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Usage · October 2026
0.1%
Slaking is ranked #167 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 232 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#167 of 220
Raw count232
Viability ceiling73
Month on month+0.04pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 UU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 670
HP
150
Atk
160
Def
100
SpA
95
SpD
65
Spe
100
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.04pppeak 0.1% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
90.2% of Slaking teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
4
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureNaive
AbilityTruant · 100.0%
ItemLife Orb · 90.2%
Tera typeNormal · 91.8%
Moves
99.9%
99.9%
90.2%
52.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe8.2%
Moves
5 tracked99.9%
99.9%
90.2%
52.7%
37.5%
Best Slaking build for Gen 9 UU
The set above is the one Gen 9 UU players run most often, taken from 32,224 battles in October 2026. Slaking sits at rank #167 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.04 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.