Slaking - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Slaking can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Slaking artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Slaking learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Encore	Normal	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Slack Off	Normal	—	—
1	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
1	Yawn	Normal	—	—
17	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
23	Covet	Normal	60	100
27	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100
33	Counter	Fighting	—	100
39	Flail	Normal	—	100
45	Fling	Dark	—	100
52	Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
63	Hammer Arm	Fighting	100	90

Moves learnt on evolution

Slaking learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Swagger	Normal		—	85

Egg moves

Slaking learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
After You	Normal	—	—
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Crush Claw	Normal	75	95
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Hammer Arm	Fighting	100	90
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Slash	Normal	70	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Slaking is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
05	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
12	Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
18	Thief	Dark	60	100
20	Trailblaze	Grass	50	100
21	Pounce	Bug	50	100
22	Chilling Water	Water	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
27	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
28	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
31	Metal Claw	Steel	50	95
34	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
35	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
36	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
39	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
43	Fling	Dark	—	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
57	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
58	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
59	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
61	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
64	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
67	Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
68	Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
69	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
71	Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
73	Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
80	Metronome	Normal	—	—
82	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
83	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
84	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
87	Taunt	Dark	—	100
89	Body Press	Fighting	80	100
102	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
105	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
114	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
117	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
121	Heavy Slam	Steel	—	100
122	Encore	Normal	—	100
125	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
126	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
127	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
128	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
134	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
135	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
141	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
143	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
147	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
149	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
152	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
156	Outrage	Dragon	120	100
158	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
163	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
166	Thunder	Electric	110	70
168	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
172	Roar	Normal	—	—
179	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
181	Knock Off	Dark	65	100
186	High Horsepower	Ground	95	95
191	Uproar	Normal	90	100
192	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
199	Lash Out	Dark	75	100
204	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
205	Endeavor	Normal	—	100
221	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100
224	Curse	Ghost	—	—
225	Hard Press	Steel	—	100

Slaking egg move parents

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Slaking

Slaking's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Slaking are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Slaking with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Slaking with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

After You

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Minccino Oranguru
Breeding	Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Clodsire
Reminder	Cinccino
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns After You

Body Slam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Torkoal Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Skwovet Greedent Cetoddle Cetitan
TM	Arbok Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Sandslash Alolan Sandslash Vulpix Alolan Vulpix Ninetales Alolan Ninetales Diglett Alolan Diglett Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Growlithe Hisuian Growlithe Arcanine Hisuian Arcanine Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Tauros (Combat Breed) Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros (Aqua Breed) Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Hisuian Typhlosion Sentret Furret Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Mightyena Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Numel Camerupt Torkoal Spoink Grumpig Zangoose Seviper Infernape Empoleon Luxray Floatzel Stunky Skuntank Lucario Hippopotas Hippowdon Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Mamoswine Serperior Tepig Pignite Emboar Samurott Hisuian Samurott Blitzle Zebstrika Excadrill Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scrafty Zoroark Hisuian Zoroark Deerling Sawsbuck Cubchoo Beartic Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Litleo Pyroar Skiddo Gogoat Sylveon Litten Torracat Incineroar Brionne Primarina Gumshoos Rockruff Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Mudbray Mudsdale Oranguru Passimian Komala Grookey Thwackey Rillaboom Skwovet Greedent Silicobra Sandaconda Perrserker Eiscue (Ice Face) Cufant Copperajah Wyrdeer Ursaluna Ursaluna (Bloodmoon) Fuecoco Crocalor Skeledirge Lechonk Oinkologne (Male) Fidough Dachsbun Maschiff Mabosstiff Finizen Palafin (Zero Form) Cyclizar Orthworm Cetoddle Cetitan Annihilape Clodsire Farigiraf Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
Breeding	Phanpy Donphan Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Numel Camerupt Seviper
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Body Slam

Crush Claw

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sandslash Zangoose Drilbur Excadrill
Breeding	Alolan Sandshrew Torchic Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking
Evolution	Lycanroc (Dusk Form)
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Crush Claw

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Numel Camerupt Torkoal Hisuian Zorua Hisuian Zoroark
TM	Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Sandslash Alolan Sandslash Diglett Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Alolan Persian Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Tauros (Combat Breed) Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros (Aqua Breed) Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Hisuian Typhlosion Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Numel Camerupt Torkoal Zangoose Seviper Hippopotas Hippowdon Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Mamoswine Tepig Pignite Emboar Drilbur Excadrill Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Scrafty Hisuian Zorua Hisuian Zoroark Sawsbuck Beartic Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Sylveon Gumshoos Mudbray Mudsdale Passimian Komala Skwovet Greedent Perrserker Cufant Copperajah Wyrdeer Ursaluna Fuecoco Crocalor Skeledirge Lechonk Oinkologne (Male) Mabosstiff Orthworm Cetoddle Cetitan Annihilape Clodsire Farigiraf Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
Breeding	Alolan Sandshrew Galarian Meowth Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Tauros Tauros (Combat Breed) Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros (Aqua Breed) Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Hisuian Typhlosion Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Swinub Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Hippopotas Hippowdon Leafeon Glaceon Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Sylveon Perrserker Cufant Copperajah Fuecoco Crocalor Skeledirge Orthworm Annihilape Clodsire Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form) Dudunsparce (Three-Segment Form)
Reminder	Zangoose
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Curse

Hammer Arm

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ursaring Slaking Rhyperior Chesnaught Ursaluna Ursaluna (Bloodmoon)
Breeding	Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Grookey Thwackey Rillaboom
Evolution	Rhydon
Reminder	Emboar
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Hammer Arm

Night Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Alolan Meowth Alolan Persian Stunky Skuntank Weavile Meowscarada
Breeding	Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Galarian Meowth Mankey Primeape Hisuian Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Torchic Seedot Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Seviper Shinx Luxio Luxray Oshawott Dewott Samurott Hisuian Samurott Cubchoo Beartic Perrserker Ursaluna Sneasler Annihilape
Evolution	Zoroark
Reminder	Zangoose
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Night Slash

Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Sandslash Alolan Sandslash Diglett Dugtrio Meowth Galarian Meowth Persian Sneasel Hisuian Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Torchic Combusken Blaziken Vigoroth Zangoose Weavile Hisuian Samurott Cubchoo Beartic Perrserker Ursaluna Ursaluna (Bloodmoon) Sneasler Sprigatito Floragato Meowscarada Shroodle Grafaiai
Breeding	Sentret Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Buizel Floatzel Stunky Skuntank Drilbur
Evolution	Samurott
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Slash

Snore

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Teddiursa Ursaring Spoink Grumpig Dedenne Ursaluna Ursaluna (Bloodmoon)
Breeding	Snubbull Phanpy Donphan Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Piplup
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Snore

Tickle

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Aipom Ambipom Minccino
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Leafeon Glaceon Espurr Sylveon Morpeko (Full Belly Mode) Finizen Palafin (Zero Form)
Reminder	Cinccino
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Tickle