Slaking V 58/78 · Pokémon GO

Pokémon GO is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on July 1, 2022. The printed size is 78. This checklist is longer, at 88 cards. Slaking V is 58/78, in position 58 of 88 on this checklist. Before it is 57 Ambipom, and after it is 59 Bidoof. The listed rarity is Rare Holo V.

Slaking V is a Basic V Colorless Pokémon with 230 HP. In the Pokédex this is Slaking (#289), generation 3 (Hoenn).

Saki Hayashiro illustrated this card. The same name is on 40 other cards in the catalog.

Slaking (#289) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2024. The earliest other card is Slaking 12/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card is named Slaking, while this one is Slaking V. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 230 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo V. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Saki Hayashiro illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Slaking list a different HP.

Kinda Lazy is listed as Ability. If you have exactly 2, 4, or 6 Prize cards remaining, this Pokémon can't attack. The attack Heavy Impact lists 260 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Pokémon GO, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Pokémon GO set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Slaking can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.