Slaking 170/236 · Unified Minds

Slaking is Pokédex #289, generation 3 (Hoenn). Slaking is a Stage 2 Colorless Pokémon with 180 HP. The card says it evolves from Vigoroth. In this catalog that name is Vigoroth (#288).

Slaking sits at 170/236 in Unified Minds, position 171 of 261. Before it is 169 Vigoroth, and after it is 171 Bidoof. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on August 2, 2019. The printed size is 236. This checklist is longer, at 261 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Counterattack is listed as Ability. If this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), put 4 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon. The attack Dynamic Swing lists 100+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. You may do 100 more damage. If you do, during your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 100 more damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "The world's laziest Pokémon. It moves to another spot when there's no food left within its reach."

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 180 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 4. 12 other cards of Slaking list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Akira Komayama. I count 239 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Unified Minds set binder is where a full Unified Minds 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.