Truant (Ability)
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Truant (Japanese: なまけ Lazy) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Three Pokémon can have this Ability. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Slakoth and Slaking.
Effect
In battle
Every second turn, a Pokémon with Truant cannot use a move due to loafing around, such that the Pokémon can move on its first turn but not its second turn. Switching out or gaining the Ability Truant resets the turn count for Truant. Using an item does not count as a turn for the purposes of Truant. Truant is reset by sleep and a Pokémon with Truant will always be able to attack on the turn they wake up.
Moves with a charging turn, such as Fly, will not work, because the turn in which the move would be executed is the same turn in which the Pokémon will be truant. If the Pokémon uses a move that requires recharging, such as Hyper Beam, then the Pokémon will loaf around due to Truant during the turn that would normally be used recharging; however, the Pokémon still cannot switch out during that turn.
Truant cannot be replaced with Simple Beam, Worry Seed, or Entrainment.
Outside of battle
Truant has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
The Pokémon will instead gain the Paused status whenever a special move or a Wonder Orb is used.
In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, it also inflicts Yawning status condition on all surrounding enemies.
Pokémon with Truant
# | Pokémon | Types | First Ability | Second Ability | Hidden Ability | ||
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0287 | Slakoth |
Normal | Truant | None | None | ||
0289 | Slaking |
Normal | Truant | None | None | ||
0632 | Durant |
Bug | Steel | Swarm | Hustle | Truant | |
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
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In the anime
The Pokémon occasionally becomes too lazy to attack during battle. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Slaking occasionally becomes too lazy to attack during battle. | |||
Unknown Trainer's Slaking | The Journalist from Another Region! | Debut | |
Sawyer's Slaking | Analysis Versus Passion! | None |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user loses the will to fight after being hit by an attack. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Slaking loses the will to fight after being hit by an attack. | |||
Norman's Slaking | Rayquaza Redemption I | Debut |
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
The user does nothing for awhile. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Slakoth falls asleep and stays that way for awhile. Sometimes, it would lie on the ground with its eyes open without doing anything. | |||
Norman's Slakoth | There's Someone More Important Than Clefairy?! | Debut |
In other languages
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