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Slaking

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General

Slaking
normal

Abilities

Truant
Whenever this Pokémon deals damage, it skips its next turn.

Damage Taken

Dex Numbers

Generation
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald RSE
Red/Blue/Yellow Kanto
289
Gold/Silver/Crystal Johto
n/a
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Hoenn
38
Diamond/Pearl Sinnoh
n/a

Names

Japanese
ケッキング
Romaji
Kekkingu

Flavor

Height
6'6.7" or 2 m
Weight
287.7 lb or 130.5 kg
Species
Lazy
Color
brown
Cry
mp3 here
Fire Red/Leaf Green Habitat
Forest
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code
n/a

Breeding

Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)
Breeding groups
5: Ground
Steps to hatch
3,840
Compatible with
63 families; 131 total Pokémon

In the Wild

Base EXP
210 or 0xd2
Capture rate
45 or 0x2d
Base happiness
70 or 0x46
Growth rate
slow
Effort points
3 HP
Wild held items
n/a

Evolution Chain

See also: Comparison of this evolution chain

BasicStage 1Stage 2
287 Slakoth Base form 288 Vigoroth Raise to level 18 289 Slaking Raise to level 36

Stats

Stat Base Max Stat %ile
L50 L100
HP
150
 257 504 98.4
Attack
160
 212 419 99.4
Defense
100
 152 299 82.8
Special Attack
95
 147 289 80.1
Special Defense
65
 117 229 46.5
Speed
100
 152 299 87.4
Average
111.7
 - - 98.4

Flavor

See also: All versions' flavor text and sprites

Diamond/Pearl The world's laziest Pokémon. When it is lounging, it is actually saving energy for striking back.

Locations

Note: this ONLY shows Diamond locations for the moment. (New Pokédex with all three games' encounters is in the works.)

Area Section Level Method

Move List

See also: This list in the move search

See also: Contest list

Slaking's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical () moves.

Slaking gets the STAB from normal moves.

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Move Type Dmg PP Power Acc.* Pri. Description
-- -- Encore normal none 5 -- 100% Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns.
-- -- Scratch normal physical 35 40 100% Inflicts regular damage.
-- -- Slack Off normal none 10 -- 100% Heals the user by half its max HP.
-- -- Yawn normal none 10 -- 100% Target Sleeps at the end of the next turn.
7 7 Encore normal none 5 -- 100% Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns.
13 13 Slack Off normal none 10 -- 100% Heals the user by half its max HP.
19 19 Faint Attack dark physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
25 25 Amnesia psychic none 20 -- 100% Raises the user's Special Defense by two levels.
31 31 Covet normal physical 40 40 100% Takes the target's item.
36 36 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
37 37 Counter fighting physical 20 varies 100% -5 Goes last. If the user takes physical damage this turn, inflicts twice the damage taken to the target.
43 43 Flail normal physical 15 varies 100% Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.
49 Fling dark physical 10 varies 100% Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.
55 Punishment dark physical 5 60 100% Inflicts more damage to targets with more positive stat changes.
61 Hammer Arm fighting physical 10 100 90% Lowers user's Speed.
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Tutored moves
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Mega Punch normal physical 20 80 85% Inflicts regular damage.
Emerald Fire Punch fire physical 15 75 100% Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
Platinum Fire Punch fire physical 15 75 100% Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
Emerald Ice Punch ice physical 15 75 100% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target.
Platinum Ice Punch ice physical 15 75 100% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target.
Emerald ThunderPunch electric physical 15 75 100% Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target.
Platinum ThunderPunch electric physical 15 75 100% Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Mega Kick normal physical 5 120 75% Inflicts regular damage.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Body Slam normal physical 15 85 100% Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Double-Edge normal physical 15 120 100% User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Counter fighting physical 20 varies 100% -5 Goes last. If the user takes physical damage this turn, inflicts twice the damage taken to the target.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Seismic Toss fighting physical 20 varies 100% Inflicts damage equal to the user's level.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Mimic normal none 10 -- 100% Copies the target's last used move.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Rock Slide rock physical 10 75 90% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Emerald Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Platinum Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Emerald Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Platinum Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Emerald Icy Wind ice special 15 55 95% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Platinum Icy Wind ice special 15 55 95% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Emerald Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Emerald Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Emerald Fury Cutter bug physical 20 10 95% Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.
Platinum Fury Cutter bug physical 20 10 95% Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.
Emerald Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Emerald DynamicPunch fighting physical 5 100 50% Has a 100% chance to Confuse the target.
Platinum Sucker Punch dark physical 5 80 100% 1 Goes first. Only works if the target uses a damaging move this turn.
Platinum Gunk Shot poison physical 5 120 70% Has a 30% chance to Poison the target.
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl/Platinum TMs and HMs
Chains 40 40 Aerial Ace flying physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 45 45 Attract normal none 15 -- 100% Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
Chains 14 14 Blizzard ice special 5 120 70% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. Chance to hit becomes 100% during Hail.
Chains 31 31 Brick Break fighting physical 15 75 100% Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen.
Chains 08 08 Bulk Up fighting none 20 -- 100% Raises the user's Attack and Defense.
Chains 78 Captivate normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
Chains H1 H1 Cut normal physical 30 50 95% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 32 32 Double Team normal none 15 -- 100% Raises the user's Evasion.
Chains 26 26 Earthquake ground physical 10 100 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 58 Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Chains 42 42 Facade normal physical 20 70 100% Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
Chains 38 38 Fire Blast fire special 5 120 85% Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
Chains 35 35 Flamethrower fire special 15 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
Chains 56 Fling dark physical 10 varies 100% Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.
Chains 52 Focus Blast fighting special 5 120 70% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 01 01 Focus Punch fighting physical 20 150 100% -3 Goes last. If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled.
Chains 21 21 Frustration normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 68 Giga Impact normal physical 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 10 10 Hidden Power normal special 15 varies 100% Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
Chains 15 15 Hyper Beam normal special 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 13 13 Ice Beam ice special 10 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target.
Chains 83 Natural Gift normal physical 15 varies 100% Power and type depend on the held berry.
Chains 17 17 Protect normal none 10 -- 0% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 18 18 Rain Dance water none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
Chains 44 44 Rest psychic none 10 -- 100% User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
Chains 27 27 Return normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 05 05 Roar normal none 20 -- 100% -6 Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon.
Chains H8 Rock Climb normal physical 20 90 85% Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target.
Chains 80 Rock Slide rock physical 10 75 90% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
Chains H6 H6 Rock Smash fighting physical 15 40 100% Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense.
Chains 39 Rock Tomb rock physical 10 50 80% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Chains 43 43 Secret Power normal physical 20 70 100% Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
Chains 30 30 Shadow Ball ghost special 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 65 Shadow Claw ghost physical 15 70 100% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Chains 34 34 Shock Wave electric special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 82 Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 22 22 SolarBeam grass special 10 120 100% Requires a turn to charge before attacking.
Chains H4 H4 Strength normal physical 15 80 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 90 Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Chains 11 11 Sunny Day fire none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
Chains 87 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Chains 12 12 Taunt dark none 20 -- 100% For the next two turns, the target can only use moves that inflict damage.
Chains 25 25 Thunder electric special 10 120 70% Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
Chains 24 24 Thunderbolt electric special 15 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target.
Chains 06 06 Toxic poison none 10 -- 85% Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
Chains 03 03 Water Pulse water special 20 60 100% Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target.

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