Pokémon · EX
Slaking
Ruby & Sapphire · #12 · Rare Holo · 2003
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Market reference
$19.47
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 12 / 109
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Vigoroth
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- 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 Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
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 | $11.00 | $20.00 | $204.90 | $19.47 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $24.97 | $45.29 | $247.20 | $20.38 | $30.34 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.99 |
| 7-day average | €12.97 |
| 30-day average | €9.64 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €10.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.75 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.82 |
| reverseHoloSell | €5.19 |
| averageSellPrice | €9.26 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.65 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.40 |
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 $19.47; 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 "Ruby & Sapphire" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Slaking?
Slaking is a Rare Holo card in the Ruby & Sapphire set.
Other Slaking printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
