# Slaking #12/109 — Ruby & Sapphire

## Summary

Slaking is the Hoenn Pokémon fans love to laugh at, a Stage 2 so lazy it needs a rest turn after every swing, and that goofy reputation keeps collectors fond of it. The holo is a mid-tier pull in the first Ruby & Sapphire set, and Ken Sugimori's name adds a small premium. The modelled guide sits at $24, up 8% over 30 days on 19 copies traded, with 45 days of inventory on the board; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Ruby & Sapphire |
| Number | 12/109 |
| Rarity | Holo Rare |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2003-07-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Vigoroth |
| HP | 120 |
| Types | Colorless |
| Ability: Lazy | As long as Slaking is your Active Pokémon, your opponent's Pokémon can't use any Poké-Powers. |
| Attack: Critical Move | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 100 — Discard a basic Energy card attached to Slaking or this attack does nothing. Slaking can't attack during your next turn. |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Retreat | 3 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Slaking #289](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/slaking) |
| Finishes | Holo, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$23.87** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-13
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-13
- Floor delivered ask: $26.50 — as of 2026-11-13T23:24:43.628Z
- Quant score: 62/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-13T23:24:43.628Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-07-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-13T08:39:44.723Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-13T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-10T00:38:28.466Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-25T04:18:23.053Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-13T08:23:58.791Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T19:01:51.932Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/ruby-sapphire/slaking-12)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex1-12%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)