Slaking resembled a baboon and a gorilla, with a pink nose and beige skin. It had brown rings around its eyes, two sprout-like tufts of white hair on its head, a ring of white fur around its neck and body, and brown fur on its limbs.
Slaking was the most laid-back Pokémon in the world, spending all day lying around. It ate grass growing within reach, and once that grass was gone, it reluctantly moved somewhere else. Circles with a radius of one meter etched into grasslands formed when Slaking lay down and ate all the grass around itself. When it became truly hungry, it could also be seen roaming around at night. During fruit season, many Slaking gathered around fruit trees, waiting for the fruit to ripen and fall. Although it appeared to be lying motionless, it was actually storing up strength for a counterattack. By releasing that accumulated energy all at once, it could unleash astonishing power.
Although Slaking had the Ability truant, its base stat total of 670 still made it an extremely powerful Pokémon.
In the Pokémon games, Slaking primarily served as a wallbreaker and a heavy hitter. With a base stat total of 670 and a whopping base Attack of 160, it was a rarity even across the entire Pokémon world. Naturally, something that hit this hard was used as a cannon in the games, specifically to blast the opponent's heavy hitters.
Slaking in battle could be summed up in one sentence: I'll just lie here quietly and watch you show off.
Slaking had the highest base stat total of any non-legendary, non-Mega Pokémon, just a step away from the 680 benchmark of major legendaries. But... every advantage came at a price. Despite its high stats and bottomless movepool, one negative Ability dragged it down