Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Slaking
Mysterious Treasures · #34 · Rare · 2007
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Market reference
$0.95
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 34 / 124
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Vigoroth
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 289
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 12.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Slaking plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Lazy Blow) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Vigoroth first).
How to beat Slaking
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Slaking?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The world's laziest Pokémon. When it is lounging, it is actually saving energy for striking back."
Poké-Power: Energetic Impulse
Once during your turn (before your attack), if Slaking is your Active Pokémon, you may flip a coin. If heads, Slaking's Lazy Blow attack's base damage is 130 during this turn. If tails, Slaking can't attack or retreat during this turn. (If Slaking is no longer your Active Pokémon, this effect ends.)
CCCCLazy Blow — 50
Weakness:F+30
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.70 | $0.97 | $19.98 | $0.95 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.35 | $1.82 | $28.30 | $1.72 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.35 |
| 7-day average | €1.29 |
| 30-day average | €0.93 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €1.02 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.60 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.79 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.83 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.47 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.15 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.78 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.07 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Slaking is real?
Slaking is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Slaking worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Slaking is $0.95; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Slaking from?
Slaking is from the Pokémon set "Mysterious Treasures" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Slaking?
Slaking is a Rare card in the Mysterious Treasures set.
Other Slaking printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
