Truant (Ability)

Truant	なまけ
	Lazy
Flavor text Generation III Moves only every two turns. Generation IV The Pokémon can't attack on consecutive turns.DPPt Pokémon can't attack on consecutive turns.HGSS Generation V Pokémon can't attack on consecutive turns. Generation VI The Pokémon can't attack on consecutive turns. Generation VII The Pokémon can't use a move the following turn if it uses one. Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Truant (Japanese: なまけ Lazy) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Slakoth and Slaking.

Effect

In battle

Every second turn, a Pokémon with Truant cannot use a move due to loafing around, such that the Pokémon can move on its first turn but not its second turn. Switching out or gaining the Ability Truant resets the turn count for Truant. Using an item does not count as a turn for the purposes of Truant. Truant is reset by sleep and a Pokémon with Truant will always be able to attack on the turn it wakes up.

Moves with a charging turn, such as Fly, will not work (unless the user is holding a Power Herb), because the turn in which the move would be executed is the same turn in which the Pokémon will be truant. If the Pokémon uses a move that requires recharging, such as Hyper Beam, then the Pokémon will loaf around due to Truant during the turn that would normally be used recharging; however, the Pokémon would still recharge as such and thus would not be able to use items, switch out etc.

If a Pokémon gains Truant after it Mega Evolves but before it moves, Truant will activate on its first attempt to move.

Truant cannot be replaced with Simple Beam, Worry Seed, or Entrainment.

Outside of battle

Truant has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

The Pokémon will instead gain the Paused status whenever a special move or a Wonder Orb is used.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, it also inflicts Yawning status condition on all surrounding enemies.

Pokémon with Truant

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal	Truant	None	None
0289		Slaking	Normal		Normal	Truant	None	None
0632		Durant	Bug	Steel	Swarm	Hustle	Truant
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the anime

A Trainer's Slaking Sawyer's Slaking
The Pokémon occasionally becomes too lazy to attack during battle.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Slaking occasionally becomes too lazy to attack during battle.
A Trainer's Slaking	The Journalist from Another Region!		Debut
Sawyer's Slaking	Analysis Versus Passion!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Slaking
The user loses the will to fight after being hit by an attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Slaking loses the will to fight after being hit by an attack.
Norman's Slaking	Rayquaza Redemption I		Debut

• In Rayquaza Redemption I, Norman's Spinda gained Truant by using Skill Swap on his Slaking.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Slakoth
The user does nothing for awhile.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Slakoth falls asleep and stays that way for awhile. Sometimes, it would lie on the ground with its eyes open without doing anything.
Norman's Slakoth	There's Someone More Important Than Clefairy?!		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 懶惰 Láahndoh Mandarin 懶惰 / 懒惰 Lǎnduò French Absentéisme German Schnarchnase Italian Pigrone Korean 게으름 Geeureum Portuguese Preguiça Spanish Ausente Turkish Aylak Vietnamese Lười biếng

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