#0287

Slakoth

Slacker Pokémon

Slakoth’s heart beats just once a minute. Whatever happens, it is content to loaf around motionless. It is rare to see this Pokémon in motion.

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Details

Height0.8 m

Weight24.0 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate255(43.9%)Easy catch

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps

Growth rateslow

Base EXP56

Abilities

Truant

Skips every second turn.

Egg groups: Field

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Breeding
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

280

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

Choice Band

Moves

Item

Choice Band

NatureAdamant+Atk/−SpA

EV spread

HP196

Atk▲196

Def36

SpD76

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

Where to find Slakoth

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

Ruby

Sapphire

Emerald

Diamond

Pearl

Platinum

HeartGold

SoulSilver

Evolution

#0287Slakoth

Lv. 18

#0288Vigoroth

Lv. 36

#0289Slaking

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

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

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Yawn Target sleeps at the end of the next turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
6	Encore Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns.	Normal	Status	—	100	5
9	Slack Off Heals the user by half its max HP.	Normal	Status	—	—	5
14	Feint Attack Never misses.	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
14	Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Normal	Physical	70	100	15
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
22	Covet Takes the target’s item.	Normal	Physical	60	100	25
25	Chip Away Ignores the target’s stat modifiers.	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
25	Throat Chop Prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
30	Counter Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20
33	Flail Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Normal	Physical	—	100	15
38	Play Rough Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage.	Fairy	Physical	90	90	10