Is Solgaleo Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Psychic/Steel box legendary for Ultra Sun. Mandatory story catch during the Necrozma climax. Solgaleo fuses with Necrozma to become Dusk Mane Necrozma, then Ultra Necrozma in the story's hardest fight. After that, Solgaleo is yours to use for the E4. Steel resists Mina's Fairy and Molayne's own Steel, Psychic handles Hala. Usable immediately for the endgame.
Solgaleo resists most of Ilima's coverage and hits back hard.
Lunala has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
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Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Lunala resists most of Hala's coverage and hits back hard.
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Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Lunala has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lana:
Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Lunala resists most of Kiawe's coverage and hits back hard.
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Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Lunala has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
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Solgaleo resists most of Olivia's coverage and hits back hard.
Lunala has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
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Solgaleo trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Lunala has the type edge here and should clean up Sophocles's team.
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Solgaleo resists most of Acerola's coverage and hits back hard.
Lunala resists most of Acerola's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Acerola:
Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Lunala has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Nanu:
Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Lunala resists most of Mina's coverage and hits back hard.
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Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Lunala resists most of Hapu's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Hapu:
Solgaleo trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Lunala has the type edge here and should clean up Molayne's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Molayne:
Solgaleo resists most of Olivia's coverage and hits back hard.
Lunala has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Olivia:
Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Lunala resists most of Acerola's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Acerola:
Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Lunala has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
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Solgaleo has the type edge here and should clean up Kukui's team.
Lunala trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Kukui:
Solgaleo is given to you as a gift on Mahalo Trail at Lv 60. From Lillie after defeating Gladion. Received as a gift at mahalo trail
Lunala is given to you as a gift on Mahalo Trail at Lv 60. From Lillie after defeating Gladion. Received as a gift at mahalo trail
Cosmog is given to you as a gift on Lake of the Sunne at Lv 5. Reverse world; requires Solgaleo in party. Post-game. Visit the Lake of the Sunne/Moone with Solgaleo or Lunala in your party during the opposite time of day. Cosmog joins automatically
How to Get Solgaleo in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
No searching required for Solgaleo. You receive it at Mahalo Trail from an NPC. No wild encounters exist in this game, so just head to the right spot when you're ready and it's yours.
How to Obtain Solgaleo in USUM
Cosmog is your first catch on the way to Solgaleo. You'll find gift encounters from Lv. 5-60 across 3 total spots in the chain.
Solgaleo Weakness
Solgaleo's Psychic/Steel typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ground, Ghost, and Dark. It shrugs off Poison-type attacks completely. It resists 9 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Solgaleo's overall bulk (137/107/89) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ground, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
What is Solgaleo Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Solgaleo
 Vullaby Dark | C | |
 Sableye DarkGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Sableye builds →Thief 2x30-36% Shadow Sneak 2x20-24% | ||
 Murkrow Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Murkrow builds →Thief 2x34-41% Astonish 2x14-16% | ||
 Litten Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 1 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Litten builds →Fire Fang 2x30-36% Lick 2x11-14% | ||
 Inkay DarkPsychic | D | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x43-52% Bite 2x27-32% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x38-45% Bite 2x23-28% | ||
 Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 2x30-36% Lick 2x11-14% | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 2x43-52% Feint Attack 2x20-24% | ||
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x47-56% Bite 2x30-35% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x42-49% Bite 2x25-31% | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 2x33-40% Lick 2x12-15% | ||
Mudbray Ground | C | |
 Cubone Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Cubone builds →Bone Club 2x24-30% Thief 2x14-18% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x42-50% Bite 2x26-32% | ||
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Mudbray builds →High Horsepower 2x50-59% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x37-45% Bite 2x23-28% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Salazzle builds →Flame Burst 2x48-56% Thief 2x17-21% | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 2x33-39% Bite 2x21-24% Lick 2x10-13% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x43-51% Bite 2x28-33% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Marowak builds →Bulldoze 2x28-34% Thief 2x19-23% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x39-46% Bite 2x24-29% Bulldoze 2x24-29% | ||
Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Mudbray builds →High Horsepower 2x51-61% | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Route 1 Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Drifblim builds →Hex 2x39-46% Thief 2x19-23% | ||
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Aegislash builds →Shadow Claw 2x23-28% Night Slash 2x15-19% | ||
 Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x52-62% Overheat 2x66-77% Shadow Claw 2x28-33% Bulldoze 2x25-29% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x86-101%KO Shadow Ball 2x36-42% Snarl 2x37-44% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x86-101%KO Shadow Claw 2x18-21% Thief 2x15-19% | ||
 Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Turtonator builds →Overheat 2x74-87% Bulldoze 2x18-21% Brutal Swing 2x18-21% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Aegislash builds →Shadow Claw 2x21-26% Night Slash 2x14-17% | ||
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Incineroar builds →Darkest Lariat 2x48-57% Overheat 2x63-75% Shadow Claw 2x27-32% Bulldoze 2x23-28% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x82-97% Shadow Ball 2x34-40% Snarl 2x36-43% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x81-96% Shadow Claw 2x21-24% Brutal Swing 2x18-21% Bulldoze 2x18-21% | ||
 Lunala PsychicGhost | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Lunala builds →Moongeist Beam 2x76-89% Night Daze 2x43-51% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x103-121%KO Shadow Ball 2x64-75% Thief 2x13-16% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Aegislash builds →Shadow Claw 2x21-25% Night Slash 2x14-17% | ||
 Delphox FirePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Delphox builds →Overheat 2x84-99% Shadow Ball 2x35-41% Thief 2x15-18% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Incineroar builds →Flare Blitz 2x68-80% Darkest Lariat 2x48-57% Earthquake 2x38-45% Shadow Claw 2x27-32% | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Giratina builds →Shadow Force 2x60-71% Earthquake 2x33-40% Dark Pulse 2x32-37% | ||
Lunala PsychicGhost | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Lunala builds →Moongeist Beam 2x77-91% Night Daze 2x44-52% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x104-123%KO Shadow Ball 2x65-77% Dark Pulse 2x44-51% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Aegislash builds →Shadow Claw 2x21-25% Night Slash 2x14-17% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMisty Surge ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Tapu Fini builds →Moonblast9-11% Surf17-20% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPsychic Surge ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Tapu Lele builds →Moonblast20-24% Psyshock9-10% Psychic10-11% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPixilate ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Sylveon builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves View Blissey builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Solgaleo View Forretress builds →Rapid Spin4-5% | ||
Solgaleo Evolutions
The Psychic/Steel legendary Solgaleo comes from evolving Cosmog at level 53. Sits at 680 total and can't produce eggs. Both Solgaleo and Lunala hit 680 total stats from Cosmog. The difference is how those stats are split. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
USUM Solgaleo Best Moveset
137 Attack at 97 Speed with Psychic/Steel typing resisting nine types. AbilityFull Metal Body blocks all stat drops. MoveSunsteel Strike ignores opposing abilities at 100 power Steel TermStab. The moveset holds S-tier through Full Metal Body protection and ability-ignoring Steel power on one of the most resistant typing combinations.
Best Build
Solgaleo best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Sunsteel Strike
- Earthquake
- Flare Blitz
- Zen Headbutt
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Solgaleo's coverage across 9 types all comes from technical machines, built on top of Sunsteel Strike and Iron Tail for same-type damage. Sunsteel Strike and Solar Beam are the payoff moves.
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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Sometimes the result of its opening an Ultra Wormhole is that energy and life-forms from other worlds are called here to this world.
In writings from the distant past, it’s called by the name “the beast that devours the sun.”
Solgaleo Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
For the Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon meta, At 680 BST, Solgaleo is built different. We rank it S-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a wallbreaker. Sunsteelstrike with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Golem (Ground), and Chandelure (Ghost) when using Solgaleo. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Dark-type attackers are also a problem. Solgaleo has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Full Metal Body other Pokémon cannot lower this Pokémon's stats. That's the one you want on Solgaleo. It's the only ability Solgaleo has.
Solgaleo is a physical attacker with base 137 Attack. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 97 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the wallbreaker role.
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Solgaleo has answers, but so do you. Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Special attackers bypass its physical bulk.
Game Availability
Since Sun & Moon, Solgaleo has appeared in 4 games. Legendary Pokemon like Solgaleo are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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 7SMDebut
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