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Slaking raid

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
Normal
Boss weaknesses
Slaking's type:Normal
Damage taken by Slaking, by attacking type.
BugDarkDragonElectricFightingFireFlyingGhostGrassGroundIceNormalPoisonPsychicRockSteelWater
×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.

Original guide ↗

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.
TurnPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4
1TailwindNinetales Fake TearsTyphlosion EruptionSweet Scent
2Typhlosion FlamethrowerNinetales Fake TearsAmpharos Focus BlastAmpharos Focus Blast
3Heal BlockNinetales Fake TearsAmpharos Focus BlastAmpharos Focus Blast
  1. Then keep Focus Blast (Lucario, Blaziken, Infernape) and Fire Blast under sun; Haze the Amnesia.