Is Solrock Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Rock/Psychic with AbilityLevitate. Wild in Kalos. The physical counterpart to Lunatone. Same matchup coverage against Malva and Korrina. AbilityLevitate blocks Ground. No evolution.
Solrock resists most of Viola's coverage and hits back hard.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Grant's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Korrina's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Ramos's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Clemont's team.
Solrock trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Solrock trades roughly evenly with Olympia's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Wulfric's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Malva's team.
Solrock trades roughly evenly with Wikstrom's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Drasna's team.
Solrock trades roughly evenly with Siebold's team.
Solrock trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Catch Solrock on Glittering Cave (walking, Lv 15-17, rare). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
X & Y Solrock Locations
Solrock appears at moderate rates across 2 spots in early-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Best Locations to Catch Solrock in X & Y
Solrock Weakness
Type-wise, Solrock takes extra damage from Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, Ghost, Dark, and Steel. The Rock/Psychic typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Psychic |
What is Solrock Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Solrock
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Absol builds →Bite 2x70-84% Shadow Claw 2x55-66% | ||
 Honedge SteelGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Honedge builds →Shadow Claw 2x59-70% Pursuit 2x23-28% Fury Cutter 2x23-28% | ||
 Simisage Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Simisage builds →Seed Bomb 2x75-89% Shadow Claw 2x44-53% Thief 2x39-47% | ||
 Simipour Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Simipour builds →Scald 2x91-108%KO Shadow Claw 2x44-53% Thief 2x39-47% | ||
 Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Mawile builds →Bite 2x36-44% Astonish 2x20-25% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x127-150%KO Bulldoze 2x31-38% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Pangoro builds →Thief 2x64-75% Dig 2x56-67% Shadow Claw 2x49-58% Surf 2x49-58% | ||
 Bellossom Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Bellossom builds →Leaf Blade 2x69-81% Infestation 2x16-19% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x106-125%KO Dig 2x35-42% | ||
 Malamar DarkPsychic | C | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x127-150%KO Bulldoze 2x31-38% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Pangoro builds →Thief 2x64-75% X-Scissor 2x56-67% Dig 2x56-67% Shadow Claw 2x49-58% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x84-100%KO Dig 2x56-67% Thief 2x42-50% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Exeggutor builds →Seed Bomb 2x69-81% Thief 2x35-42% Infestation 2x19-23% | ||
Bellossom Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Bellossom builds →Leaf Blade 2x69-81% Infestation 2x16-19% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x127-150%KO Bulldoze 2x31-38% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Pangoro builds →Thief 2x64-75% X-Scissor 2x56-67% Dig 2x56-67% Shadow Claw 2x49-58% | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x84-100%KO Dig 2x56-67% Thief 2x42-50% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Exeggutor builds →Seed Bomb 2x69-81% Thief 2x35-42% Infestation 2x19-23% | ||
Bellossom Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Bellossom builds →Leaf Blade 2x69-81% Infestation 2x16-19% | ||
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x46-54% Shadow Claw 2x38-46% Night Slash 2x25-30% Fury Cutter 2x16-20% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Exeggutor builds →Wood Hammer 2x104-123%KO Thief 2x36-43% Infestation 2x20-23% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x131-155%KO Bulldoze 2x31-38% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Pangoro builds →Thief 2x65-78% X-Scissor 2x59-70% Dig 2x59-70% Shadow Claw 2x51-61% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x45-53% Shadow Claw 2x38-46% Night Slash 2x25-31% Fury Cutter 2x15-19% | ||
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 2x103-122%KO Metal Claw 2x45-53% Shadow Claw 2x42-49% Bulldoze 2x36-42% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Exeggutor builds →Wood Hammer 2x105-125%KO Thief 2x36-42% Infestation 2x19-24% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x134-158%KO Bulldoze 2x33-39% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x43-52% Shadow Claw 2x39-46% Night Slash 2x26-30% Fury Cutter 2x15-18% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Exeggutor builds →Leaf Storm 2x174-205%KO Thief 2x35-41% Infestation 2x19-23% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x98-116%KO Dig 2x82-97% Shadow Claw 2x49-58% | ||
 Trevenant GhostGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Trevenant builds →Wood Hammer 2x117-139%KO Phantom Force 2x90-106%KO Dig 2x52-62% X-Scissor 2x52-62% | ||
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 2x103-122%KO Iron Head 2x70-83% Shadow Claw 2x41-48% Bulldoze 2x35-41% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x42-50% Shadow Claw 2x37-44% Night Slash 2x25-29% Fury Cutter 2x14-17% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Exeggutor builds →Solar Beam 2x160-188%KO Thief 2x35-41% Infestation 2x19-22% | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x103-121%KO Foul Play 2x97-115%KO Shadow Claw 2x48-57% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Aggron builds →Iron Head 2x78-92% Earthquake 2x65-76% Shadow Claw 2x46-54% Solar Beam 2x59-69% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x160-188%KO Shadow Ball 2x71-84% | ||
In X & Y, Greninja can KO Solrock with Hydro Pump (200-235%). Landorus's Explosion hits Solrock for 64-75%. Genesect deals 81-95% with U-turn.
 Greninja WaterDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityProtean ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Greninja builds →Dark Pulse 2x146-172%KO Ice Beam54-64% Hydro Pump 2x200-235%KO | ||
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Landorus builds →Explosion64-75% | ||
 Genesect BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityDownload ItemChoice Scarf NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Genesect builds →U Turn 2x81-95% Ice Beam38-45% Explosion47-56% | ||
Solrock Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Solrock. No compatible partners through one egg group, eggs are average hatch time, and you won't need to evolve anything. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Solrock is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyXY Solrock Best Moveset
Rock/Psychic with AbilityLevitate. 95 Attack fires physical TermStab. Steel losing Ghost/Dark resistance shifted some matchups indirectly. The moveset maintained its low-tier physical Rock identity without meaningful adaptation.
Best Build
Solrock best EVs are HP and Speed
Utility Moveset
- Psychic
- Cosmic Power
- Rock Slide
- Stone Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Most of Solrock's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Stone Edge and Dream Eater, but Normal and Fire and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Solar energy is the source of its power, so it is strong during the daytime. When it spins, its body shines.
It absorbs solar energy during the day. Always expressionless, it can sense what its foe is thinking.
Solrock X & Y Guide
In X & Y, Solrock can work for a story run. 440 BST is average, but Rock/Psychic typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In X & Y, Solrock looks average on paper at 440 BST. But Levitate is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier on our tier list. Psychic with Leftovers is the standard set.
Solrock gets Levitate. But Levitate is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Solrock is a mixed attacker with base 95 Attack and 55 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Solrock appears in 14 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves