Slowking counters

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

Slowking
#0199 Slowking
WaterPsychic
USAGE 4.8% #37
ABILITYRegenerator
BASE STATS
HP 95
ATK 75
DEF 80
SPA 100
SPD 110
SPE 30
BST490
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassBugGhostDark
½×
FireWaterIceFightingPsychicSteel
Moves
Scald 99.3% Future Sight 99.1% Teleport 82.5% Slack Off 80.5% Dragon Tail 16.6% Flamethrower 6.8% Zap Cannon 6.0% Thunder Wave 2.6%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 83.2% Assault Vest 14.9% Leftovers 1.0% Eject Button 0.4% Shed Shell 0.2% Kasib Berry 0.2% Life Orb 0.1% Colbur Berry 0.1%
Abilities
Regenerator100.0%Oblivious0.0%Own Tempo0.0%
Common Teammates
Clefable58.4%Tornadus-Therian51.7%Hippowdon34.2%Rillaboom33.1%Scizor29.3%Tyranitar29.2%Corviknight25.8%Buzzwole24.2%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Clefable
Clefable
Fairy DEFENSIVE COUNTER
28.821
55
55.2% dies 9.26%
02
Tornadus-Therian
Tornadus-Therian
Flying SOFT CHECK
22.946
45
44.6% dies 10.38%
03
Heatran
Heatran
FireSteel SOFT CHECK
31.032
7
7.1% dies 4.62%

Ranked #37 with 4.81% usage. Sorted by reliability score.