Slaking (Pokémon)

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Slaking ケッキング Kekking #289
Artwork from R/S/E
Type Normal ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Lazy Pokémon
Ability Truant Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn #038 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 6'07" Imperial 2.0 m Metric 6'07"/2.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 287.7 lbs. Imperial 130.5 kg Metric 287.7 lbs./130.5 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Brown	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Ground group 16 cycles (4080 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 3 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 210 Battle Exp.: 2101*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Slaking (Japanese: ケッキング Kekking) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves from Vigoroth starting at level 36. It is the final form of Slakoth.

Biology

Physiology

Slaking are large, bulky, ape like Pokémon. Most of their fur is brown in coloration, along with the ring patterning encircling their eyes, but their face, chest, hands and feet are lighter in color. Their brows are thick and jutting. Slaking have a white collar of fur around their necks, extending towards the top of their head in a small tuft, somewhat resembling a bonnet. Slaking also have a pink, pig like nose.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

While this Pokémon doesn't appear to do much most of the time, it has immense physical strength, stamina and surprisingly enough, speed. Much like other Normal-types, it can be taught quite a number of elemental attacks.

Behavior

Slaking are the laziest of all Pokémon. They spend most of their time lying in grassy fields to eat barely doing anything; however, when threatened, they will suddenly get up and strike with great power. If the grass they've eaten around them is gone, they move to a new spot with more grass.

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Slaking usually eat grass that is in reach of them. Slaking also eat fruit, but they just wait until the fruits fall down from the trees instead just climbing up and picking them.

In the anime

Slaking made its debut appearance in Love, Petalburg Style, belonging to May's father, Norman, the Gym Leader of Petalburg City. In the following episode, Ash's Grovyle defeated it in battle, winning Ash the Balance Badge.

A giant Slaking appeared in Slaking Kong, but it was a robot controlled by Team Rocket.

Norman's Slaking appeared in Strategy With a Smile! watching the Wallace Cup on television with Norman.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

In Pokémon Adventures Norman's signature Pokémon is a Slaking, just as in the anime and games.

In the TCG

Main article: Slaking (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Ranger: Clyde uses a Slaking in his attempts to stop the player.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

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By TM/HM

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Special moves

Side game data

Template:Side game

Evolution

Unevolved Slakoth  Normal

Level 18 →

First evolution Vigoroth  Normal

Level 36 →

Second evolution Slaking  Normal

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Slaking images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Slaking has the third highest base attack of any Pokémon in any game. It is tied with Regigigas and is surpassed by Rampardos and Deoxys's Attack Forme.
• Slaking has the highest base stat average of any non-legendary Pokémon.
• Although Slaking is said to slack off like Slakoth, it gains a higher speed stat upon evolving from Vigoroth (Although Vigoroth does not have Truant).
• In double battles, Slaking's Truant ability can easily be nullified using Skill Swap or Gastro Acid. Several trainers in Pokémon Emerald use this power, including Norman during the player's rematches with him. Without Truant, Slaking can make full use of its impressive stats.
• Slaking is commonly mistaken as a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon because of its incredibly high base stats, however it isn't one because it doesn't have a base stat total of 600 and lacks having two different types.
• In Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire, Norman has two Slaking, one at Lv.28 and another at Lv.31. This is technically impossible, as Vigoroth evolves into Slaking at Lv.36. The problem still remains in Pokémon Emerald, but Norman only has one Slaking, at Lv.31.

Origin

It appears to draw inspiration from sloths and some form of ape. The inspiration from sloths makes it somewhat resemble a Megatherium, also known as the Giant Ground Sloth, however, it more closely resembles a gorilla.

Name origin

Slaking's name is a combination of slake, meaning to slacken, and king, and/or possibly just the word slacking. Its Japanese name is a combination of 怠ける namakeru, to be idle, or 怠け者 namakemono, sloth, and king.

In other languages

• German: Letarking
• French: Monaflemit - From monarch and flemme (slacking off).
• Korean: 게을킹 Ge-eulking

Related articles

• Norman's Slaking

External links

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