Slakoth (Pokémon)

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Slakoth Slacker Pokémon ナマケロ Namakero #0287 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Normal Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Ability Truant Cacophony Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 2'07" 0.8 m Slakoth 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 52.9 lbs. 24.0 kg Slakoth 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 83 Gen. III-IV Unknown IV 56 V+	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Slakoth 1 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Slakoth (Japanese: ナマケロ Namakero) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation III.

It evolves into Vigoroth starting at level 18, which evolves into Slaking starting at level 36.

Biology

Slakoth is a brown, quadrupedal Pokémon with sloth-like qualities. It has coarse, shaggy fur with two dark brown stripes on its back. There is a scruff of fur on top of its head, and it has a large snout, pink eyelids, and dark rings around its eyes. It has long, lanky arms, but shorter legs. Each paw has two sharp claws, and there are pink paw pads on the back feet. Its underbelly and rear are also pink.

Slakoth lolls around and sleeps for more than twenty hours a day, which can make those around it drowsy. Since it does not move very much, it does not need much food and only eats three leaves each day. Its heart only beats once a minute. In Generation III, Slack Off was its signature move. It makes its nest in tropical forests, and keeps the same one during its entire life. However, it can travel far by swimming in rivers. As mentioned in the Sleep Style Dex, Drowsy Power is the only thing that make Slakoth move in order sleep near Snorlax.

Prior to Generation V and in Generation IX, Slakoth and its fully evolved form, Slaking, are the only known Pokémon that can have Truant as an Ability.

Evolution

Slakoth evolves into Vigoroth, which evolves into Slaking.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Slakoth  Normal

→

First evolution Vigoroth  Normal

→

Second evolution Slaking  Normal

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Ranger: Clyde uses a Slakoth to back up his Slaking.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Slakoth and Slowpoke are the members of Team Slacker, the zero-motivation exploration team.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Hoenn #036 Kanto #— Ruby Slakoth lolls around for over twenty hours every day. Because it moves so little, it does not need much food. This Pokémon's sole daily meal consists of just three leaves. Sapphire Slakoth's heart beats just once a minute. Whatever happens, it is content to loaf around motionless. It is rare to see this Pokémon in motion. Emerald It sleeps virtually all day and night long. It doesn't change its nest its entire life, but it sometimes travels great distances by swimming in rivers. FireRed It sleeps for 20 hours every day. Making drowsy those that see it is one of its abilities. LeafGreen
Generation IV Sinnoh #— Johto #— Diamond It spends nearly all its time in a day sprawled out. Just seeing it makes one drowsy. Pearl Platinum HeartGold The way Slakoth lolls around makes anyone who watches it feel like doing the same. SoulSilver
Generation V Unova  B2  W2 : #276 Black It spends nearly all its time in a day sprawled out. Just seeing it makes one drowsy. White Black 2 If it eats just three leaves in a day, it is satisfied. Other than that, it sleeps for 20 hours a day. White 2
Generation VI Kalos #— Hoenn #037 X The way Slakoth lolls around makes anyone who watches it feel like doing the same. Y If it eats just three leaves in a day, it is satisfied. Other than that, it sleeps for 20 hours a day. Omega Ruby Slakoth lolls around for over 20 hours every day. Because it moves so little, it does not need much food. This Pokémon's sole daily meal consists of just three leaves. Alpha Sapphire Slakoth's heart beats just once a minute. Whatever happens, it is content to loaf around motionless. It is rare to see this Pokémon in motion.
Generation VII Alola #— Kanto #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VII.
Generation VIII Galar #— Sinnoh #— Hisui #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sword, Shield, and Legends: Arceus. Brilliant Diamond It spends nearly all its time in a day sprawled out. Just seeing it makes one drowsy. Shining Pearl
Generation IX Paldea #78 Kitakami #— Blueberry #59 Scarlet It sleeps for 20 hours every day. Making drowsy those that see it is one of its abilities. Violet The way Slakoth lolls around makes anyone who watches it feel like doing the same.

Slakoth in the Paldea Pokédex	Slakoth in the Blueberry Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Petalburg Woods Emerald Petalburg Woods FireRed LeafGreen Trade Colosseum Trade XD Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Eterna Forest (Swarm) Platinum Eterna Forest (Swarm) HeartGold SoulSilver Route 25 (Headbutt trees*) Pal Park Forest
Generation V Black Trade White White Forest Black 2 White 2 Breed Vigoroth or Slaking Dream World Dream Park
Generation VI X Y Trade Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Petalburg Woods
Generation VII Sun Moon Breed Vigoroth or Slaking Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Trade Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee Unobtainable
Generation VIII Sword Shield Unobtainable Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Eterna Forest (Swarm) Legends: Arceus Unobtainable
Generation IX Scarlet Violet South Province: Area One, Area Three, Area Five Tera Raid Battles (2★) The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Coastal Biome, Torchlit Labyrinth

