Is Slaking Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Slaking's 670 BST is the highest of any non-legendary Pokemon. 160 Attack one-shots most things on the turns it can move. AbilityTruant skipping every other turn is the price. Handles every gym and E4 matchup with raw power alone when it attacks.
Slakoth trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Slakoth has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Vigoroth trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Vigoroth trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Vigoroth trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Vigoroth trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Slaking trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Slaking has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Slaking resists most of Sidney's coverage and hits back hard.
Slaking trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Slaking has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Slaking has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Slaking trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Slakoth on Petalburg Woods (walking, Lv 5, rare).
Your Slakoth should hit Level 18 before you reach Wattson, at typical leveling pace.
Your Vigoroth should hit Level 36 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Slaking in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Slaking. The 3-stage chain runs through Slakoth, which you can catch at moderate rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 36 once you've got the levels.
Slaking Weakness
Fighting moves hit Slaking for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. Slaking's physical bulk (base 100 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Slaking Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Slaking
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slaking View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x78-92% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slaking View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x78-92% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slaking View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x76-89% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Lucario can KO Slaking with Close Combat (103-121%).
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySteadfast ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Slaking View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x103-121%KO Extreme Speed23-27% Aura Sphere 2x73-87% Flash Cannon37-43% | ||
Slaking Evolutions
End of the line. Slaking caps a three-stage chain that started at Slakoth. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs are quick to hatch. Attack grew the most through evolution (+100 over Slakoth), and Slaking peaks at 670 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Slaking to get Slakoth eggs easily using 200 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include After You, Body Slam, Crush Claw and 8 more.
ORAS Slaking Best Moveset
160 Attack and 100 Speed would dominate the format, but AbilityTruant skips every other turn. Normal TermStab fires at the highest non-Mega Attack stat in the game on active turns. The moveset has one of the best stat lines that Truant renders nearly unusable.
Best Build
Slaking best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Giga Impact
- Brick Break
- Fire Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Slaking can hit 14 types beyond STAB, including Dark and Fighting. The offense anchors on Giga Impact and Hyper Beam while TMs handle everything else.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
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.
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.
Slaking Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, we rate Slaking B-Tier: a solid option in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire for the right team. At 670 BST, it fits the sweeper role. Earthquake with Choice Band is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Slaking. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Slaking has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Truant skips every second turn. That's the one you want on Slaking. It's the only ability Slaking has.
Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Slaking is a physical attacker with base 160 Attack. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a sweeper.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Earthquake, Gigaimpact, Brickbreak, and Firepunch on Slaking. Earthquake is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Slaking spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves