Slowpoke in Pokémon GO

Type	Water / Psychic
Pokédex number	#79
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	109 / 98 / 207
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	1,226 / 1,386 / 1,403
Max HP, level 50	186
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	1.2 m / 36 kg

Slowpoke evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro for 50 Slowpoke Candy.

Slowpoke evolves into Slowking for 50 Slowpoke Candy and a King's Rock.

Family: Slowpoke · Slowbro · Slowking

Slowpoke CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	525	487	114	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	700	650	132	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	876	812	148	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,051	975	162	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	1,139	1,056	169
40	1,226	1,137	175
45	1,305	1,210	180
50	1,386	1,286	186
51	1,403	1,301	187	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Slowpoke best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Slowpoke at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Slowpoke gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Confusion	Psychic	6.7
Water Gun	Psychic	6.5
Confusion	Psyshock	5.9
Water Gun	Psyshock	5.7
Confusion	Water Pulse	5.6

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Confusion	Psychic	19	14	1.5 s	12.7	same type, ×1.2
Water Gun	Water	5	5	0.5 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Psychic	Psychic	95	50	3 s	31.7	same type, ×1.2
Psyshock	Psychic	60	33	2.5 s	24.0	same type, ×1.2
Water Pulse	Water	65	50	3 s	21.7	same type, ×1.2

Slowpoke weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Water / Psychic. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Bug	×1.6
Dark	×1.6
Electric	×1.6
Ghost	×1.6
Grass	×1.6
Fighting	×0.625
Fire	×0.625
Ice	×0.625
Psychic	×0.625
Steel	×0.625
Water	×0.625

Slowpoke CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 1,226 · HP 175

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.