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[Pokémon] In Pokémon The Movie: 2000, why is there a talking Slowking?

Question is pretty much in the title, but I'm rewatching the movie right now, and I had totally forgotten the talking Slowking right now. I'm super out of touch with the anime, so is there a precedent for Pokémon speech? (Other than their names).

EDIT: I'm done the movie now and realise that Lugia also speaks, and obviously Meowth.
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Some Pokemon such as Team Rocket's Meowth have the capacity to speak with human language, but little actually learn to do so. Pokemon with powerful psychic or magical abilities are also shown to communicate with humans. Slowking is a psychic type and is shown to essentially be an oracle in the Shamouti Island prophecy, so it seems pretty important that he can talk to fit his role.