Solgaleo can be obtained in: Sun (Static Encounter – Altar of the sunne), Ultra Sun (Gift, Static Encounter – Mahalo trail). In other games, trade or transfer via Pokemon HOME.

#791 Solgaleo

psychic steel

Height3.4 m(11'02")

Weight230 kg(507.1 lbs)

GenderGenderless

Gen 7

Solgaleo Evolution

Solgaleo's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	137		415
Attack	137		310
Defense	107		250
Sp. Atk	113		262
Sp. Def	89		214
Speed	97		230
		0/508	1681

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

fire ground ghost dark

1xdamage

water electric fighting bug

0.5xdamage

normal grass ice flying rock dragon steel fairy

0.25xdamage

psychic

0xdamage

poison

Solgaleo Abilities

Full Metal Body

Other Pokémon cannot lower this Pokémon's stats.

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Solgaleo Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Teleport	psychic	status	–	–	Level 1	The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting, if any. If a wild Pokémon uses this move, it flees.
Metal Claw	steel	physical	50	95	Level 1	The target is raked with steel claws. This may also boost the user's Attack stat.
Cosmic Power	psychic	status	–	–	Level 1	The user absorbs a mystical power from space to boost its Defense and Sp. Def stats.
Noble Roar	normal	status	–	100	Level 1	Letting out a noble roar, the user intimidates the target and lowers the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats.
Sunsteel Strike	steel	physical	100	100	Level 1	The user slams into the target with the force of a meteor. This move can be used on the target regardless of its Ability.
Iron Head	steel	physical	80	100	Level 7	The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This may also make the target flinch.
Metal Sound	steel	status	–	85	Level 14	A horrible sound like scraping metal harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Zen Headbutt	psychic	physical	80	90	Level 21	The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Flash Cannon	steel	special	80	100	Level 28	The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Morning Sun	normal	status	–	–	Level 35	The user restores its own HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.
Crunch	dark	physical	80	100	Level 42	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Metal Burst	steel	physical	–	100	Level 49	The user retaliates with much greater force against the opponent that last inflicted damage on it.
Wild Charge	electric	physical	90	100	Level 56	The user shrouds itself in electricity and smashes into its target. This also damages the user a little.
Solar Beam	grass	special	120	100	Level 63	The user gathers light on the first turn, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn.
Flare Blitz	fire	physical	120	100	Level 70	The user cloaks itself in fire and charges the target to inflict damage. This also damages the user quite a lot and may leave the target with a burn.
Wide Guard	rock	status	–	–	Level 77	The user and its allies are protected from wide-ranging attacks for one turn.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	Level 84	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Agility	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Bulldoze	ground	physical	60	100	TM	The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
Calm Mind	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
Close Combat	fighting	physical	120	100	TM	The user fights the target up close, inflicting damage without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Earthquake	ground	physical	100	100	TM	The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.
Endeavor	normal	physical	–	100	TM	The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Expanding Force	psychic	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks the target with its psychic power. When the ground is Psychic Terrain, this move's power is boosted and it damages all opposing Pokémon.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fire Blast	fire	special	110	85	TM	The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Fire Spin	fire	special	35	85	TM	The user traps the target inside a fierce vortex of fire that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Flame Charge	fire	physical	50	100	TM	Cloaking itself in flame, the user attacks the target. Then, building up momentum, the user boosts its Speed stat.
Flamethrower	fire	special	90	100	TM	The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Focus Blast	fighting	special	120	70	TM	The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Future Sight	psychic	special	120	100	TM	Two turns after this move is used, a hunk of psychic energy attacks the target.
Gyro Ball	steel	physical	–	100	TM	The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user is than the target, the greater the move's power.
Heat Crash	fire	physical	–	100	TM	The user slams into the target with its flame-covered body. The more the user outweighs the target, the greater the move's power.
Heavy Slam	steel	physical	–	100	TM	The user slams into the target with its heavy body. The more the user outweighs the target, the greater the move's power.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Hyper Voice	normal	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks by letting loose a horribly loud, resounding cry.
Iron Defense	steel	status	–	–	TM	The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat.
Knock Off	dark	physical	65	100	TM	The user slaps down the target's held item, making it unusable for that battle. This move does more damage if the target has a held item.
Light Screen	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special moves for five turns.
Meteor Beam	rock	special	120	90	TM	The user gathers energy from space and boosts its Sp. Atk stat on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Outrage	dragon	physical	120	100	TM	The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psych Up	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target.
Psychic	psychic	special	90	100	TM	The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Psychic Fangs	psychic	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by biting the target with its psychic capabilities. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Psyshock	psychic	special	80	100	TM	The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This move deals physical damage.
Reflect	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical moves for five turns.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Roar	normal	status	–	–	TM	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90	TM	Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Scary Face	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Snarl	dark	special	55	95	TM	The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stats of opposing Pokémon.
Steel Beam	steel	special	140	95	TM	The user fires a beam of steel that it collected from its entire body. This also damages the user.
Stone Edge	rock	physical	100	80	TM	The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	TM	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Swift	normal	special	60	–	TM	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thunder	electric	special	110	70	TM	A wicked thunderbolt is dropped on the target to inflict damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Thunderbolt	electric	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks the target with a strong electric blast. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Trick Room	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a bizarre area in which slower Pokémon get to move first for five turns.

Solgaleo Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Sun

It is said to live in another world. The intense light it radiates from the surface of its body can make the darkest of nights light up like midday.

Moon

This Pokémon is said to be a male evolution of Cosmog. At the activation of its third eye, it departs for another world.

Ultra Sun

Sometimes the result of its opening an Ultra Wormhole is that energy and life-forms from other worlds are called here to this world.

Ultra Moon

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

Sword

When light radiates from its body, this Pokémon could almost appear to be the sun. It will dispel any darkness and light up the world.

In Other Languages

Solgaleo's Japanese name is Solgaleo (ソルガレオ). Here are all the official names for Solgaleo across different languages:

JapaneseソルガレオSolgaleo

Korean솔가레오

Chinese (Traditional)索爾迦雷歐

FrenchSolgaleo

GermanSolgaleo

SpanishSolgaleo

ItalianSolgaleo

Chinese (Simplified)索尔迦雷欧

Solgaleo Breeding

Species

Sunne Pokémon

Egg Groups

No Eggs

Hatch Time30,720 steps(120 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate45

Base Friendship0

Growth RateSlow

Base Experience306

How to Get Solgaleo

Solgaleo is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Solgaleo in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers

Alola #291 Alola (USUM) #389

GameMethodLocationDetails

SunWildAltar of the sunneStatic Encounter

Ultra SunWildMahalo trailGift, Static Encounter

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