Draft Galarian Slowbro

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**Draft Order**: Round 6 onwards

**Price Range**: 6-7 points

**Overview**: Galarian Slowbro is a decent bulky physical wall with longevity through Regenerator, a good defensive typing, excellent utility, and coverage options that allow it to answer some top-tier threats such as Iron Valiant and Sneasler. However, it cannot pivot reliably and often needs a lot of coverage to hit necessary foes. Average special bulk alongside common exploitable weaknesses to Ground and Dark can sometimes make Galarian Slowbro awkward to fit onto rosters.



Common Roles
========
**Bulky Wall**: Galarian Slowbro can utilize its defensive traits as a grounded Poison-type and spread status while keeping itself healthy via Slack Off and Regenerator. However, unlike alternative slow Psychic-types, it lacks the ability to apply pressure with Future Sight.

**Setup Wallbreaker**: Using moves such as Iron Defense, Calm Mind, and Nasty Plot, Galarian Slowbro can turn the tides on foes that attempt to take advantage of its assumed passive nature.



Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Sludge Bomb, Sludge Wave, Shell Side Arm, Gunk Shot, Psychic, Psyshock, Psychic Noise, Zen Headbutt

**Setup Moves**: Nasty Plot, Calm Mind, Iron Defense, Curse

**Utility Moves**: Toxic, Trick, Thunder Wave, Yawn, Slack Off, Light Screen, Haze, Brick Break, Foul Play

**Coverage**: Body Press, Drain Punch, Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Focus Blast, Grass Knot, Hex, Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, Ice Punch, Liquidation, Power Gem, Earthquake, Surf, Shadow Ball

Niche Moves
========
**Stored Power**: Galarian Slowbro’s setup options alongside a Weakness Policy can be used to boost this move to staggering levels of damage output.

**Trick Room**: Galarian Slowbro can use Trick Room to position itself offensively, wallbreak for teammates, and punish foes that enjoy using Speed-boosting items.



Common Items
========
**Heavy-Duty Boots**: Entry hazards limit Galarian Slowbro's ability to check opposing offensive Pokemon consistently, so Heavy-Duty Boots are a great way to avoid them and maximize Regenerator recovery.

**Black Sludge / Leftovers**: Black Sludge can give Galarian Slowbro some much-needed longevity if hazards are not a concern. Leftovers is used if Galarian Slowbro is a Tera Captain.

**Assault Vest**: Galarian Slowbro’s Special Defense can leave a bit to be desired in some matchups, so Assault Vest can be used to take hits from the special side.

**Rocky Helmet**: Galarian Slowbro can utilize a Rocky Helmet to punish U-turn and some physical attackers.

**Eject Button**: Galarian Slowbro can use an Eject Button to help with its lack of pivoting options and allow better repositioning for its offensive teammates.



Niche Items
========
**Red Card**: A Red Card can be used to phaze Pokemon that are pivoting out of Galarian Slowbro and looking to reposition.

**Resistance Berries**: Galarian Slowbro’s wide utility movepool and coverage open the door to using resistance Berries to lure and punish potential threats that might otherwise knock out Galarian Slowbro.

**Sitrus Berry**: Sitrus Berry can be used to avoid a 2HKO from a given foe.

**Weakness Policy**: Alongside its various setup moves or Trick Room, Galarian Slowbro can utilize the boosts from Weakness Policy to amplify its attacks further.



Tera
========
Galarian Slowbro's solid defensive typing and role as a tank means it does not necessarily require Terastallization to be effective in its roles. However, if there are no better options, Tera types such as Grass and Fairy can grant Galarian Slowbro even more defensive capabilities while receiving reliable coverage via Tera Blast. Tera Steel, Water, and Groundcan also assist defensively if needed.

Draft Strategy
========
Galarian Slowbro should be used on rosters that sorely need a grounded Poison-type or a blanket check for Fairy-, Grass-, or Poison-type Pokemon. It can also be used beside other defensive pieces that can pivot reliably to form a defensive core.

**Fighting-type Pokemon**: Galarian Slowbro greatly appreciates partners like Iron Hands and Keldeo that can break through Dark- and Steel-type foes that it struggles against.

**Dark-type Pokemon**: Foes such as Ting-Lu and Roaring Moon appreciate Galarian Slowbro's ability to swap in and take the Fairy- and Fighting-type hits that otherwise threaten these Pokemon.

**Fast Wallbreakers**: Galarian Slowbro can swap into an attack and use an Eject Button to pivot to fast wallbreakers such as Tornadus-T, Landorus, and Ogerpon safely while keeping itself healthy.

**Entry Hazard Control**: Good hazard control, such as Iron Treads or Mandibuzz, can allow Galarian Slowbro the freedom to use other items besides Heavy-Duty Boots.

**Special Walls**: Galarian Slowbro can form a defensive backbone with special walls such as Primarina and Tinkaton to shore up its average special bulk.



Checks and Counters
========

**Dark- and Ground-type Pokemon**: Dark- and Ground-type Pokemon such as Roaring Moon, Excadrill, and Krookodile can safely switch in on Galarian Slowbro and hit it extremely hard or threaten to KO it outright.

**Steel-type Pokemon**: Foes such as Jirachi, Tinkaton, and Gholdengo can shrug off Galarian Slowbro's STAB moves with ease, forcing it to run specific coverage to deal any damage to them.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Galarian Slowbro can still struggle to take on some offensive Pokemon brought in safely via pivoting moves. Strong Pokemon with a Dark, Ground, or Ghost typing, such as Urshifu-S, Meowscarada, and Garchomp, may break through Galarian Slowbro with enough power.

