OU Galarian Slowking

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Slowking-Galar @ Colbur Berry / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Sludge Bomb
- Scald
- Slack Off

Galarian Slowking has a mix of incredible traits that make it a great Pokemon in OU. Thanks to its fantastic bulk and good defensive typing in combination with Regenerator, it is able to check common Pokemon like Tapu Koko, Clefable, and Tapu Fini throughout the game. Its naturally high Special Attack alongside its ability to spread status make it rather annoying to switch into, as would-be switch-ins such as Ferrothorn, Landorus-T, and Slowking get crippled by poison or burn from its primary offensive moves. Calm Mind lets it boost its Special Attack and makes it incredibly threatening in the endgame. Furthermore, Regenerator gives it ample opportunities to set up throughout a game and lets it freely throw off attacks without having to spend a turn to heal up. A Colbur Berry lets Galarian Slowing deal with physical attackers like Kartana and Weavile and potentially punish them with a burn; however, Heavy-Duty Boots make it incredibly resilient against hazard stacking teams in tandem with Regenerator.
 
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Slowking-Galar @ Colbur Berry / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Sludge Bomb
- Scald
- Slack Off

Slowking-G has a mix of incredible traits which make it a great top tier Pokemon in OU. Thanks to its fantastic bulk and good defensive typing, its able to check a plethora of common Pokemon in the tier such as Tapu Koko, Clefable, and Tapu Fini. Its great defensive profile is further amplified by Regenerator, which makes it incredibly annoying to wear down and KO. I definitely don't think it hurts to elaborate on some of these traits as you've done but I'm going to suggest you crunch these three into a single sentence. Its naturally strong Special Attack solid offensive stats alongside its ability to spread status make it rather annoying to switch into, as would-be-switchins such as Ferrothorn, Landorus-T, and Slowking get crippled immensely by getting burned or poisoned. Boosting its Special Attack with Calm Mind makes it incredibly threatening, as very few Pokemon in the tier are able to handle it once its boosted up. I'd like you to elaborate on this with the extra characters you'd get out of compressing the first few sentences since this is a more hip move and what you'd want to be focusing on. You could probably repurpose your Regenerator sentence and put it here, and just explain that Regenerator gives it leverage to attack but keep healthy as it switches. A Colbur Berry is run primarily to lure physical attackers like Kartana and Weavile and potentially punish them with a burn. Not necessarily just a lure but it's a way to let Slowking do its thing while not being immediately afraid of them. However, Heavy-Duty boots can be run aswell which makes Slowking incredibly resilient against hazard stacking teams in tandem with Regenerator.
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Slowking-Galar @ Colbur Berry / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Sludge Bomb
- Scald
- Slack Off

Galarian Slowking has a mix of incredible traits which make it a great Pokemon in OU, as thanks to its fantastic bulk and good defensive typing in combination with Regenerator, it is able to check common Pokemon like Tapu Koko, Clefable, and Tapu Fini throughout the game. Its naturally high Special Attack alongside its ability to spread status make it rather annoying to switch into, as would-be-switchins such as Ferrothorn, Landorus-T, and Slowking get crippled immensely by getting burned or poisoned by its primary offensive moves. Calm Mind lets it further boost its Special Attack and makes it incredibly threatening in the endgame, as very few Pokemon in the tier are able to handle it once its boosted up. Furthermore, Regenerator lets it find ample opportunities to setup throughout a game and lets it freely throw off attacks without having to heal up. A Colbur Berry is run to let Galarian Slowking deal with physical attackers like Kartana and Weavile and potentially punish them with a burn. However, Heavy-Duty boots can be run aswell which makes it incredibly resilient against hazard stacking teams in tandem with Regenerator.
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Slowking-Galar @ Colbur Berry / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Sludge Bomb
- Scald
- Slack Off

Galarian Slowking has a mix of incredible traits which that make it a great Pokemon in OU, as thanks OU. Thanks to its fantastic bulk and good defensive typing in combination with Regenerator, it is able to check common Pokemon like Tapu Koko, Clefable, and Tapu Fini throughout the game. Its naturally high Special Attack alongside its ability to spread status make it rather annoying to switch into, as would-be-switchins would-be switch-ins such as Ferrothorn, Landorus-T, and Slowking get crippled immensely by getting burned or poisoned by by poison or burn from its primary offensive moves. Calm Mind lets it boost its Special Attack and makes it incredibly threatening in the endgame. Furthermore, Regenerato lets it find ample Regenerator gives it ample opportunities to setup set up throughout a game and lets it freely throw off attacks without having to spend a turn to heal up. A Colbur Berry is run to let lets Galarian Slowing deal with physical attackers like Kartana and Weavile and potentially punish them with a burn. However, Heavy-Duty boots burn; however, Heavy-Duty Boots make can be run aswell which makes it incredibly resilient against hazard stacking teams in tandem with Regenerator.

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