Solar Power (Ability)

Solar Power	サンパワー
	Sun Power
Flavor text Generation IV Boosts Sp. Atk, but lowers HP in sunshine. Generation V In sunshine, Sp. Atk is boosted but HP decreases. Generation VI Boosts the Sp. Atk stat in sunny weather, but HP decreases. Generation VII Boosts the Sp. Atk stat in sunny weather, but HP decreases every turn.SM Boosts the Sp. Atk stat in harsh sunlight, but HP decreases every turn.USUM Generation VIII Boosts the Sp. Atk stat in harsh sunlight, but HP decreases every turn. Generation IX In harsh sunlight, the Pokémon's Sp. Atk stat is boosted, but its HP decreases every turn.

Solar Power (Japanese: サンパワー Sun Power) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In battle

During harsh sunlight, Solar Power increases the Pokémon's Special Attack by 1.5×, but the Pokémon loses 1/8 of its maximum HP at the end of each turn, if harsh sunlight does not end that turn.

Outside of battle

Solar Power has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Solar Power

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Solar Power
0005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	Blaze	None	Solar Power
0006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	Blaze	None	Solar Power
0191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Solar PowerGen IV+	Early Bird
0192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Solar PowerGen IV+	Early Bird
0229		Houndoom Mega Houndoom	Dark	Fire	Solar Power	None	None
0357		Tropius	Grass	Flying	Chlorophyll	Solar PowerGen IV+	Harvest
0694		Helioptile	Electric	Normal	Dry Skin	Sand Veil	Solar Power
0695		Heliolisk	Electric	Normal	Dry Skin	Sand Veil	Solar Power
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Solar Power increases the Pokémon's Special Attack by one stage in sunny weather. The Pokémon loses 3HP every 9-10 turns, but does not prevent the natural HP recovery.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Solar Power sharply boosts the Pokémon's Special Attack when the weather is sunny or in harsh sunlight. The Pokémon also loses 1 HP every 10 turns and is unable to recover HP naturally.

Description

Games Description MDTDS Boosts Special Attack in sunny weather, though the Pokémon also loses HP. BSL ひざしがつよい てんきだと ダメージをうけるが とくこうがあがる MDGtI Unavailable SMD When it's sunny or in harsh sunlight, the Pokémon's Sp. Atk goes up sharply, but the Pokémon can't restore its HP naturally and keeps taking damage! MDRTDX During Sunny weather or in Extremely Harsh Sunlight, the Pokémon's Sp. Atk goes up sharply, but the Pokémon can't restore its HP naturally and keeps taking damage.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 太陽之力 Taaiyèuhng-jī Lihk * 太陽能量 Taaiyèuhng Nàhngleuhng * Mandarin 太陽之力 / 太阳之力 Tàiyáng-zhī Lì * 太陽能量 Tàiyáng Néngliàng * French Force Soleil German Solarkraft Italian Solarpotere Korean 선파워 Sun Power Brazilian Portuguese Poder Solar Spanish Poder Solar Turkish Güneş Gücü

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