Slowpoke (Japanese: ヤドン Yadon) is a dual-type Water/Psychic Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves into Slowbro starting at level 37 or Slowking when traded holding a King's Rock.
Biology
Slowpoke is a pink creature that resembles a cross between a salamander and a hippopotamus. Its vacant eyes never seem focused, and it has curled ears and a rounded, tan muzzle. It has four legs, each of which ends in a single white claw. Its long, tapering tail has a white tip. This tail drips a sweet, sappy substance that is attractive to many species of fish. Slowpoke uses it as a lure for fishing, and it will grow back if cut off. In Alola, its tail is often dried and used in home cooked stews.
Slowpoke has notoriously dim intellect, and often forgets what it was doing. It takes a long time to respond to outside stimuli. For example, it can take up to five seconds to process pain and can take an entire day to notice when its tail has been bitten. Slowpoke is commonly found at the water's edge.
In the anime
A Slowpoke
Egg in the anime
Major appearances
A Slowpoke appeared in The Evolution Solution. Ash and his friends asked for the help of Professor Westwood V to help figure out why Slowpoke only evolved into Slowbro when a Shellder clamped on its tail (a question that was giving Professor Oak a headache). Westwood's Slowpoke evolved when a Shellder that Jessie caught clamped on to the Dopey Pokémon's tail.
Multiple Slowpoke appeared in A Shadow of a Drought. It was revealed that Azalea Town considers Slowpoke sacred due to legends claiming that Slowpoke's yawning can summon rain.
In A Crowning Achievement, a group of Slowpoke were trying to reach a King's Rock to evolve into Slowking in order to help find a better habitat for the group. In this episode, a Slowpoke evolved into a Slowking when its head was bitten by a Shellder while it was wearing the King's Rock.
Minor appearances
Slowpoke briefly debuted in Island of the Giant Pokémon. Ash's Pokémon asked it for help, but it didn't respond. It evolved into a Slowbro at the very end of the episode.
A Slowpoke appeared in Primeape Goes Bananas.
A Slowpoke appeared in a fantasy in the banned episode EP035.
A Slowpoke appeared in Clefairy Tales.
Multiple Slowpoke were among the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral.
A Slowpoke appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back.
A Slowpoke appeared in Pikachu's Vacation as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Theme Park.
Multiple Slowpoke appeared in The Power of One.
A wild Slowpoke appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
A Slowpoke appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure as one of the wild Pokémon that helped the Trainers' Pokémon and Elekid save the Exeggcute nests and Togepi during a storm.
Two Slowpoke were part of an exhibition in Flower Power.
A Slowpoke appeared in Tricks of the Trade as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.
A Slowpoke appeared in The Psychic Sidekicks! as one of the Pokémon living in Len Town.
A Trainer's Slowpoke appeared in Hook, Line, and Stinker, where it participated in the annual Seaking Catching Competition.
A Slowpoke appeared in Beauty and the Breeder, where it participated in a Pokémon breeding competition.
A Slowpoke appeared in Dueling Heroes.
Multiple Slowpoke appeared in a flashback in Enlighten Up!. The episode also introduced practitioners of a religion similar to Buddhism that see Slowpoke's empty head as a sign of enlightenment and worship by meditating along with Slowpoke and Slowbro.
A Slowpoke appeared in A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!, under the ownership of Lola. It reappeared in a fantasy in Grating Spaces!.
A Slowpoke appeared in the opening sequences of Destiny Deoxys and Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
A Slowpoke appeared in PK13.
A Slowpoke appeared in a fantasy in The Keystone Pops!.
A Slowpoke appeared in Best Wishes Until We Meet Again! alongside its evolved form Slowbro.
Two Slowpoke appeared in Alola to New Adventure!, with one under the ownership of a Trainer and the other being wild.
A Slowpoke appeared in Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!, where it dipped its tail in the water whilst laying on a rock, only for a Sharpedo to bite onto said tail.
A Trainer's Slowpoke appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.
A Trainer's Slowpoke appeared in Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!.
A Slowpoke appeared in The Island Whisperer!, where it evolved into Slowbro.
A Slowpoke appeared in Mallow and the Forest Teacher!, where it walked past Team Rocket with a Psyduck.
Four Trainers' Slowpoke and a wild Slowpoke appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.
A wild Slowpoke appeared in Alola, Kanto!, where it was among the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
Two Trainers' Slowpoke appeared in A Young Royal Flame Ignites!.
Three Slowpoke appeared in I Choose Paradise!, where they were among the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Paradise Resort. Two of them were under the ownership of different Trainers.
Four Slowpoke appeared in SM090, with two under the ownership of different Trainers and the other two being wild. They joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.
Pokédex entries
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| EP066
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Slowpoke
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Ash's Pokédex
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Slowpoke, the Dopey Pokémon. No one can tell what a Slowpoke is thinking, if it ever does think. Its specialty is fishing with its tail.
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Slowpoke
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Ash's Pokédex
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Slowpoke, the Dopey Pokémon. Slowpoke is always lost in thought, though no one knows what it's pondering.
