

Essentials
Stats
- Power
- — (no damage)
- Accuracy
- — (cannot miss)
- PP
- 10, up to 16 with
PP Up
- Target
- User
- Effect chance
- n/a
- Priority
- 0 (normal)
Flags
- Makes contact
- Has a charging turn
- Must recharge
- Blocked by Detect and Protect
- Reflectable
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Snatchable
This move will be stolen if another Pokémon has used Snatch this turn.
- Copied by Mirror Move
- Punch-based
- Sound-based
- Unusable during Gravity
- Defrosts when used
- Targets opposite side in triples
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Heals
This move is blocked by Heal Block.
- Ignores Substitute
- Powder-based
- Jaw-based
- Pulse-based
- Ballistics-based
- Mental effects
- Unusable during Sky Battles
- Dance
Machines
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
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Not a TM
Effect
Heals the user for half its max HP.
Meta
This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.
Flavor
Flavor Text
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Slacks off and restores half the maximum HP.
The user slacks off and restores its HP by half its full HP.
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The user slacks off, restoring its own HP by up to half of its maximum HP.
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The user slacks off, restoring its own HP by up to half of its maximum HP.
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The user slacks off, restoring its own HP by up to half of its max HP.
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The user slacks off, restoring its own HP by up to half of its max HP.
Foreign Names
- Japanese
- なまける (namakeru)
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- なまける
- Korean
- 태만함
- Chinese
- 偷懶
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- 偷懒
- French
- Paresse
- German
- Tagedieb
- Spanish
- Relajo
- Italian
- Pigro
- Czech
- Zalenošení
Contests
Contest
- Type
- Appeal
- ♡
- Jam
- Flavor text
- The appeal works better the later it is performed.
- Use after
- Use before
- None
Super Contest
- Type
- Appeal
- Flavor text
- Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.
- Use after
- None
- Use before
- None
Similar moves
These moves all have the same effect as Slack Off.
Move | Type | Class | PP | Power | Acc | Pri | Effect |
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Milk Drink | ![]() |
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10 | — | — | Heals the user by half its max HP. |
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Soft-Boiled | ![]() |
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10 | — | — | Heals the user by half its max HP. |
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Recover | ![]() |
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10 | — | — | Heals the user by half its max HP. |
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Heal Order | ![]() |
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10 | — | — | Heals the user by half its max HP. |
Pokémon
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Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |
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Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level. | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | Slowpoke |
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Oblivious
Own Tempo Regenerator |
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Monster
Water 1 |
90 | 65 | 65 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 315 | ||
41 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | Slowbro |
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Oblivious
Own Tempo Regenerator |
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Monster
Water 1 |
95 | 75 | 110 | 100 | 80 | 30 | 490 | ||
36 | 36 | ![]() |
Mega Slowbro |
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Shell Armor | ![]() |
Monster
Water 1 |
95 | 75 | 180 | 130 | 80 | 30 | 590 | ||||
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | Slakoth |
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Truant | ![]() |
Field | 60 | 60 | 60 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 280 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Slaking |
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Truant | ![]() |
Field | 150 | 160 | 100 | 95 | 65 | 100 | 670 | |
39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | Chimchar |
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Blaze
Iron Fist |
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Field
Human-Like |
44 | 58 | 44 | 58 | 44 | 61 | 309 | ||
46 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | Monferno |
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Blaze
Iron Fist |
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Field
Human-Like |
64 | 78 | 52 | 78 | 52 | 81 | 405 | ||
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Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Hippopotas |
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Sand Stream
Sand Force |
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Field | 68 | 72 | 78 | 38 | 42 | 32 | 330 |
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