Slowpoke (ヤドン, Slowpoke^? Yadon in original Japanese language versions) (1995-2007) is one of 493 fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. The name is derived from the word "slowpoke", an insult directed at a lazy or sluggish person. "Slowpoke" could also be interpreted as a combination of slow and Pokémon (or poke, as in poking its tail into the water). In the beta versions of Red/Blue, Slowpoke was originally going to be called Slowmo (presumably short for "slow motion"). Its Japanese name is likely derived from 宿借り yadokari (hermit crab). Slowpoke is famous for being unbelievably slow at moving and thinking, and for having two separate evolution options. Image File history File links Slowpoke. ... This is a complete list of Pokémon which appear in the National Mode Pokédex as of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. ... Rapidash , Gallop in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Slowbro (Lahmus in German, Flagadoss in French and Yadoran in Japanese) is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Seaking , Azumao in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Slowbro (Lahmus in German, Flagadoss in French and Yadoran in Japanese) is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise. ... A series of screenshots depicting Abra evolving into Kadabra In the fictional Pokémon universe, evolution ) is the change in form of a Pokémon, usually accompanied by an increase in statistic values. ... Slowbro (Lahmus in German, Flagadoss in French and Yadoran in Japanese) is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise. ... Slowking , Yadoking in original Japanese language versions) is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... “Stupid” redirects here. ... Pokémon types are special attributes based partly on, and expanded from, the classical elements, which determine the strengths and weaknesses of different Pokémon species. ... Pokémon types are special attributes based partly on, and expanded from, the classical elements, which determine the strengths and weaknesses of different Pokémon species. ... Pokémon types are special attributes based partly on, and expanded from, the classical elements, which determine the strengths and weaknesses of different Pokémon species. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass (called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The U.S. National Prototype Kilogram, which currently serves as the primary standard for measuring mass in the U.S. It was assigned to the United States in 1889 and is periodically recertified and traceable to the primary international standard, The Kilogram, held at the Bureau International des Poids et... It has been suggested that Pokémon evolution be merged into this article or section. ... Japanese  ) is a language spoken by over 130 million people, in Japan and Japanese emigrant communities around the world. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... A software release is the distribution, whether public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product. ... Slow motion is an effect resulting from running film through a movie camera at faster-than-normal speed. ...

Biological characteristics

Slowpoke is sloooooow. They are moderately large, pink, quadrupedal animals vaguely reminiscent of a cartoonlike hippopotamus with bright pink flesh. Their vacant facial appearance and strikingly sluggish behavior have earned them the none-too-flattering Pokédex classification as the “Dopey Pokémon”, and they do not perform anything in their natural life cycle to counteract this popular image. Tradition holds that Slowpoke are able to bring nigh-immeasurable rain merely by yawning. Slowpoke can be thought of as yawning whenever they say their own name. This could act as a way for them to sharpen their senses (which yawning is supposed to do), though it obviously doesn't help. Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758[2] Range map[1] The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), from the Greek ‘ιπποπόταμος (hippopotamos, hippos meaning horse and potamos meaning river), is a large, mostly plant-eating African mammal, one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae (the other being the Pygmy Hippopotamus). ... A yawn (synonyms chasma, pandiculation, oscitation from the Latin verb oscitare, to open the mouth wide[1]) is a reflex of deep inhalation and exhalation associated with being tired, with a need to sleep, or from lack of stimulation. ...

Most of the time Slowpoke are seen standing in a daze and apparently lost in thought, though no one knows whatever they could be thinking about. Slowpoke are not necessarily sluggish by choice; their nervous systems appear to be unfit for reacting to an external stimuli in under five full seconds, even if that stimulus is a physical attack by another Pokémon such as a predator. And even when they do move and react, their alacrity is not impressive at all.

The primary activity of Slowpoke is to dip their apparently pain-resistant tails into rivers and use them as fishing rods when it is time to look for food. A Slowpoke's tail excretes a sweet sap-like substance on its end, which is appealing to fish for them to bite on the tail. Provided the fish wasn’t strong enough to literally bite the tail off (which is something that happens occasionally if Slowpoke catches a Carvanha), the Slowpoke lifts its tail back up and feeds on the fish. Even when fishing, a Slowpoke can forget its original purpose and remain on the same spot for days at a time, never noticing its catch, and suggesting that it is not vital for Slowpoke to consume food at a constant rate. Also, if its tail was bit off, it can regrow it much like how Staryu can regrow a missing limb. The easily regrowable nature of a Slowpoke’s tail, as well as its pleasant taste (though it lacks nutritional value), made it a popular enough delicacy that an underground Slowpoke tail trade flourished briefly among groups like the criminal Team Rocket, where items were often sold at astoundingly high prices. Carvanha ) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Staryu Hitodeman in original Japanese language versions) is a basic water-type Pokémon, which resembles a five-armed starfish with some sort of yellow metal wrapped around the center. ... Team Rocket ) is a fictional syndicate in the metaseries Pokémon. ...

