Slaking 16/127 · Platinum

Slaking is Pokédex #289, generation 3 (Hoenn). Slaking is a Stage 2 Colorless Pokémon with 150 HP. The card lists level 62. The card says it evolves from Vigoroth. In this catalog that name is Vigoroth (#288).

Slaking sits at 16/127 in Platinum, position 16 of 133. Before it is 15 Shaymin, and after it is 17 Weavile G. The set belongs to the Platinum series. It was released on February 11, 2009. The printed size is 127. This checklist is longer, at 133 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Lazy Paunch is listed as Poké-Body. If Slaking used any attacks during your last turn, Slaking can't attack. The attack Best Dash lists 150 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Slaking by attacks is increased by 50 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Weakness is Fighting +30. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "The world's laziest Pokémon. When it is lounging, it is actually saving energy for striking back."

Slaking (#289) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 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 lists 120 HP, and this one lists 150 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 4. 13 other cards of Slaking list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Masakazu Fukuda. I count 471 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Platinum set binder is where a full Platinum set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Slaking can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.