Slack Off (move)

Slack Off
なまける Slack Off
Slack Off IX.png
Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  0
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Self: Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Cute
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
The appeal works better the later it is performed.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

Slack Off (Japanese: なまける Slack Off) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Slakoth and Slaking.

Effect

Generations III and IV

Slack Off restores up to 50% of the user's maximum HP, rounded down.

Slack Off can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if Yawn was used in the previous turn.

Generations V to VIII

Slack Off now restores 50% of the user's maximum HP, rounded up.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Slack Off, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Generation IX

Slack Off's PP was reduced from 10 to 5.

Description

Games Description
RSEColoXD Slacks off and restores half the maximum HP.
FRLG The user slacks off and restores its HP by half its full HP.
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
The user slacks off, restoring its own HP by up to half of its maximum HP.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
The user slacks off, restoring its own HP by up to half of its max HP.
SV The user slacks off, restoring its own HP by up to half its max HP.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0079 Slowpoke WaterIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
Monster Water 1 39 36 36 36 33 33 33
0079 Slowpoke
Slowpoke
Galarian Form
PsychicIC Big.png Monster Water 1 33 33
0080 Slowbro WaterIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
Monster Water 1 41 36 36 36 33 33 33
0080 Slowbro
Slowbro
Galarian Form
PoisonIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
Monster Water 1 33 33
0199 Slowking WaterIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
Monster Water 1 33 33 33
0199 Slowking
Slowking
Galarian Form
PoisonIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
Monster Water 1 33 33
0287 Slakoth NormalIC Big.png Field Field 13 13 13 13XY
9ORAS
9 9 9
0288 Vigoroth NormalIC Big.png Field Field 1
0289 Slaking NormalIC Big.png Field Field 1, 13 1, 13 1, 13 1, 13XY
1, 9ORAS
1, 9 1, 9 1
0390 Chimchar FireIC Big.png Field Human-Like 39 41 41 41 41 41
0391 Monferno FireIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Field Human-Like 46 49 49 49 49 49
0392 Infernape FireIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Field Human-Like 1 Rem.
0449 Hippopotas GroundIC Big.png Field Field 52 52 52
0450 Hippowdon GroundIC Big.png Field Field 62 62 62
0866 Mr. Rime IceIC Big.png
PsychicIC Big.png
Human-Like Human-Like 1
0939 Bellibolt ElectricIC Big.png Water 1 Water 1 1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0449 Hippopotas GroundIC Big.png Field Field
0909 Fuecoco FireIC Big.png Field Field
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Slack Off restores a portion of the user's HP, with the percentage (of the user's maximum HP) varying each game.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 17 - —% - User User -
MDTDS - - 17 - —% - User User -
BSL - - 17 - —% - User User -
SMD - - 13 30 —% - User User -
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Slack Off is Slowbro's second move. The user takes a nap, healing over the duration. Taking damage during the channel will reduce the amount healed. After reaching level 6, it is replaced by either Amnesia or Telekinesis.

Description

Games Description
MDRB
MDTDS
Restores the user's HP by half its maximum HP.
BSL じぶんの HPを さいだいHPの 1/5だけ かいふくする
MDGtI IconKanji2MD.pngUNUSED
SMD
MDRTDX
It restores your HP.


In animation

Pokémon animated series

Sawyer Slaking Slack Off.png
Slaking
Iono Bellibolt Slack Off.png
Bellibolt
The user slacks off, restoring any energy it lost
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Slaking Slaking yawns and relaxes. The injured parts of its body then sparkle with white energy and its body becomes momentarily covered in a light green, waving aura, restoring its lost health.
Sawyer's Slaking Analysis Versus Passion! Debut
Bellibolt Bellibolt lays down and relaxes. A light green field of energy then expands out of its body and momentarily surrounds it, restoring its lost health.
Iono's Bellibolt HZ050 None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it targets the user (thus it ignores accuracy and evasion checks).

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 偷懶 Tāuláahn *
懶惰 Láahndoh *
Mandarin 偷懶 / 偷懒 Tōulǎn *
懶惰 / 懒惰 Lǎnduò *
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Gas terug
France Flag.png French Paresse
Germany Flag.png German Tagedieb
Greece Flag.png Greek Τεμπέλιασμα
Ξεκούραση
Italy Flag.png Italian Pigro
South Korea Flag.png Korean 게으름피우기 GeeuleumpiugiIX+
태만함 TaemanhamIVVIII
Poland Flag.png Polish Lenistwo
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Relaxar
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Opuštanje
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Relajar
Spain Flag.png Spain Relajo
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Buông Lơi


Variations of the move Recover
StatusIC HOME.png RecoverSoft-BoiledMilk DrinkSlack OffHeal OrderRoost


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