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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 Gender unknown
Breeding Ground group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 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, brown ape like Pokémon. They have a white collar of fur around their necks.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

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 appears in Love, Petalburg Style, belonging to May's father, Norman, the Gym Leader of Petalburg City.

In the following episode, Ash's Grovyle defeats it in battle, winning Ash the Balance Badge.

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

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

In the manga

In the manga, 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

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

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By TM/HM

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Special moves

Side game data

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Evolution

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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 fifth highest attack of any Pokémon in any game. It is tied with Regigigas and is surpassed by Rampardos, Medicham, Deoxys's Attack Forme and Marowak (only when holding the Thick Club).
• Slaking has the highest base stat average of any non-legendary Pokémon, though its ability significantly ruins its potential for inexperienced players.
• Although Slaking is said to slack off like Slakoth, it gains higher a higher speed stat upon evolving from Vigoroth, but its ability makes it defeats the purpose.
• 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.

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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