**Entry Hazards**: Galarian Slowbro needs to remain healthy to handle offensive threats, and as such, it hates the chip damage done by hazards that might put it into KO range of a foe. Heavy-Duty Boots can help to circumvent this issue, but this is often sacrificing a more useful item such as an Assault Vest or a resistance Berry.


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**Draft Order**: Round 6 onwards

**Price Range**: 6-7 points

**Overview**: Galarian Slowbro is a decent bulky wall with longevity through Regenerator, good defensive typing, excellent utility, and coverage options that allow it to answer some top-tier threats such as Iron Valiant and Sneasler. mention that Galarian Slowbro is a mixed attacker, making it less predictable However, Galarian Slowbro is still held back by a lack of reliable pivoting options, entry hazards, and notable strong attackers. rewrite this and split it into two sentences:
1. Glowbro is a Poison without Toxic Spikes and a Regenerator tank that can't pivot, making it difficult to fit on a draft
2. Glowbro's "average" special bulk makes it weak to special wallbreakers, while its weakness to Ground and Dark means it's not a perfect physical wall either

you need to capitalize "Pokemon", and occasionally replace it with "foe", but I'm not here to AMGP you too

Common Roles
========
**Bulky Wall**: Galarian Slowbro can utilize its typing and Regenerator ability to take on the likes of strong, unboosted pokemon. and it's a grounded Poison, it can supply a team with Future Sight and Thunder Waves, and keep itself healthy with Slack Off. you're vastly underselling the strengths of glowbro, even if it is a bit underwhelming in practice

**Setup Wallbreaker**: Using moves such as Iron Defense, Calm Mind, and Nasty Plot, Galarian Slowbro can turn the tides on pokemon that attempt to take advantage of its assumed passive nature. Belly Drum can also be used alongside Quick Draw to break, but this can be heavily inconsistent. then why are you mentioning it?! you can bring up Quick Draw, but Belly Drum is a stretch for what's supposed to be an overview of its main role - you wouldn't mention SD Darkrai in its "Wallbreaker" role, would ya?


Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Sludge Bomb, Sludge Wave, Shell Side Arm, Gunk Shot, Psychic, Psyshock, Future Sight, Psychic Noise, Zen Headbutt

**Setup Moves**: Nasty Plot, Calm Mind, Iron Defense, Belly Drum, niche Curse

**Utility Moves**: Toxic, Trick, Thunder Wave, Yawn, Slack Off, Trick Room, Light Screen, Haze, Endure also niche or deleted, Brick Break, Foul Play

**Coverage**: Body Press, Drain Punch, Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Focus Blast, Foul Play, Grass Knot, Hex, Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, Ice Punch, Liquidation, Power Gem, Earthquake, Scald, he doesn't even learn that Surf, Shadow Ball

Niche Moves
========
**Stored Power**: Galarian Slowbro’s set-up options alongside a Weakness Policy can be used to boost this move to staggering levels of damage output.

**Weather Ball**: If used alongside or against roster utilizing weather, Galarian Slowbro can use Weather Ball to have an accurate and strong coverage move without needing to use Terastalization. ehhhhhhhhhhhh

**Belly Drum**:

**Amnesia**:


Common Items
========
**Heavy-Duty Boots**: Entry hazards limit Galarian Slowbro's ability to check opposing offensive pokemon consistently, so Heavy-Duty Boots are a great way to avoid them and maximize Regenerator recovery.

**Black Sludge/Leftovers**: Black Sludge can give Galarian Slowbro some much-needed longevity if entry hazards are not a concern. Leftovers are used if Galarian Slowbro is a Tera Captain.

**Assault Vest**: Galarian Slowbro’s special defense can leave a bit to be desired in some matchups, so Assault Vest can be used to take hits from the special side.



Niche Items
========
**Rocky Helmet**: Galarian Slowbro can utilize a Rocky Helmet to punish U-turn and some physical attackers.

**Red Card/Eject Button**: Galarian Slowbro’s lack of pivoting options can be helped by either of these items, either to force an opposing pokemon to take an unexpected hit or to allow Galarian Slowbro to pivot, respectively.

**Resistance Berries**: Galarian Slowbro’s wide utility movepool and coverage opens the door to using resistance berries to lure and punish potential threats who might otherwise knock out Galarian Slowbro.

**Sitrus Berry**: Sitrus Berry can be used to avoid a 2HKO from a given pokemon or to restore health after using Belly Drum. I'm just going to assume you have a replay of Belly Drum Glowbro somewhere

**Choice Specs**: Galarian Slowbro can equip Choice Specs to deal a surprising amount of damage to switch-ins. It can also use Trick to cripple opposing walls.

**Weakness Policy**: Alongside its various set-up moves, Galarian Slowbro can utilize the boosts from Weakness Policy to amplify its attacks further.

**Custap Berry**: Galarian Slowbro can use a Custap Berry alongside Endure to gain a surprise hit against an unsuspecting opponent. I'm not sure if this will make it past QC2 but whatever

**Lagging Tail**:



Tera
========
Galarian Slowbro's solid defensive typing and role as a tank means it does not necessarily require Terastallaization to be effective in its roles, however, it may be an acceptable choice as a secondary Tera captain. Tera types such as Grass and Fairy can grant Galarian Slowbro even more defensive capabilities while receiving reliable coverage via Tera Blast. mention Steel and Ground, maybe Water?

Draft Strategy
========
Galarian Slowbro should be used on rosters that sorely need a grounded Poison-type, or blanket checks to Fairy-, Grass, and Poison-type pokemon. Good options for partners might be:

**Fast Pokemon**: Galarian Slowbro pairs well with teammates who can outspeed and revenge foes who are known to break Galarian Slowbro. everyone is faster than Galarian Slowbro you're gonna need to be a bit more specific

**Fighting-type Pokemon**: Galarian Slowbro greatly appreciates pokemon like Iron Hands and Keldeo that can break through Dark- and Steel-type pokemon foes that it struggles against.

**Dark-type Pokemon**: Pokemon such as Ting-Lu and Roaring Moon appreciate Galarian Slowbro's ability to swap in and take the Fairy and Fighting-type hits that otherwise threaten these pokemon.



Checks and Counters
========
**Entry Hazards**: Galarian Slowbro needs to remain healthy to handle offensive threats, and as such, hates the chip damage done by entry hazards. Galarian Slowbro can run Heavy-Duty Boots just like anyone else, but that means it's not running a resistance berry, Assault Vest, or any other item, giving it a harder time consistently checking a team. something like that to elaborate why this is a weakness despite Glowbro running boots half the time... also move this closer to the bottom

**Dark- and Ground-types**: should be self-evident

**Steel-types**: they laugh off all of Glowbro's STAB moves and usually don't immediately die to its coverage

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Galarian Slowbro can still struggle to take on some offensive pokemon brought in safely via pivoting moves.. Strong pokemon wielding the Dark, Ground, or Ghost typings may be able to break through Galarian Slowbro with enough power, such as Urshifu-Single Strike, Meowscarada, and Garchomp.



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**Draft Order**: Round 6 onwards

**Price Range**: 6-7 points

**Overview**: Galarian Slowbro is a decent bulky wall with longevity through Regenerator, good defensive typing, excellent utility, and coverage options that allow it to answer some top-tier threats such as Iron Valiant and Sneasler. However, Galarian Slowbro is a Poison without Toxic Spikes and it cannot pivot reliably and often needs a lot of coverage to hit necessary foes. a lot of poisons dont have tspikes, not really worth mentioning Average special bulk alongside common exploitable weaknesses to physical Ground and Dark-type moves can sometimes make Galarian Slowbro awkward to fit onto rosters.



Common Roles
========
**Bulky Wall**: Galarian Slowbro can utilize its defensive traits as a grounded Poison, and spread status, and supply Future Sight to apply pressure while keeping itself healthy via Slack Off and Regenerator. However, unlike alternative slow Psychic-types, it lacks the ability to apply pressure with Future Sight.

**Setup Wallbreaker**: Using moves such as Iron Defense, Calm Mind, and Nasty Plot, Galarian Slowbro can turn the tides on foes that attempt to take advantage of its assumed passive nature.



Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Sludge Bomb, Sludge Wave, Shell Side Arm, Gunk Shot, Psychic, Psyshock, Future Sight, doesnt get this in gen 9 Psychic Noise, Zen Headbutt

**Setup Moves**: Nasty Plot, Calm Mind, Iron Defense, Curse

**Utility Moves**: Toxic, Trick, Thunder Wave, Yawn, Slack Off, Trick Room, move to niche, can talk about how it can be used on more offensive sets Light Screen, Haze, Brick Break, Foul Play

**Coverage**: Body Press, Drain Punch, Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Focus Blast, Grass Knot, Hex, Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, Ice Punch, Liquidation, Power Gem, Earthquake, Surf, Shadow Ball

Niche Moves
========
**Stored Power**: Galarian Slowbro’s set-up options alongside a Weakness Policy can be used to boost this move to staggering levels of damage output.


**Amnesia**: Galarian Slowbro can boost its average special bulk immensely to help take special hits it may otherwise dislike. too niche



Common Items
========
**Heavy-Duty Boots**: Entry hazards limit Galarian Slowbro's ability to check opposing offensive Pokémon consistently, so Heavy-Duty Boots are a great way to avoid them and maximize Regenerator recovery.

**Black Sludge/Leftovers**: Black Sludge can give Galarian Slowbro some much-needed longevity if entry hazards are not a concern. Leftovers are used if Galarian Slowbro is a Tera Captain.

**Assault Vest**: Galarian Slowbro’s special defense can leave a bit to be desired in some matchups, so Assault Vest can be used to take hits from the special side.



Niche Items
========
**Rocky Helmet**: Galarian Slowbro can utilize a Rocky Helmet to punish U-turn and some physical attackers. move to bottom of common

**Red Card/Eject Button**: Galarian Slowbro’s lack of pivoting options can be helped by either of these items to force an opposing Pokémon to take an unexpected hit or to allow Galarian Slowbro to pivot, respectively. these are pretty different items, separate them (also put eject button in common imo)

**Resistance Berries**: Galarian Slowbro’s wide utility movepool and coverage opens the door to using resistance berries to lure and punish potential threats who might otherwise knock out Galarian Slowbro.

