Solrock

#338 (Hoenn)

#339 Barboach ›

Pokémon type

Rock

Psychic

Boosted in Partly Cloudy and Windy weather

Solrock weaknesses

Solrock is weak to Ground, Bug, Ghost, Steel, Water, Grass and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Solrock is resistant to Normal, Flying, Poison, Fire and Psychic-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Solrock

The best moves for Solrock are Confusion and Psychic when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Confusion and Rock Slide deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Confusion

15.2DPS

Psychic

38DPS

Defending

Confusion

15.2DPS

Psychic

38DPS

Trainer Battles

Confusion

3.5EPT

Rock Slide

2DPE

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Evolution

Solrock currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Game images

Solrock, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Celestial Research Day

20th Dec 2025

Summary

Solrock is a Rock & Psychic Pokémon. It is weak to Ground, Bug, Ghost, Steel, Water, Grass and Dark moves. Solrock's best moveset is Confusion & Psychic and it has a Max CP of 2,631.

About

"Solrock is a new species of Pokémon that is said to have fallen from space. It floats in air and moves silently. In battle, this Pokémon releases intensely bright light."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Rock Throw	13	8	15.6
Confusion	19	9.3	15.2
Psywave	4	14	9.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Psychic	95	2	2.28
Solar Beam	180	1	1.8
Rock Slide	75	2	1.8
Weather Ball	55	3	1.67

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Psywave	3	1	3.6	4
Confusion	16	4	4.8	3.5
Rock Throw	8	2	4.8	2.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Rock Slide	75	45	2
Solar Beam	150	80	1.88
Weather Ball	60	35	1.71
Psychic ▼ def	75	55	1.64

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	10.2	100%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	10.2	100%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	10.1	99%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	9.5	94%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	9.5	93%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Weather Ball 36.7 DPS	9.5	93%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Weather Ball 36.7 DPS	9.5	93%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	9.4	92%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	9.4	92%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	9.3	92%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Weather Ball 36.7 DPS	9.3	91%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	9.2	91%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	4.8	100%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	4.4	91%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	4.4	91%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Weather Ball 36.7 DPS	4	84%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	3.9	81%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	3.6	75%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	3.6	74%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Weather Ball 36.7 DPS	3.4	70%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	2.9	61%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	2.5	53%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	2.5	52%
Psywave 9.6 DPS	Weather Ball 36.7 DPS	2.3	49%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Rock Slide 2 DPE	16	11.8	100%
Psywave 4 EPT	Rock Slide 2 DPE	12	11.6	98%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Solar Beam 1.88 DPE	24	11.4	96%
Psywave 4 EPT	Solar Beam 1.88 DPE	20	11.1	94%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Weather Ball 1.71 DPE	12	10.8	92%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Psychic ▼ def 1.64 DPE	16	10.5	89%
Psywave 4 EPT	Weather Ball 1.71 DPE	9	10.5	89%
Psywave 4 EPT	Psychic ▼ def 1.64 DPE	14	10.2	86%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Rock Slide 2 DPE	18	9.8	83%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Solar Beam 1.88 DPE	32	9.5	80%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Weather Ball 1.71 DPE	14	9.1	77%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Psychic ▼ def 1.64 DPE	22	8.9	75%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Solrock counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Solrock Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Crowned Sword Zacian

Metal Claw

Behemoth Blade

0.06
2
Crowned Shield Zamazenta

Metal Claw

Behemoth Bash

0.06
3
Dusk Mane Necrozma

Metal Claw

Sunsteel Strike

0.06
4
Dawn Wings Necrozma

Metal Claw

Moongeist Beam

0.06
5
Metagross (Shadow)

Fury Cutter

Meteor Mash

0.06

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Chandelure with Hex and Ominous Wind+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		178
Defense		153
Stamina		207

Max HP

Level 40	175
Level 50	186

Average size

Height	1.19 m
Weight	154 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	997
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,330
Level 30 Max wild	1,995
Level 40	2,327
Level 50	2,631

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,662
Level 35 (wild)	2,161