Raids
✖- Stars:
- ★★★★
- Availability:
- Lunar New Year (2024, 2025, 2026)
- Location:
- One den per region: Viridian Forest (Kanto), Ilex Forest (Johto), Petalburg Woods (Hoenn), Eterna Forest (Sinnoh), Lostlorn Forest (Unova)
- Rewards:
- An Alpha of the boss. The 12 zodiac raids unlock Shaymin.
- Level 75 Pokémon, 1 OT Pokémon
- Unique species and held items
Slaking raid
Normal
Boss weaknesses
Slaking's type:Normal
| Bug | Dark | Dragon | Electric | Fighting | Fire | Flying | Ghost | Grass | Ground | Ice | Normal | Poison | Psychic | Rock | Steel | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ×1 | ×1 | ×1 | ×1 | ×2 | ×1 | ×1 | ×0 | ×1 | ×1 | ×1 | ×1 | ×1 | ×1 | ×1 | ×1 | ×1 |
- Weak to
- Fighting×2
- Resists
- None
- Immune to
- Ghost×0
1 strategy
Slaking in the raid
Ability: Truant · Item: Expert Belt
Giga ImpactIce PunchZen HeadbuttHammer Arm
- 100% — Amnesia.
- 76% — Slack Off.
- 50% — Thunder Wave.
- 25% — Ability suppression.
caav · 2025
Focus Blast from Choice Specs Plus Ampharos (its Sp. Def is far lower than its Defense), Fake Tears from Ninetales, Tailwind, Eruption, and Heal Block for Slack Off.
4 players · Strategy by caav · Updated: 2025-02-08
- Every Pokémon of a player must be a different species with a different held item.
- The adds use a Pledge combo on turn 1 when they can. Put Heal Block on a Pokémon that reliably faints on turn 2.
| Turn | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tailwind | Ninetales Fake Tears | Typhlosion Eruption | Sweet Scent |
| 2 | Typhlosion Flamethrower | Ninetales Fake Tears | Ampharos Focus Blast | Ampharos Focus Blast |
| 3 | Heal Block | Ninetales Fake Tears | Ampharos Focus Blast | Ampharos Focus Blast |
- Then keep Focus Blast (Lucario, Blaziken, Infernape) and Fire Blast under sun; Haze the Amnesia.