What is Solrock weak to?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Solrock's biggest threats include Swampert (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Rhydon (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Bug, Ghost, Dark, and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 7 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

Should I use Solrock?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Solrock can work for a story run. 440 BST is average, but Rock/Psychic typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.

In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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. Rock Slide with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is the best ability for Solrock?

Solrock gets Levitate. But Levitate is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

What are Solrock's strengths?

Rock/Psychic gives Solrock 5 resistances. Attack is the best stat at base 95. Dual typing means STAB coverage on both Rock and Psychic moves.

Solrock - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Balanced

CTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Solrock's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 2 Attack EVs per KO for it. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP70

Attack95

Defense85

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def65

Speed70

Total440

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height1.2 m

Weight154.0 kg

Base XP161

Abilities

LevitateTop Pick

Evades ground moves.

Levitate grants Ground immunity

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

It absorbs solar energy during the day. Always expressionless, it can sense what its foe is thinking.

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.

Solrock Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, Ghost, Dark, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Psychic

Type ChartFragile

7Weak

5Resist

1Immune

Score-9

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Ground Bug Ghost Dark Steel

½xResist

Normal Fire Poison Flying Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (6)

Fire Ice Flying Bug Fighting Poison

How to Beat Solrock in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Magneton's Thunderbolt hits Solrock for 71-83%. Starmie threatens a KO with Surf (114-135%). Claydol's Earthquake also KOs at 87-103%.

Magneton ElectricSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemMagnet NatureModest Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire ToxicUtility Thunder Wave Damage vs Solrock Thunderbolt 71-83% View Magneton builds →
Starmie WaterPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Rapid Spin Ice Beam Thunderbolt SurfSTAB Damage vs Solrock Rapid Spin 5-6% Ice Beam 38-45% Thunderbolt 38-45% Surf 2x 114-135%KO View Starmie builds →
Claydol GroundPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Rapid Spin EarthquakeSTAB Explosion PsychicSTAB Damage vs Solrock Rapid Spin 7-8% Earthquake 2x 87-103%KO Explosion 36-42% Psychic 16-19% View Claydol builds →
Forretress BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves SpikesHazard Rapid Spin Explosion Earthquake Damage vs Solrock Rapid Spin 6-7% Explosion 31-36% Earthquake 2x 50-59% View Forretress builds →
Breloom GrassFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityEffect Spore ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves SporeUtility Focus Punch Mach Punch Sky Uppercut Damage vs Solrock Mach Punch 25-29% View Breloom builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen Evolution

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

No Evolution

#338SolrockDoes not evolve

Breeding

Difficult

Solrock is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.

Egg Groups

Mineral

Gender

Genderless

Ditto only

Hatch Time

25 cycles·6,425 steps

Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

FireRed & LeafGreen Solrock Best Moveset

Click Baton Pass, bring in a teammate, repeat. Solrock's pivot game is backed by Leftovers for passive recovery each turn and spread EVs. Levitate works in the background while Normal and Ground coverage covers bad matchups.

Best Build

Situational pick

Special Attacker

Ability

Levitate

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Solrock

Timid+SPE

Solrock best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

Spe

Special Attacker Moveset

Rock SlideSTAB
ExplosionCoverage
EarthquakeCoverage
Baton Pass

Recommended Teammates

SuicuneDecent

MetagrossDecent

DugtrioDecent

Moves

Most of Solrock's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Dream Eater and Psychic, but Normal and Fire and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Harden

D——30Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 7

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 13

Rock Throw

—509015Rock

Lv 19

Fire Spin

—357015Fire

Lv 25

Psywave

——8015Psychic

Lv 31

Cosmic Power

D——20Psychic

Lv 37

Rock Slide

A759010Rock

Lv 43

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

Lv 49

Explosion

A2501005Normal

TM Moves

TM04

Calm Mind

A——20Psychic

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

A10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

B120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9510015Fire

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM50

Overheat

C140905Fire

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

A9010010Psychic

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

B8010015Ghost

TM48

Skill Swap

———10Psychic

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Solrock doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Tutor

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Tutor

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

Tutor

Explosion

A2501005Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Rock Slide

A759010Rock

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

How to Get Solrock in FireRed & LeafGreen

Solrock can't be caught in FireRed & LeafGreen. Bring it over from Ruby, Emerald, or Platinum instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Solrock is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

RubyWalking · Meteor Falls EmeraldWalking · Meteor Falls

Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen.

Also found in:

Diamond Platinum

Solrock Guide

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Solrock's biggest threats include Swampert (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Rhydon (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Bug, Ghost, Dark, and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 7 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Solrock can work for a story run. 440 BST is average, but Rock/Psychic typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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. Rock Slide 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.
Rock/Psychic gives Solrock 5 resistances. Attack is the best stat at base 95. Dual typing means STAB coverage on both Rock and Psychic moves.

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

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