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In the manga
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Ash captures a giant Slowpoke in the manga series The Electric Tale of Pikachu in Ash vs. Gary. He later trades it to Gary Oak for a photo of his sister, May Oak. After this, they found out that Slowpoke had evolved into a Slowbro.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Slowpoke debuts in Wake Up—You’re Snorlax! owned by a Swimmer who partook of the bike race along Route 11.
Slowpoke appeared in Sigh for Psyduck as corpses used by Koga's Gastly.
A Slowpoke appears under the control of Al of the Team Rocket Elite Trio in The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually).
Swimmer Akinori lent his Slowpoke to Yellow to compete in a surfing contest in Breath of the Dragonair Part 1 that was interrupted by Lance's attack on Vermilion City.
In Ursaring Major, a herd of Slowpoke in Azalea Town had their tails cut off by Team Rocket, causing the Slowpoke Well to stop providing water. Gold proceeds to tire one out with his Aipom, prompting it to yawn and therefore cause the well to start flowing again.
In A Flaaffy Kerfuffle a Slowpoke appeared where it was one of the Pokémon in Professor Oak's fantasy when he explains that Trainers should only have six Pokémon with them.
Later a Slowpoke was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest in The Last Battle XIII.
In Out-Odding Oddish, a Slowpoke appeared in the Pokéathlon.
A Trainer's Slowpoke appeared in The Decision and the Tournament of Six.
The current artist, Satoshi Yamamoto, used a Slowpoke in Volume 11 as a self-portrait.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Slowpoke is seen with Green during the curry cooking competition that went on in Curry Showdown! Which is the Most Delicious?.
Giovanni stole Slowpoke from Kurt prior to Find Slowpoke!! in order to profit from its tail as it is worth a lot of money. Kurt was able to retrieve the Slowpoke from Giovanni before Giovanni was able to get its tail.
A Slowpoke appeared near Professor Kukui in the Dimensional Research Lab in the Sun & Moon arc.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
Shū has a Slowpoke in the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga.
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
Satoshi has a Slowpoke in the Pokémon Zensho manga.
In the Magical Pokémon Journey
Slowpoke made a cameo appearance in The First Labor of Pikachu.
In the TCG
- Main article: Slowpoke (TCG)
Other appearances
Slowpoke is a Pokéfloat. It initially has its tail curled towards its body but the tail lazily becomes straight and fighting moves there until Wooper appears.
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
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Incredibly slow and dopey. It takes 5 seconds for it to feel pain when under attack.
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| Yellow
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Incredibly slow and sluggish. It is quite content to loll about without worrying about the time.
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| Stadium
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A dopey Pokémon that remains in a daze except when fishing with its tail. Awake or asleep, there is little difference.
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| Gold
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It lazes vacantly near water. If something bites its tail, it won't even notice for a whole day.
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| Silver
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A sweet sap leaks from its tail's tip. Although not nutritious, the tail is pleasant to chew on.
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| Crystal
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It is always so absent-minded that it won't react, even if its flavorful tail is bitten.
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| Stadium 2
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It lazes vacantly near water. If something bites its tail, it won't even notice for a whole day.
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| Ruby
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Slowpoke uses its tail to catch prey by dipping it in water at the side of a river. However, this Pokémon often forgets what it's doing and often spends entire days just loafing at water's edge.
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| Emerald
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It catches prey by dipping its tail in water at the side of a river. But it often forgets what it is doing and spends entire days just loafing at water's edge.
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| FireRed
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It is always vacantly lost in thought, but no one knows what it is thinking about. It is good at fishing with its tail.
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| LeafGreen
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Incredibly slow and dopey. It takes 5 seconds for it to feel pain when under attack.
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| Diamond
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Although slow, it is skilled at fishing with its tail. It does not feel pain if its tail is bitten.
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| Pearl
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| HeartGold
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It lazes vacantly near water. If something bites its tail, it won't even notice for a whole day.
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| SoulSilver
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A sweet sap leaks from its tail's tip. Although not nutritious, the tail is pleasant to chew on.
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| Black
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Although slow, it is skilled at fishing with its tail. It does not feel pain if its tail is bitten.
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| White
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Although slow, it is skilled at fishing with its tail. It does not feel pain if its tail is bitten.
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It is always vacantly lost in thought, but no one knows what it is thinking about. It is good at fishing with its tail.
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| Y
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It lazes vacantly near water. If something bites its tail, it won't even notice for a whole day.
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| Omega Ruby
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Slowpoke uses its tail to catch prey by dipping it in water at the side of a river. However, this Pokémon often forgets what it's doing and often spends entire days just loafing at water's edge.
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| Sun
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Its long tail often breaks off. It doesn't really feel any pain, though, and the tail grows back, so Slowpoke isn't particularly bothered.
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| Moon
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Alolan home cooking involves drying Slowpoke tails and then simmering them into a salty stew.
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| Ultra Sun
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There are some places where Slowpoke is worshiped because of a long-standing belief that whenever Slowpoke yawns, it rains.
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Although their tails, which fall off naturally, can easily be found lying around, they're a precious ingredient for cooking.
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Incredibly slow and sluggish. It is quite content to loll about without worrying about the time.
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Game locations
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Sapphire
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Celadon City (surfing)
Routes 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 24, Water Labyrinth, Resort Gorgeous, Memorial Pillar, Green Path, Outcast Island, Tanoby Ruins, Pallet Town, Cerulean City, Vermilion City, Cinnabar Island, One Island, Five Island, Trainer Tower (Super Rod)
Routes 6, 22, 23, 25, Viridian City, Fuchsia City, Four Island, Cerulean Cave, Safari Zone (surfing and Super Rod)
Treasure Beach, Kindle Road, Bond Bridge, Five Isle Meadow, Ruin Valley, Water Path (tall grass and Super Rod)
Cape Brink, Berry Forest (tall grass, surfing, and Super Rod)
Seafoam Islands, Icefall Cave (walking, surfing, and Super Rod)
Canyon Entrance (tall grass)
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In side games
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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90
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150 - 197
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290 - 384
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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15
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18 - 73
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31 - 141
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Total: 315
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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 40.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Slowpoke
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Slowpoke
- 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 Slowpoke
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Slowpoke
- 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 Slowpoke 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 Slowpoke in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Slowpoke
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Slowpoke
- 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 Slowpoke can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Slowpoke cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Slowpoke
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Slowpoke
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger
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Poké Assist:
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Field move:
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(Soak ×1)
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Min. exp.: N/A
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Max. exp.: N/A
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Browser entry R-000
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| Slowpoke is incredibly lazy. It dozes vacantly, only yawning occasionally.
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PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
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| He had no idea how fast or slow he was, but when everyone was surprised by his speed, he started to realize his speed is incredible. He is an honest and good kid.
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Evolution
Sprites
Japanese sprites
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Gold and Silver back Shiny
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Trivia
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Slowpoke was originally known as "Slowmo".
- The Japanese and international Pokémon Silver have different sprites for Slowpoke, with the Japanese versions having a fatter and striped belly similar to that which Slowbro and Slowking sport. It is unknown why this was changed. However, its striped underside is still partially visible in all of its Gold and Crystal sprites. This striped belly does not appear to be a true error, as it has been seen in artwork by Ken Sugimori, though it is from Generation I.
- Like Mantyke, Slowpoke evolves when another Pokémon attaches to it; however, this was only seen in the anime. Proximity-based evolution such as requiring Mantyke and Remoraid to be in the same party were not introduced until Generation IV. Despite the fact that other Pokémon, such as Feebas, have been given additional evolution methods for evolving into the same Pokémon, Shellder still has no bearing on Slowpoke's evolution.
- Slowpoke is the only Pokémon whose multiple evolutions have different total EV yields: Slowbro has an EV yield of 2, while Slowking has an EV yield of 3.
- Slowpoke is the only Pokémon whose National Pokédex number is the same as its weight in pounds when rounded.
- Despite numerous Pokédex entries stating its lack of response to a bite on its tail, in Pokémon Snap it is shown to quickly react to Shellder's bite. This may be due to Shellder's venom stimulating a quicker response, or simply an error or game mechanic to speed the process along.
- The Pokémon Company posted a Slowpoke-themed reggae music video onto their Japanese channel titled What's Going on, Yadon?. The song was later dubbed and posted to the English-language channel under the title of Slowpoke Song.
- Though the species has appeared repeatedly, no Slowpoke has ever been seen using an attack in the anime.
- Slowpoke has the lowest Speed of all Psychic-type Pokémon.
Origin
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:
Due to its marine nature, shape and association with shellfish, Slowpoke may be based on various species of otter. It may also be based on a giant salamander or hippopotamus.
Its ability to regenerate its own tail if cut off refers to autotomy.
Name origin
Slowpoke is literally slowpoke, a term for someone who is slow. It can be also a combination of slow and poke (an abbreviation of Pokémon).
Yadon may be a combination of 宿借り yadokari (hermit crab) and donkan (thickheaded or stolid), whereas 鈍 don means slow, dull, or stupid. Alternatively, it may also derive from 宿主 yadonushi ([parasitic] host), based on its relationship with Shellder in its evolutions.
In other languages
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 Japanese
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ヤドン Yadon
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From 宿借り yadokari or 宿主 yadonushi, plus 鈍 don
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 French
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Ramoloss
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Probably from ramolli and molosse
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 Spanish
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Slowpoke
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Same as English name
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 German
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Flegmon
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From phlegmatisch and Monster
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 Italian
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Slowpoke
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Same as English name
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 Korean
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야돈 Yadon
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Transliteration of Japanese name
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 Mandarin Chinese
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呆呆獸 / 呆呆兽 Dāidāishòu
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Means "Slow-witted creature"
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 Cantonese Chinese
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小呆獸 Síudāaisau
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Literally "Little slow-witted creature"
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| More languages
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 Hindi
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स्लोपोक Slowpoke
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Transcription of English name
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 Russian
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Слоупок Sloupok
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Transcription of English name
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External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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King's Rock (2%)
Lagging Tail (5%)
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For other sprites and images, please see Slowpoke images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
