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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Slaking in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Slaking, as well as its strengths and weakness.
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Type | |
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Slaking | ||
Abilities | ||
Truant |
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Immune to: | (0x) |
Ability Name | Description | |
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Truant | The user can't use moves on consecutive turns. |
Stat | Value | Rank |
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HP | 150 | 10 |
Atk | 160 | 5 |
Def | 100 | 119 |
SpAtk | 95 | 195 |
SpDef | 65 | 439 |
Speed | 100 | 120 |
Total | 670 | 27 |
Stat | Max | 0Nat | 0EV | -Nat | Min |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HP | 257 | 257 | 225 | 225 | 210 |
Atk | 233 | 212 | 180 | 162 | 148 |
Def | 167 | 152 | 120 | 108 | 94 |
SpAtk | 161 | 147 | 115 | 103 | 90 |
SpDef | 128 | 117 | 85 | 76 | 63 |
Spd | 167 | 152 | 120 | 108 | 94 |
Best Natures | ||
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Adamant (+Atk, -Sp. Atk) |
Jolly (+Spe, -Sp. Atk) |
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Physically Offensive Slaking | ★★★★★ |
Nature | Jolly (+Spe, -Sp. Atk) |
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EV Spread | 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe |
Final Stat Values | 226 HP / 212 Atk / 120 Def / 85 Sp. Def / 167 Spe |
Ability | Truant |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Clear Amulet |
Moveset | ・
Body Slam
・ Sucker Punch ・ Bulk Up ・ Drain Punch |
Great all around stats Standard moves are all very useful Hindered by horrible Ability |
Slaking makes use of Clear Amulet to ensure that it never has to have its Attack stat lowered by Intimidate. Its only Ability is Truant, which forces it to do nothing every other turn. Its partners should usually have ways to remove Slaking's Truant to keep it useful.
Body Slam is Slaking's main STAB Move that also has a chance at paralyzing opposing Pokemon. Sucker Punch gives Slaking a Priority Move option which it can use when it has to move before an opponent.
Slaking is in a good position to sweep after a successful Bulk Up improving its Attack and Defense.
Drain Punch helps it recover HP during battle.
Slaking makes use of Fire Tera to protect it from Will-O-Wisp burns. With Tera Fire and Clear Amulet, Slaking's Attack stat can never be dropped.
Maximizing Speed EVs and a Jolly Nature ensures that Slaking will always outspeed Pokemon with Base 98 and lower. Notable Pokemon that Slaking outspeeds are Hydreigon, Krookodile, Arcanine, and Quaquaval.
A maximum 252 are then put into its Attack Stat so that our Slaking build always hits as hard as it can, without sacrificing Speed. The remaining EVs are then put into HP.
Shadow Claw | Shadow Claw gives Slaking a more consistent way to damage Ghost-types. |
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Damage Dealt by Slaking |
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Item: Life Orb | Drain Punch 104 ~ 124 (63.8 ~ 76%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO |
Item: Life Orb | Sucker Punch 98 ~ 116 (60.1 ~ 71.1%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO |
Item: Focus Sash | Drain Punch 90 ~ 108 (68.1 ~ 81.8%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO |
Damage Received by Slaking |
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Item: Assault Vest | Drain Punch 152 ~ 180 (67.2~ 79.6%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO |
Slaking, while powerful, isn't always going to get OHKOs even on Pokemon with only moderate bulk. Teammates who can help it get opponents into 2HKO range are great for Slaking to have.
Moves like Doodle and Skill Swap can help Slaking be rid of its horrible Ability. Having Slaking lose Truant can make it an effective Pokemon on your team.
Slaking's best partner in Scarlet and Violet is Grafaiai. With Covert Cloak granting it an immunity from Fake Out as well as having Prankster as an Ability, Grafaiai can consistently Doodle away Slaking's Truant.
Support | Physical Attacker |
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Grafaiai | Slaking |
Special Attacker | Physical Attacker |
Flutter Mane | Dragonite |
Grafaiai is Slaking's main ally in most matchups, where it can use Prankster Doodle to remove Slaking's Truant. Because Slaking may have trouble getting knock outs, Flutter Mane and Dragonite are good Pokemon to have in the back who can clean up low HP Pokemon and seal the game.
Additionally, Flutter Mane matches up favorably against other Ghost-types who Slaking struggles against, with Fluttermane outspeeding and threatening with Shadow Ball.
Several Pokemon have immunities to Prankster Doodle. Psychic Surge prevents Priority Moves from being used, Dark-type Pokemon are immune to Prankster moves, and some Abilities like Protosynthesis and Quark Drive are unaffected by Doodle.
Pokemon | Description |
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Indeedee (Female) | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Protects its team from Prankster Doodle with Psychic Surge ▶️Indeedee-F Best Movesets |
Kingambit | Ranking: ★★★★
・Is immune to Prankster Doodle because of its Dark typing. ・Can Terastallize and not be threatened by Drain Punch. ▶️Kingmabit Best Movesets |
Iron Hands | Ranking: ★★★★
・Doodle fails when used against Paradox Pokemon who have Quark Drive or Protosynthesis. ・Can threaten Slaking with super-effective Fighting-type attacks. ▶️Iron Hands Best Movesets |
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