
Is Slakoth Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Normal from Hoenn, trade-only. AbilityTruant attacks every other turn. Vigoroth at 18 drops Truant. Slaking at 36 gets it back with massive stats. The skip-turn cycle is the entire identity.
Brock's typing presses Slakoth's defenses.
Slakoth trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Slakoth trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's typing presses Slakoth's defenses.
Slakoth trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Slakoth trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Slakoth trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Slakoth has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Slakoth trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Slakoth trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Agatha's typing presses Slakoth's defenses.
Slakoth trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Slakoth trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Slakoth cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick18075%5
- TUTORNormalMega Punch12085%20
- After Erika
- HM04NormalStrength120100%15
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge180100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
How to Get Slakoth in FireRed & LeafGreen
Petalburg Woods in Hoenn is where Slakoth lives. FireRed and LeafGreen skip the sloth entirely, so a trade from any Hoenn save is needed to start the family.
How to Obtain Slakoth in FRLG
Step 1Slakoth ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Petalburg Woods, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Petalburg Woods, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Headbutt special · Route 25 · Post-National Dex.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Petalburg Woods.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Eterna Forest · Swarm active.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · South Province (Area Five).HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Slakoth can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Evolve into Vigoroth
Step 3Evolve into Slaking
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Slakoth Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Slakoth
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
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
FRLG Slakoth Best Moveset
Normal with AbilityTruant acting only every other turn. Stats too low to survive the skip turns. Vigoroth drops Truant before Slaking reimplements it at massive stats.
Best Build
Slakoth best EVs are HP and Defense
Bulky Support Moveset
- Double Edge
- Aerial Ace
- Blizzard
- Body Slam
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Slakoth won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 10 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
Base Stats
It sleeps for 20 hours every day. Making drowsy those that see it is one of its abilities.
Slakoth FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Slakoth isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
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