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Slakoth is one of fourteen Pokémon that one could collect [[Meister|foreign Pokédex entries]] for in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. | Slakoth is one of fourteen Pokémon that one could collect [[Meister|foreign Pokédex entries]] for in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
As its name implies, it appears to have been based on sloths. | As its name implies, it appears to have been based on sloths, specifically two-toed sloths. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Slakoth's name is a combination of ''slack'', meaning to be lazy, and ''{{wp|sloth}}''. Its Japanese name is based on 樹懶 ''namakemono'', sloth. It is also a play on the slang phrase "to slack off". | Slakoth's name is a combination of ''slack'', meaning to be lazy, and ''{{wp|sloth}}''. Its Japanese name is based on 樹懶 ''namakemono'', sloth. It is also a play on the slang phrase "to slack off". | ||