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Pokemon Ratings

Ultra League PVP Rating See all 1 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 4 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
230.00 kg Weight
3.40 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 4,570
Level 40: 4,042
Level 25: 2,887 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 2,310 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,732 (Research Tasks)
ATK 255
DEF 191
STA 264

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Zen Headbutt
Iron Head
A
Zen Headbutt
Psychic Fangs
B
Fire Spin
Flamethrower
B
Zen Headbutt
Flamethrower
B
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PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Sadly, Zen Headbutt and Psychic Fangs makes up Solgaleo's only same-type moveset worth mentioning. To put how bad this is into context, Fire Spin and Flamethrower make up a pretty mediocre Fire Type moveset, and Solgaleo doesn't have STAB on them, yet they still out-perform its STAB set. Yeah.
  • Iron Head is actually the optimal Charged Move, but it's a bit harder to pair with Zen Headbutt or Fire Spin.
  • Solar Beam is okay.

PVE Overview

So did you happen to read the mess that is Solgaleo's moveset right above this overview? We'll wait for a second if you haven't.

Got that down? Good.

So, Solgaleo is objectively bad. It's competing in two of the most competitive types in the game, Psychic and Steel, and it has stats that are "okay" at best and an objectively bad moveset! And to top all of that off, it also has the exact same typing as Metagross, so why would you ever consider using Solgaleo when you literally have a better version of it with far greater availability running around? Seriously; a 0/0/0 Metagross beats out a 15/15/15 Solgaleo badly. There is just plainly no reason to use Solgaleo.

So what about the future? Well, Solgaleo does have a Steel Type Signature Move named Sunsteel Strike, and it can also learn Metal Claw and Iron Tail in the main series, so it does have a little potential. The problem is the fact that even if Sunsteel Strike is absolutely broken at that point, it's competing with Shadow Metagross, which will likely always fall behind. 

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Fire Spin
Psychic Fangs
Iron Head
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Fire Spin + Psychic Fangs and Iron Head or Flamethrower

Fire Spin is a rather average Fast Attack, but it has far superior energy gain and coverage compared to Zen Headbutt, sacrificing a very minimal raw damage loss.

Psychic Fangs defines Solgaleo - it is very spammable, and the constant Defense drops allows Solgaleo to rack up plenty of hard-to-mitigate damage. Iron Head is typically chosen as the second Charged Attack to more reliably counter Zacian, as well as being Solgaleo's second cheapest attack. Solar Beam can be used to surprise some Ground- and Water-type targets and is Solgaleo's only nuke option. Flamethrower is often redundant as Fire Spin combined with Psychic Fang's Defense drops offers enough Fire-type damage, but it does allow it to burn through other Steel-type Pokemon when Fire Spin's damage is not enough.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: N/A

Solgaleo cannot be obtained in the Great League as its CP is too high

Ultra League: 1 / 5

Like most Legendary Pokemon, Solgaleo's stats are slightly on the lower end in the Ultra League due to its offensive slant. Solgaleo faces competition with other Steel-type options such as Galarian Stunfisk, Registeel, and Cobalion due to their stronger stats and superior movesets. Generally speaking, Solgaleo struggles against many top threats such as Giratina, Trevenant, Swampert, Charizard, and Jellicent, which leaves its impact generally lacking.

Master League: 4.5 / 5

Solgaleo is an excellent Pokemon to pair with your Dragon-type Pokemon. Thanks to its Steel / Psychic typing, Solgaleo is neutral to Fighting and thus fares much better against Zacian and Landorus-T compared to some other Steel-type options. Fire Spin is also synergistic with Dragon Breath / Dragon Tail, possessing nearly flawless coverage and applying immediate pressure to pesky Steel-type targets. It is a fair bit bulkier than Metagross and can easily avoid being 2HKOed by Zacian's Close Combat or Wild Charge. Lastly, Psychic Fangs is a great supporting move and can amplify the Dragons' already oppressive Fast Attack pressure.

With that said, Solgaleo can somewhat suffer from the "sim hero" syndrome, as its peak performance is reliant on its targets staying in and playing out the full one on one. Solgaleo's damage output requires ramping up and can struggle to be effective if the opponent has the option to switch. This can be tricky when dealing with Zacian and Dialga despite Solgaleo's overall advantage against them - both Pokemon can drop some high DPE self debuffing moves and then switch out to erase both their own self-inflicted debuffs and those from Psychic Fangs. Additionally, Solgaleo does not apply much shield pressure due to its relatively weak Charged Attacks. Lastly, Solgaleo suffers from a large range of common counters - Ho-Oh, Giratina-O, Kyogre, Groudon, and Yveltal, to name some.

As of this time of updating, Solgaleo's release is currently rather limited, although it can be traded as it is not a Mythical Pokemon. Getting a good IV one AND acquiring the Candy XL to max it out is an extremely daunting task for many players. It also requires 15 Attack IV to beat Zacian in CMP.

Fast Moves

12
Zen Headbutt
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.10
0.20
9.09
10.91
13.64
14
Fire Spin
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.10
0.20
9.09
12.73
15.91

Charge Moves

60
Iron Head
More Info

Steel

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.90
0.40
0.00
 1.20
31.58
39.47
 37.89
30
Psychic Fangs
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.20
0.70
0.00
 0.91
25.00
31.25
 22.73
180
Solar Beam
More Info

Grass

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
4.90
2.00
0.00
 1.80
36.73
45.92
 66.12
70
Flamethrower
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.20
0.20
0.00
 1.40
31.82
39.77
 44.55

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 100
Stardust 100,000

Other

Buddy Distance 20 km

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage

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StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20015057
2001.5104118
2002158179
2002.5212240
4003266301
4003.5320362
4004374423
4004.5428484
6005482545
6005.5536606
6006590667
6006.5644728
8007698789
8007.5752850
8008806911
8008.5860972
100099141033
10009.59681094
10001010221155
100010.510731213
13001111241270
130011.511751328
13001212261386
130012.512771444
16001313281501
160013.513791559
16001414301617
160014.514811675
19001515321732
190015.515831790
19001616351848
190016.516861905
22001717371963
220017.517882021
22001818392079
220018.518902136
25001919412194
250019.519922252
25002020432310
250020.520942367
30002121452425
300021.521962483
30002222472541
300022.522992598
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350023.524012714
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350024.525032830
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400025.526052945
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450027.528103176
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450028.529123292
50002929633349
500029.530143407
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500030.530913494
60003131163523
600031.531423552
60003231673580
600032.531933609
70003332183638
700033.532443667
70003432693696
700034.532953725
80003533213754
800035.533463783
80003633723811
800036.533973840
90003734233869
900037.534483898
90003834743927
900038.534993956
100003935253985
1000039.535504013
100004035764042
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