Slaking
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Yawn and Hyper Beam, worth 8.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Slaking can learn 4 combinations. Yawn with Hyper Beam does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yawn | Normal | 0 | 1.5s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Play Rough | Fairy | 90 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Body Slam Legacy | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Slaking has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 5,010 at level 50, 4,431 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 2,532 CP at level 20, or 3,165 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 2,435 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 290 attack · 166 defense · 284 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 2.01 m and 130.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Slaking does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Dragon, Dark.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Yawn + Play Rough | 11.5 |
| Dragon | Yawn + Play Rough | 11.5 |
| Dark | Yawn + Play Rough | 11.5 |
| Poison | Yawn + Earthquake | 10.5 |
| Rock | Yawn + Earthquake | 10.5 |
| Steel | Yawn + Earthquake | 10.5 |
| Fire | Yawn + Earthquake | 10.5 |
| Electric | Yawn + Earthquake | 10.5 |
| Normal | Yawn + Hyper Beam | 8.3 |
| Yawn + Hyper Beam | 8.3 | |
| Ground | Yawn + Hyper Beam | 8.3 |
| Bug | Yawn + Hyper Beam | 8.3 |
| Water | Yawn + Hyper Beam | 8.3 |
| Grass | Yawn + Hyper Beam | 8.3 |
| Psychic | Yawn + Hyper Beam | 8.3 |
| Ice | Yawn + Hyper Beam | 8.3 |
| Fairy | Yawn + Hyper Beam | 8.3 |
| Ghost | Yawn + Play Rough | 7.4 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Slaking is actually for.
Counters: what beats Slaking
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 34.1 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 31.2 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 31.1 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 30.8 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 29.4 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 28.4 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 28.1 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 28.1 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 27.9 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 27.7 |
Ranked by damage per second against Slaking's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.