Competitive Information for Solrock [Sun/Moon]
Rock / Psychic
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Solrock? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Solrock is an interesting Rock and Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty common sight to see Solrock out in the 7th generation battlefield. Solrock is weak to Bug, Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Groundium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Double-Edge
- Flare Blitz / Earthquake
- Zen Headbutt
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
Physical Sweeper Solrock (Levitate)
Solrock is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Levitate, Solrock is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it. Earthquake was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Flare Blitz is a physical 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. thaws Solrock).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Solrock? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Item: Rockium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Double-Edge / Return
- Flare Blitz / Zen Headbutt
Doubles Physical Sweeper Solrock (Levitate)
Solrock is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Levitate, Solrock is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Flare Blitz is a physical 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. thaws Solrock).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 48 Def / 208 SpD
Moveset:
- Toxic
- Pain Split
- Defense Curl
- Trick Room
Defensive Trick Room Solrock (Levitate)
Solrock is an awesome Defensive Trick Room. Focus Sash helps protect Solrock from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Levitate, Solrock is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it. Earthquake was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Pain Split is a status move (shares hp of Solrock and target equally).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Solrock's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Solrock learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Solrock can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Solrock
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Helping Hand, Ally Switch
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Solrock's stats
- Ancient Power
- Calm Mind
- Charge Beam
- Cosmic Power
- Defense Curl
- Harden
- Iron Defense
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Solrock
- Baton Pass
- Earthquake
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Solrock in Sun and Moon
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