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#289Lazy Pokémon
Slaking
normal
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.
HEIGHT
2.0m
WEIGHT
130.5kg
CATEGORY
Lazy
CAPTURE
18%
ABILITIES
truant
DEX FILE · WE WROTE ABOUT THIS ONE
Slaking Beats Legendaries on Paper, and Game Freak Made Sure It Never Would
A base stat total of 670 puts it above Zapdos. One ability takes half of it away, on purpose.
BASE EXP
252
EGG GROUPS
ground
GROWTH RATE
slow
GENDER RATE
50% ♀
BASE HAPPINESS
70
CAPTURE RATE
45 / 255
TCG CARDS FEATURING SLAKING
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DEX ENTRIES ACROSS GENERATIONS (7)
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.
RubyOmega Ruby
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.
SapphireAlpha Sapphire
Hordes of SLAKING gather around trees when fruits come into season. They wait around patiently for ripened fruits to fall out of the trees.
Emerald
It is the world’s most slothful POKéMON. However, it can exert horrifying power by releasing pent-up energy all at once.
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