Pokémon · EX
Slaking
Power Keepers · #13 · Rare Holo · 2007
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Market reference
$6.94
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 13 / 108
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Vigoroth
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 289
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 25 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 (Critical Move) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Vigoroth first).
How to beat Slaking
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Slaking?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Lazy
As long as Slaking is your Active Pokémon, your opponent's Pokémon can't use any Poké-Powers.
CCCCCritical Move — 100
Discard a basic Energy card attached to Slaking or this attack does nothing. Slaking can't attack during your next turn.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CCC
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $5.80 | $6.99 | $75.71 | $6.94 | $75.71 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $26.00 | $32.99 | $96.94 | $3.98 | $96.94 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.49 |
| 7-day average | €4.08 |
| 30-day average | €3.25 |
| Low | €0.70 |
| Trend price | €4.37 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.62 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.65 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.62 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.78 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.33 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.87 |
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 $6.94; 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 "Power Keepers" in the EX series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Slaking?
Slaking is a Rare Holo card in the Power Keepers set.
Other Slaking printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
