Galarian Slowbro - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle

This is a strategy guide for using Galarian Slowbro in competitive play for the games Pokemon Sword and Shield. Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, and Held Items to use with Galarian Slowbro, as well as its strengths and weak points.

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Basic Information for Galarian Slowbro

Types and Abilities

Pokemon	Type 1	Type 2
Galarian Slowbro
Abilities
Quick Draw	Enables the Pokémon to move first occasionally.
Own Tempo	Prevents the Pokemon from becoming confused.
Regenerator (Hidden)	Restores a little HP when withdrawn from battle.

Galarian Slowbro Weaknesses and Resistances

	Type
Takes 4x damage	-
Takes 2x damage
Takes 0.5x damage
Takes 1/4x damage
Takes 0x damage	-

What is Type Effectiveness?

Base Stats

Best Nature for Galarian Slowbro

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Galarian Slowbro

Standard Moveset & Best Build

Ability and Held Item Making Moving First Easier

Both Quick Draw and a Quick Claw boosting Galarian Slowbro's chances of acting first can help counteract its low speed stat. While based on luck and RNG, acting first regardless of speed is one of its strong points and can pave the way to victory.

While the exact rate at which Quick Draw activates is currently not clear, if we approximate it goes off 30% of the time mixed with the 20% chance of the Quick Claw, we come out with roughly a 44% chance of acting first in battle.

Can Be Taught Other Moves for Coverage

Teaching Galarian Slowbro Fire Blast will allow it to go up against Steel-type Pokemon who don't have Poison or Psychic weaknesses and increase its overall coverage against a variety of types. Yawn is also helpful in dealing with Dynamaxed Pokemon to waste their turns.

Other Viable Moves

Regenerator Specs Moveset & Best Build

Increased Power and Speed

Giving Galarian Slowbro Choice Specs will boost its power by a lot. Combingin Trick Room to increase speed and the Choice Specs for damage, even the most durable of opponents will fall.

Choice Specs Mix Well With Regenerator

With the Regenerator ability, every time you swap the Pokemon out they will heal some HP. Combined with Choice Specs and having to reset what move you want to use they have great compatibility. This can be taken advantage of in matches that involve a lot of switching in and out.

Other Viable Moves

How to Use Galarian Slowbro Effectively

Has a Wide Spread of Attacks

Galarian Slowbro is a Pokemon that can learn many different types of attacks and with Shell Side Arm can even deal plenty of damage to opponents with high SpDef. Galarian Slowbro makes for a good attacker and can deal with a large variety of Pokemon.

Cover Low Speed With Quick Draw

While Galarian Slowbro's speed is quite low, its ability, Quick Draw, gives it a chance to act first. Luck and RNG come into play here, but the chance to attack before your opponent makes its low speed less of an issue.

Strong Switch Attacker With Regenerator

Galarian Slowbro's hidden ability is Regenerator, which revovers 1/3 of its HP when it is withdrawn from battle. This makes it much harder to kill and great for battles where switching between Pokemon is your strategy.

Counters for Galarian Slowbro

Weakness

Check it With a Resistant Pokemon

Galarian Slowbro has a difficult time facing against Pokemon that has an immunity or is resistant to one of its moves - especially if it lacks an appropriate coverage move against it.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon	Description
Hydreigon	Ranking：★★★★★ ・Can one-shot a 252 HP Galarian Slowbro using Dark Pulse with 252 SpAtk and a Modest nature ・Even without any HP EVs can survive a 252 SpAtk Focus Blast Moveset & Best Build for Hydreigon
Excadrill	Ranking：★★★★☆ ・Can one-shot a 252 HP Galarian Slowbro using Earthquake with 252 Atk and a Jolly or Adamant nature・Without any HP EVs, be careful of 252 SpAtk Fire Blast that can take Excadrill out in one hit Moveset & Best Build for Excadrill
Krookodile	Ranking：★★★★☆ ・Posesses both of Galarian Slowbro's weakenesses and resists Poison and Psychic ・Can be hit hard by the variety of moves Galarian Slowbro learns
Gastrodon	Ranking：★★★★☆ ・High SpDef and resists its moves ・Be careful of Grass Knot Moveset & Best Build for Gastrodon
Rhyperior	Ranking：★★★★☆ ・Using Earthquake with 252 Atk and an Adamant nature on a 252 HP Galarian Slowbro can one shot it ・Weak to Water-type moves and Grass Knot Moveset & Best Build for Rhyperior

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