**Sitrus Berry**: Sitrus Berry can be used to avoid a 2HKO from a given foe.

**Choice Specs**: Galarian Slowbro can equip Choice Specs to deal a surprising amount of damage to switch-ins. It can also use Trick to cripple opposing walls. too niche

**Weakness Policy**: Alongside its various set-up moves, Galarian Slowbro can utilize the boosts from Weakness Policy to amplify its attacks further. mention how this can be good with trick room

**Lagging Tail**: Lagging Tail can be used alongside Trick to cripple faster foes. too niche / unreliable



Tera
========
Galarian Slowbro's solid defensive typing and role as a tank means it does not necessarily require Terastallaization to be effective in its roles, however, it may be an acceptable choice as a secondary Tera captain. However, if there are no better options, Tera types such as Grass and Fairy can could grant Galarian Slowbro even more defensive capabilities while receiving reliable coverage via Tera Blast. Steel, Water, and Ground-type can also assist defensively if needed. rewording a little bit cause it feels a bit too positive, gbro should realistically never be a tera captain unless there are no other options

Draft Strategy
========
Galarian Slowbro should be used on rosters that sorely need a grounded Poison-type or blanket checks for Fairy-, Grass, or Poison-type Pokémon. Good options for partners might be:

**Fighting-type Pokemon**: Galarian Slowbro greatly appreciates partners like Iron Hands and Keldeo that can break through Dark and Steel-type foes that it struggles against.

**Dark-type Pokemon**: Foes such as Ting-Lu and Roaring Moon appreciate Galarian Slowbro's ability to swap in and take the Fairy and Fighting-type hits that otherwise threaten these Pokemon.

Add fast wallbreakers - gbro can switch in, eject button, and safely bring in fast wallbreakers while remaining healthy itself

Checks and Counters
========

**Dark-and-Ground-type Pokemon**: Dark-and-Ground-type Pokemon such as ... can safely switch in on Galarian Slowbro and hit Galarian Slowbro it extremely hard or threaten to KO it outright.

**Steel-type Pokemon**: Foes such as Jirachi, Tinkaton, and Gholdengo can shrug off Galarian Slowbro's STAB with ease, forcing it to run specific coverage to deal any damage to them.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Galarian Slowbro can still struggle to take on some offensive Pokemon brought in safely via pivoting moves. Strong Pokémon wielding the Dark, Ground, or Ghost typing may break through Galarian Slowbro with enough power, such as Urshifu-Single Strike, Meowscarada, and Garchomp.

**Entry Hazards**: Galarian Slowbro needs to remain healthy to handle offensive threats, and as such, hates the chip damage done by entry hazards that might put it into a range of being KO'd. Heavy-Duty Boots can help to circumvent this issue, but this is often sacrificing a more useful item such as an Assault Vest or a resistance berry.


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**Draft Order**: Round 6 onwards

**Price Range**: 6-7 points

**Overview**: Galarian Slowbro is a decent bulky wall with longevity through Regenerator, good defensive typing, excellent utility, and coverage options that allow it to answer some top-tier threats such as Iron Valiant and Sneasler. However, Galarian Slowbro is a Poison without Toxic Spikes and it cannot pivot reliably and often needs a lot of coverage to hit necessary foes. a lot of poisons dont have tspikes, not really worth mentioning Average special bulk alongside common exploitable weaknesses to physical Ground and Dark-type moves can sometimes make Galarian Slowbro awkward to fit onto rosters.



Common Roles
========
**Bulky Wall**: Galarian Slowbro can utilize its defensive traits as a grounded Poison, and spread status, and supply Future Sight to apply pressure while keeping itself healthy via Slack Off and Regenerator. However, unlike alternative slow Psychic-types, it lacks the ability to apply pressure with Future Sight.

**Setup Wallbreaker**: Using moves such as Iron Defense, Calm Mind, and Nasty Plot, Galarian Slowbro can turn the tides on foes that attempt to take advantage of its assumed passive nature.



Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Sludge Bomb, Sludge Wave, Shell Side Arm, Gunk Shot, Psychic, Psyshock, Future Sight, doesnt get this in gen 9 Psychic Noise, Zen Headbutt

**Setup Moves**: Nasty Plot, Calm Mind, Iron Defense, Curse

**Utility Moves**: Toxic, Trick, Thunder Wave, Yawn, Slack Off, Trick Room, move to niche, can talk about how it can be used on more offensive sets Light Screen, Haze, Brick Break, Foul Play

**Coverage**: Body Press, Drain Punch, Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Focus Blast, Grass Knot, Hex, Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, Ice Punch, Liquidation, Power Gem, Earthquake, Surf, Shadow Ball

Niche Moves
========
**Stored Power**: Galarian Slowbro’s set-up options alongside a Weakness Policy can be used to boost this move to staggering levels of damage output.


**Amnesia**: Galarian Slowbro can boost its average special bulk immensely to help take special hits it may otherwise dislike. too niche



Common Items
========
**Heavy-Duty Boots**: Entry hazards limit Galarian Slowbro's ability to check opposing offensive Pokémon consistently, so Heavy-Duty Boots are a great way to avoid them and maximize Regenerator recovery.

**Black Sludge/Leftovers**: Black Sludge can give Galarian Slowbro some much-needed longevity if entry hazards are not a concern. Leftovers are used if Galarian Slowbro is a Tera Captain.

**Assault Vest**: Galarian Slowbro’s special defense can leave a bit to be desired in some matchups, so Assault Vest can be used to take hits from the special side.



Niche Items
========
**Rocky Helmet**: Galarian Slowbro can utilize a Rocky Helmet to punish U-turn and some physical attackers. move to bottom of common

**Red Card/Eject Button**: Galarian Slowbro’s lack of pivoting options can be helped by either of these items to force an opposing Pokémon to take an unexpected hit or to allow Galarian Slowbro to pivot, respectively. these are pretty different items, separate them (also put eject button in common imo)

**Resistance Berries**: Galarian Slowbro’s wide utility movepool and coverage opens the door to using resistance berries to lure and punish potential threats who might otherwise knock out Galarian Slowbro.

**Sitrus Berry**: Sitrus Berry can be used to avoid a 2HKO from a given foe.

**Choice Specs**: Galarian Slowbro can equip Choice Specs to deal a surprising amount of damage to switch-ins. It can also use Trick to cripple opposing walls. too niche

**Weakness Policy**: Alongside its various set-up moves, Galarian Slowbro can utilize the boosts from Weakness Policy to amplify its attacks further. mention how this can be good with trick room

**Lagging Tail**: Lagging Tail can be used alongside Trick to cripple faster foes. too niche / unreliable



Tera
========
Galarian Slowbro's solid defensive typing and role as a tank means it does not necessarily require Terastallaization to be effective in its roles, however, it may be an acceptable choice as a secondary Tera captain. However, if there are no better options, Tera types such as Grass and Fairy can could grant Galarian Slowbro even more defensive capabilities while receiving reliable coverage via Tera Blast. Steel, Water, and Ground-type can also assist defensively if needed. rewording a little bit cause it feels a bit too positive, gbro should realistically never be a tera captain unless there are no other options

Draft Strategy
========
Galarian Slowbro should be used on rosters that sorely need a grounded Poison-type or blanket checks for Fairy-, Grass, or Poison-type Pokémon. Good options for partners might be:

**Fighting-type Pokemon**: Galarian Slowbro greatly appreciates partners like Iron Hands and Keldeo that can break through Dark and Steel-type foes that it struggles against.

**Dark-type Pokemon**: Foes such as Ting-Lu and Roaring Moon appreciate Galarian Slowbro's ability to swap in and take the Fairy and Fighting-type hits that otherwise threaten these Pokemon.

Add fast wallbreakers - gbro can switch in, eject button, and safely bring in fast wallbreakers while remaining healthy itself

Checks and Counters
========

**Dark-and-Ground-type Pokemon**: Dark-and-Ground-type Pokemon such as ... can safely switch in on Galarian Slowbro and hit Galarian Slowbro it extremely hard or threaten to KO it outright.

**Steel-type Pokemon**: Foes such as Jirachi, Tinkaton, and Gholdengo can shrug off Galarian Slowbro's STAB with ease, forcing it to run specific coverage to deal any damage to them.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Galarian Slowbro can still struggle to take on some offensive Pokemon brought in safely via pivoting moves. Strong Pokémon wielding the Dark, Ground, or Ghost typing may break through Galarian Slowbro with enough power, such as Urshifu-Single Strike, Meowscarada, and Garchomp.

**Entry Hazards**: Galarian Slowbro needs to remain healthy to handle offensive threats, and as such, hates the chip damage done by entry hazards that might put it into a range of being KO'd. Heavy-Duty Boots can help to circumvent this issue, but this is often sacrificing a more useful item such as an Assault Vest or a resistance berry.


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**Draft Order**: Round 6 onwards

**Price Range**: 6-7 points

**Overview**: Galarian Slowbro is a decent bulky physical wall with longevity through Regenerator, good defensive typing, excellent utility, and coverage options that allow it to answer some top-tier threats such as Iron Valiant and Sneasler. However, it cannot pivot reliably and often needs a lot of coverage to hit necessary foes. Average special bulk alongside common exploitable weaknesses to physical Ground and Dark-type moves can sometimes make Galarian Slowbro awkward to fit onto rosters.



Common Roles
========
**Bulky Wall**: Galarian Slowbro can utilize its defensive traits as a grounded Poison, and spread status, while keeping itself healthy via Slack Off and Regenerator. However, unlike alternative slow Psychic-types, it lacks the ability to apply pressure with Future Sight.

**Setup Wallbreaker**: Using moves such as Iron Defense, Calm Mind, and Nasty Plot, Galarian Slowbro can turn the tides on foes that attempt to take advantage of its assumed passive nature.



Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Sludge Bomb, Sludge Wave, Shell Side Arm, Gunk Shot, Psychic, Psyshock, Psychic Noise, Zen Headbutt

**Setup Moves**: Nasty Plot, Calm Mind, Iron Defense, Curse

**Utility Moves**: Toxic, Trick, Thunder Wave, Yawn, Slack Off, Light Screen, Haze, Brick Break, Foul Play

**Coverage**: Body Press, Drain Punch, Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Focus Blast, Grass Knot, Hex, Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, Ice Punch, Liquidation, Power Gem, Earthquake, Surf, Shadow Ball

Niche Moves
========
**Stored Power**: Galarian Slowbro’s set-up options alongside a Weakness Policy can be used to boost this move to staggering levels of damage output.


**Trick Room**: Galarian Slowbro can use Trick Room to position itself offensively and break for teammates. Could mention that it's a good option to punish teams that are likely to use speed-boosting items.



