Slowbro counters

#0080

water psychicElite

Lobby CP

37,916

20,000

Timer

5:00

Attack

189

Defense

192

Difficulty

2.57

Pokebattler scale

Beating Slowbro should take 3 trainers with level 40 counters. Caught CP 1,382-1,454.

Weak tobug1.6xghost1.6xgrass1.6xelectric1.6xdark1.6x

Who to bring

IncludeMega Legendary Shadow

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Weather

★ boosts a type this boss is weak to

No boost Sunny or clear ★Rainy ★Partly cloudy Cloudy Windy Snow Fog ★

Friendship

every trainer in the lobby who is your friend

None Good friend (+3%)Great friend (+5%)Ultra friend (+7%)Best friend (+10%)

Mega in the lobby

a Mega boosts every trainer's attacks: 1.3x of its own type, 1.1x of others

Try a Dark Mega — most top counters attack with Dark

Party Power

Party Play: the charged move after a full meter does 2x

Off 2 trainers 3 trainers 4 trainers

Adventure Effects

only these three change a raid

Behemoth Blade (+10% attack)Behemoth Bash (+10% defense)Dynamic Punch+ (+15% attack vs Mega)

Of the game's eleven Adventure Effects only Behemoth Blade (Crowned Sword Zacian), Behemoth Bash (Crowned Shield Zamazenta) and Dynamic Punch+ (Mega Mewtwo X) change a raid; Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, Freeze Shock, Ice Burn, Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam, Future Sight+ and Dynamax Cannon act outside raids. Dynamic Punch+ only counts against a Mega boss, so it changes nothing here. Sources: the full list, Behemoth Blade / Bash, Dynamic Punch+.

Best counters

Mega, Legendary, Shadow · level 40

The best Slowbro counters are Mega Raichu Y, Necrozma (Dawn Wings), Shadow Thundurus (Therian), Shadow Darkrai, Shadow Hydreigon & Shadow Tyranitar.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Raichu Y
Necrozma (Dawn Wings)
S. Thundurus (Therian)
S. Darkrai
S. Hydreigon
S. Tyranitar

10 more Megas ranked inside the top six — a party can hold only one Mega, so the best one stays and the next non-Mega takes the slot.

Ranked by Estimator (trainers needed); small print: time to winOrder byEstimatorOverall %

1Mega Raichu YMegapartyThunder Shock / Zap Cannon+2.4511:15
2Mega HoundoomMegaSnarl / Dark Pulse+2.4811:25
3Mega BeedrillMegaBug Bite / Fell Stinger+2.5411:41
4Mega Raichu XMegaThunder Shock / Volt Tackle+2.6312:06
5Mega ChesnaughtMegaVine Whip / Seed Bomb+2.6412:10
6Necrozma (Dawn Wings)LegendarypartyShadow Claw / Moongeist Beam2.6612:13
7Mega GengarMegaLick / Shadow Ball2.7312:33
8Mega SceptileMegaFury Cutter / Frenzy Plant2.7612:42
9Shadow Thundurus (Therian)ShadowLegendarypartyVolt Switch / Wildbolt Storm2.8012:52
10Shadow DarkraiShadowLegendarypartySnarl / Foul Play2.8413:03
14Shadow HydreigonShadowpartyBite / Brutal Swing3.0013:48
16Shadow TyranitarShadowpartyBite / Brutal Swing3.0313:57

More orders under All settings (Sort by). The top 15 in detail.

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Related countersGalarian Slowbro Mega Slowbro

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Top 15 Slowbro counters in detail

Click a row for damage per move, breakpoints and the energy cycle. Click a column to sort. All 30 ranked attackers, with every column, are under All settings.

