What does Slakoth evolve into?

Vigoroth at level 18 is the mid-stage. Push through to Slaking at level 36 for the final form. 280 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Slakoth evolve?

Level 18 gets you Vigoroth . Quick enough that Slakoth barely slows you down.

Should I use Slakoth?

In Platinum, 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.

Where can you catch Slakoth?

You can find Slakoth in Platinum. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Slakoth - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

30Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Slakoth's spread. It leans physical with HP out front. And you'll get 1 HP EV per KO for it. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Below

HP60

Attack60

Defense60

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def35

Speed30

Total280

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight24.0 kg

Base XP56

Abilities

Truant

Skips every second turn.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

It spends nearly all its time in a day sprawled out. Just seeing it makes one drowsy.

Platinum

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.

Slakoth Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartGood

1Weak

0Resist

1Immune

Score+1

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Slakoth in Platinum (Best Counters)

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 228-270%KO Brick Break 2x 118-140%KO Rock Smash 2x 63-75% View Heracross builds →

Platinum Evolution

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

3 Forms

#287Slakoth

Level 18

#288Vigoroth

Level 36

#289Slaking

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Slakoth

Normal

Vigoroth

Normal

Slaking

Normal

80+20

150+70

ATK

80+20

160+80

DEF

80+20

100+20

SP.ATK

55+20

95+40

SP.DEF

55+20

65+10

SPE

90+60

100+10

BST

280D-Tier

440C-Tier+160

670B-Tier+230

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Slakoth easily with 131 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Crush Claw, Curse and 6 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Slakoth Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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Moves

Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Slakoth won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 13 types means it always has an effective option. Double-Edge and Mega Kick anchor the STAB core.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 1

Yawn

D——10Normal

Lv 7

Encore

C—1005Normal

Lv 13

Slack Off

D——10Normal

Lv 19

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 25

Amnesia

———20Psychic

Lv 31

Covet

—6010025Normal

Lv 37

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Lv 43

Flail

——10015Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

D——20Fighting

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9510015Fire

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM01

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

D60—20Electric

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM25

Thunder

D1207010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Egg

Crush Claw

—759510Normal

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Hammer Arm

—1009010Fighting

Egg

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Slash

—7010020Normal

Egg

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

Egg

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

Tutor

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Tutor

Gunk Shot

D120705Poison

Tutor

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Tutor

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 3

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Platinum Slakoth Locations

Slakoth's scattered across 1 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Slakoth in Platinum

Eterna Forest

Grass Lv.10-11 Forest

CommonEarly

Swarm active

Slakoth Guide

Vigoroth at level 18 is the mid-stage. Push through to Slaking at level 36 for the final form. 280 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 18 gets you Vigoroth. Quick enough that Slakoth barely slows you down.
In Platinum, 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.
You can find Slakoth in Platinum. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

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

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Infernape FireFighting	A
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 41 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 196-231%KO Close Combat 2x 156-184%KO Focus Blast 2x 228-269%KO Brick Break 2x 100-118%KO View Infernape builds →
Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 37 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 228-269%KO Close Combat 2x 183-216%KO Focus Blast 2x 111-131%KO Brick Break 2x 115-136%KO View Heracross builds →
Toxicroak PoisonFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 198-233%KO Focus Blast 2x 194-229%KO Brick Break 2x 100-118%KO Revenge 2x 81-96% View Toxicroak builds →
Gallade PsychicFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 53 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 228-269%KO Close Combat 2x 183-216%KO Focus Blast 2x 156-184%KO Brick Break 2x 115-136%KO View Gallade builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 32 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 128-151%KO High Jump Kick 2x 111-131%KO Focus Blast 2x 147-173%KO Drain Punch 2x 66-78% View Medicham builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 220-260%KO Brick Break 2x 112-132%KO Rock Smash 2x 64-76% View Heracross builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Brick BreakTM31 Vital ThrowLv. 25 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 187-220%KO Brick Break 2x 95-112%KO Vital Throw 2x 88-104%KO Revenge 2x 77-92% View Machoke builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 128-152%KO Brick Break 2x 68-80% Rock Smash 2x 37-44% View Medicham builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 227-268%KO Focus Blast 2x 113-134%KO Brick Break 2x 116-138%KO Rock Smash 2x 62-74% View Heracross builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Vital ThrowLv. 25 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 192-226%KO Focus Blast 2x 132-155%KO Brick Break 2x 99-116%KO Vital Throw 2x 93-109%KO View Machoke builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 132-155%KO Focus Blast 2x 149-176%KO Drain Punch 2x 68-81% Brick Break 2x 68-81% View Medicham builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 227-268%KO Focus Blast 2x 113-134%KO Brick Break 2x 116-138%KO Rock Smash 2x 62-74% View Heracross builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Vital ThrowLv. 25 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 192-226%KO Focus Blast 2x 132-155%KO Brick Break 2x 99-116%KO Vital Throw 2x 93-109%KO View Machoke builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 132-155%KO Focus Blast 2x 149-176%KO Drain Punch 2x 68-81% Brick Break 2x 68-81% View Medicham builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 37 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 223-264%KO Close Combat 2x 179-210%KO Focus Blast 2x 109-129%KO Brick Break 2x 114-135%KO View Heracross builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 SubmissionLv. 32 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 185-219%KO Focus Blast 2x 126-149%KO Submission 2x 102-121%KO Brick Break 2x 95-112%KO View Machoke builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 32 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 126-149%KO High Jump Kick 2x 109-129%KO Focus Blast 2x 143-168%KO Drain Punch 2x 64-76% View Medicham builds →
Croagunk PoisonFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Slakoth Focus Punch 2x 126-149%KO Focus Blast 2x 145-171%KO Brick Break 2x 64-76% Revenge 2x 52-62% View Croagunk builds →