Competitive Information for Solgaleo [Sword/Shield]
Psychic / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Solgaleo? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Solgaleo is a pretty decent Psychic and Steel-typed Pokemon. It's a usual sight to see Solgaleo out in the 8th generation battlefield. Solgaleo is weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Full Metal Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Sunsteel Strike
- Psychic Fangs / Zen Headbutt
- Close Combat / Superpower
- Outrage
Physical Sweeper Solgaleo (Full Metal Body)
Solgaleo is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Solgaleo's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Full Metal Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Solgaleo's stat stages.
♦ Sunsteel Strike is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Steel-type move (ignores the abilities of other pokemon).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Solgaleo's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Solgaleo's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Solgaleo afterwards).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Full Metal Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Flamethrower / Mystical Fire
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Solgaleo (Full Metal Body)
Solgaleo is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Solgaleo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Solgaleo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Full Metal Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Solgaleo's stat stages.
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Mystical Fire is a special 75-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Solgaleo? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Full Metal Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Sunsteel Strike
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Psychic Fangs
Doubles Physical Sweeper Solgaleo (Full Metal Body)
Solgaleo is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Solgaleo's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Solgaleo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Full Metal Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Solgaleo's stat stages.
♦ Sunsteel Strike is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Steel-type move (ignores the abilities of other pokemon).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Full Metal Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Psychic / Expanding Force
- Snarl
Doubles Special Sweeper Solgaleo (Full Metal Body)
Solgaleo is a legendary Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice or Snarl) and raises Solgaleo's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Solgaleo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Full Metal Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Solgaleo's stat stages.
♦ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Solgaleo cannot move next turn).
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Expanding Force is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (Solgaleo on psychic terrain: 1.5x power, hits foes).
♦ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
Item: Eject Pack / Metal Coat
Ability: Full Metal Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Atk / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Sunsteel Strike
- Psychic Fangs / Zen Headbutt
- Close Combat / Superpower
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Solgaleo (Full Metal Body)
Solgaleo is a legendary Offensive Trick Room. With Full Metal Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Solgaleo's stat stages.
♦ Sunsteel Strike is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Steel-type move (ignores the abilities of other pokemon).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Solgaleo's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Solgaleo's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Solgaleo 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 Solgaleo can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Solgaleo
- Moves: Sunny Day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Wide Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Psychic Fangs
Optimize Solgaleo's EVs for Sword/Shield
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