Collecting Slaking: The Complete Card Guide for Aesthetic Binders
The ultimate Slaking card collector guide for Sleepy Pokémon binders — top cards, rare pulls, display tips, and evolution spreads.
2024-05-19
Popularity Rank: #377
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #636
2019 survey: #191
#377 / 1025
#0289
Slaking
Lazy Pokémon
SLAKING spends all day lying down and lolling about. It eats grass growing within its reach. If it eats all the grass it can reach, this POKéMON reluctantly moves to another spot.
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0289
Height
2.0 m
Weight
130.5 kg
Capture rate
45 / 255
Generation
Gen III
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
3,825 steps
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Slow
Color
Brown
Habitat
Forest
Shape
Humanoid
Why people love Slaking
The elevator pitch for Slaking: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
- From its Bulbapedia summary: it evolves from Vigoroth starting at level 36. It is the final form of Slakoth.
- Sleepy-eyed and mellow — Slaking is for collectors who want calm, cozy vibes on-page.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Slaking feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Slaking from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Fantastical Parade
Three Diamond
Surging Sparks
Ultra Rare
Surging Sparks
Double rare
Paldea Evolved
Rare
Evolving Skies
Holo Rare
Unified Minds
Rare
Detective Pikachu
Rare
Celestial Storm
Rare
Furious Fists
Rare
Dragons Exalted
Rare
Platinum
Rare Holo
Mysterious Treasures
Rare
Showing 12 of 17 loaded cards · card data from TCGdex with pokemontcg.io as backup · images via Scrydex when needed
Binder plan & Michi Method for Slaking
Binder geometry for Slaking: where the eye should land first and what can stay in the background.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Slaking #170 (Unified Minds) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Slaking binder page.
Slaking #115 (Celestial Storm) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Slaking binder page.
Slaking ex #227 (Surging Sparks) is a solid binder pick — easy to find and always looks great in a spread.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Slaking mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Slaking chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Unified Minds
Rare
Celestial Storm
Rare
Surging Sparks
Ultra Rare
Fantastical Parade
Three Diamond
Surging Sparks
Double rare
Paldea Evolved
Rare
Evolving Skies
Holo Rare
Right page
Detective Pikachu
Rare
Furious Fists
Rare
Dragons Exalted
Rare
Platinum
Rare Holo
Mysterious Treasures
Rare
Pokémon GO
Ultra Rare
Pokémon GO
Holo Rare V
The Michi Method treats your binder like a small gallery: print one scene that spans multiple pockets, then nest your favourite Slaking cards around it. The picks and reference art below are meant for collectors building display spreads — not competitive lists.
Michi Method scene examples
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.
Scene wallpaper — Slaking
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Slaking
Scene wallpaper — Slaking
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Slaking
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- If you're building for Sleepy Pokémon, repeat one motif (floral border, café table, neon sign) across three cards so the theme feels authored.
- Slaking's cheerful base temperament invites playful sticker sleeves or washi — don't force a grimdark layout unless the art demands it.
- Keep a "swap tray" of mid-value Slaking duplicates beside the binder — trades move faster when the page is already curated.
- Reserve one sleeve for Trainer cameos or duos with Slakoth, Vigoroth, and Abra; vignette cards routinely outperform sterile solo placeholders in flat lays.
Slaking: competitive snapshot
For players and duel-minded collectors — abilities, hallmark moves, and tier shorthand in one place.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Slaking — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
150
Attack
160
Defense
100
Sp. Atk
95
Sp. Def
65
Speed
100
Total: 670
Players file Slaking around tier "ZU" while Ability Truant (Skips every second turn.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Hammer Arm — Lowers the user's Speed by 1. — Illustration Rares that stage that motion tend to outperform static portraits.
- Mono-normal Slaking spreads live on lighting variation: same palette, different contrast.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Slaking — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Slaking, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
SLAKING spends all day lying down and lolling about. It eats grass growing within its reach. If it eats all the grass it can reach, this POKéMON reluctantly moves to another spot.
Wherever SLAKING live, rings of over a yard in diameter appear in grassy fields. They are made by the POKéMON as it eats all the grass within reach while lying prone on the ground.
Hordes of SLAKING gather around trees when fruits come into season. They wait around patiently for ripened fruits to fall out of the trees.
Collectors still read Slakoth, Vigoroth, and Slaking fastest left-to-right; matching illustration eras across those stages matters more than cramming every rarity onto one page.
A second dex beat (White 2) frames Slaking as a pokémon that lives lying on its side.. Rotating that line on a sticky note beside the page keeps the spread feeling lived-in.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Letarking
Spanish
Slaking
French
Monaflèmit
Italian
Slaking
Japanese
ケッキング
Japanese (Romaji)
Kekking
Korean
게을킹
Chinese (Simplified)
请假王
Chinese (Traditional)
請假王
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