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Slaking front sprite

#0289 · Generation 3

Slaking

The Lazy Pokémon

Normal
Hordes of Slaking gather around trees when fruits come into season. They wait around patiently for ripened fruits to fall out of the trees.
Height 2 m
Weight 130.5 kg
Catch rate 45
Base EXP 285

Battle profile

Base stats

HP 150
Attack 160
Defense 100
Sp. Attack 95
Sp. Defense 65
Speed 100
Base stat total 670

Traits

Abilities

Truant

Each time the Pokémon uses a move, it spends the next turn loafing around.

Battle matchups

Type effectiveness

Damage matchups for Slaking based on its Normal typing. Abilities may change some matchups.

Weak against

Takes increased damage

Fighting ×2

Resists

Takes reduced damage

None

Immune to

Takes no damage

Ghost ×0

Learnset

Level-up moves

Moves Slaking learns by gaining levels in Pokemon Nova.

14 moves
Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Evolution Swagger The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target's Attack stat. Normal Status — 85 15
1 Sucker Punch This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack. Dark Physical 70 100 5
1 Scratch Hard, pointed, sharp claws rake the target to inflict damage. Normal Physical 40 100 35
1 Yawn The user lets loose a huge yawn that lulls the target into falling asleep on the next turn. Normal Status — — 10
1 Encore The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns. Normal Status — 100 5
1 Slack Off The user slacks off, restoring its own HP by up to half its max HP. Normal Status — — 5
17 Amnesia The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply raises the user's Sp. Def stat. Psychic Status — — 20
23 Covet The user endearingly approaches the target, then steals the target's held item. Normal Physical 60 100 25
27 Throat Chop The user attacks the target's throat, which prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns. Dark Physical 80 100 15
33 Counter A retaliatory attack that counters any physical attack, inflicting double the damage taken by the user. Fighting Physical 1 100 20
39 Flail The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power. Normal Physical 1 100 15
45 Fling The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item. Dark Physical 1 100 10
52 Mega Kick The target is attacked by a kick launched with muscle-packed power. Normal Physical 120 75 5
63 Hammer Arm The user swings its strong, heavy fist at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the user's Speed stat. Fighting Physical 100 90 10

Breeding learnset

Egg moves

0 moves available

No egg moves are available for Slaking.

Extended learnset

Compatible moves

114 moves available

  • Aerial Ace Physical
    Flying
  • After You Status
    Normal
  • Amnesia Status
    Psychic
  • Attract Status
    Normal
  • Blizzard Special
    Ice
  • Block Status
    Normal
  • Body Press Physical
    Fighting
  • Body Slam Physical
    Normal
  • Brick Break Physical
    Fighting
  • Bulk Up Status
    Fighting
  • Bulldoze Physical
    Ground
  • Captivate Status
    Normal
  • Chilling Water Special
    Water
  • Confide Status
    Normal
  • Counter Physical
    Fighting
  • Covet Physical
    Normal
  • Curse Status
    Ghost
  • Cut Physical
    Normal
  • Dig Physical
    Ground
  • Double-Edge Physical
    Normal
  • Double Team Status
    Normal
  • Drain Punch Physical
    Fighting
  • Dynamic Punch Physical
    Fighting
  • Earthquake Physical
    Ground
  • Encore Status
    Normal
  • Endeavor Physical
    Normal
  • Endure Status
    Normal
  • Facade Physical
    Normal
  • False Swipe Physical
    Normal
  • Fire Blast Special
    Fire
  • Fire Punch Physical
    Fire
  • Flamethrower Special
    Fire
  • Fling Physical
    Dark
  • Focus Blast Special
    Fighting
  • Focus Punch Physical
    Fighting
  • Frustration Physical
    Normal
  • Fury Cutter Physical
    Bug
  • Giga Impact Physical
    Normal
  • Gunk Shot Physical
    Poison
  • Hard Press Physical
    Steel
  • Headbutt Physical
    Normal
  • Heavy Slam Physical
    Steel
  • Helping Hand Status
    Normal
  • Hidden Power Special
    Normal
  • High Horsepower Physical
    Ground
  • Hone Claws Status
    Dark
  • Hyper Beam Special
    Normal
  • Hyper Voice Special
    Normal
  • Ice Beam Special
    Ice
  • Ice Punch Physical
    Ice
  • Icy Wind Special
    Ice
  • Incinerate Special
    Fire
  • Knock Off Physical
    Dark
  • Lash Out Physical
    Dark
  • Low Kick Physical
    Fighting
  • Low Sweep Physical
    Fighting
  • Mega Kick Physical
    Normal
  • Mega Punch Physical
    Normal
  • Metal Claw Physical
    Steel
  • Metronome Status
    Normal
  • Mimic Status
    Normal
  • Mud Shot Special
    Ground
  • Mud-Slap Special
    Ground
  • Natural Gift Physical
    Normal
  • Outrage Physical
    Dragon
  • Play Rough Physical
    Fairy
  • Poison Jab Physical
    Poison
  • Pounce Physical
    Bug
  • Power-Up Punch Physical
    Fighting
  • Protect Status
    Normal
  • Quash Status
    Dark
  • Rain Dance Status
    Water
  • Rest Status
    Psychic
  • Retaliate Physical
    Normal
  • Return Physical
    Normal
  • Reversal Physical
    Fighting
  • Roar Status
    Normal
  • Rock Climb Physical
    Normal
  • Rock Slide Physical
    Rock
  • Rock Smash Physical
    Fighting
  • Rock Tomb Physical
    Rock
  • Round Special
    Normal
  • Scary Face Status
    Normal
  • Secret Power Physical
    Normal
  • Seed Bomb Physical
    Grass
  • Seismic Toss Physical
    Fighting
  • Shadow Ball Special
    Ghost
  • Shadow Claw Physical
    Ghost
  • Shock Wave Special
    Electric
  • Sleep Talk Status
    Normal
  • Smack Down Physical
    Rock
  • Snore Special
    Normal
  • Solar Beam Special
    Grass
  • Stomping Tantrum Physical
    Ground
  • Strength Physical
    Normal
  • Substitute Status
    Normal
  • Sucker Punch Physical
    Dark
  • Sunny Day Status
    Fire
  • Swagger Status
    Normal
  • Take Down Physical
    Normal
  • Taunt Status
    Dark
  • Tera Blast Special
    Normal
  • Thief Physical
    Dark
  • Throat Chop Physical
    Dark
  • Thunder Special
    Electric
  • Thunderbolt Special
    Electric
  • Thunder Punch Physical
    Electric
  • Thunder Wave Status
    Electric
  • Trailblaze Physical
    Grass
  • Uproar Special
    Normal
  • Wild Charge Physical
    Electric
  • Work Up Status
    Normal
  • X-Scissor Physical
    Bug
  • Zen Headbutt Physical
    Psychic

Species information

Training and breeding

Growth rate
Slow
Gender ratio
Female50Percent
Egg groups
Field
Hatch steps
3,840
Base happiness
50
Color
Brown
Shape
Bipedal
Habitat
Forest