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Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire Phase 5: Understanding Truant
Balance Badge Norman's Slaking has Truant, which means it only acts every other turn. That ability is the entire fight.
Phase 5 Balance Badge Petalburg Gym, Norman, Surf, Route 118, Weather Institute, and Fortree setup. 05 / 10 
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Norman's Slaking has Truant, which means it only acts every other turn. That ability is the entire fight.
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Understanding Truant
Norman’s Slaking has Truant, which means it only acts every other turn. That ability is the entire fight. On attacking turns, Slaking is terrifying. On loafing turns, you get a free move.
Good answers exploit the rhythm. Use Protect, Dig, switching, healing, status, or setup on the dangerous turns, then attack on loafing turns. If you attack blindly every turn, Slaking’s stats will win trades that look fair but are not.
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