Is Slakoth Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Slakoth hides in Petalburg Woods. AbilityTruant makes it skip every other turn, which is painful. Vigoroth drops Truant at level 18, and Slaking at 36 brings 670 BST at the cost of picking it back up. A roller coaster of an investment.
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 Slakoth in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Slakoth Weakness
Slakoth's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. Slakoth's physical bulk (base 60 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Slakoth Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Slakoth
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slakoth View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x185-219%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slakoth View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x194-229%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slakoth View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x158-187%KO | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slakoth View Scrafty builds →High Jump Kick 2x152-180%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slakoth View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x173-204%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slakoth View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x179-211%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slakoth View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x187-221%KO | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slakoth View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x153-180%KO | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slakoth View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x189-223%KO | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slakoth View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x138-163%KO | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slakoth View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x177-209%KO | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Slakoth View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x197-231%KO | ||
Slakoth Evolutions
Slakoth kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Vigoroth all the way to Slaking. For breeding, quick to hatch with a massive partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 390 total stats over Slakoth. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
ORAS Slakoth Best Moveset
Normal at 60 Attack. AbilityTruant only allows attacking every other turn. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power and skips half its turns. Vigoroth one evolution away loses Truant for AbilityVital Spirit.
Best Build
Slakoth best EVs are Defense and HP
Bulky Support Moveset
- Body Slam
- Aerial Ace
- Blizzard
- Brick Break
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Slakoth won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 14 types means it always has an effective option. Double-Edge and Mega Kick anchor the STAB core.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Slakoth lolls around for over 20 hours every day. Because it moves so little, it does not need much food. This Pokémon’s sole daily meal consists of just three leaves.
Slakoth’s heart beats just once a minute. Whatever happens, it is content to loaf around motionless. It is rare to see this Pokémon in motion.
Slakoth Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Slakoth works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Vigoroth. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Slakoth appears in 14 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
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