Common Items
========
**Heavy-Duty Boots**: Entry hazards limit Galarian Slowbro's ability to check opposing offensive Pokémon consistently, so Heavy-Duty Boots are a great way to avoid them and maximize Regenerator recovery.

**Black Sludge/Leftovers**: Black Sludge can give Galarian Slowbro some much-needed longevity if entry hazards are not a concern. Leftovers are used if Galarian Slowbro is a Tera Captain.

**Assault Vest**: Galarian Slowbro’s special defense can leave a bit to be desired in some matchups, so Assault Vest can be used to take hits from the special side.

**Rocky Helmet**: Galarian Slowbro can utilize a Rocky Helmet to punish U-turn and some physical attackers.

**Eject Button**: Galarian Slowbro can use an Eject Button to help with its lack of pivoting options and allow better repositioning for its offensive teammates.



Niche Items
========
**Red Card**: A Red Card can be used to phase out Pokemon that are pivoting out of Galarian Slowbro and looking to reposition.

**Resistance Berries**: Galarian Slowbro’s wide utility movepool and coverage opens the door to using resistance berries to lure and punish potential threats who might otherwise knock out Galarian Slowbro.

**Sitrus Berry**: Sitrus Berry can be used to avoid a 2HKO from a given foe. Not really needed on Glowbro.

**Weakness Policy**: Alongside its various set-up moves or using Trick Room, Galarian Slowbro can utilize the boosts from Weakness Policy to amplify its attacks further.





Tera
========
Galarian Slowbro's solid defensive typing and role as a tank means it does not necessarily require Terastallaization to be effective in its roles. However, if there are no better options, Tera types such as Grass and Fairy could grant Galarian Slowbro even more defensive capabilities while receiving reliable coverage via Tera Blast. Tera Steel, Water, and Ground-type can also assist defensively if needed.

Draft Strategy
========
Galarian Slowbro should be used on rosters that sorely need a grounded Poison-type or blanket checks for Fairy-, Grass, or Poison-type Pokémon. Mention that it should also be used alongside other defensive pieces that can pivot reliably to aid a defensive core. Good options for partners might be:

**Fighting-type Pokemon**: Galarian Slowbro greatly appreciates partners like Iron Hands and Keldeo that can break through Dark and Steel-type foes that it struggles against.

**Dark-type Pokemon**: Foes such as Ting-Lu and Roaring Moon appreciate Galarian Slowbro's ability to swap in and take the Fairy and Fighting-type hits that otherwise threaten these Pokemon.

**Fast Wallbreakers**: Galarian Slowbro can swap into an attack and use an Eject Button to pivot into fast wallbreakers safely while keeping itself healthy. Such as Tornadus-T, Landorus, and Ogerpon.
add hazard control so that it can keep pivoting in and out with regenerator if it chooses not to run boots
add special walls it can pair with

Checks and Counters
========

**Dark-and-Ground-type Pokemon**: Dark-and-Ground-type Pokemon such as Roaring Moon and Excadrill add another mon such as Krookodile can safely switch in on Galarian Slowbro and hit it extremely hard or threaten to KO it outright.

**Steel-type Pokemon**: Foes such as Jirachi, Tinkaton, and Gholdengo can shrug off Galarian Slowbro's STAB with ease, forcing it to run specific coverage to deal any damage to them.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Galarian Slowbro can still struggle to take on some offensive Pokemon brought in safely via pivoting moves. Strong Pokémon wielding the Dark, Ground, or Ghost typing may break through Galarian Slowbro with enough power, such as Urshifu-Single Strike, Meowscarada, and Garchomp.

**Entry Hazards**: Galarian Slowbro needs to remain healthy to handle offensive threats, and as such, hates the chip damage done by entry hazards that might put it into a range of being KO'd. Heavy-Duty Boots can help to circumvent this issue, but this is often sacrificing a more useful item such as an Assault Vest or a resistance berry.


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**Draft Order**: Round 6 onwards

**Price Range**: 6-7 points

**Overview**: Galarian Slowbro is a decent bulky physical wall with longevity through Regenerator, good defensive typing, excellent utility, and coverage options that allow it to answer some top-tier threats such as Iron Valiant and Sneasler. However, it cannot pivot reliably and often needs a lot of coverage to hit necessary foes. Average special bulk alongside common exploitable weaknesses to physical Ground and Dark-type moves can sometimes make Galarian Slowbro awkward to fit onto rosters.



Common Roles
========
**Bulky Wall**: Galarian Slowbro can utilize its defensive traits as a grounded Poison, and spread status, while keeping itself healthy via Slack Off and Regenerator. However, unlike alternative slow Psychic-types, it lacks the ability to apply pressure with Future Sight.

**Setup Wallbreaker**: Using moves such as Iron Defense, Calm Mind, and Nasty Plot, Galarian Slowbro can turn the tides on foes that attempt to take advantage of its assumed passive nature.



Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Sludge Bomb, Sludge Wave, Shell Side Arm, Gunk Shot, Psychic, Psyshock, Psychic Noise, Zen Headbutt

**Setup Moves**: Nasty Plot, Calm Mind, Iron Defense, Curse

**Utility Moves**: Toxic, Trick, Thunder Wave, Yawn, Slack Off, Light Screen, Haze, Brick Break, Foul Play

**Coverage**: Body Press, Drain Punch, Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Focus Blast, Grass Knot, Hex, Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, Ice Punch, Liquidation, Power Gem, Earthquake, Surf, Shadow Ball

Niche Moves
========
**Stored Power**: Galarian Slowbro’s set-up options alongside a Weakness Policy can be used to boost this move to staggering levels of damage output.


