This is about the slowest Pokemon...You have 1 second to guess it...Pikachu? No, no, that's a pretty speedy Pokemon. We are talking about...Slow...poke. Yup, Slowpoke. The name spoils it all! The pink Pokemon, which is pretty relaxed until a Shellder bites its tail and it becomes Slowbro. Below we have some facts taken from Bulbapedia.
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Slowpoke was originally known as "Slowmo".
- The Japanese and international Pokémon Silver have different sprites for Slowpoke, with the Japanese versions having a fatter and striped belly similar to that which Slowbro and Slowking sport. It is unknown why this was changed. However, its striped underside is still partially visible in all of its Gold and Crystal sprites. This striped belly does not appear to be a true error, as it has been seen in artwork by Ken Sugimori, though it is from Generation I.
- Like Mantyke, Slowpoke evolves when another Pokémon attaches to it; however, this was only seen in the anime. Proximity-based evolution such as requiring Mantyke and Remoraid to be in the same party were not introduced until Generation IV. Despite the fact that other Pokémon, such as Feebas, have been given additional evolution methods for evolving into the same Pokémon, Shellder still has no bearing on Slowpoke's evolution. This is pretty strange.
- Slowpoke is the only Pokémon whose multiple evolutions have different total EV yields: Slowbro has an EV yield of 2, while Slowking has an EV yield of 3.
- Slowpoke is the only Pokémon whose National Pokédex number is the same as its weight in pounds when rounded.
- However, Dodrio has this trait when its weight is measured in kilograms.
- LOL, this is interesting.
- Despite numerous Pokédex entries stating its lack of response to a bite on its tail, in Pokémon Snap it is shown to quickly react to Shellder's bite. This may be due to Shellder's venom stimulating a quicker response, or simply an error or game mechanic to speed the process along. Well, every Pokemon would react to a bite like that.
- The Pokémon Company posted a Slowpoke-themed reggae music video onto their Japanese channel titled What's Going on, Yadon?. The song was later dubbed and posted to the English-language channel under the title of Slowpoke Song. Yay, Slowpoke is popular.
- Though the species has appeared repeatedly, no Slowpoke has ever been seen using an attack in the anime.
- Slowpoke is the slowest Psychic-type Pokémon. Because it's Slowpoke.