The most perplexing quality of a Slowpoke is a slight transformational phenomenon that occurs when the Slowpoke comes into direct contact with a Shellder. Whenever a Shellder bites onto a Slowpoke’s tail while fishing in a river, which is a rather common occurrence, the body composition of both the Slowpoke and the Shellder change and reconfigure themselves so that one entity known as a Slowbro A similar transformation occurs when a Shellder clamps onto the head of a Slowpoke which is wearing a King's Rock, which is a much rarer occurrence, and a slight transmutation turns the two into a single Slowking. In both cases this can be reversed by removing the tightly clamped Shellder from the Slowpoke’s body, which will revert back into the body composition of a standard Slowpoke (this is not possible in any of the video games). Shellder ), a water-type Pokémon, is one of 493 fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. ... Slowbro (Lahmus in German, Flagadoss in French and Yadoran in Japanese) is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise. ... Slowking , Yadoking in original Japanese language versions) is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise. ...

In the Pokémon video games

In Red, Blue, and Yellow, Slowpoke are found in Route 10, the Safari Zone, and Seafoam Islands. Slowpokes were useful in the original games, because they are able to learn three HM moves: Flash, Strength and Surf. Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue were the first Pokémon games released for the Game Boy in the United States. ... It has been suggested that Pokémon Yellow and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen be merged into this article or section. ... Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition is the fourth game in the Pokémon video game series in Japan, and the third in North America and Europe. ...

In Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Slowpokes are prominent in Slowpoke Well near Azalea Town and are protected by Kurt, the Poké Ball expert, against Team Rocket and other threats. In the Game Boy video games Pokémon Gold and Silver, players must become Pokémon Trainers by exploring Johto, collecting the eight regional gym badges, and capturing Pokémon. ... In the Game Boy video games Pokémon Gold and Silver, players must become Pokémon Trainers by exploring Johto, collecting the eight regional gym badges, and capturing Pokémon. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This is a list of the major cities and locations from the fictional Johto region featured in the Pokémon series. ... The Poké Ball , Monster Ball in original Japanese language versions) is a spherical device in the Pokémon video games and anime television series that is used by Pokémon Trainers to capture new Pokémon and store them when not in use. ...

In Pokémon LeafGreen Slowpokes are much more abundant and can be found in many routes, the Safari Zone, the Seafoam Islands, the Unknown Dungeon, as well as most of the Sevii Islands. Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen are games in the world famous Pokémon video game series. ...

In Pokémon Channel for Nintendo GameCube, Slowpoke hosts his own show, entitled Slowpoke's Weather Report. Like the Pokémon itself, the show's pace is very slow and it often takes hours for Slowpoke to find out what the weather in an area is and possibly change it. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Battling-wise, Slowpoke excels at the Hit Points department but has rather poor stats in other attributes, most notably Speed. Surprisingly enough, Slowpoke is not the Pokémon with the lowest Speed stat; that dubious honor belongs to Shuckle. While both of Slowpoke's types concern Special attacks, its Attack stat is higher than its Special attack one. Naturally this works against it, but with a good combination of Water, Psychic or strong physical attacks, Slowpoke has a chance. A move to consider is Curse, which raises Attack and Defense in exchange for Speed. Since Slowpoke is as slow as it gets anyway, the reduction of Speed is a small price to pay for the augmentation of attack and defense. In many wargames, role-playing games, and combat-oriented video games, hit points are an abstraction for the amount of damage an object or player in the game can take before becoming ineffective. ... Shuckle Tsubotsubo in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon Franchise – a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...

Slowpoke are also found in the Nintendo 64 game Pokémon Snap in the River Course. Contrary to the standard Pokémon RPGs, Slowpoke in this game evolve into Slowbro the way their Pokédex accounts describe them: if a Slowpoke is lured to the water’s edge and is tempted to dip its tail into the water, a Shellder will soon clamp on and both will evolve into a Slowbro. The Nintendo 64 ), often abbreviated as N64, was Nintendos third home video game console for the international market. ... Pokémon Snap ) is a video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. ... Slowbro (Lahmus in German, Flagadoss in French and Yadoran in Japanese) is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise. ...

In the standard Pokemon RPGs, Slowpoke's evolution does not rely on Shellder's presence.

In the Pokémon anime

Slowpoke is prominently featured in two episodes in the anime. The first one, #68 (The Evolution Solution), features a Slowpoke belonging to Pokémon researcher Professor Westwood V of the Seafoam Islands, which evolves into Slowbro thanks to Team Rocket agents Jessie, James and Meowth. Professor Westwood subsequently figures out the details of Slowpoke's evolution.

The second one #144 (A Shadow of a Drought) features the rainmaking Slowpokes of Azalea Town and Kurt. The townspeople become angry at Ash after he steps on a Slowpoke's tail. Ash Ketchum is a fictional character in the Pokémon line of game products. ...

In other media

Slowpoke in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Slowpoke, having existed since the first generation of Pokémon video games and other products, is featured on many individual cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, in all cases as Psychic-type basic Pokémon unless otherwise noted: Fossil, Team Rocket, Gym Heroes (as Sabrina's Slowpoke), Neo Genesis, Aquapolis (Water-type), EX Team Magma vs. Team Aqua, EX FireRed & LeafGreen, EX Team Rocket Returns, EX Unseen Forces, and EX Delta Species (Water-type). Image File history File links Slowpoke_tcg. ... Image File history File links Slowpoke_tcg. ... This article is about the card game. ...

References

• The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Publications

• Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
• Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
• Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

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External links

• Official Pokémon website
• Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Slowpoke as a species
• Slowpoke’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry at Serebii.net
• Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
• PsyPoke - Slowpoke Pokédex entry and Usage Overview