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Pinball: R&S Forest (Both Fields) Trozei! Huge Storage 3, Endless Level 50, Forever Level 9, Mr. Who's Den MD Red MD Blue Sinister Woods (10F-12F), Joyous Tower (18F-20F) Ranger Olive Jungle
Generation IV MD Time MD Darkness Crevice Cave (B1F-B10F, Lower Crevice Cave B1F-B4F), Mt. Avalanche (1F-19F) MD Sky Crevice Cave (B1F-B10F, Lower Crevice Cave B1F-B4F), Mt. Avalanche (1F-19F) Ranger: SoA Ranger School
Generation V Rumble Blast Canyon: Rugged Flats Rumble U Magical Lake: Dual Launchers
Generation VI Battle Trozei Safari Jungle: Stage 1Mo Rumble World Legend Terrain: Bastion of Beginnings (Entrance, Center, Back) Picross Area 10: Stage 06
Generation VII Rumble Rush Rayquaza Sea, Celebi SeaFinal
Generation VIII MD DX Slakoth: Sinister Woods (10F-12F), Joyous Tower (18F-20F), Purity Forest (17F-20F), Fantasy Strait (22F-24F) Fainted Pokémon: Fiery Field
Cross-Generation Shuffle Blau Salon: Stage 432

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 60		120 - 167	230 - 324
Attack: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Defense: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Sp. Atk: 35		36 - 95	67 - 185
Sp. Def: 35		36 - 95	67 - 185
Speed: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Total: 280	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 1/2 ★☆	Power 1/2 ★☆
Skill 1/2 ★☆	Stamina 4/5 ★★★★☆
Jump 2/2 ★★	Total 9/13 ★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Ghost-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Scratch Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 011 Yawn Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 066 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100100% 5 099 Slack Off Normal Status 0000— 00——% 5 1414 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100100% 15 1717 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00——% 20 2222 Covet Normal Physical 06060 100100% 25 2525 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100100% 15 3030 Counter Fighting Physical 0000— 100100% 20 3333 Flail Normal Physical 0000— 100100% 15 3838 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 09090% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Slakoth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Slakoth Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM022 TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM027 TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM031 TM031 Metal Claw Steel Physical 05050 095}}95% 35 TM034 TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM057 TM057 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40 TM058 TM058 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM061 TM061 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM064 TM064 Bulk Up Fighting Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM067 TM067 Fire Punch Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM068 TM068 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM069 TM069 Ice Punch Ice Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM071 TM071 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM080 TM080 Metronome Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM083 TM083 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM086 TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM102 TM102 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120120 080}}80% 5 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM105 TM105 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM122 TM122 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM125 TM125 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM126 TM126 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM127 TM127 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TM128 TM128 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM135 TM135 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM141 TM141 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TM143 TM143 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM166 TM166 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM168 TM168 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM192 TM192 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150150 100}}100% 20 TM221 TM221 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Slakoth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Slakoth Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  After You Normal Status — —% 15 Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15 Crush Claw Normal Physical 75 95% 10 Curse Ghost Status — —% 10 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100 90% 10 Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100% 15 Slash Normal Physical 70 100% 20 Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 Tickle Normal Status — 100% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Slakoth Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Slakoth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Slakoth Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball RS   Acquisition: Catch			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 11.3% Friend Area: Energetic Forest Phrases 51%-100% HP Duhhhh... I'm not just loafing... Duhhh... 26%-50% HP Huhhh? My HP is down by half? 1%-25% HP Duhhh... I'm tired... I can't move anymore... Level up Did I level up? But I'm still... Duhhh...
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: C
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Feed an Apple to in a dungeon Connected to: Kakuna, Cacnea Connection Orb Set: 3 Phrases Normal I may look lazy, but I'm actually lazier. Low HP (< 50%) I'm sleepy...I know I'm always sleepy, though.
Pokémon Ranger Group: Normal Poké Assist: None Field move: (Cut ×1) Loops: 6 Min. exp.: 30 Max. exp.: 40 Browser entry R-162 Like the name suggests, Slakoth is slow. However, its claws can't be overlooked.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Normal Poké Assist: Normal Field move: (Cut ×1) Browser entry R-032 It hardly ever does anything. It may try a cutting slash on occasion.
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 3.33 seconds Base HP: 51 Base Attack: 67 Base Defense: 47 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Normal Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Normal Attack Power: 40 - 90 5 #595 Mind Zap Delays your opponent's disruptions.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 155 Base Attack: 104 Base Defense: 92 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: 25 Fast Attacks: Yawn Charged Attacks: Body Slam, Night Slash, Brick Break

Evolution data

Unevolved Slakoth  Normal

Level 18 →

First evolution Vigoroth  Normal

Level 36 →

Second evolution Slaking  Normal

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Slakoth images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In the anime

Slakoth in the anime

Shiny Slakoth in the anime

Major appearances

Slakoth physically debuted in Love, Petalburg Style and Balance of Power, under the ownership of Norman. It was used in his Gym battle against Ash, where it battled Pikachu and Torkoal. It proved to be a strong battler against Pikachu with its powerful Blizzard attack, but it lost to Torkoal's Flamethrower.

