The Pokémon of October 9th, 2025 is…
#287 Slakoth
“Slakoth (Japanese: ナマケロ Namakero) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation III.
It evolves into Vigoroth starting at level 18, which evolves into Slaking starting at level 36.
Slakoth is a brown, quadrupedal Pokémon with sloth-like qualities. It has coarse, shaggy fur with two dark brown stripes on its back. There is a scruff of fur on top of its head, and it has a large pink pig-like snout, pink eyelids, and dark rings around its eyes. It has long, lanky arms, but shorter legs. Each paw has two sharp claws, and there are pink paw pads on the back feet. Its underbelly and rear are also pink.
Slakoth lolls around and sleeps for more than twenty hours a day, which can make those around it drowsy. Since it does not move very much, it does not need much food and only eats three leaves each day. Its heart only beats once a minute. In Generation III, Slack Off was its signature move. It makes its nest in tropical forests, and keeps the same one during its entire life. However, it can travel far by swimming in rivers. As mentioned in the Sleep Style Dex, Drowsy Power is the only thing that make Slakoth move in order sleep near Snorlax.
Prior to Generation V and in Generation IX, Slakoth and its fully evolved form, Slaking, are the only known Pokémon that can have Truant as an Ability.“-Bulbapedia.
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