Biology
Slowbro is a bipedal, pink Pokémon with a tan, striped belly and a tan muzzle. It has large, vacant eyes, curled ears, and two pointed teeth protruding from its upper jaw. On its hands, it has three clawed fingers, and two clawed toes on its feet. There is a Shellder attached to its tail. This Shellder has a gray, spiraled shell with darker gray spots. There are several spikes across the surface of the Shellder, and it holds onto Slowbro with many sharp teeth. If the Shellder is knocked off, Slowbro will revert to its unevolved form.
Slowbro has lost the capability to feel pain due to the Shellder's poison. However, it apparently becomes inspired when the Shellder bites down on its tail. While it is capable of unleashing powerful psychic attacks, Slowbro is typically rather peaceful and usually prefers not to fight. Because it can no longer fish using its tail, it instead swims to catch its prey and allows the Shellder to feed on its leftover scraps. Slowbro tends to live near ponds, lakes, and seashores.
When Slowbro Mega Evolves into Mega Slowbro, it becomes engulfed by the Shellder to the point where only its head, arms and tail are visible. The spiral Shellder now has an opening at its tip, allowing the tail of Slowbro to stick out, which it balances on due to its legs being engulfed. It can move by bouncing, using its tail as a spring. The spikes on the Shellder are now reduced to four on the bottom section of its body, with the dark spots only visible on its middle section. Mega Slowbro's energy has gathered into Shellder, which has increased its hardness. This allows it to act as an armor so hard that nothing can scratch it.[1]
In the animeIn the mangaIn the TCGGame data
Pokédex entries
Slowbro
Generation I
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Red(ENG)
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The Shellder that is latched onto Slowpoke's tail is said to feed on the host's left over scraps.
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Blue
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Yellow
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Lives lazily by the sea. If the Shellder on its tail comes off, it becomes a Slowpoke again.
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Stadium
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If its tail is bitten by a Shellder, Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro. The Shellder seems to like its crunchy tail.
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Generation II
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Gold
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If the tail-biting Shellder is thrown off in a harsh battle, it reverts to being an ordinary Slowpoke.
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Silver
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Naturally dull to begin with, it lost its ability to feel pain due to Shellder's seeping poison.
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Crystal
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An attached Shellder won't let go because of the tasty flavor that oozes out of its tail.
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Stadium 2
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If the tail-biting Shellder is thrown off in a harsh battle, it reverts to being an ordinary Slowpoke.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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Slowbro's tail has a Shellder firmly attached with a bite. As a result, the tail can't be used for fishing anymore. This causes Slowbro to grudgingly swim and catch prey instead.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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Its tail has a Shellder firmly attached with a bite. As a result, the tail can't be used for fishing anymore. This forces it to reluctantly swim and catch prey.
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FireRed
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When a Slowpoke went hunting in the sea, its tail was bitten by a Shellder. That made it evolve into Slowbro.
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LeafGreen
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The Shellder that latches onto Slowpoke's tail is said to feed on the host's leftover scraps.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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Though usually dim witted, it seems to become inspired if the Shellder on its tail bites down.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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If the tail-biting Shellder is thrown off in a harsh battle, it reverts to being an ordinary Slowpoke.
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SoulSilver
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Naturally dull to begin with, it lost its ability to feel pain due to Shellder's seeping poison.
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Generation V
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Black
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Though usually dim witted, it seems to become inspired if the Shellder on its tail bites down.
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White
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Black 2
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Though usually dim witted, it seems to become inspired if the Shellder on its tail bites down.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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An attached Shellder won't let go because of the tasty flavor that oozes out of its tail.
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Y
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When a Slowpoke went hunting in the sea, its tail was bitten by a Shellder. That made it evolve into Slowbro.
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Omega Ruby
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Slowbro's tail has a Shellder firmly attached with a bite. As a result, the tail can't be used for fishing anymore. This causes Slowbro to grudgingly swim and catch prey instead.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Generation VII
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Sun
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It spaces out while gazing at the sea. With Shellder's poison flowing through its body, it becomes even spacier.
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Moon
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Whenever Shellder bites down hard on its tail, it gives Slowbro a flash of inspiration...which it forgets a moment later.
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Mega Slowbro
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
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Generation VII
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Sun
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All the energy from Mega Evolution poured into the Shellder on its tail, leaving Slowpoke to be swallowed whole.
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Moon
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When bathed in the energy of Mega Evolution, Shellder converts into impregnable armor. There is virtually no change in Slowpoke.
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Game locations
In side games
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Generation II
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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95
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155 - 202
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300 - 394
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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110
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103 - 178
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202 - 350
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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Total: 490
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 80.
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Mega Slowbro
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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95
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155 - 202
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300 - 394
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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180
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166 - 255
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328 - 504
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130
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121 - 200
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238 - 394
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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Total: 590
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Slowbro
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Slowbro
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Slowbro
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Slowbro
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Slowbro in Generation VII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Slowbro in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Slowbro
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Slowbro
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Slowbro can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Slowbro cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Slowbro
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Slowbro
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Slowbro
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Slowbro
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Despite it being a commonly known and accepted fact that Shellder triggers its evolution, mentioned in most of its Pokédex entries, Slowbro's evolution from Slowpoke has nothing to do with Shellder in the core series, unlike how the evolution of Mantyke requires a Remoraid.
- Mega Slowbro is tied with Cloyster for the highest base Defense stat of all Water-type Pokémon.
- Slowbro's Pokédex entries state that if the Shellder is removed, it will revert to its Slowpoke form.
- Many Pokémon are noted to evolve by two or more Pokémon combining, such as Metang being formed by two Beldum. However, the anime does not show this and simply spawns the second Pokémon out of nowhere: an example is Morrison's Beldum, which simply evolved into Metang without the need of joining to another Beldum. The evolution of Slowpoke into Slowbro or Slowking is the only time that evolution by two Pokémon physically merging is shown.
Origin
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:
Slowbro's shell and lifestyle are somewhat similar to hermit crabs, though it is physically similar to giant otters, giant salamanders, and hippopotamuses. Slowbro's appearance may also be a reference to the mythical sazae-oni, a magical sea demon of Japanese folklore distinguished by its spiny "sazae" or "turban shaped" snail shell.
Its parasitic relationship with Shellder may be inspired by leeches. Interestingly enough, Slowbro is known as the Hermit Crab Pokémon and many real-world parasites, including leeches, often target crabs.
Name origin
Slowbro is a combination of slow and bro (short for brother). It may just be used in a general sense, or it could refer to the brotherly/symbiotic relationship shared by the combined form of Slowpoke and Shellder.
Yadoran may be taken to mean 宿らん (to not lodge/dwell). It may also reference 宿借り yadokari (hermit crab) or 宿主 yadonushi ([parasitic] host).
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