Slowking-Galar counters

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

#0199 Slowking-Galar

PoisonPsychic

USAGE 13.4% #17

ABILITYRegenerator

BASE STATS

HP 95

ATK 65

DEF 80

SPA 110

SPD 110

SPE 30

BST490

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

GroundGhostDark

½×

GrassPoisonFairy

¼×

Fighting

Moves

Sludge Bomb 94.9% Flamethrower 83.4% Future Sight 80.1% Scald 76.5% Psyshock 13.6% Nasty Plot 13.3% Ice Beam 12.5% Trick 5.2%

Items

Assault Vest 78.1% Black Sludge 7.9% Colbur Berry 7.5% Heavy-Duty Boots 4.5% Shuca Berry 1.5% Weakness Policy 0.3% Choice Specs 0.1% Eject Button 0.1%

Abilities

Regenerator99.9%Curious Medicine0.1%Own Tempo0.0%

Common Teammates

Landorus-Therian53.8%

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike46.5%

Corviknight41.8%

Ferrothorn29.4%

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Teams using Garchomp 71% Teams using Heatran 59% Teams using Landorus-Therian 51% Teams using Slowking-Galar 45% Teams using Corviknight 28% Teams using Toxapex 26%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

01

Garchomp

DragonGround OFFENSIVE CHECK

22.943

71

71.4% dies 9.44%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Garchomp Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Slowking-Galar: 432-510 (109.6 - 129.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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02

Heatran

FireSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

25.394

59

58.5% dies 9.78%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Heatran Heavy Slam (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Slowking-Galar: 127-151 (32.2 - 38.3%) -- 96.7% chance to 3HKO

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03

Landorus-Therian

Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

47.386

51

51.4% dies 10.12%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Slowking-Galar: 470-554 (119.2 - 140.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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04

Slowking-Galar

PoisonPsychic SOFT CHECK

23.001

45

45.0% dies 10.37%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Slowking-Galar Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Slowking-Galar: 154-183 (39 - 46.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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05

Corviknight

FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK

66.282

28

28.4% dies 7.58%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Corviknight Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Slowking-Galar: 198-234 (50.2 - 59.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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06

Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK

82.754

26

25.8% dies 6.79%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Toxapex Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Slowking-Galar: 176-208 (44.6 - 52.7%) -- 22.3% chance to 2HKO

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07

Tornadus-Therian

Tornadus-Therian

Flying SOFT CHECK

23.558

24

23.6% dies 8.75%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Tornadus-Therian Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Slowking-Galar: 234-276 (59.3 - 70%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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08

Clefable

Fairy SOFT CHECK

73.661

19

19.5% dies 5.86%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Clefable Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Slowking-Galar: 112-134 (28.4 - 34%) -- 1.1% chance to 3HKO

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09

Ferrothorn

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK

24.124

14

14.1% dies 7.09%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Slowking-Galar: 224-264 (56.8 - 67%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ranked #17 with 13.40% usage. Sorted by reliability score.