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Slaking
Oracle Text
Attack Pitch (150): Your opponent switches their Active Pokémon with 1 of their Benched Pokémon.
Card Details
Character Background
Slaking from Ruby & Sapphire is a classic control piece disguised as a lumbering wall: as long as it stays Active, its Lazy ability shuts off all opposing Poké-Powers, making it especially punishing against decks that rely on setup, draw engines, or utility abilities. That makes it best suited to a tempo-control plan, where you force the opponent to play fair while you buy turns and trade efficiently. Critical Move is a hefty 100-damage finisher, but the attack cost is deliberate—you must discard a basic Energy, and Slaking skips its next attack, so you want it hitting only when the knockout or tempo swing is worth the drawback. Pair it with Energy acceleration or retrieval, such as cards that recycle basic Energy or help promote Slaking safely after it attacks. Because it is a Stage 2, consistency matters most: build around thick Slakoth/Vigoroth lines and defensive switching options so Slaking can stay Active and keep the lock in place.
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Character Background
Slaking from Ruby & Sapphire is a classic control piece disguised as a lumbering wall: as long as it stays Active, its Lazy ability shuts off all opposing Poké-Powers, making it especially punishing against decks that rely on setup, draw engines, or utility abilities. That makes it best suited to a tempo-control plan, where you force the opponent to play fair while you buy turns and trade efficiently. Critical Move is a hefty 100-damage finisher, but the attack cost is deliberate—you must discard a basic Energy, and Slaking skips its next attack, so you want it hitting only when the knockout or tempo swing is worth the drawback. Pair it with Energy acceleration or retrieval, such as cards that recycle basic Energy or help promote Slaking safely after it attacks. Because it is a Stage 2, consistency matters most: build around thick Slakoth/Vigoroth lines and defensive switching options so Slaking can stay Active and keep the lock in place.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-03 11:10:43 UTC