Slowking counters

Gen 8 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Slowking
#0199 Slowking
WaterPsychic
USAGE 7.0% #27
ABILITYRegenerator
BASE STATS
HP 95
ATK 75
DEF 80
SPA 100
SPD 110
SPE 30
BST490
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassBugGhostDark
½×
FireWaterIceFightingPsychicSteel
Moves
Future Sight 100.0% Scald 95.1% Teleport 54.7% Slack Off 54.5% Dragon Tail 39.0% Trick 29.5% Flamethrower 8.8% Zap Cannon 6.1%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 54.4% Choice Scarf 29.5% Assault Vest 11.6% Leftovers 3.0% Eject Button 0.9% Shed Shell 0.3% Kasib Berry 0.2% Rocky Helmet 0.1%
Abilities
Regenerator100.0%Oblivious0.0%Own Tempo0.0%
Common Teammates
Clefable65.6%Corviknight57.7%Buzzwole48.1%Toxapex44.9%Tornadus-Therian37.5%Tyranitar25.2%Hippowdon23.1%Swampert21.6%
Browse Gen 8 OU teams using Slowking →
Teams using Garchomp 48% Teams using Tapu Lele 40% Teams using Clefable 40% Teams using Toxapex 27% Teams using Tornadus-Therian 22% Teams using Hippowdon 16%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Garchomp
Garchomp
DragonGround SOFT CHECK
24.805
48
48.0% dies 10.03%
02
Tapu Lele
Tapu Lele
PsychicFairy SOFT CHECK
22.449
40
39.9% dies 10.34%
03
Clefable
Clefable
Fairy SOFT CHECK
36.12
40
39.9% dies 8.15%
04
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
112.267
27
27.2% dies 5.70%
05
Tornadus-Therian
Tornadus-Therian
Flying SOFT CHECK
90.969
22
22.1% dies 5.85%
06
Hippowdon
Hippowdon
Ground SOFT CHECK
33.596
16
16.2% dies 6.36%
07
Corviknight
Corviknight
FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK
47.379
12
11.8% dies 4.69%

Ranked #27 with 6.99% usage. Sorted by reliability score.