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#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Mega Raichu Yelectricjoint top pick	electricThunder ShockelectricZap Cannon+	3,780	11:15	2.45	6.0	45.0%
2	Mega Houndoomdarkfirejoint top pick	darkSnarldarkDark Pulse+	3,842	11:25	2.48	6.0	44.4%
3	Mega Beedrillbugpoison	bugBug BitebugFell Stinger+	3,383	11:41	2.54	5.9	43.4%
4	Mega Raichu Xelectric	electricThunder ShockelectricVolt Tackle+	3,510	12:06	2.63	6.0	41.9%
5	Mega Chesnaughtgrassfighting	grassVine WhipgrassSeed Bomb+	4,093	12:10	2.64	5.6	41.7%
6	Necrozma (Dawn Wings)psychicghost	ghostShadow ClawghostMoongeist Beam	4,099	12:13	2.66	5.3	41.5%
7	Mega Gengarghostpoison	ghostLickghostShadow Ball	4,336	12:33	2.73	5.7	40.4%
8	Mega Sceptilegrassdragon	bugFury CuttergrassFrenzy Plant	4,056	12:42	2.76	5.8	39.9%
9	Shadow Thundurus (Therian)electricflying	electricVolt SwitchelectricWildbolt Storm	3,659	12:52	2.80	6.0	39.4%
10	Shadow Darkraidark	darkSnarldarkFoul Play	3,739	13:03	2.84	6.0	38.8%
11	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	psychicPsycho CutghostShadow Ball	6,428	13:21	2.90	5.6	38.0%
12	Mega Tyranitarrockdark	darkBitedarkBrutal Swing	5,347	13:32	2.94	5.5	37.5%
13	Mega Absoldark	darkSnarldarkBrutal Swing	3,301	13:42	2.98	6.0	37.0%
14	Shadow Hydreigondarkdragon	darkBitedarkBrutal Swing	3,625	13:48	3.00	6.0	36.7%
15	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfighting	psychicPsycho CutghostShadow Ball	6,112	13:52	3.01	5.7	36.6%

Ordered by Estimator alone, fewest trainers needed first. . The place badge names each row's Overall place on hover.

Times are one trainer with six copies of that attacker, level 40 at 15/15/15, no weather, no friendship, no dodging, Shadow / Mega / Legendary attackers hidden — the same defaults pokebattler.com's own counter pages open with. Open the full counter tool to change any of them. "Details" opens the per-move damage, breakpoints and energy cycle against Slowbro.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Slowbro's HP that six of that attacker remove inside one raid timer, so over 100% means they finish it with time to spare. Faints is how many of the six go down inside that timer.

“Joint top pick”: 2 attackers inside 2.1% of each other — this simulator's own accuracy against pokebattler.com (median 1.6% per attacker), so any of them is the right answer.

Hardest movesets to raid against

The same boss is a different fight depending on what it knows. Each row re-simulates the top 6 counters above against one specific moveset; the list is ordered hardest first, and clicking a row filters the whole page to that moveset — the ranking, the estimator and the share link all follow.

Boss moveset	Win % (3)	Overall	Power	Time to win	Faints	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	100%	51%	39.4%	12:51	5.9	2.79
Water Gun / Ice Beam	100%	41%	38.3%	13:14	6.0	2.88
Confusion / Ice Beam	100%	43%	38.4%	13:12	6.0	2.87
Confusion / Scald	100%	49%	38.7%	13:06	6.0	2.85
Water Gun / Scald	100%	49%	38.9%	13:01	6.0	2.83
Water Gun / Psychic	100%	59%	39.4%	12:51	6.0	2.79
Confusion / Water Pulse	100%	53%	39.5%	12:49	6.0	2.79
Water Gun / Water Pulse	100%	52%	39.7%	12:45	6.0	2.77
Confusion / Psychic	100%	62%	39.9%	12:43	6.0	2.76
Water Gun / Drain Punch	100%	78%	40.5%	12:31	5.3	2.72
Confusion / Drain Punch	100%	72%	40.8%	12:26	5.5	2.70

Measured over the top 6 attackers on the list above rather than by re-ranking the whole roster once per moveset — the ordering is what the table is for, and a full re-rank per moveset would cost ten times the page's whole simulation budget. Win % is the share of runs 3 trainers of those attackers finish inside the raid timer. Overall is Pokebattler's published blend on its own absolute scale (higher is easier), not a percentage of the best row the way the ranked table's Overall column is — which is why an easy boss reads well above 100% here.

