Is Slaking viable in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons?

Slaking is ranked #13 in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons with 13.68% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Slaking in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons?

Mewtwo-Mega-X has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 66.4% of 59.60870508900699 relevant encounters. Standard error is 8.5 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Slaking matchup checks ranked in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Slaking was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Slaking counters

Gen 6 Pure Hackmons · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0289 Slaking

Normal

USAGE 13.7% #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 44.8% Defog 32.5% Wish 31.9% Fake Out 30.5% Pursuit 29.7% Parting Shot 21.0% Heal Bell 19.1% Baton Pass 15.0%

Items

Leftovers 30.4% Silk Scarf 25.6% Shed Shell 14.3% Lum Berry 10.5% Choice Scarf 10.3% Safety Goggles 3.0% Life Orb 2.3% Choice Band 1.5%

Abilities

Wonder Guard49.3%Shadow Tag20.7%Huge Power20.4%Mold Breaker3.1%Pure Power2.5%Teravolt1.6%Arena Trap1.3%Turboblaze0.4%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

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Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Mewtwo-Mega-X

PsychicFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

59.609

32.2

66.4% Standard error 8.54 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Huge Power Mewtwo-Mega-X Mach Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Slaking: 384-452 (76.1 - 89.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Rayquaza-Mega

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

25.774

25.4

63.3% Standard error 9.49 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Mold Breaker Rayquaza-Mega Oblivion Wing vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Slaking: 172-204 (34.1 - 40.4%) -- 44.7% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Giratina

GhostDragon DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

26.893

24.9

62.3% Standard error 9.35 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Slaking Pursuit (40 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Giratina: 72-86 (14.2 - 17%) -- possible 6HKO

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Slaking

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

32.307

7.9

42.8% Standard error 8.70 points

Xerneas

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.991

7.7

50.3% Standard error 10.66 points

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.628

-3.2

36.4% Standard error 9.90 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Mold Breaker Groudon-Primal V-create vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Slaking: 412-486 (81.7 - 96.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Ranked #13 with 13.68% usage. Sorted by conservative score.