slowking

Slowking is a dual-type Water/Psychic Pokémon introduced in Generation II.

Type: Water / Psychic

Abilities:

• Oblivious: Prevents the Pokémon from being infatuated or affected by Intimidate.
• Own Tempo: Prevents the Pokémon from becoming confused.
• Regenerator (Hidden Ability): Restores a portion of its HP when withdrawn from battle.

Physical Characteristics:

• Slowking is a bipedal Pokémon resembling a large, pink creature with a pale belly.
• It wears a shellder on its head, which resembles a royal crown, complete with a red jewel in the center.
• Its eyes are often depicted as intelligent and thoughtful.
• Slowking has a long tail and a frill of white fur around its neck, giving it a regal appearance.

Behavior and Habitat:

• Slowking is known for its remarkable intelligence and wisdom, often pondering philosophical questions.
• It can be found near bodies of water, such as lakes and rivers, where it spends time in contemplation.
• Slowking is often seen standing by itself, deep in thought, or observing its surroundings with a keen eye.
• It communicates telepathically with other Pokémon and humans.

In Battle:

• Slowking is a versatile Pokémon with high special defense, making it a formidable special tank.
• It can learn a variety of moves, including Psychic, Scald, and Ice Beam, allowing it to cover a wide range of opponents.
• Slowking is particularly effective against Fighting and Fire types but must watch out for Electric and Grass types.
• It can utilize moves like Trick Room to turn its relatively low speed into an advantage.

Evolution:

• Slowking evolves from Slowpoke when traded while holding a King's Rock.
• It can also evolve from Slowpoke in the Galar region through exposure to a Galarica Wreath, becoming Galarian Slowking, which is a Poison/Psychic type.

Interesting Facts:

• Slowking is known for its wisdom, and according to legend, it gains intelligence from the venom secreted by the Shellder on its head.
• In the Pokémon anime, Slowking played a significant role in "Pokémon: The Movie 2000," where it was shown to speak human language.
• The presence of the Shellder crown is what differentiates Slowking from its counterpart, Slowbro, which has a Shellder attached to its tail instead.
• Its design and behavior are inspired by the mythical idea of a sage or philosopher, reflecting its role as a thinker among Pokémon.

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• Gold: It has incredible intellect and in­ tuition. Whateverthe situation, it remains calm and collected.
• Silver: When its head was bitten, toxins entered SLOWPOKE'shead and unlocked an extraordinary power.
• Crystal: Every time it ya­ wns, SHELLDER injects more poi­son into it. The poison makes it more intelligent.
• Ruby: SLOWKING undertakes research every day in an effort to solve the mysteries of the world.However, this Pokémon apparently forgets everything it has learned if the SHELLDER on its head comes off.
• Sapphire: SLOWKING undertakes research every day in an effort to solve the mysteries of the world.However, this Pokémon apparently forgets everything it has learned if the SHELLDER on its head comes off.
• Emerald: It undertakes research every day to solve the mysteries of the world. However, it apparently forgets everything if the SHELLDER on its head comes off.
• Firered: When its head was bitten, toxins entered SLOWPOKE’s head and unlocked an extraordinary power.
• Leafgreen: It has incredible intellect and intuition. Whatever the situation, it remains calm and collected.
• Diamond: Being bitten by SHELLDER gave it intelligence comparable to that of award-winning scientists.
• Pearl: Being bitten by SHELLDER gave it intelligence comparable to that of award-winning scientists.
• Platinum: Being bitten by SHELLDER gave it intelligence comparable to that of award-winning scientists.
• Heartgold: It has incredible intellect and intuition. Whatever the situation, it remains calm and collected.
• Soulsilver: When its head was bitten, toxins entered SLOWPOKE’s head and unlocked an extraordinary power.
• Black: Being bitten by Shellder gave it intelligence comparable to that of award-winning scientists.
• White: Being bitten by Shellder gave it intelligence comparable to that of award-winning scientists.
• Black-2: Being bitten by Shellder gave it intelligence comparable to that of award-winning scientists.
• White-2: Being bitten by Shellder gave it intelligence comparable to that of award-winning scientists.
• X: It has incredible intellect and intuition. Whatever the situation, it remains calm and collected.
• Y: When its head was bitten, toxins entered Slowpoke’s head and unlocked an extraordinary power.
• Omega-Ruby: Slowking undertakes research every day in an effort to solve the mysteries of the world. However, this Pokémon apparently forgets everything it has learned if the Shellder on its head comes off.
• Alpha-Sapphire: Slowking undertakes research every day in an effort to solve the mysteries of the world. However, this Pokémon apparently forgets everything it has learned if the Shellder on its head comes off.
• Sun: A poisonous bite reacted with its system, blessing it with the enhanced intellect of a genius. It has full control of its psychic powers.
• Moon: This Pokémon is so famed for its intellect that a proverb still persists in some regions: “When in doubt, ask Slowking.”
• Ultra-Sun: It’s constantly coming up with new ideas that would change the world, but as soon as it hits upon a new idea, it forgets it.
• Ultra-Moon: It’s called “the sage of the sea.” It engages in battles of wits with Oranguru, but the result is usually a draw.
• Sword: Miraculously, this former Slowpoke’s latent intelligence was drawn out when Shellder poison raced through its brain.
• Shield: Slowking can solve any problem presented to it, but no one can understand a thing Slowking says.