Slaking (Pokémon)

Slaking ケッキング Kekking

Artwork from R/S/E

Type Species  Normal  Lazy Pokémon Ability Exp. at 100 Truant 1,250,000 Pokédex National #289 Johto #— Hoenn #038 Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R-164 Almia R— Height Weight 6'07" 287.7 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Brown 45 Gender ratio 50% male 50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Ground 16 (4080 steps*) EV yield HP 3 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 210 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Slaking (Japanese: ケッキング Kekking) is a Normal-type 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

Forest Pokémon

Norman and his Slaking

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

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Energetic Forest
Phrases
51%-100% HP	When I get serious, you'd best watch out, too.
26%-50% HP	It appears that I have only half my HP left.
1%-25% HP	I'm weary... I'm out of all the power I conserved...
Level Up	Hmm... It appears that I've gained a level.
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Normal	Loops: 17	Minimum Experience: 200
Poké Assist: None	Field Move: (Crush ×3)	Maximum Experience: 250
"Slaking powerfully slaps the ground with both palms to cause tremors."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -12%	IQ Group: C

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
			File:Spr 3e 289 s.gif
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	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. It may also be a play on the word slacking.

Kekking 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

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.