Slack Off (move)

Slack Off なまける Slack Off

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   The appeal works better the later it is performed.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

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

Games Description RSEColoXD Slacks off and restores half the maximum HP. FRLG The user slacks off and restores its HP by half its full HP. DPPtHGSSPBR BWB2W2 The user slacks off, restoring its own HP by up to half of its maximum HP. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA The user slacks off, restoring its own HP by up to half of its max HP. SV The user slacks off, restoring its own HP by up to half its max HP.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
										SMUSUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1	−	39	36	36	36	33	33	33
0079		Slowpoke Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1						33		33
0080		Slowbro		Monster	Water 1	−	41	36	36	36	33	33	33
0080		Slowbro Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1						33		33
0199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1	−	−	−	−	−	33	33	33
0199		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1						33		33
0287		Slakoth		Field		Field	13	13	13	13XY 9ORAS	9		9	9
0288		Vigoroth		Field		Field	−	−	−	−	−		1	−
0289		Slaking		Field		Field	1, 13	1, 13	1, 13	1, 13XY 1, 9ORAS	1, 9		1, 9	1
0390		Chimchar		Field	Human-Like		39	41	41	41		41	41
0391		Monferno		Field	Human-Like		46	49	49	49		49	49
0392		Infernape		Field	Human-Like		−	−	−	−		1	Rem.
0449		Hippopotas		Field		Field		−	−	−	−	52	52	52
0450		Hippowdon		Field		Field		−	−	−	−	62	62	62
0866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like						1
0939		Bellibolt		Water 1		Water 1								1
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
									SMUSUM	BDSP	SV
0449		Hippopotas		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0909		Fuecoco		Field		Field						✔
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.

• Rescue Team and Explorers series: 50%
• Adventure Squad series: 20%
• Super Mystery Dungeon: 40%

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDRB - - 17 - —% - User User - MDTDS - - 17 - —% - User User - BSL - - 17 - —% - User User - SMD - - 13 30 —% - User User - With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

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

Games Description MDRB MDTDS Restores the user's HP by half its maximum HP. BSL じぶんの ＨＰを さいだいＨＰの １/５だけ かいふくする MDGtI UNUSED SMD MDRTDX It restores your HP.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

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 Good, The Bad, and The Lucky!, Jessie and James commanded the Slakoth and Slaking they pulled from the Rocket Prize Master to use Slack Off, but the two Pokémon were too lazy to obey.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Slaking
The user slacks off, restoring any energy it lost.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Slaking lays on its side and relaxes, restoring any energy it lost.
The Battle Factory's Slaking	Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 偷懶 Tāuláahn * 懶惰 Láahndoh * Mandarin 偷懶 / 偷懒 Tōulǎn * 懶惰 / 懒惰 Lǎnduò * Dutch Gas terug French Paresse German Tagedieb Greek Τεμπέλιασμα Ξεκούραση Italian Pigro Korean 게으름피우기 GeeuleumpiugiIX+ 태만함 TaemanhamIV–VIII Polish Lenistwo Portuguese Relaxar Serbian Opuštanje Spanish Latin America Relajar Spain Relajo Vietnamese Buông Lơi

Variations of the move Recover
Recover • Soft-Boiled • Milk Drink • Slack Off • Heal Order • Roost

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