Slaking are large, brown ape like Pokémon. They have a white collar of fur around their necks.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Behavior
Slaking are the laziest of all Pokémon. They spend most of their time lying in grassy fields to eat barely doing anything; however, when threatened, they will suddenly get up and strike with great power. If the grass they've eaten around them is gone, they move to a new spot with more grass.
Slaking usually eat grass that is in reach of them. Slaking also eat fruit, but they just wait until the fruits fall down from the trees instead just climbing up and picking them.
Slaking spends all day lying down and lolling about. It eats grass growing within its reach. If it eats all the grass it can reach, this Pokémon reluctantly moves to another spot.
Wherever Slaking lives, rings of over a yard in diameter appear in grassy fields. They are made by the Pokémon as it eats all the grass within reach while lying prone on the ground.
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Slaking has the highest base stat average of any non-legendary Pokémon, though its ability significantly ruins its potential for inexperienced players.
Although Slaking is said to slack off like Slakoth, it gains higher a higher speed stat upon evolving from Vigoroth, but its ability makes it defeats the purpose.
In double battles, Slaking's Truant ability can easily be nullified using Skill Swap or Gastro Acid. Several trainers in Pokémon Emerald use this power, including Norman during the player's rematches with him. Without Truant, Slaking can make full use of its impressive stats.
Origin
It appears to draw inspiration from sloths and some form of ape. The inspiration from sloths makes it somewhat resemble a Megatherium, also known as the Giant Ground Sloth, however, it more closely resembles a gorilla.
Name origin
Slaking's name is a combination of slake, meaning to slacken, and king, and/or possibly just the word slacking. Its Japanese name is a combination of 怠ける namakeru, to be idle, or 怠け者 namakemono, sloth, and king.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
For other sprites and images, please see Slaking images on Bulbagarden Archives.