**Trick Room**: Galarian Slowbro can use Trick Room to position itself offensively and break for teammates. Could mention that it's a good option to punish teams that are likely to use speed-boosting items.



Common Items
========
**Heavy-Duty Boots**: Entry hazards limit Galarian Slowbro's ability to check opposing offensive Pokémon consistently, so Heavy-Duty Boots are a great way to avoid them and maximize Regenerator recovery.

**Black Sludge/Leftovers**: Black Sludge can give Galarian Slowbro some much-needed longevity if entry hazards are not a concern. Leftovers are used if Galarian Slowbro is a Tera Captain.

**Assault Vest**: Galarian Slowbro’s special defense can leave a bit to be desired in some matchups, so Assault Vest can be used to take hits from the special side.

**Rocky Helmet**: Galarian Slowbro can utilize a Rocky Helmet to punish U-turn and some physical attackers.

**Eject Button**: Galarian Slowbro can use an Eject Button to help with its lack of pivoting options and allow better repositioning for its offensive teammates.



Niche Items
========
**Red Card**: A Red Card can be used to phase out Pokemon that are pivoting out of Galarian Slowbro and looking to reposition.

**Resistance Berries**: Galarian Slowbro’s wide utility movepool and coverage opens the door to using resistance berries to lure and punish potential threats who might otherwise knock out Galarian Slowbro.

**Sitrus Berry**: Sitrus Berry can be used to avoid a 2HKO from a given foe. Not really needed on Glowbro.

**Weakness Policy**: Alongside its various set-up moves or using Trick Room, Galarian Slowbro can utilize the boosts from Weakness Policy to amplify its attacks further.





Tera
========
Galarian Slowbro's solid defensive typing and role as a tank means it does not necessarily require Terastallaization to be effective in its roles. However, if there are no better options, Tera types such as Grass and Fairy could grant Galarian Slowbro even more defensive capabilities while receiving reliable coverage via Tera Blast. Tera Steel, Water, and Ground-type can also assist defensively if needed.

Draft Strategy
========
Galarian Slowbro should be used on rosters that sorely need a grounded Poison-type or blanket checks for Fairy-, Grass, or Poison-type Pokémon. Mention that it should also be used alongside other defensive pieces that can pivot reliably to aid a defensive core. Good options for partners might be:

**Fighting-type Pokemon**: Galarian Slowbro greatly appreciates partners like Iron Hands and Keldeo that can break through Dark and Steel-type foes that it struggles against.

**Dark-type Pokemon**: Foes such as Ting-Lu and Roaring Moon appreciate Galarian Slowbro's ability to swap in and take the Fairy and Fighting-type hits that otherwise threaten these Pokemon.

**Fast Wallbreakers**: Galarian Slowbro can swap into an attack and use an Eject Button to pivot into fast wallbreakers safely while keeping itself healthy. Such as Tornadus-T, Landorus, and Ogerpon.
add hazard control so that it can keep pivoting in and out with regenerator if it chooses not to run boots
add special walls it can pair with

Checks and Counters
========

**Dark-and-Ground-type Pokemon**: Dark-and-Ground-type Pokemon such as Roaring Moon and Excadrill add another mon such as Krookodile can safely switch in on Galarian Slowbro and hit it extremely hard or threaten to KO it outright.

**Steel-type Pokemon**: Foes such as Jirachi, Tinkaton, and Gholdengo can shrug off Galarian Slowbro's STAB with ease, forcing it to run specific coverage to deal any damage to them.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Galarian Slowbro can still struggle to take on some offensive Pokemon brought in safely via pivoting moves. Strong Pokémon wielding the Dark, Ground, or Ghost typing may break through Galarian Slowbro with enough power, such as Urshifu-Single Strike, Meowscarada, and Garchomp.

**Entry Hazards**: Galarian Slowbro needs to remain healthy to handle offensive threats, and as such, hates the chip damage done by entry hazards that might put it into a range of being KO'd. Heavy-Duty Boots can help to circumvent this issue, but this is often sacrificing a more useful item such as an Assault Vest or a resistance berry.


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**Draft Order**: Round 6 onwards

**Price Range**: 6-7 points

**Overview**: Galarian Slowbro is a decent bulky physical wall with longevity through Regenerator, a good defensive typing, excellent utility, and coverage options that allow it to answer some top-tier threats such as Iron Valiant and Sneasler. However, it cannot pivot reliably and often needs a lot of coverage to hit necessary foes. Average special bulk alongside common exploitable weaknesses to Ground and Dark-type moves can sometimes make Galarian Slowbro awkward to fit onto rosters.



Common Roles
========
**Bulky Wall**: (RS) Galarian Slowbro can utilize its defensive traits as a grounded Poison-type (RC) and spread status (RC) while keeping itself healthy via Slack Off and Regenerator. However, unlike alternative slow Psychic-types, it lacks the ability to apply pressure with Future Sight.

**Setup Wallbreaker**: Using moves such as Iron Defense, Calm Mind, and Nasty Plot, Galarian Slowbro can turn the tides on foes that attempt to take advantage of its assumed passive nature.