Simulating each boss moveset…

Slowbro weaknesses and resistances

Every one of the 18 attacking types against this boss's typing. GO multipliers: 1.6x super effective, 2.56x doubly, 0.625x resisted, 0.39x doubly resisted.

bug1.6x ghost1.6x grass1.6x electric1.6x dark1.6x normal1x flying1x poison1x ground1x rock1x dragon1x fairy1x fighting0.63x steel0.63x fire0.63x water0.63x psychic0.63x ice0.63x

Weak (5)
Neutral (7)
Resists (6)

It resists fighting0.625xsteel0.625xfire0.625xwater0.625xpsychic0.625xice0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Slowbro throws at you

Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
psychicConfusionSTAB	19	+14	1.5s	0.50s
waterWater GunSTAB	5	+5	0.5s	0.30s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
psychicPsychicSTAB	95	-50	3.0s	1.50s
iceIce Beam	95	-50	3.5s	1.50s
waterWater PulseSTAB	65	-50	3.0s	2.00s
waterScaldSTAB	75	-50	3.5s	1.10s
fightingDrain Punch	50	-33	2.5s	1.10s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
10/10/10floor	1,382	1,728
11/11/11	1,397	1,746
12/12/12	1,411	1,764
13/13/13	1,425	1,782
14/14/14	1,439	1,799
15/15/15hundo	1,454	1,817

Caught CP range 1,382 - 1,454, or 1,728 - 1,817 when the weather boosts it.

A raid encounter is level 20 (level 25 weather boosted) and cannot roll an IV below 10/10/10. Anything outside the first range is not this raid's reward.

When it is in raids

From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.

Slowbro is not on the raid schedule right now. The simulation above is still exact for the tier chosen — any boss can be simulated, current or not.

All settings

Elite: 20,000 HP, 5:00 timer, boss Attack 189 / Defense 192 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.985).

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Attackers allowed

ShadowMega and PrimalLegendary, Mythical, Ultra BeastLegacy and Elite TM moves

Share these exact settings

Every column, and pokebattler.com's own rank

On a phone the list shows estimator, time to win and faints. Overall, Power, win chance, CP, DPS and TDO appear on a wider screen.

#	Attacker	Moveset	Overall	Power	Est.Estimator	TimeTime to win	Faints	Win % (3)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Raichu Y top pickelectricmega Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon+	Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon++35 more movesets	99%	45.0%	2.45	11:15	32.2	100%	3,780	31.8	607
2	Mega Houndoom top pickdarkfiremega Snarl / Dark Pulse+	Snarl / Dark Pulse++17 more movesets	100%	44.4%	2.48	11:25	25.1	100%	3,842	30.8	846
3	Mega Beedrill bugpoisonmega Bug Bite / Fell Stinger+	Bug Bite / Fell Stinger++23 more movesets	94%	43.4%	2.54	11:41	36.7	100%	3,383	30.8	641
4	Mega Raichu X electricmega Thunder Shock / Volt Tackle+	Thunder Shock / Volt Tackle++35 more movesets	93%	41.9%	2.63	12:06	28.8	100%	3,510	29.2	671
5	Mega Chesnaught grassfightingmega Vine Whip / Seed Bomb+	Vine Whip / Seed Bomb++20 more movesets	96%	41.7%	2.64	12:10	20.0	100%	4,093	28.4	1101
6	Necrozma (Dawn Wings) psychicghost Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam	Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam+14 more movesets	97%	41.5%	2.66	12:13	18.0	100%	4,099	28.2	1245
7	Mega Gengar ghostpoisonmega Lick / Shadow Ball	Lick / Shadow Ball+31 more movesets	89%	40.4%	2.73	12:33	31.9	100%	4,336	28.2	780
8	Mega Sceptile grassdragonmega Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant	Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant+11 more movesets	88%	39.9%	2.76	12:42	32.1	80%	4,056	28.0	872
9	Shadow Thundurus (Therian) electricflyingshadow Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm	Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm+9 more movesets	85%	39.4%	2.80	12:52	37.4	100%	3,659	27.8	567
10	Shadow Darkrai darkshadow Snarl / Foul Play	Snarl / Foul Play+14 more movesets	86%	38.8%	2.84	13:03	29.5	100%	3,739	26.9	657
11	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+26 more movesets	89%	38.0%	2.90	13:21	17.9	100%	6,428	25.7	1095
12	Mega Tyranitar rockdarkmega Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+15 more movesets	86%	37.5%	2.94	13:32	20.9	100%	5,347	25.5	981
13	Mega Absol darkmega Snarl / Brutal Swing	Snarl / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	79%	37.0%	2.98	13:42	39.6	100%	3,301	26.0	501
14	Shadow Hydreigon darkdragonshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	82%	36.7%	3.00	13:48	26.8	100%	3,625	25.2	785
15	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+26 more movesets	84%	36.6%	3.01	13:52	21.9	100%	6,112	25.0	907
16	Shadow Tyranitar rockdarkshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+15 more movesets	80%	36.3%	3.03	13:57	32.3	100%	3,834	25.2	649
17	Mega Heracross bugfightingmega Fury Cutter / Megahorn	Fury Cutter / Megahorn+17 more movesets	80%	36.2%	3.04	13:59	30.5	80%	4,814	25.1	724
18	Kartana grasssteel Fury Cutter / Leaf Blade	Fury Cutter / Leaf Blade+14 more movesets	77%	35.1%	3.14	14:26	34.0	88%	3,677	24.4	572
19	Regieleki electric Lock-On / Thunder Cage	Lock-On / Thunder Cage+11 more movesets	75%	35.1%	3.14	14:26	42.0	68%	2,803	24.9	468
20	Shadow Electivire electricshadow Thunder Shock / Wild Charge	Thunder Shock / Wild Charge+9 more movesets	75%	35.0%	3.14	14:28	42.6	78%	3,079	24.7	459
21	Shadow Raikou electricshadow Thunder Shock / Wild Charge	Thunder Shock / Wild Charge+9 more movesets	76%	34.9%	3.16	14:32	33.2	100%	3,452	24.2	579
22	Shadow Absol darkshadow Snarl / Brutal Swing	Snarl / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	73%	34.9%	3.16	14:32	47.0	88%	2,526	24.7	414
23	Zeraora electric Spark / Plasma Fists	Spark / Plasma Fists+9 more movesets	76%	34.8%	3.16	14:34	31.4	88%	3,419	24.1	615
24	Shadow Giratina (Origin) ghostdragonshadow Shadow Claw / Shadow Force	Shadow Claw / Shadow Force+7 more movesets	78%	34.4%	3.20	14:43	23.9	78%	3,683	23.5	977
25	Shadow Chandelure ghostfireshadow Hex / Shadow Ball	Hex / Shadow Ball+19 more movesets	73%	34.4%	3.20	14:44	44.3	54%	3,268	24.3	511
26	Xurkitree electric Thunder Shock / Discharge	Thunder Shock / Discharge+7 more movesets	74%	34.3%	3.21	14:47	38.8	80%	3,937	24.0	503
27	Mega Banette ghostmega Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball+5 more movesets	74%	34.3%	3.21	14:47	39.5	56%	3,594	24.0	561
28	Shadow Sceptile grassshadow Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant	Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant+11 more movesets	73%	33.9%	3.24	14:56	41.0	62%	2,757	23.8	504
29	Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent	Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets	76%	33.8%	3.26	15:00	26.6	66%	5,713	23.1	898
30	Mega Manectric electricmega Thunder Fang / Wild Charge	Thunder Fang / Wild Charge+14 more movesets	73%	33.7%	3.27	15:03	36.9	50%	3,580	23.4	527

