Is Solrock Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Rock/Psychic with AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity. Solrock leans physical where Lunatone leans special. If imported, the type combination handles Flint and Aaron. Doesn't stand out against native options though.
Solrock trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Solrock trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Solrock trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Solrock trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Solrock trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Solrock trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Solrock resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Solrock trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Solrock on Lake Verity (walking, Lv 4, rare). Pokémon Ruby in GBA slot.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- After Volkner
- TM71RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5Victory Road
- LV 53GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 56NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 140Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM61FireWill-O-WispPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15Exchange Service Corner building in the Battle Park, entered through the Fight Area gatehouse
Diamond & Pearl Solrock Locations
Solrock takes a Ruby cart in the GBA slot instead, rare across the same six spots from level 4 to 66. Like its lunar twin it is dual-slot now, reachable in either game with the right cartridge.
Wild Solrock may be holding when caught:
Sun Stone (5% chance) A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokemon evolve. It is as red as the sun.6 locations to catch Solrock
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Solrock in Diamond & Pearl
13 walking spots at Lv. 4-66 for Solrock, all with tough odds. Lock in the highest-rate location from the list and grind it out.
How to Get Shiny Solrock in Diamond & Pearl
Solrock spins around those same lakes and Mt. Coronet, where a PokeRadar chain brings its shiny into view. Compare Shiny Solrock odds across every game
Shiny Solrock Evolution
Does Not EvolveDiamond & Pearl Shiny Solrock Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Solrock preloaded.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Solrock Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Solrock
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Exeggutor builds →Leaf Storm 2x183-215%KO Thief 2x24-28% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x158-186%KO Shadow Ball 2x70-83% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x115-135%KO Earthquake 2x95-112%KO Crunch 2x51-61% Iron Tail 2x63-75% | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Empoleon builds →Surf 2x113-133%KO Flash Cannon 2x95-112%KO Earthquake 2x52-62% Shadow Claw 2x37-44% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Shiftry builds →Leaf Storm 2x139-165%KO Feint Attack 2x54-63% Dig 2x48-56% X-Scissor 2x48-56% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x120-142%KO Surf 2x95-112%KO Thief 2x19-23% Astonish 2x14-17% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x87-104%KO X-Scissor 2x58-69% Iron Tail 2x73-86% Shadow Claw 2x51-61% | ||
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Carnivine builds →Solar Beam 2x120-142%KO Crunch 2x48-56% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x99-116%KO Earthquake 2x55-65% Shadow Ball 2x55-65% Iron Tail 2x55-65% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Kabutops builds →Waterfall 2x80-95% Dig 2x54-63% X-Scissor 2x54-63% Thief 2x27-32% | ||
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Steelix builds →Earthquake 2x79-93% Iron Tail 2x79-93% Crunch 2x42-49% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Cradily builds →Solar Beam 2x111-131%KO Earthquake 2x50-59% Astonish 2x16-20% | ||
Solrock Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Solrock. No compatible partners through one egg group, eggs take an average time to hatch, 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 onlyDP Solrock Best Moveset
Physical counterpart to Lunatone with 95 Attack instead of 95 Sp. Atk. AbilityLevitate still blocks Ground, and the moveset runs physical Rock and Psychic attacks. MoveStealth Rock adds hazard support. 70 Speed applies here too.
Best Build
Solrock best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Explosion
- Will O Wisp
- Trick Room
- Zen Headbutt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Most of Solrock's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Dream Eater and Stone Edge, 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
42 of 46 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
A new Pokémon species, rumored to be from the sun. It gives off light while spinning.
Solrock Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Solrock in Diamond & Pearl can hold Sun Stone (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Sun Stone.
In Diamond & Pearl, Solrock can work for a story run. It rates C-Tier, a middle-of-the-pack pick, so the Rock/Psychic typing decides whether it earns a team slot.
In Diamond & Pearl, Solrock plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
In Diamond & Pearl, Brave is the go-to nature for Solrock. That's +Attack / -Speed. Pair it with 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def EVs. Fits the balanced role.
In Diamond & Pearl, Solrock pairs best with Tyranitar, Zapdos, and Aerodactyl. Tyranitar has Good synergy and covers what Solrock can't handle on its own.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Solrock appears in 14 games across 7 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 7Let's Go
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
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