Common Moves
========
**Primary STAB Moves**: Sludge Bomb, Sludge Wave, Shell Side Arm, Gunk Shot, Psychic, Psyshock, Psychic Noise, Zen Headbutt

**Setup Moves**: Nasty Plot, Calm Mind, Iron Defense, Curse

**Utility Moves**: Toxic, Trick, Thunder Wave, Yawn, Slack Off, Light Screen, Haze, Brick Break, Foul Play

**Coverage**: Body Press, Drain Punch, Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Focus Blast, Grass Knot, Hex, Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, Ice Punch, Liquidation, Power Gem, Earthquake, Surf, Shadow Ball

Niche Moves
========
**Stored Power**: Galarian Slowbro’s set-up setup options alongside a Weakness Policy can be used to boost this move to staggering levels of damage output.

**Trick Room**: Galarian Slowbro can use Trick Room to position itself offensively, (AC) and wallbreak for teammates, (AC) and punish foes that enjoy using speed-boosting Speed-boosting items.



Common Items
========
**Heavy-Duty Boots**: Entry hazards limit Galarian Slowbro's ability to check opposing offensive Pokémon Pokemon consistently, so Heavy-Duty Boots are a great way to avoid them and maximize Regenerator recovery.

**Black Sludge / Leftovers**: (spaces) Black Sludge can give Galarian Slowbro some much-needed longevity if entry hazards are not a concern. Leftovers are is used if Galarian Slowbro is a Tera Captain.

**Assault Vest**: Galarian Slowbro’s special defense Special Defense can leave a bit to be desired in some matchups, so Assault Vest can be used to take hits from the special side.

**Rocky Helmet**: Galarian Slowbro can utilize a Rocky Helmet to punish U-turn and some physical attackers.

**Eject Button**: Galarian Slowbro can use an Eject Button to help with its lack of pivoting options and allow better repositioning for its offensive teammates.



Niche Items
========
**Red Card**: A Red Card can be used to phase phaze out Pokemon that are pivoting out of Galarian Slowbro and looking to reposition.

**Resistance Berries**: Galarian Slowbro’s wide utility movepool and coverage opens the door to using resistance berries Berries to lure and punish potential threats who that might otherwise knock out Galarian Slowbro.

**Sitrus Berry**: Sitrus Berry can be used to avoid a 2HKO from a given foe.

**Weakness Policy**: Alongside its various set-up setup moves or using Trick Room, Galarian Slowbro can utilize the boosts from Weakness Policy to amplify its attacks further.



Tera
========
Galarian Slowbro's solid defensive typing and role as a tank means it does not necessarily require Terastallaization to be effective in its roles. However, if there are no better options, Tera types such as Grass and Fairy could can grant Galarian Slowbro even more defensive capabilities while receiving reliable coverage via Tera Blast. Tera Steel, Water, and Ground-type can also assist defensively if needed.

Draft Strategy
========
Galarian Slowbro should be used on rosters that sorely need a grounded Poison-type or a blanket checks for Fairy-, Grass-, (AH) or Poison-type Pokémon Pokemon. It can also be used beside other defensive pieces that can pivot reliably to aid a defensive core. (Is Galarian Slowbro part of this defensive core? It sounds like "form a defensive core" would be more appropriate here.) Good options for partners might be: (filler)

**Fighting-type Pokemon**: Galarian Slowbro greatly appreciates partners like Iron Hands and Keldeo that can break through Dark- (AH) and Steel-type foes that it struggles against.

**Dark-type Pokemon**: (RS) Foes such as Ting-Lu and Roaring Moon appreciate Galarian Slowbro's ability to swap in and take the Fairy- (AH) and Fighting-type hits that otherwise threaten these Pokemon.

**Fast Wallbreakers**: Galarian Slowbro can swap into an attack and use an Eject Button to pivot into fast wallbreakers safely while keeping itself healthy such as Tornadus-Therian, Landorus, and Ogerpon safely while keeping itself healthy.

**Entry Hazard Control**: Good hazard control can allow Galarian Slowbro the freedom to use other items besides Heavy-Duty Boots. (You didn't give examples of Pokemon that can provide good hazard control.)

**Special Walls**: Galarian Slowbro can form a defensive backbone with special walls such as Primarina and Tinkaton to shore up its average special bulk.



Checks and Counters
========

**Dark- (AS) and (RH) Ground-type Pokemon**: Dark- (AS) and (RH) Ground-type Pokemon such as Roaring Moon, Excadrill, and Krookodile can safely switch in on Galarian Slowbro and hit it extremely hard or threaten to KO it outright.

**Steel-type Pokemon**: Foes such as Jirachi, Tinkaton, and Gholdengo can shrug off Galarian Slowbro's STAB moves with ease, forcing it to run specific coverage to deal any damage to them.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Galarian Slowbro can still struggle to take on some offensive Pokemon brought in safely via pivoting moves. Strong Pokémon Pokemon wielding (Pokemon can't wield a typing because it's an innate part of them) with the a Dark, Ground, or Ghost typing, (AC) such as Urshifu-S, Meowscarada, and Garchomp, (AC) may break through Galarian Slowbro with enough power, such as Urshifu-Single Strike, Meowscarada, and Garchomp.

**Entry Hazards**: Galarian Slowbro needs to remain healthy to handle offensive threats, and as such, it hates the chip damage done by entry hazards that might put it into a KO range of being KO'd a foe. (clarity) Heavy-Duty Boots can help to circumvent this issue, but this is often sacrificing a more useful item such as an Assault Vest or a resistance berry Berry.


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