#0289

Slaking

Lazy Pokémon

Wherever Slaking live, rings of over a yard in diameter appear in grassy fields. They are made by the Pokémon as it eats all the grass within reach while lying prone on the ground.

In Pokémon GO · 4431 max CP 1 TCG Pocket card

Details

Height2.0 m

Weight130.5 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps

Growth rateslow

Base EXP252

Abilities

Truant

Skips every second turn.

Egg groups: Field

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Sprites

Base stats

150

Attack

160

Defense

100

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

100

Total

670

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Fighting2×

Immune to

Ghost0×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

All-out Attacker

Moves

Item

Life Orb

NatureNaive+Spe/−SpD

EV spread

Atk252

SpA4

Spe▲252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Slaking

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Black 2

Pinwheel Forest

White 2

Pinwheel Forest

Evolution

#0287Slakoth

Lv. 18

#0288Vigoroth

Lv. 36

#0289Slaking

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Slaking can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
0	Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.	Normal	Status	—	85	15
1	Encore Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns.	Normal	Status	—	100	5
1	Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
1	Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
1	Focus Punch If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled.	Fighting	Physical	150	100	20
1	Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Normal	Physical	18	80	15
1	Play Rough Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage.	Fairy	Physical	90	90	10
1	Punishment Power increases against targets with more raised stats, up to a maximum of 200.	Dark	Physical	—	100	5
1	Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Fighting	Physical	—	100	15
1	Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Slack Off Heals the user by half its max HP.	Normal	Status	—	—	5
1	Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
1	Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.	Dark	Physical	70	100	5
1	Uproar Forced to use this move for several turns. Pokémon cannot fall asleep in that time.	Normal	Special	90	100	10
1	Yawn Target sleeps at the end of the next turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
14	Feint Attack Never misses.	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
14	Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
17	Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
23	Covet Takes the target’s item.	Normal	Physical	60	100	25
27	Chip Away Ignores the target’s stat modifiers.	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
27	Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Normal	Physical	70	100	15
27	Throat Chop Prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
33	Counter Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20
39	Flail Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Normal	Physical	—	100	15
45	Fling Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.	Dark	Physical	—	100	10
52	Mega Kick Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	120	75	5
63	Hammer Arm Lowers user’s Speed by one stage.	Fighting	Physical	100	90	10