Slaking counters

Gen 6 Pure Hackmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Slaking
#0289 Slaking
Normal
USAGE 14.9% #13
ABILITYWonder Guard
BASE STATS
HP 150
ATK 160
DEF 100
SPA 95
SPD 65
SPE 100
BST670
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Fighting
0×
Ghost
Moves
Extreme Speed 65.0% Fake Out 35.9% Pursuit 30.3% Shadow Sneak 27.9% Baton Pass 22.8% Substitute 21.9% Shell Smash 21.3% Play Rough 10.2%
Items
Lum Berry 29.0% Silk Scarf 25.0% Focus Sash 10.6% Scope Lens 9.7% Leftovers 7.5% Shed Shell 6.6% Safety Goggles 3.9% Choice Scarf 3.3%
Abilities
Wonder Guard32.5%Shadow Tag23.8%Mold Breaker19.5%Huge Power14.3%Teravolt2.4%Pure Power2.2%Turboblaze1.6%Magic Bounce1.6%
Common Teammates
Rayquaza-Mega61.6%Xerneas50.4%Slaking39.9%Deoxys-Speed38.1%Groudon-Primal37.8%Gyarados-Mega34.9%Giratina30.3%Blissey23.5%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Mewtwo-Mega-X
Mewtwo-Mega-X
PsychicFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK
80.417
63
63.2% dies 7.33%
02
Rayquaza-Mega
Rayquaza-Mega
DragonFlying SOFT CHECK
59.906
54
54.2% dies 6.44%
03
Chansey
Chansey
Normal SOFT CHECK
24.757
51
51.3% dies 10.05%
04
Slaking
Slaking
Normal SOFT CHECK
29.356
48
48.4% dies 9.22%
05
Xerneas
Xerneas
Fairy SOFT CHECK
27.062
41
41.1% dies 9.46%
06
Giratina
Giratina
GhostDragon SOFT CHECK
57.657
38
38.0% dies 6.39%
07
Deoxys-Speed
Deoxys-Speed
Psychic SOFT CHECK
35.897
31
31.2% dies 7.74%
08
Groudon-Primal
Groudon-Primal
GroundFire SOFT CHECK
24.965
28
28.1% dies 9.00%
09
Gyarados-Mega
Gyarados-Mega
WaterDark SOFT CHECK
23.59
17
16.6% dies 7.66%
10
Kyogre-Primal
Kyogre-Primal
Water SOFT CHECK
21.099
17
16.6% dies 8.10%

Ranked #13 with 14.92% usage. Sorted by reliability score.