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slaking
🎯 Nature Recommendations
Adamant
Primary
+Attack -Sp. Atk
Attack higher than Sp. Atk, Adamant maximizes damage
Jolly
Alternative
+Speed -Sp. Atk
If speed advantage needed
#289

slaking

Normal

SLAKING spends all day lying down and lolling about. It eats grass growing within its reach. If it eats all the grass it can reach, this POKéMON reluctantly moves to another spot.

Height
2m
Weight
130.5kg
Generation
Gen III (RSE/FRLG)
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Base Stats

HP
150
150
Attack
160
160
Defense
100
100
Sp. Atk
95
95
Sp. Def
65
65
Speed
100
100
Total
670

Abilities (Click for details)

truant
Normal Ability

Type Matchups

Weaknesses (×2)

Fighting

Immunities (×0)

Ghost

Evolution Chain

slakoth
slakoth
#287
→
vigoroth
vigoroth
#288
→
slaking
slaking
#289

Moves

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Lv.1 scratch normal physical 40 100 35
Lv.1 encore normal status - 100 5
Lv.1 yawn normal status - - 10
Lv.1 slack-off normal status - - 5
Lv.1 hammer-arm fighting physical 100 90 10
Lv.1 fling dark physical - 100 10
Lv.1 punishment dark physical - 100 5
Lv.1 sucker-punch dark physical 70 100 5
Lv.6 encore normal status - 100 5
Lv.7 encore normal status - 100 5
Lv.9 slack-off normal status - - 5
Lv.13 slack-off normal status - - 5
Lv.14 feint-attack dark physical 60 - 20
Lv.17 amnesia psychic status - - 20
Lv.19 feint-attack dark physical 60 - 20
Lv.23 covet normal physical 60 100 25
Lv.25 amnesia psychic status - - 20
Lv.27 chip-away normal physical 70 100 20
Lv.31 covet normal physical 60 100 25
Lv.33 counter fighting physical - 100 20
Lv.36 swagger normal status - 85 15
Lv.37 chip-away normal physical 70 100 20
Lv.39 flail normal physical - 100 15
Lv.43 counter fighting physical - 100 20
Lv.45 fling dark physical - 100 10
Lv.47 fling dark physical - 100 10
Lv.49 flail normal physical - 100 15
Lv.52 mega-kick normal physical 120 75 5
Lv.53 punishment dark physical - 100 5
Lv.55 fling dark physical - 100 10
Lv.61 hammer-arm fighting physical 100 90 10
Lv.61 punishment dark physical - 100 5
Lv.63 hammer-arm fighting physical 100 90 10
Lv.67 hammer-arm fighting physical 100 90 10
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
cut normal physical 50 95 30
body-slam normal physical 85 100 15
take-down normal physical 90 85 20
double-edge normal physical 120 100 15
roar normal status - - 20
flamethrower fire special 90 100 15
ice-beam ice special 90 100 10
blizzard ice special 110 70 5
hyper-beam normal special 150 90 5
strength normal physical 80 100 15
solar-beam grass special 120 100 10
thunderbolt electric special 90 100 15
thunder-wave electric status - 90 20
thunder electric special 110 70 10
earthquake ground physical 100 100 10
dig ground physical 80 100 10
toxic poison status - 90 10
double-team normal status - - 15
metronome normal status - - 10
fire-blast fire special 110 85 5
amnesia psychic status - - 20
rest psychic status - - 5
rock-slide rock physical 75 90 10
substitute normal status - - 10
thief dark physical 60 100 25
curse ghost status - - 10
reversal fighting physical - 100 15
protect normal status - - 10
scary-face normal status - 100 10
mud-slap ground special 20 100 10
outrage dragon physical 120 100 10
endure normal status - - 10
false-swipe normal physical 40 100 40
swagger normal status - 85 15
attract normal status - 100 15
sleep-talk normal status - - 10
return normal physical - 100 20
frustration normal physical - 100 20
encore normal status - 100 5
metal-claw steel physical 50 95 35
hidden-power normal special 60 100 15
rain-dance water status - - 5
sunny-day fire status - - 5
shadow-ball ghost special 80 100 15
rock-smash fighting physical 40 100 15
uproar normal special 90 100 10
facade normal physical 70 100 20
taunt dark status - 100 20
helping-hand normal status - - 20
brick-break fighting physical 75 100 15
knock-off dark physical 65 100 20
endeavor normal physical - 100 5
secret-power normal physical 70 100 20
hyper-voice normal special 90 100 10
rock-tomb rock physical 60 95 15
aerial-ace flying physical 60 - 20
bulk-up fighting status - - 20
mud-shot ground special 55 95 15
fling dark physical - 100 10
poison-jab poison physical 80 100 20
seed-bomb grass physical 80 100 15
x-scissor bug physical 80 100 15
drain-punch fighting physical 75 100 10
focus-blast fighting special 120 70 5
giga-impact normal physical 150 90 5
shadow-claw ghost physical 70 100 15
zen-headbutt psychic physical 80 90 15
hone-claws dark status - - 15
smack-down rock physical 50 100 15
heavy-slam steel physical - 100 10
low-sweep fighting physical 65 100 20
round normal special 60 100 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
fire-punch fire physical 75 100 15
ice-punch ice physical 75 100 15
thunder-punch electric physical 75 100 15
low-kick fighting physical - 100 20
snore normal special 50 100 15
icy-wind ice special 55 95 15
focus-punch fighting physical 150 100 20
block normal status - - 5
covet normal physical 60 100 25
shock-wave electric special 60 - 20
water-pulse water special 60 100 20
gunk-shot poison physical 120 80 5
after-you normal status - - 15

Moveset & Team Recommendations

⚔️ Recommended Movesets
Physical Attacker Moveset Physical
explosion self-destruct focus-punch swords-dance
slaking's physical attacker moveset, STAB moveexplosionhigh power, paired withfocus-punchbetter coverage.
👥 Team Recommendations
Balanced Team Core Balance
landorus-incarnate togekiss ferrothorn scizor gyarados
slakingas a Balanced Team attacker core, Cover weaknesses with teammates.
Hyper Offense Team Core Hyper Offense
dragonite garchomp gyarados dragapult talonflame
slakingas a Hyper Offense team core, fast sweeping is the main goal.
Stall Team Core Stall
blissey ferrothorn gliscor togekiss mimikyu
slakingas a Stall team core wearing down opponents with Toxic and recovery.