Slack Off (move) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia
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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
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Learnset
By leveling up
By breeding
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| 0449 |  |  | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | − | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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.
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
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In the anime
 Slaking  Bellibolt | |||
| The user slacks off, restoring any energy it lost | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Used In | Notes | |
 | 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 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
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