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solrock
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Solrock

Meteorite Pokémon

RockPsychic

A new Pokémon species, rumored to be from the sun. It gives off light while spinning.

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

uu
Rock Polish + Baton Pass
Moves
Stone Edge / Rock Slide
Explosion / Earthquake
Item
Leftovers / Liechi Berry
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 252
Def 28
Spe 228
Trick Room
Item
Leftovers / Focus Sash
Nature
Brave
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
Def 4

Strategy Overview

The shift to the DPP metagame was rather unkind to Solrock. While Solrock had some uses in OU during the glory days of RSE, it's lucky to find any use in NU today. It has a unique typing and a great ability, but its plethora of weaknesses to the most commonly used attacking types and below average defenses mean that it'll usually be KOed before accomplishing much on the battlefield. That may seem like a lot of bad news, but this shouldn't deter anyone from choosing Solrock, as it has access to a myriad of supporting and attacking moves, as well as a unique typing and ability that can offer useful resistances to fill specific niches in your team.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc