearance in a special episode called Slowking's Day that showed what he does on a daily basis.

A group of Slowpoke were trying to reach a King's Rock to evolve to Slowking in A Crowning Achievement. One finally succeeded at the end.

A Slowking appeared in Larvitar and Unown's vision in the episode Address Unown. As all the Pokémon in this vision were seen recently, it is possibly the same one that appeared three episodes beforehand.

A Slowking belonging to Conway appeared in Tag! We're It...!. It reappeared in Up Close and Personable!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pokémon Special

A hint of Slowking's existence first appeared in Volume 7, while Lorelei was musing on Slowbro's enhanced abilities after it had been bitten by Shellder. She remarked that Slowpoke would likely have improved abilities if it was bitten on its head.

However, Slowking's proper debut was in Volume 13, under the ownership of Chermaine. It was able to use its Snore attack to show that it could attack even when asleep.

Slowking appeared once more under the ownership of Lorelei in Volume 23.

In the TCG

Main article: Slowking (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Slowking is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Bountiful Sea
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Empty your mind of anxiety, and solutions will come to you.
26%-50% HP	Please, be careful. My health has been reduced to half.
1%-25% HP	I am weary... The weight of my head forces me down...
Level Up	Ah, yes, yes. My level appears to have risen.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -12%	IQ Group: B

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Trade holding King's Rock	First evolution
	Slowpoke  Water  Psychic		Slowking  Water  Psychic

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			File:Spr 2c 199 s.gif			File:Spr b g2 199 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	File:Spr 3r 199 s.png		File:Spr 3e 199 s.gif	File:Spr 3f 199 s.png		File:Spr b g3 199 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

For other sprites and images, please see Slowking images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• In the anime, Slowking is one of the few Pokémon who talks like a human without telepathy.
• It is said if the Shellder on Slowking's head is removed it will forget everything it has learned. This may mean that, like Slowbro, it will devolve into Slowpoke.
• To date, Slowking is the only Pokémon with a catch rate of 70.
• In the TCG, Slowking's Southern Islands card is the only card depicting a Pokémon introduced after Generation I to have a square evolution box, in Japan only. In English, the Southern Islands collection used the Neo-era designs, which, like all later card layouts, feature a circular evolution box.

Origin

While Slowking is based on a royal king, it also vaguely resembles a pygmy hippopotamus and has traits of a hermit crab.

Name origin

Slowking's name is a combination of slow and king. Its Japanese name is a combination of 宿主 yadonushi, (parasitic) host, and English king. The yado part of Slowking's Japanese name may also refer to 宿借り yadokari, hermit crab.

In other languages

• German: Laschoking - From lasch (lame or lackadaisical) and king.
• French: Roigada - From roi (king) and flagada (lacking vigor).
• Korean: 야도킹 Yadoking

External links

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