Solgaleo

#791 (Alola)

#792 Lunala ›

Pokémon type

Psychic

Steel

Boosted in Windy and Snow weather

Solgaleo weaknesses

Solgaleo is weak to Ground, Ghost, Fire and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Solgaleo is resistant to Normal, Flying, Rock, Steel, Grass, Ice, Dragon and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Poison and Psychic-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Solgaleo

The best moves for Solgaleo are Zen Headbutt and Solar Beam when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Fire Spin and Iron Head deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Zen Headbutt

13.2DPS

Solar Beam

36DPS

Defending

Zen Headbutt

13.2DPS

Solar Beam

36DPS

Trainer Battles

Fire Spin

3.3EPT

Iron Head

2.04DPE

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Evolutions and form changes

There are 4 Pokémon in the Cosmog family. Solgaleo evolves from Cosmoem for 100 Candy.

You can only evolve Cosmoem into Solgaleo during the day.
You can only evolve Cosmoem into Lunala during the night.

Solgaleo

Necrozma

Dusk Mane Necrozma

Fusing Necrozma with Solgaleo into Dusk Mane Necrozma costs 1,000 Solar Fusion Energy, 30 Necrozma Candy and 30 Solgaleo Candy.
Separating Dusk Mane Necrozma into Necrozma and Solgaleo is free.

Game images

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

Events

The Road of Legends

6th Jul

Summary

Solgaleo is a legendary Psychic & Steel Pokémon which evolves from Cosmoem. It is weak to Ground, Ghost, Fire and Dark moves. Solgaleo's best moveset is Zen Headbutt & Solar Beam and it has a Max CP of 4,570.

About

"In writings from the distant past, it's called by the name “the beast that devours the sun.""

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Zen Headbutt	11	9	13.2
Fire Spin	13	9	13

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Solar Beam	180	1	1.8
Iron Head	60	2	1.44
Flamethrower	65	2	1.3
Psychic Fangs	25	3	0.91

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Fire Spin	11	3	3.7	3.3
Zen Headbutt	8	3	3.2	2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Iron Head	85	50	2.04
Solar Beam	150	80	1.88
Flamethrower	90	55	1.64
Psychic Fangs ▼ def	40	35	1.37

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
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	12.3	100%
Fire Spin 13 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	12.2	99%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	11.8	96%
Fire Spin 13 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	11.8	96%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Flamethrower 32.5 DPS	11.3	92%
Fire Spin 13 DPS	Flamethrower 32.5 DPS	11.2	91%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Psychic Fangs 30 DPS	10.5	85%
Fire Spin 13 DPS	Psychic Fangs 30 DPS	10.4	84%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	4.7	100%
Fire Spin 13 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	4.7	99%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	4.3	92%
Fire Spin 13 DPS	Iron Head 36 DPS	4.3	92%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Flamethrower 32.5 DPS	4.1	88%
Fire Spin 13 DPS	Flamethrower 32.5 DPS	4.1	87%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Psychic Fangs 30 DPS	3.5	74%
Fire Spin 13 DPS	Psychic Fangs 30 DPS	3.5	74%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Iron Head 2.04 DPE	15	10.5	100%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Solar Beam 1.88 DPE	24	9.9	95%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Flamethrower 1.64 DPE	18	9.1	87%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Psychic Fangs ▼ def 1.37 DPE	12	8.2	79%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Iron Head 2.04 DPE	27	7.3	70%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Solar Beam 1.88 DPE	42	7	66%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Flamethrower 1.64 DPE	30	6.5	62%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Psychic Fangs ▼ def 1.37 DPE	18	5.9	57%

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 Solgaleo counters

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

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

1.54
2
Dawn Wings Necrozma

Shadow Claw

Moongeist Beam

1.6
3
Blacephalon

Incinerate

Mind Blown

1.77
4
Heatran (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Magma Storm

1.77
5
Hydreigon (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

1.81

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

All Solgaleo counters »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		255
Defense		191
Stamina		264

Max HP

Level 40	220
Level 50	234

Average size

Height	3.4 m
Weight	230 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	100,000
Candy	100

Other

Buddy walk distance

20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,732
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,310
Level 30 Max wild	3,465
Level 40	4,042
Level 50	4,570

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,887
Level 35 (wild)	3,754