Tate's Solrock

Tate's Solrock フウのソルロック Fu's Solrock

Tate's Solrock in the anime

Debuts in It's Still Rocket Roll to Me! Caught at Unknown Gender Gender unknown Ability Levitate* Current location With Tate

This Pokémon is fully evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Solrock Kōichi Sakaguchi

Tate's Solrock (Japanese: フウのソルロック Fu's Solrock) is Tate's main Pokémon in the games, anime, and manga.

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Solrock first appeared in It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!. It battled Liza's Lunatone, but it was no match for the Meteorite Pokémon. When Solrock was charging up a Solar Beam, it was interrupted by Lunatone's Tackle but still managed to launch the move. However, Lunatone's Ice Beam was stronger and defeated Solrock. It was later seen lifting Team Rocket in the air after Corphish freed Max and Tate.

In Solid as a Solrock, Solrock battled alongside Lunatone against Ash's Pikachu and Swellow during Ash's Gym battle with the twins. It started off with Tackle and then used Solar Beam. However, because of Lunatone's Ice Beam clashing with it, it ruined Tate's strategy and Tate got into an argument with Liza. It left Solrock wide open for Pikachu's Iron Tail. Team Rocket then came by and snatched Solrock and Lunatone from Tate and Liza. They escaped with the help of Ash's Pokémon and sent Team Rocket blasting off with a combined Psychic blast.

The battle continued, with Solrock using Sandstorm on Swellow. It dominated Pikachu and Swellow with the help of Lunatone. However, Pikachu's and Swellow's Thunder Armor proved to be very powerful. As a result, Solrock was badly beaten by Pikachu's Iron Tail, winning Ash the Mind Badge.

Personality and characteristics

Very little is known about Solrock's personality, except for the fact that it usually follows Tate's commands. Unlike its and Lunatone's Trainers, Solrock and Lunatone haven't been known to bicker that much.

Moves used

Using Psychic	Move First Used In Tackle It's Still Rocket Roll to Me! Sandstorm It's Still Rocket Roll to Me! Solar Beam It's Still Rocket Roll to Me! Psychic It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

GOTCHA!

Tate's Solrock briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the games

Solrock appears as Tate's signature Pokémon in every game he is featured in.

In the core series

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Pokémon Emerald
Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Solrock Lv.42 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Flamethrower Fire   --	Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Sitrus Berry Solrock Lv.42/50/55/60/65 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Psychic Psychic   --
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon World Tournament		Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Hoenn Leaders Tournament	Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament
Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Liechi Berry Solrock Lv.50 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Trick Room Psychic Status   --	Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Passho Berry Solrock Lv.50 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Trick Room Psychic Status   --	Types: Rock Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Solrock Lv.45 Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Solar Beam Grass Special   --

In spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Tate (Masters) → Solrock

Solrock pairs alongside Tate in Pokémon Masters EX.

Dex	Trainer		NDex	Pokémon		Type	Weakness	Role	EX role	Base potential	Availability
#024		Tate	#0338		Solrock	Psychic	Dark			★★★	Sync Pair Scout

In the manga

Solrock in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Solrock is Tate's main Pokémon. It was first seen in I'm Always Grumpig First Thing in the Morning II, traveling with its Trainer on Mt. Pyre, where it used its abilities to sense intruders. Solrock was used in conjunction with Lunatone against the Team Magma Grunts that were aiming to steal the Red and Blue Orbs. Despite their best efforts, the Grunts were only illusions created by Magma Admin Blaise, who easily got past his opponents and stole the orbs.

Moves used

Using Psywave	Move First Used In Cosmic Power You Can Fight Day or Night With Lunatone & Solrock Calm Mind You Can Fight Day or Night With Lunatone & Solrock* Psywave You Can Fight Day or Night With Lunatone & Solrock
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the TCG

Solrock

Solrock appears in the card Tate & Liza (Celestial Storm 148).

Trivia

• In Emerald, Solrock is the only Pokémon from the original team to keep its moveset in the rematches.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Solrock.

• Liza's Lunatone

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.