Solgaleo (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Solgaleo (disambiguation).

Solgaleo Sunne Pokémon ソルガレオ Solgaleo #791 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Psychic Steel Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Ability Full Metal Body Cacophony Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Group No Eggs Discovered Hatch time 120 cycles Egg not obtainable
Height 11'02" 3.4 m Solgaleo 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 507.1 lbs. 230.0 kg Solgaleo 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 306	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 3 Solgaleo 0 HP 3 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F791.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   White	Base friendship 0
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Solgaleo (Japanese: ソルガレオ Solgaleo) is a dual-type Psychic/Steel Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.

It evolves from Cosmoem when leveled up in Pokémon Sun, Ultra Sun, or Sword starting at level 53. It is one of Cosmog's final forms, the other being Lunala.

Along with Lunala, it was initially shown, without a name or any data, in May 2016, but information on it was officially revealed on June 2, 2016.

Solgaleo is the game mascot of Pokémon Sun, appearing on its boxart. Solgaleo is a member of the light trio along with Lunala and Necrozma.

Necrozma fuses with Solgaleo using the N-Solarizer to become Dusk Mane Necrozma.

Biology

Artwork of Solgaleo's Radiant Sun phase

Solgaleo is a large, white Pokémon resembling a lion. It has a blunt muzzle with a blue-gray nose and pale blue eyes. The top half of its face is a deep blue area that shows a constantly changing starscape. Four yellow spikes frame Solgaleo's head like a crown and two more pairs of spikes adorn either side of its lower jaw. Each spike separates large tufts of Solgaleo's mane. Solid ridges—red nearest Solgaleo's head and yellow farther away—poke out of each tuft along the middle, except on the tufts on its cheeks and chin, with the topmost part wrapping around the tip of the tuft. Overall, its mane creates the impression of a stylized sun. Around each leg is a dark orange band, and there is a black spot on each foot. It has three black toes on each foot with long yellow claws. At the tip of its tail is a large black spot with a thin yellow rim.

When Solgaleo enters its Radiant Sun phase, its third eye appears on its forehead—a light blue symbol similar to a compass rose—and the starscape turns to streaks of light. The fur on its body glows a pale yellow and all other parts of its body except its nose turn bright yellow.

Known as the "beast that devours the sun," Solgaleo has long been honored as an emissary of the sun. It said to live in another world and returns there when its third eye activates. Its body is capable of holding a vast amount of energy and glows when active. The intense light it radiates can make nighttime look like midday. Solgaleo can create Ultra Wormholes to travel to and from Ultra Space. Along with its counterpart Lunala, it can create Cosmog, which it is said to be the male evolution of. It can also influence a Rockruff's evolution into Lycanroc's Midday form with solar energy.

Solgaleo and Dusk Mane Necrozma are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Sunsteel Strike. They are also the only known Pokémon capable of using the Z-Move Searing Sunraze Smash.

In the anime

Main series

Solgaleo in the anime

Radiant Sun phase Solgaleo in the anime

Major appearances

Solgaleo (anime)

In Revealing the Stuff of Legend!, Nebby evolved into a Solgaleo while at the Altar of the Sunne, during the group's quest to save Lusamine from Ultra Space. After its final evolution, Ash and his classmates typically referred to it by its proper name.

In Full Moon and Many Arms!, Solgaleo was involved in rescuing Lunala and Necrozma from Team Rocket's captivity. Later on, after Necrozma separated from Lunala, it was taken over by Necrozma, becoming Dusk Mane Necrozma. It then opened up an Ultra Wormhole to Poipole's world. Ash tried to follow Solgaleo (now fused with Necrozma), but failed because the Ultra Wormhole closed.

In The Prism of Light and Darkness!, after being pursued by Ash, his classmates, and Lunala, to Poipole's world, Solgaleo was successfully separated from Necrozma after the Ultra Guardians, Naganadel and its Poipole subjects, and all the people and Pokemon of Alola sent their light to Necrozma. However, due to being fused with Necrozma for a long period of time, Solgaleo was completely drained of energy. When Ash and Mallow gave Solgaleo a Sitrus Berry, Solgaleo regained its strength once more. Ash requested its power, and it and Ash performed the Z-Move Searing Sunraze Smash alongside Lunala and Gladion, who were performing the Z-Move Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom.

Minor appearances

Solgaleo debuted alongside Lunala in Ash's dream in A Dream Encounter!. It reappeared in flashbacks in Faba's Revenge! and Revealing the Stuff of Legend!, and in a fantasy in Tough Guy Trials!.

GOTCHA!

A Solgaleo briefly appeared as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Solgaleo in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Light trio (Adventures)

Solgaleo debuted as a silhouette in a fantasy in Play the Melody That Echoes in the Altar.

Solgaleo physically debuted in Summon the Emissaries of the Moon and the Sun, where a Cosmoem evolved into it at the Poni Altar with the power of the Sun Flute.

