Solid Rock (Ability)
Solid Rock | ハードロック | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Solid Rock (Japanese: ハードロック Hard Rock) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. Four Pokémon can have this Ability.
Effect
In battle
Solid Rock reduces super effective damage by ¼. A move that would deal 2× damage will instead deal 1.5× damage, and a move that would deal 4× will instead deal 3×.
Outside of battle
Solid Rock has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Solid Rock
# | Pokémon | Types | First Ability | Second Ability | Hidden Ability | ||
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0323 | Camerupt |
Fire | Ground | Magma Armor | Solid Rock | Anger Point | |
0464 | Rhyperior |
Ground | Rock | Lightning Rod | Solid Rock | Reckless | |
0564 | Tirtouga |
Water | Rock | Solid Rock | Sturdy | Swift Swim | |
0565 | Carracosta |
Water | Rock | Solid Rock | Sturdy | Swift Swim | |
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
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In the anime
The power of super-effective moves against the Pokémon is decreased dramatically. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
When a super-effective move hits Rhyperior, it looks like it has taken no damage at all. | |||
Palmer's Rhyperior | Challenging a Towering Figure! | Debut |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The power of super-effective moves against the Pokémon is decreased. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Tirtouga takes less damage from super-effective moves than it normally would. | |||
Black's Costa | Mine Mayhem | Debut | |
Carracosta takes less damage from super-effective moves than it normally would. | |||
Black's Costa | One Way or Another | None |
Trivia
- All Pokémon with this Ability have at least one 4× weakness, with Camerupt being the only one not to have a 4× weakness to Grass.
- This Ability originated as a TCG Poké-BODY.
In other languages
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Variations of the Ability Solid Rock | |
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Solid Rock • Filter |
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