Choose Slaking for the highest base HP and attack in this four-Pokémon comparison: 138 HP and ×1.58 attack, with an immediately usable melee route.
Loaded moves and evolution choices
- Tackle · level 5 · evolution selected → Take Down · level 5 + Vigor; choose its gold card separately
- Swords Dance · level 5 · base move · No evolution
- Harden · level 5 · base move · No evolution
Bonds required: 2 · Run cards: Power ×1 · Vigor ×1 · Armor ×1
Optional item if found: Leftovers
These are planner examples, not your owned save. Keep one group active; earned Bonds are needed for simultaneous moves. Each evolved attack needs its own level, run card and gold choice. Finish new rift/Bond opportunities before 28:00; Arceus at 30:00 is invincible.
What to do
- Obtain Slaking from the Hoenn gacha pool before selecting it. Its playable game record has an empty traits list; do not import the main-series Truant turn-skipping rule.
- Keep starting Tackle active: 16 base damage and 0.50 s cooldown. Work around pack edges while leveling it; active melee gives 25% less received damage.
- Raise Tackle to level 5, take the Vigor run card and choose gold Take Down. Power increases attack but cannot replace Vigor in this evolution recipe; add Armor for defense.
- Spend the first earned Bond to join Tackle and Swords Dance, then the second to add Harden. Keep all three in the active group; support-only separate slots do not deal damage.
- Use Leftovers if found for 1.5% maximum-HP recovery per second. Keep escape routes open for its slower movement; complete Bonds before 28:00 and dodge Arceus at 30:00.
Requirements
| Held items | Run stat cards |
|---|---|
| Leftovers | Vigor · Power · Armor |
Strengths
- The route retains the real starting Tackle, with a single Vigor evolution recipe.
- 138 base HP and ×1.58 attack combine with legal Normal-pool attack and defense supports.
Trade-offs
- Its 120 movement is the slowest of the four and this damage route is Normal-only. Rock, Steel and Ghost targets reduce its output; the two support moves need 2 Bonds to act with Tackle.
Your result also depends on upgrade choices, enemy spawns and how you dodge.
Game data & sources
The linked game files show where these stats, costs and rules come from. Updates to the game may change them.
Data version: a9b21f09
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