Pokémon Horizon

A Solgaleo appeared in The Legend Revelead. Meja was aiming to summon it through an Ultra Wormhole to use it to power his superweapon. He succeeded in The Opened Wormhole, but Tokio simultaneously summoned Lunala through another wormhole, suppressing Solgaleo's powers.

In the TCG

Main article: Solgaleo (TCG)

Other appearances

Solgaleo in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Solgaleo appears as a Pokémon summoned from the Poké Ball. It enters its Radiant Sun phase and attacks using its signature move Sunsteel Strike. Solgaleo also appears as a Spirit.

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Alola SM: #291 Alola USUM: #389 Kanto #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!‎. 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.”
Generation VIII Galar #— Sinnoh #— Hisui #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. 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.* Shield Solgaleo was once known as the Beast That Devours the Sun. Energy in the form of light radiates boundlessly from it.*

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Sun Altar of the Sunne (only one) Moon Trade Ultra Sun Mahalo Trail (only one) Ultra Moon Trade Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee Unobtainable
Generation VIII Sword Shield Pokémon HOME TradeVersion 1.3.0+ Sword Expansion Pass Max Lair (Dynamax Adventure) (Only one) Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Unobtainable Legends: Arceus Unobtainable

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Rumble Rush Mimikyu SeaFinal
Cross-Generation Masters EX Legendary Event: The Beast That Devours the Sun (Scottie/Bettie's)

In events

Games	Event	Region	Location	Level	Distribution period
MUM	Eclipse Shiny Solgaleo	PAL region	Online	60	October 1 to November 15, 2019
MUM	Eclipse Shiny Solgaleo	American region	Online	60	October 21, 2019 to January 15, 2020
MUM	Eclipse Shiny Solgaleo	Korean region	Online	60	November 15 to December 31, 2019
MUM	Eclipse Shiny Solgaleo	Japanese region	Online	60	December 19, 2019 to February 3, 2020

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Events*		Gold Bottle Cap (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 137		197 - 244	384 - 478
Attack: 137		127 - 207	251 - 410
Defense: 107		100 - 174	197 - 344
Sp. Atk: 113		106 - 181	207 - 357
Sp. Def: 89		84 - 155	164 - 304
Speed: 97		91 - 163	179 - 322
Total: 680	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 2× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic ¼× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark 2× Fairy ½× None

Weak to: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 2× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic ¼× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark 2× Fairy ½× None

Immune to: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 2× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic ¼× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark 2× Fairy ½× None

Resistant to: Normal ½× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 0× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 2× Steel ½× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic ¼× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark 2× Fairy ½× None

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Poison-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

Solgaleo is available in Sword and Shield.

By leveling up

Generation VIII Other generations: VII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Sunsteel Strike Steel Physical 100100 100100% 5 011 Cosmic Power Psychic Status 0000— 00——% 20 011 Teleport Psychic Status 0000— 00——% 20 011 Metal Claw Steel Physical 05050 09595% 35 011 Noble Roar Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30 Evo.Evo. Sunsteel Strike Steel Physical 100100 100100% 5 077 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100100% 15 1414 Metal Sound Steel Status 0000— 08585% 40 2121 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 09090% 15 2828 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100100% 10 3535 Morning Sun Normal Status 0000— 00——% 5 4242 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100100% 15 4949 Metal Burst Steel Physical 0000— 100100% 10 5656 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100100% 15 6363 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100100% 10 7070 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120120 100100% 15 7777 Wide Guard Rock Status 0000— 00——% 10 8484 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 09090% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Solgaleo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Solgaleo

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM08 TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM09 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM11 TM11 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM13 TM13 Fire Spin Fire Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM14 TM14 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM17 TM17 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM18 TM18 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM19 TM19 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 25 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM26 TM26 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM40 TM40 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM41 TM41 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM48 TM48 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM70 TM70 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM81 TM81 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM85 TM85 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM92 TM92 Mystical Fire Fire Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TR02 TR02 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR08 TR08 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR09 TR09 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TR10 TR10 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TR11 TR11 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR12 TR12 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR15 TR15 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR24 TR24 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TR25 TR25 Psyshock Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR31 TR31 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15 TR32 TR32 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR34 TR34 Future Sight Psychic Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TR39 TR39 Superpower Fighting Physical 120120 100}}100% 5 TR42 TR42 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR44 TR44 Cosmic Power Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR46 TR46 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TR49 TR49 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR52 TR52 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TR53 TR53 Close Combat Fighting Physical 120120 100}}100% 5 TR55 TR55 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TR64 TR64 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 TR69 TR69 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TR70 TR70 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TR74 TR74 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR75 TR75 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TR79 TR79 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TR85 TR85 Work Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR86 TR86 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100}}100% 15 TR88 TR88 Heat Crash Fire Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TR97 TR97 Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical 08585 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Solgaleo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Solgaleo

