Pokémon · Platinum
Slaking
Platinum · #16 · Rare Holo · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$4.47
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 16 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Vigoroth
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 289
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 150 damage
- 37.5 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 (Best Dash) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 150 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥75 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.
How to beat Slaking
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥75 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 Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
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-Body: Lazy Paunch
If Slaking used any attacks during your last turn, Slaking can't attack.
CCCCBest Dash — 150
During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Slaking by attacks is increased by 50 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $3.58 | $4.22 | $55.20 | $4.47 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.50 | $6.31 | $53.00 | $5.12 | $43.04 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.00 |
| 7-day average | €2.04 |
| 30-day average | €2.15 |
| Low | €0.40 |
| Trend price | €2.60 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.80 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.40 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.26 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.13 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.09 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.98 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.39 |
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 $4.47; 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 "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Slaking?
Slaking is a Rare Holo card in the Platinum set.
Other Slaking printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
