Competitive Information for Slaking [Scarlet/Violet]


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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Slaking? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Scarlet/Violet Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Scarlet/Violet generation metagame.
Slaking is a remarkable Normal-typed Pokemon. It's a normal sight to see Slaking out in the 9th generation battlefield. Slaking's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Body Slam
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is a pretty decent 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. 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.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Slaking? These builds have been optimized for Scarlet/Violet Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Scarlet/Violet generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Slash / Body Slam
- Rock Slide
- Outrage
Doubles Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is an extraordinary 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.
♦ Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
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Terastal Phenomenon
In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (Generation 9), each Pokémon in Paldea has a Tera Type. A Pokémon's Tera Type is inactive until the Pokémon Terastallizes, at which time the Pokémon's type will change to its Tera Type.
There are 18 types, meaning there are countless combinations of Pokémon and Tera Types. Terastallizing a Pokémon allows you to enhance your battle strategies by increasing the power of any moves that have the same type as your Pokémon’s Tera Type or by changing your Pokémon’s weaknesses.
Fighting moves are bad against Ghost.
The most recommended Terastral Type for Slaking is: Ghost
Select a Tera-type:
Teratype Bug moveset for Slaking
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Body Slam
- Outrage
- X-Scissor / Tera Blast
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper in single battles. 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. 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.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical TERA-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Tera Blast is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Bug-type move).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Teratype Dark moveset for Slaking
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Body Slam
- Night Slash / Throat Chop
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is a spectacular Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's primary 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. 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.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Night Slash is a physical TERA-boosted 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical TERA-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Teratype Dragon moveset for Slaking
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Tera Blast
- Slash / Body Slam
- Earthquake
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is a notable Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's purpose 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. 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.
♦ Tera Blast is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Dragon-type move).
♦ Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Teratype Electric moveset for Slaking
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Body Slam
- Wild Charge / Tera Blast
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is an awesome Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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. The Shell Bell item option is to help Slaking recover from the recoil damage it may take from Wild Charge. With Truant, Slaking skips every other turn instead of using a move.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical TERA-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Tera Blast is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Electric-type move).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Teratype Fairy moveset for Slaking
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Body Slam
- Play Rough / Tera Blast
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's meant 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.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Play Rough is a physical TERA-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Fairy-type move).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Teratype Fighting moveset for Slaking
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Body Slam
- Hammer Arm / Tera Blast
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper in single battles. This moveset is designed 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. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Slaking's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical TERA-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Slaking's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Fighting-type move).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Teratype Fire moveset for Slaking
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Body Slam
- Outrage
- Tera Blast / Fire Punch
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is a sensational Physical Sweeper in single battles. It attempts 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.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
♦ Tera Blast is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Fire-type move).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical TERA-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Teratype Flying moveset for Slaking
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Body Slam
- Tera Blast
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper in single battles. It attempts 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.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Tera Blast is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Flying-type move).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Teratype Ghost moveset for Slaking
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw / Tera Blast
- Slash / Body Slam
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is a wonderful Physical Sweeper in single battles. 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.
♦ Tera Blast is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Ghost-type move).
♦ Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Teratype Grass moveset for Slaking
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Body Slam
- Outrage
- Seed Bomb / Tera Blast
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is a sensational Physical Sweeper in single battles. This moveset is designed 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.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical TERA-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Tera Blast is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Grass-type move).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Teratype Ground moveset for Slaking
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Tera Blast
- Slash / Body Slam
- Outrage
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is a wonderful Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's primary 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. 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.
♦ Tera Blast is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Ground-type move).
♦ Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Teratype Ice moveset for Slaking
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ice
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Body Slam
- Outrage
- Tera Blast / Ice Punch
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is an awesome Physical Sweeper in single battles. 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.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
♦ Tera Blast is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Ice-type move).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical TERA-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Teratype Normal moveset for Slaking
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Body Slam
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is an astounding Physical Sweeper in single battles. It is primarily designed 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.
♦ Body Slam is a physical TERA-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Teratype Poison moveset for Slaking
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Body Slam
- Outrage
- Poison Jab / Tera Blast
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is a sensational Physical Sweeper in single battles. 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. 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.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical TERA-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Tera Blast is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Poison-type move).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Teratype Psychic moveset for Slaking
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Body Slam
- Outrage
- Tera Blast / Zen Headbutt
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's designed 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.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
♦ Tera Blast is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Psychic-type move).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical TERA-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Teratype Rock moveset for Slaking
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Body Slam
- Outrage
- Tera Blast / Rock Slide
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is an interesting Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's purpose 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. 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.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
♦ Tera Blast is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Rock-type move).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical TERA-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Teratype Steel moveset for Slaking
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Body Slam
- Tera Blast
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is an interesting Physical Sweeper in single battles. The purpose of this moveset 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. 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.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Tera Blast is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Steel-type move).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Teratype Water moveset for Slaking
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Truant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 12 SpD / 244 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Body Slam
- Tera Blast
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Slaking
Slaking is an awesome Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's meant 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.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Tera Blast is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Water-type move).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Slaking afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Slaking learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Slaking can perform in Scarlet/Violet. 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 SV Move and Ability Combos for Slaking
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Moves: Body Press + Curse
- Moves: Body Press + Bulk Up
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Yawn
Moves that boost Slaking's stats
- Amnesia
- Bulk Up
- Curse
- Metal Claw
- Trailblaze
Most notable and possible best moves for Slaking
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
Common Effort Values for Slaking in Scarlet and Violet
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Slaking's EV spread for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
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