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Solgaleo in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Solgaleo in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Solgaleo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Solgaleo

By tutoring

Generation VIII Other generations: VII - IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Sw Sh EP BD SP Expanding Force Psychic Special 80 100% 10 Sw Sh EP BD SP Meteor Beam Rock Special 120 90% 10 Sw Sh EP BD SP Steel Beam Steel Special 140 95% 5 Sw Sh EP BD SP Steel Roller Steel Physical 130 100% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Solgaleo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Solgaleo Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation VIII Other generations: VII - IX

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Splash Normal Status — —% 40

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Solgaleo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Solgaleo

By transfer from another generation

Generation VIII Other generations: None

Gen.   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  VII Confide Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 VII Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 VII Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 VII Flame Charge Fire Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 VII Frustration × Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 VII Hidden Power × Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 VII Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 VII Last Resort Normal Physical 140140 100}}100% 5 VII Psych Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 VII Return × Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 VII Roar Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 VII Shock Wave Electric Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 VII Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 VII Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 VII Wake-Up Slap × Fighting Physical 07070 100}}100% 10

Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Solgaleo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Solgaleo × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield

Side game data

Pokémon Shuffle Steel Attack Power: 80 - 145 20 #733 Metal Combo Increases damage done by any Steel types in the combo.

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.19 seconds Base HP: 65 Base Attack: 87 Base Defense: 59 Base Speed: 60

Pokémon GO Base HP: 264 Base Attack: 255 Base Defense: 191 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 20 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Fire Spin, Zen Headbutt Charged Attacks: Flamethrower, Iron Head, Psychic Fangs, Solar Beam

Evolution

Unevolved Cosmog  Psychic

Level 43 →

First Evolution Cosmoem  Psychic

Level 53 in Pokémon Sun, Ultra Sun, or Sword →

Second Evolution Solgaleo  Psychic  Steel

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield File:Spr 8s 791R.png File:Spr 8s 791R s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Solgaleo images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Sun and Moon, Solgaleo has a base experience yield of 137.
• Solgaleo has the highest base HP stat of all Steel-type Pokémon.
• Solgaleo's Japanese name and its romanization were revealed in a tweet of their trademark on March 22, 2016.
• Solgaleo's physical and special stats are the reverse of Lunala's.

Origin

Solgaleo appears to be based on a lion with a sun motif, a fairly common motif in many Western and Middle Eastern cultures. In particular, Solgaleo might reference the alchemical lion, being described as "devouring the sun", as well as connected to metals via its Steel type. Finally, being the emissary rather than a personification of the sun as well as being able to pass through different dimensions, Solgaleo might lend some inspiration from the eye of Ra, a goddess usually described as a lion that is the sun's protector in Egyptian mythology as it travels through the underworld. Its regular and Shiny colors may be inspired by phases in stellar evolution: regular Solgaleo may represent the Sun as a white main-sequence star, while Shiny Solgaleo may represent the red giant that the Sun will eventually become as the hydrogen inside its core is exhausted.

Name origin

Solgaleo may be a combination of sol (Latin for sun) and leo (Latin for lion). It may also incorporate Galileo, an Italian astronomer who presented evidence that the Earth rotated around the Sun and advocated Copernican heliocentrism.

Solgaleo's verbal cry in Pokémon Sun, "La-liona", may be based on the words lā (Hawaiian for sun) and liona (Hawaiian for lion).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ソルガレオ Solgaleo From sol, Galileo, and leo French Solgaleo Same as English/Japanese name Spanish Solgaleo Same as English/Japanese name German Solgaleo Same as English/Japanese name Italian Solgaleo Same as English/Japanese name Korean 솔가레오 Solgaleo Transcription of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 索爾迦雷歐 / 索尔迦雷欧 Suǒ'ěrjiāléi'ōu Transcription of Japanese name Cantonese Chinese 索爾迦雷歐 Sokyíhgālèuihāu Mandarin-based transcription of Japanese name

More languages Russian Солгалео Solgaleo Transcription of English name Thai โซลกาเลโอ Sonkaleo Transcription of Japanese name

Radiant Sun phase

Language Title Japanese ライジングフェーズ Rising Phase Chinese Cantonese 旭日狀態 Yūkyaht Johngtaai Mandarin 旭日狀態 / 旭日状态 Xùrì Zhuàngtài Czech Radiant Sun Phase French Phase Soleil Levant German Sonnenaufgangsphase Hungarian Radiant Sun alak Italian Fase sole nascente Korean 라이징페이즈 Rising Phase Polish Radiant Sun Phase Russian Фаза Бристательное Faza Bristatel'noye Spanish Fase Sol Ascendente

Related articles

• Nebby
• Light trio (anime)
• Light trio
• Light trio (Adventures)
• Legendary Pokémon
• Myths and legends involving Legendary and Mythical Pokémon

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