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solrock
#338

Solrock

Meteorite Pokémon

RockPsychic

When it rotates itself, it gives off light similar to the sun, thus blinding its foes.

Base Stats

HP 90
Attack 95
Defense 85
Sp. Atk 55
Sp. Def 65
Speed 70
Total 460

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Meteorite Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 154.0 kg
Base Exp 161
Growth Rate Fast
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender Genderless
Habitat Cave
Egg Groups Mineral

Sprites

solrock Front Front
solrock Back Back
solrock Front Shiny Front Shiny
solrock Back Shiny Back Shiny
solrock Official Art Official Art
solrock Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

zu Usage: 1.7%
Physical Wall
Item
Rocky Helmet
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 252
Def 200
Spe 56

Strategy Overview

Solrock fails to be an effective physical wall and Stealth Rock setter due to its terrible stats and weakness-laden typing, meaning that even with full HP and Defense investment it often can't switch into common physically offensive threats like Sawk, Klinklang, and Qwilfish; as a result it is outclassed by the myriad of other excellent options like Palossand, Rhydon, and Miltank.

Most Used Moves

Explosion
42.5%
Toxic
36.5%

Most Used Items

Nothing
12.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc