Solgaleo
Sunne Pokémon
Solgaleo was once known as the Beast That Devours the Sun. Energy in the form of light radiates boundlessly from it.
Details
Abilities
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Solgaleo
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Solgaleo can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Sunsteel Strike Cannot be disrupted by abilities. | Steel | Physical | 100 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Cosmic Power Raises the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Noble Roar Lowers the target’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Teleport Immediately ends wild battles. No effect otherwise. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Wake-Up Slap If the target is asleep, has double power and wakes it up. | Fighting | Physical | 70 | 100 | 10 |
| 7 | Iron Head Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 14 | Metal Sound Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 21 | Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 28 | Flash Cannon Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Steel | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 35 | Morning Sun Heals the user by half its max HP. Affected by weather. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 42 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 49 | Metal Burst Strikes back at the last Pokémon to hit the user this turn with 1.5× the damage. | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 56 | Wild Charge User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Electric | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 63 | Solar Beam Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 70 | Flare Blitz User takes 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 77 | Wide Guard Prevents any multi-target moves from hitting friendly Pokémon this turn. | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 84 | Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
11 sprites & renders for Solgaleo.






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“Solgaleo”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/solgaleo.
Species data from PokéAPI.