Is Slaking viable in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons?

Slaking is ranked #11 in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons with 23.40% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Slaking in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons?

Mewtwo-Mega-X has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 70.4% of 57.895227335064135 relevant encounters. Standard error is 6.0 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 · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0289 Slaking

Normal

USAGE 23.4% #11

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 39.8% Pursuit 39.3% Defog 31.1% Wish 28.5% Baton Pass 28.4% Shell Smash 27.8% Fake Out 20.0% Substitute 18.2%

Items

Leftovers 38.4% Shed Shell 16.4% Silk Scarf 15.2% Lum Berry 11.9% Choice Scarf 11.5% Life Orb 4.0% Choice Band 1.4% Safety Goggles 0.6%

Abilities

Wonder Guard61.1%Huge Power21.8%Shadow Tag8.7%Mold Breaker3.6%Pure Power3.6%Turboblaze0.6%Teravolt0.5%Truant0.0%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

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

57.895

46.4

70.4% Standard error 6.00 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Expert Belt Huge Power Mewtwo-Mega-X Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Slaking: 1378-1622 (273.4 - 321.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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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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Mewtwo-Mega-Y

Psychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.194

-4.9

31.4% Standard error 9.07 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Teravolt Mewtwo-Mega-Y Psystrike vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Slaking: 244-288 (48.4 - 57.1%) -- 42.6% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Ranked #11 with 23.40% usage. Sorted by conservative score.