Competitive Information for Slaking [Sun/Moon]
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This Pokemon skips every other turn instead of using a move.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Slaking? These builds are optimized for Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sun/Moon metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Discover the strength of Slaking, a notable Pokémon known for its Normal typing! It's a sight to see Slaking out in the 7th generation battlefield. Its only type-related weakness is Fighting. Discover how Slaking excels in battles with the movesets provided below.
Item: Choice Band / Life Orb
Ability: Truant
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Gunk Shot
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
- Return / Giga Impact
Slaking is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Slaking's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Slaking's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Truant, Slaking skips every other turn instead of using a move.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Giga Impact is a physical STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Slaking cannot move next turn).
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Item: Normalium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
- Shadow Claw
- Night Slash
Slaking is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Truant, Slaking skips every other turn instead of using a move.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Slaking's last move failed).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Retaliate
- Brick Break / Fire Punch
- Pursuit / Shadow Claw
- Earthquake
Slaking is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Slaking's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Truant, Slaking skips every other turn instead of using a move. Switch in after one of your party members has died and Retaliate for a nasty amount of damage!
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Pursuit is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if a foe is switching out).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Slaking? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sun/Moon Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sun/Moon metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Normalium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Night Slash
Slaking is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Truant, Slaking skips every other turn instead of using a move.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Slaking can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sun/Moon generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Slaking.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Slaking can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Slaking
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Toxic
Moves that boost Slaking's stats
- Amnesia
- Bulk Up
- Curse
- Hone Claws
- Power-Up Punch
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Slaking
- Body Slam
- Brick Break
- Double-Edge
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast
- Fire Punch
- Flail
- Flamethrower
- Focus Punch
- Giga Impact
- Gunk Shot
- Hammer Arm
- Hidden Power
- Ice Beam
- Ice Punch
- Night Slash
- Play Rough
- Protect
- Pursuit
- Rest
- Retaliate
- Return
- Rock Slide
- Slack Off
- Sucker Punch
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Slaking in Sun and Moon
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 248/252/0/0/8/0/ )
- Optimize Slaking's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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