Slack Off (move)

Slack Off なまける Slack Off

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   The appeal works better the later it is performed.

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  0   Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.

Slack Off on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Slack Off on Eevee's Movedex

Slack Off (Japanese: なまける Slack Off) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was Slakoth's, and its evolutionary line's, signature move, though Vigoroth could only know it if it learned it before evolution.

Effect

The user recovers half of its maximum HP.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	no			39				36
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	no			41				36
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal	13			13				13
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal	--, 13			--, 13				--, 13
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire	no			39				41
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting	no			46				49
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
449		Hippopotas	Ground		Ground	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Slaking
The user slacks off, restoring any energy it lost.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Slaking	Slaking lays on its side and relaxes, restoring any energy it lost.
The Battle Factory's Slaking	VS. Pinsir		Debut

In other generations

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing sections and complete it. Reason: missing 3rd generation image(s).

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title French Paresse German Tagedieb Greek Τεμπέλιασμα Ξεκούραση Italian Pigro Korean 태만함 Taemanham Serbian Opuštanje Spanish Relajo

Variations of the move Recover
Recover • Softboiled • Milk Drink • Slack Off • Heal Order • Roost

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