Metamons
Galarian Slowking official artwork
PoisonPsychic

#10172

Royal Pokémon

Galarian Slowking

Height1.8 m
Weight79.5 kg
Base Exp172
BST490

MetaMons competitive notes

Galarian Slowking is a poison/psychic-type Pokémon whose base stats lean toward Special Attack — at 490 BST it is a typical total for competitive play, with slow (base 30) and a special attacking profile. Its Curious Medicine ability matters more than the raw numbers when it hits the field: check what it does before deciding between a sweeper, pivot, or support role for Galarian Slowking. Build around what Galarian Slowking actually threatens, not its in-game lore — start from its weaknesses and strongest STAB moves, then decide whether its Speed, bulk, or coverage justifies a team slot.

Base Stats
HP
95
Atk
65
Def
80
SpA
110
SpD
110
Spe
30
BST
490
Type Defenses

Damage multipliers when attacked by each type

Normal
Fire
Water
Electric
Grass½×
Ice
Fighting¼×
Poison½×
Ground
Flying
Psychic
Bug
Rock
Ghost
Dragon
Dark
Steel
Fairy½×
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Evolution Chain
Move Learnset
Galarian Slowking competitive profile

A MetaMons teambuilding read based on base stats and typing

Galarian Slowking takes super-effective damage from Ground, Ghost, Dark moves — every one of those types is a check you need an answer for when drafting. Before locking Galarian Slowking into a team, check the weakness guide and count how many of those types your remaining five slots can answer.

Highest stat
Special Attack (110)
Lowest stat
Speed (30)
Offensive lean
special
Speed tier
slow (base 30)
BST
490 (typical for the format)

Galarian Slowking is a poison/psychic-type Pokémon whose base stats lean toward Special Attack — at 490 BST it is a typical total for competitive play, with slow (base 30) and a special attacking profile. Its Curious Medicine ability matters more than the raw numbers when it hits the field: check what it does before deciding between a sweeper, pivot, or support role for Galarian Slowking. Build around what Galarian Slowking actually threatens, not its in-game lore — start from its weaknesses and strongest STAB moves, then decide whether its Speed, bulk, or coverage justifies a team slot. Compare this profile against your roster's shared weaknesses in the MetaMons team builder, where the 18-type coverage heatmap reads the whole team, not one slot.

About Galarian Slowking

Galarian Slowking is the Royal Pokémon a Poison/Psychic type Pokémon. It has a base stat total of 490 with Curious Medicine or Own Tempo as abilities.

What is Galarian Slowking weak to?

Galarian Slowking is a Poison/Psychic-type, so it takes super-effective damage from Ground, Ghost, Dark. It resists Fighting, Grass, Poison, Fairy.

See Galarian Slowking's full weakness guide — every type matchup, damage multipliers, and the best Galarian Slowking counters.

How to counter Galarian Slowking

To counter Galarian Slowking in competitive play, bring Pokémon that can hit back with Ground or Ghost or Dark moves and can withstand its Poison/Psychic STAB attacks. Check the type-defense grid above for the full multiplier breakdown.

Using Galarian Slowking in competitive teams

Galarian Slowking can be added to Smogon or VGC teams across Gen 1–9 formats. Build a competitive team with Galarian Slowking on Metamons and get AI reads on your type coverage and threats before you queue.