How accurate is this? Same top pick as pokebattler.com on 26 of 27 lists checked, 90% of its top tens shared; weakest on Mewtwo's default list (7 of 10).

Ranking. Our full ranking against the page pokebattler.com serves for the same boss and settings, on 27 boss and filter combinations read live (2026-10-04): 242 of 270 top-ten places shared, the same #1 on 26. On the six fixed reference bosses (read 2026-10-03): 85% top-ten overlap with its default filters, 83% with Shadow, Mega and Legendary on. A close top three is shown as a tie because the order inside it is below what we can measure.

Time to win. Graded with Pokebattler's own movesets against every boss moveset, average per boss: Tier 1 and 3 +0.1% to +1.2%; Tier 5 −2.9% to +1.3%; Mega −1.1% to +2.6%; Shadow Tier 5 −1.8% to +0.3%. One attacker can be off by more: median 1.6%, worst 15%, RMS per boss moveset 2.05%.

Known weak spots.

Mewtwo (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of Pokebattler's top 10: Absol, Incineroar and Salamence sit just outside ours, Polteageist, Cursola and Hisuian Typhlosion just inside.
Groudon (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of 10; its Grass and Water counters run 2-6% fast here.
Tier 5 times run about 2-3% fast for attackers that faint often, and 2-3% slow on Mega Charizard Y and Mega Beedrill, whose counters resist the boss.
Tier 1 lists are the least checked: Combee (Tier 1) shares only 3 of Pokebattler's top 10, with Gigalith first here where Pokebattler puts Rhyperior.

This boss on pokebattler.com. Boss-by-boss accuracy report.

Ranked 30 attackers in 1.7 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.