Slaking 115/168 · Celestial Storm

Slaking is Pokédex #289, generation 3 (Hoenn). Slaking is a Stage 2 Colorless Pokémon with 160 HP. The card says it evolves from Vigoroth. In this catalog that name is Vigoroth (#288).

Slaking sits at 115/168 in Celestial Storm, position 116 of 187. Before it is 114 Vigoroth, and after it is 116 Whismur. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on August 3, 2018. The printed size is 168. This checklist is longer, at 187 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Lazy is listed as Ability. As long as this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon, your opponent's Pokémon in play have no Abilities, except for Lazy. The attack Critical Move lists 160 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Discard an Energy from this Pokémon. It can't attack during your next turn. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It is the world's most slothful Pokémon. However, it can exert horrifying power by releasing pent-up energy all at once."

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 160 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. 15 other cards of Slaking list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Celestial Storm set binder is where a full Celestial Storm 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.