What is the point of Truant?

Question

It's slaking abilities... what for?

Comments

Figured I'd add my two cents worth:

Another good use of Traunt is in double battles, have something super fast use skill swap on Slaking, then pass it to your opponent.

Answer 1

As Swampert recently educated me in Truant (And did a damn good job at that!), I can answer this with saying that it compensates and balances Slaking out, seeing as it has a massive Base 160 Attack.

If you space it out between the hindering of Truant, that's more like a 80 Base Attack, seeing as you're only attack half as often as the average Pokemon.

Just for balance reasons Bro. Imagine fighting Norman in Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire; fighting against two Slaking without Truant, both able to (mathematically) hit harder than GROUDON. Yeah, I don't want to even dream about it either...shivers in fear

Comments

Thank you, thank you:)

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Sorry for stealing your thunder, Bro. xD

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Although it is possible to change its ability with moves like Gastro Acid and Worry Seed.

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So technically if the Slakings didn't have truant, Norman could be just as hard as the Elite 4 if not more , if so, I'm with you there

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yeah but u can usually one shot the opponent and move before them before ur 2nd turn

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The moves Worry Seed, Entrainment and Simple Beam do not work on Pokémon with Truant.