Slaking #0289

The Lazy Pokémon

Typing	Normal
Abilities	Truant (No Hidden Ability)
Classification	The Lazy Pokémon
National ID	#0289
Regional ID	#0061

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Fighting

Immune x0

Ghost

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This page displays data from The Indigo Disk (Violet) (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	150	210—257
Attack	160	148—233
Defense	100	94—167
Sp. Attack	95	90—161
Sp. Defense	65	63—128
Speed	100	94—167
Total	670	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 18

At Level 36

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Field
Egg Cycles	15
Egg Steps	3840 - Generations II, III, and VII 3825 - Generations IV 3855 - Generations V and VI 3825 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 1920 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.00% 50.00%
Height	0.2 m (0'8")
Weight	13.1 kg (28.9 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	3 HP
Base Exp. Yield	335
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~11.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Scarlet "It is the world’s most slothful Pokémon. However, it can exert horrifying power by releasing pent-up energy all at once." Violet "This Pokémon lives lying on its side. It only rolls over and moves when there is no more grass to eat."
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "It is the world’s laziest Pokémon. When it is lounging, it is actually saving energy for striking back."
X "The world’s laziest Pokémon. It moves to another spot when there’s no food left within its reach." Y "It is the world’s most slothful Pokémon. However, it can exert horrifying power by releasing pent-up energy all at once."
Alpha Sapphire "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." Omega Ruby "Slaking spends all day lying down and lolling about. It eats grass growing within its reach. If it eats all the grass it can reach, this Pokémon reluctantly moves to another spot."
Black White "The world’s laziest Pokémon. When it is lounging, it is actually saving energy for striking back."
Black 2 White 2 "This Pokémon lives lying on its side. It only rolls over and moves when there is no more grass to eat."
Diamond Pearl "The world’s laziest Pokémon. When it is lounging, it is actually saving energy for striking back."
Platinum "The world’s laziest Pokémon. When it is lounging, it is actually saving energy for striking back."
HeartGold SoulSilver "The world’s laziest Pokémon. It moves to another spot when there’s no food left within its reach."
Ruby "SLAKING spends all day lying down and lolling about. It eats grass growing within its reach. If it eats all the grass it can reach, this POKéMON reluctantly moves to another spot." Sapphire "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."
FireRed LeafGreen "It is the world’s most slothful POKéMON. However, it can exert horrifying power by releasing pent-up energy all at once."
Emerald "Hordes of SLAKING gather around trees when fruits come into season. They wait around patiently for ripened fruits to fall out of the trees."

Learnset

Level-up Evolution Pre-evo TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Slaking via level-up in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Violet):

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Encore	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Scratch	40	100	Normal	Phys.
1	Slack Off	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Sucker Punch	70	100	Dark	Phys.
1	Yawn	—	—	Normal	Stat.
17	Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
23	Covet	60	100	Normal	Phys.
27	Throat Chop	80	100	Dark	Phys.
33	Counter	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
39	Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.
45	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
52	Mega Kick	120	75	Normal	Phys.
63	Hammer Arm	100	90	Fighting	Phys.

Learnset via Evolution

The following moves are learned by Slaking upon evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Slaking via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
After You (Slakoth)Egg	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Crush Claw (Slakoth)Egg	75	95	Normal	Phys.
Focus Energy (Vigoroth)Levelup	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Fury Swipes (Vigoroth)Levelup	18	80	Normal	Phys.
Headbutt (Slakoth)Levelup	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Night Slash (Slakoth)Egg	70	100	Dark	Phys.
Slash (Slakoth)Egg (Vigoroth)Levelup	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Snore (Slakoth)Egg	50	100	Normal	Spec.
Tickle (Slakoth)Egg	—	100	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Slaking via TM in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Violet):

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM005	Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
TM006	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM012	Low Kick	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM018	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM020	Trailblaze	50	100	Grass	Phys.
TM021	Pounce	50	100	Bug	Phys.
TM022	Chilling Water	50	100	Water	Spec.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM027	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM028	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM031	Metal Claw	50	95	Steel	Phys.
TM034	Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
TM035	Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
TM036	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM039	Low Sweep	65	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM043	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM055	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM057	False Swipe	40	100	Normal	Phys.
TM058	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM059	Zen Headbutt	80	90	Psychic	Phys.
TM061	Shadow Claw	70	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM064	Bulk Up	—	—	Fighting	Stat.
TM066	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM067	Fire Punch	75	100	Fire	Phys.
TM068	Thunder Punch	75	100	Electric	Phys.
TM069	Ice Punch	75	100	Ice	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM071	Seed Bomb	80	100	Grass	Phys.
TM073	Drain Punch	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM080	Metronome	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM082	Thunder Wave	—	90	Electric	Stat.
TM083	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
TM084	Stomping Tantrum	75	100	Ground	Phys.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM086	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM087	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM089	Body Press	80	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM102	Gunk Shot	120	80	Poison	Phys.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM105	X-Scissor	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM114	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM117	Hyper Voice	90	100	Normal	Spec.
TM121	Heavy Slam	1	100	Steel	Phys.
TM122	Encore	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM125	Flamethrower	90	100	Fire	Spec.
TM126	Thunderbolt	90	100	Electric	Spec.
TM127	Play Rough	90	90	Fairy	Phys.
TM128	Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM134	Reversal	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM135	Ice Beam	90	100	Ice	Spec.
TM141	Fire Blast	110	85	Fire	Spec.
TM143	Blizzard	110	70	Ice	Spec.
TM147	Wild Charge	90	100	Electric	Phys.
TM149	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM152	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM156	Outrage	120	100	Dragon	Phys.
TM158	Focus Blast	120	70	Fighting	Spec.
TM163	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM166	Thunder	110	70	Electric	Spec.
TM168	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM172	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM179	Smack Down	50	100	Rock	Phys.
TM181	Knock Off	65	100	Dark	Phys.
TM186	High Horsepower	95	95	Ground	Phys.
TM191	Uproar	90	100	Normal	Spec.
TM192	Focus Punch	150	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM199	Lash Out	75	100	Dark	Phys.
TM204	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
TM205	Endeavor	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM221	Throat Chop	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TM224	Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
TM225	Hard Press	1	100	Steel	Phys.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation III

Ruby

Evolve

Sapphire

Evolve

FireRed

Transfer

LeafGreen

Transfer

Emerald

Evolve

Generation IV

Diamond

Evolve

Pearl

Evolve

Platinum

Evolve

HeartGold

Evolve

SoulSilver

Evolve

Generation V

Black

Transfer

White

Evolve

Black 2

Catchable

White 2

Catchable

Generation VI

X

Transfer

Y

Transfer

Alpha Sapphire

Evolve

Omega Ruby

Evolve

Generation VII

Sun

Evolve

Moon

Evolve

Ultra Sun

Transfer

Ultra Moon

Transfer

Generation VIII

Brilliant Diamond

Evolve

Shining Pearl

Evolve

Generation IX

Scarlet

Catchable

Violet

Catchable

The Indigo Disk (Scarlet)

Catchable

The Indigo Disk (Violet)

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

Vigoroth(#0288)

Nincada(#0290)

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Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

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Shiny Rates

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Slaking #0289

The Lazy Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Learnset via Evolution

Pre-evolution Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites