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Originally Posted by Fat Pocket
If you really want to take advantage of Slaking you would want to pair it with Cofagrigus @ Eject Button. Switch Cofagrigus into a physical attack, mummify the opponent as the eject button withdraws Cofagrigus and brings in Slaking. Slaking can then Pursuit the opponent to make sure it gets mummified and loses Traunt. It's gimmicky, but using Slaking in UU is a gimmick attempt in the first place. Eject Button is a one-time use item, so time it wisely :0.
Once Slaking successfully pull this off, though, it can certainly be a menace with Bulk Up, Slack Off, and 2 Attacks, imo.
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Problem here of course is Cofagrigus has a far better role to perform than simply assisting a very one trick or gimmicky Pokemon. Who because of his typing would easily be prey to the plethora of Meinshao or Heracross running rampant in the tier. Put another way your set up is not something you can easily repeat as it relies on a one time use item and the mon you're setting up is very easily forced out thanks to how the current meta is (or heck get phased out by the ever common Blastoise/Snorlax/Suicune). Cofa clearly enjoys his left overs and frankly TR+NP Cofa would outweigh the All out attack Slaking in my book. Moreover, I think you're forgetting the problem with the set you have in mind... You mention Bulk up + Slack off and 2 attacking moves however one moveslot for attacking is already dedicated to pursuit the other would be most likely Slaking's STAB so its not exactly going to be that monstrous... As for the rest cim pretty much nailed it. Another thing is that this gimmick is pretty old, it was one of the earliest discussions regarding how to utilize mummy, so I'd say most people wouldn't be caught off guard by this (I mean if I see a Cofa and a Slaking in one team I sure as hell know what that means).
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Originally Posted by Fat Chimera404
Also, don't bring personal insults to an argument. It's unbecoming of someone who is clearly a veteran at this. I am not ignorant of the pitfalls surrounding Slaking usage, but this is a thread not to bash Slaking (we've got those) but to figure out what niche role it can play.
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That's just it though exactly what niche role are you looking at that isn't already done more efficiently by other Pokemon who aren't necessarily forced out or provide free turns to the opponent by merit of ability. The fact is Slaking's ability hinders him greatly and it is very easily exploitable and quite easily disadvantageous to you. Yes it has power bulk and speed but at the cost of a turn it just doesn't outweigh the disadvantage of truant. Slaking's moves are quite easily predicted as he doesn't exactly scream of a very diverse movepool, your two sets are practically the same with what coverage he carries (normal/EQ/& coverage against Ghosts), which as Cim noted are moves that have type immunities working against them and because of Truant he won't have the opportunity to deliver the finishing blow and instead give a free turn to whatever he couldn't finish (or in another case come in to revenge from what was saced). Slaking's niche is so to speak is to provide a free turn and that is about it, because there certainly are other bulky offensive mons that are capable of hitting hard with their STABs and have much better coverage (you could argue that Slaking has speed but really what use is Speed when at the next turn you forfeit making a move). It doesn't help either that Slaking would compete for a slot with other bulky offensive normal types that fit much more easily into teams, i.e. Snorlax and Porygon2.