Is Solrock Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Breed-only. Rock/Psychic with AbilityLevitate. Physical counterpart to Lunatone. Same breed-only limitation, same lack of evolution.
Solrock resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Solrock resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Solrock's weaknesses hard.
Solrock trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Solrock trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Solrock trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Sabrina's team hits Solrock's weaknesses hard.
Solrock resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Solrock trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Solrock trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Solrock has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Solrock in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 45-46). Requires 42 Peak objects placed in Wasteland.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 45)
- LV 45RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 53GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 56NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
HeartGold & SoulSilver Solrock Locations
Solrock mirrors Lunatone exactly, the sun half of a pair you can only breed. Bring one in, leave it at the Day-Care, and the egg keeps the line going where the wild never could.
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.1 location to catch Solrock
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Solrock in HeartGold & SoulSilver
How to Get Shiny Solrock in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Solrock hatches from an egg, so pair it with a foreign-language parent the Masuda way for a shiny. Compare Shiny Solrock odds across every game
Shiny Solrock Evolution
Does Not EvolveHeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Solrock Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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 | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x140-166%KO Payback 2x31-36% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x147-174%KO Sucker Punch 2x82-97% Pin Missile 2x11-13% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Victreebel builds →Solar Beam 2x131-154%KO Thief 2x26-31% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 2x120-141%KO Feint Attack 2x55-64% Dig 2x47-56% Shadow Ball 2x53-63% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x120-141%KO Surf 2x94-112%KO Thief 2x19-23% Astonish 2x15-18% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Meganium builds →Solar Beam 2x112-131%KO Iron Tail 2x50-60% | ||
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Carnivine builds →Solar Beam 2x120-141%KO Crunch 2x47-56% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x86-102%KO Dig 2x57-68% Thief 2x29-35% | ||
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Steelix builds →Dig 2x63-74% Iron Tail 2x79-94% Payback 2x28-33% | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Feraligatr builds →Waterfall 2x75-89% Crunch 2x50-60% Dig 2x50-60% Iron Tail 2x61-73% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x78-92% Pursuit 2x26-31% | ||
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Solrock View Leafeon builds →Solar Beam 2x88-104%KO Dig 2x51-61% Iron Tail 2x64-76% Shadow Ball 2x39-46% | ||
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 onlyHGSS Solrock Best Moveset
Rock/Psychic at 95 Attack with AbilityLevitate blocking Ground entirely. The physical counterpart to Lunatone, the moveset fires physical Rock attacks and sets MoveStealth Rock. 85 Defense absorbs physical hits. 55 Sp. Atk is irrelevant for a physical attacker.
Best Build
Solrock best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Explosion
- Will O Wisp
- Trick Room
- Zen Headbutt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool tells the story here. Solrock learns Solar Beam and Explosion naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Coverage across 8 types extends the reach beyond that.
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
All 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When it rotates itself, it gives off light similar to the sun, thus blinding its foes.
Solrock HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
- How do I catch Solrock in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Safari Zone?
See the Locations section above for where to find Solrock in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Solrock from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Solrock easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
Yes. Wild Solrock in HeartGold & SoulSilver 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.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, it depends on your team. Solrock rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Rock/Psychic coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Solrock plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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.
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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