Slakoth (Pokémon)

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Slakoth Slacker Pokémon ナマケロ Namakero #287 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 16 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.

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

Biology

Slakoth is a brown, quadruped 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, pig-like pink nose, 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 read are also pink.

Slakoth lolls around and sleeps for more than twenty hours a day, which can makes 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. It is capable of regaining lost energy through use of its former signature move, Slack Off. It makes its nest in forests, and keeps the same one during its entire life. However, it can travel far by swimming in rivers.

In the anime

Slakoth in the anime

Major appearances

Norman's Slakoth appeared in Love, Petalburg Style and also in Balance of Power where it battled Ash's Pikachu and Ash's Torkoal. It proved to be a strong battler against Pikachu with its powerful Blizzard attack, but it lost to Torkoal.

In The Garden of Eatin', there were many Slakoth who lived in the Banana Slakoth Garden. A Snorlax was eating all the bananas in the garden and no one was able to stop it until one of the Slakoth in the garden evolved into Vigoroth and defeated it.

Minor appearances

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

A Slakoth appeared in The Ribbon Cup Caper at the S.S. St. Flower's Pokémon Center.

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

A Coordinator's Slakoth was used in the Battle Stage of the Daybreak Contest along with a Shroomish in Playing the Performance Encore!.

A Slakoth appeared in Lumiose City Pursuit!.

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

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Slakoth in Pokémon Adventures

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Norman has several Slakoth that he used to try to stop Rayquaza from fleeing from its confines to little effect.

In the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga

In the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga, Norman owns a Slakoth. In There's Someone More Important Than Clefairy?!, it swallows the Balance Badge and Red's Clefairy helps to retrieve it from its stomach.

In the TCG

Main article: Slakoth (TCG)

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 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 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 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 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.

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

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 (B1-B10, Lower Crevice Cave B1-B4), Mt. Avalanche (B1-B19) MD Sky Crevice Cave (B1-B10, Lower Crevice Cave B1-B4), Mt. Avalanche (B1-B19) 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 Shuffle Blau Salon: Stage 432 Rumble World Legend Terrain: Bastion of Beginnings (Entrance, Center, Back) Picross Area 10: Stage 06

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

XY   ORAS   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  0011 0011 Scratch Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 35 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   0011 0011 Yawn Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   0077 0066 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 5 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   01313 0099 Slack Off Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   01919 01414 Feint Attack Dark Physical 06060 —}}—% 20 Clever 2 ♥♥ 0   02525 01717 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 20 Cute 1 ♥ 0   03131 02222 Covet Normal Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 Cute 1 ♥ 0   03737 02525 Chip Away Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   04343 03030 Counter Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   04949 03333 Flail Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 15 Cute 1 ♥ 0   N/AN/A 03838 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0

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/HM

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

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  TM01 TM01 Hone Claws Dark Status 0000— —}}—% 15 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM08 TM08 Bulk Up Fighting Status 0000— —}}—% 20 Cool 1 ♥ 0   TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0   TM13 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 Beautiful 1 ♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥ TM14 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 3 ♥♥♥ TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0   TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥ TM22 TM22 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM24 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM25 TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 Cool 1 ♥ 0   TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM30 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 Clever 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM31 TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 Cool 1 ♥ 0   TM35 TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM38 TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0   TM39 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM40 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 —}}—% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥ 0   TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0   TM56 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM59 TM59 Incinerate Fire Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM65 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM67 TM67 Retaliate Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 5 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM80 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 2 ♥♥ TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM94 TM94 Rock SmashXY Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM94 TM94 Secret PowerORAS Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Clever 1 ♥ 0   TM98 TM98 Power-Up Punch Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 20 Tough 1 ♥ 0   XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   ZHM01 HM01 Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   ZHM04 HM04 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   ZHM06 HM06 Rock SmashORAS Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0

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 TM moves from other generations

By breeding

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

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  After You Normal Status — —% 15 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15 Tough 1 ♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥ Crush Claw Normal Physical 75 95% 15 Cool 1 ♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥ Curse Ghost Status — —% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0   Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100 90% 10 Tough 6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 0   Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100% 15 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ 0   Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100% 20 Clever 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ Slash Normal Physical 70 100% 20 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   Sleep Talk Normal Status — —% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   Tickle Normal Status — 100% 20 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Slakoth in Generation VI Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Slakoth in that game. 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

By tutoring

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

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  X Y OR AS After You Normal Status — —% 15 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Covet Normal Physical 60 100% 25 Cute 1 ♥ 0   X Y OR AS Fire Punch Fire Physical 75 100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ X Y OR AS Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100% 15 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Shock Wave Electric Special 60 —% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0

A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Slakoth can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Slakoth cannot be tutored the move in that game 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 Move Tutor 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 Ranger Group: Normal Poké Assist: None Field move: (Cut ×1) Loops: 6 Min. exp.: 30 Max. exp.: 40 Browser entry R-000 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-000 It hardly ever does anything. It may try a cutting slash on occasion.
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Battle Trozei Normal Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Normal Attack Power: 40 - 60 0 #595 Mind Zap Can reset your opponent's disruption counter to maximum.

Evolution

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

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

Trivia

• Slakoth is one of fourteen Pokémon that one could collect foreign Pokédex entries for in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.

Origin

As its name implies, it appears to have been based on sloths, specifically two-toed sloths.

Name origin

Slakoth is a combination of slack (to be lazy) and sloth. It is also a play on the phrase "to slack off."

Namakero is derived from 樹懶 namakemono (sloth).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ナマケロ Namakero From 樹懶 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, 게을리 ge'eulli Mandarin Chinese 懶人翁 / 懒人翁 Lǎnrénwēng From 樹懶 shùlǎn, 懶人 lǎnrén, and 懶翁 lǎnwēng Cantonese Chinese

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