In The Garden of Eatin', multiple Slakoth were living in the Banana Slakoth Garden, which is run by Marcel. A Snorlax was eating all of the bananas in the garden, and no one was able to stop it until one of the Slakoth evolved into a Vigoroth and defeated it.

Minor appearances

Slakoth debuted in Max's flashback in Having a Wailord of a Time.

In The Ribbon Cup Caper, a Slakoth was at the S.S. St. Flower's Pokémon Center.

A Slakoth appeared in The Champ Twins!.

In Camping It Up!, Mitchell used a Slakoth during the first activity of the Pokémon Summer Academy.

A Slakoth appeared in Ghoul Daze!.

In Playing the Performance Encore!, a Coordinator's Slakoth and Shroomish competed in the Battle Stage of the Daybreak Contest.

A Slakoth appeared in Lumiose City Pursuit!.

In Raid Battle in The Ruins!, a Shiny Slakoth was part of Shane Seeker's Shiny Pokémon collection, as shown in his Pokédex.

A Trainer's Slakoth appeared in Restore and Renew!.

In The Good, The Bad, and The Lucky!, Jessie pulled a Slakoth from the Rocket Prize Master, which did absolutely nothing to help her.

In The Mew from Here!, a Slakoth was seen on Faraway Island.

A Slakoth appeared in Rocket Revengers!.

A Slakoth appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One).

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry AG069 Slakoth May's Pokédex Slakoth, the Slacker Pokémon. Slakoth is generally found sleeping and very few ever witness it in motion.

In the manga

Slakoth in Pokémon Adventures

Ash & Pikachu

Norman's Slakoth appeared in I'll Win With My Own Battle Style!!.

Pokémon Adventures

Alecsey (Japanese: ヒロキ Hiroki) owns a Slakoth nicknamed Slokath (Japanese: ケンタロ Kentarō). It competed in a Pokémon Contest in Tripped Up by Torkoal.

In It All Ends Now V, Norman used two Slakoth to try and stop Rayquaza from fleeing from its confines.

A Slakoth appeared in The Transfer Student.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team

A Slakoth appeared in I Want to be Human Again!.

Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

Norman owns a Slakoth, as seen in There's Someone More Important Than Clefairy?!, where it swallows the Balance Badge and Red's Clefairy helps to retrieve it from its stomach.

In the TCG

Main article: Slakoth (TCG)

Trivia

• Slakoth is one of fourteen Pokémon that one could collect foreign Pokédex entries for in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
• According to Ken Sugimori in an interview, Slakoth's name was conceived first before its character design was created.
• In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Slakoth, despite being programmed to spawn in South Province (Area Three), will not do so due to the lack of appropriate trees in the area.

Origin

Slakoth is based on sloths, perhaps specifically the two-toed sloth. It also has some similarities to human infants, such as spending more time sleeping than awake, and primarily lying on its stomach, as babies do not have the muscle mass to hold themselves upright.

Slakoth's evolutionary line goes through three stages of energy, where Slakoth is lazy, Vigoroth becomes extraordinarily energetic, and later Slaking becomes lazy again. This may be a reference to the Sphinx's riddle, in which the baby crawls on four legs, the adult has the most energy and walks on two legs, and the old man walks on three legs, one of which is a cane. In the case of Slaking, two legs and an arm touch the ground in its most preferable position.

Name origin

Slakoth may be a combination of slack off and sloth.

Namakero may be a combination of 怠ける namakeru (to slack off/laze around) and 樹懶 namakemono (sloth).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ナマケロ Namakero From 樹懶 namakemono and 怠け者 namakemono French Parecool From paresseux and cool Spanish Slakoth Same as English name German Bummelz From bummeln and Faulpelz Italian Slakoth Same as English name Korean 게을로 Geulro From 게으르다 ge-eureuda and 나무늘보 namuneulbo Mandarin Chinese 懶人獺 / 懒人獭 Lǎnréntà / Lǎnréntǎ* 懶人翁 / 懒人翁 Lǎnrénwēng* From 樹懶 / 树懒 shùlǎn, 懶人 / 懒人 lǎnrén, and 樹懶 / 树獭 shùtà / shùtǎ From 樹懶 / 树懒 shùlǎn, 懶人 / 懒人 lǎnrén, and 主人翁 zhǔrénwēng Cantonese Chinese 懶人獺 Láahnyàhnchaat* 懶人翁 Láahnyàhnyūng* From 樹懶 syuhláahn, 懶人 láahnyàhn, and 樹懶 syuhchaat From 樹懶 syuhláahn, 懶人 láahnyàhn, and 主人翁 jyúyàhnyūng

More languages Hindi आलसिजी Aalsijee From आलसी Aalsee Russian Слакот Slakot Transcription of English name Thai นามาเคโร Namakhero Transcription of Japanese name

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