Slakoth Pokemon Guide: Stats, Best Moves, Abilities and More

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Slakoth Pokemon Guide

Slakoth is a Normal-type Pokemon known for extreme laziness, Truant and evolution into Vigoroth.

Normal Form

Slakoth

Shiny Form

Shiny Slakoth

Slakoth Description

Slakoth is a Normal-type Pokemon that evolves into Vigoroth at Level 18. It is famous for spending most of its time doing almost nothing.

Slakoth Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Slakoth, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Slakoth

National Dex

#0287

Type

Normal

Species

Slacker Pokemon

Height

2’07” / 0.8 m

Weight

52.9 lbs / 24.0 kg

Abilities

Truant

Slakoth Stats

Slakoth has decent early Attack and HP, but Truant heavily limits its battle performance.

Slakoth Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Slakoth uses Normal, Fighting, Ghost and recovery moves across Pokemon games.

Scratch

Basic Normal-type damage.

Slash

Normal-type damage with increased critical-hit rate.

Body Slam

Reliable Normal-type damage with paralysis chance.

Yawn

Forces sleep pressure on the next turn.

Encore

Locks opponents into their last move.

Counter

Returns double physical damage after being hit.

Shadow Claw

Coverage against Ghost and Psychic-type Pokemon.

Slack Off

Reliable recovery in supported games.

Slakoth All Moves

Slakoth can learn a different move pool depending on the Pokemon game. Use the section below to view Slakoth’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Yawn	Normal	Status	–	–
6	Encore	Normal	Status	–	100
9	Slack Off	Normal	Status	–	–
14	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100
17	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
22	Covet	Normal	Physical	60	100
25	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100
30	Counter	Fighting	Physical	–	100
33	Flail	Normal	Physical	–	100
38	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
TM	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	–	–
TM	Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Encore	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100
TM	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85
TM	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	80
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
TM	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
TM	Metronome	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
TM	Mud Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
TM	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90
TM	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70
TM	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100
TM	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100
TM	X Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
After You	Normal	Status	–	–
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
Crush Claw	Normal	Physical	75	95
Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
Hammer Arm	Fighting	Physical	100	90
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100
Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100
Tickle	Normal	Status	–	100

Slakoth Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Slakoth is a Normal-type Pokemon. This gives it a Ghost immunity, but leaves it weak to Fighting-type attacks.

Type

Normal

Weaknesses

Fighting

Resistances

None

Immunity

Ghost

Slakoth Abilities

Slakoth’s ability is Truant, which forces it to loaf around every other turn.

Slakoth Evolution

Slakoth evolves into Vigoroth at Level 18. Vigoroth evolves into Slaking at Level 36.

Stage 1

Slakoth

Starting form

Stage 2

Vigoroth

Evolves at Level 18

Stage 3

Slaking

Evolves at Level 36

Where to Find Slakoth in Pokemon Games

Slakoth’s availability changes by game. It is usually found in forests and wooded areas.

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