Solid Rock (Ability)

Solid Rock ハードロック
Hard Rock
Flavor text
Generation IV
Powers down super-effective moves.DPPt
Reduces damage from supereffective attacks.HGSS
Generation V
Reduces damage from supereffective attacks.
Generation VI
Reduces damage from supereffective attacks.
Generation VII
Reduces the power of supereffective attacks taken.
Generation VIII
Reduces the power of supereffective attacks taken.
Generation IX
Reduces the power of supereffective attacks that hit the Pokémon.

Solid Rock (Japanese: ハードロック Hard Rock) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In battle

Solid Rock reduces damage from super effective moves by 25%. For example, a move that would do 2× damage will do 1.5× damage instead.

Outside of battle

Solid Rock has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Solid Rock

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
  Camerupt
Fire Ground Magma Armor Solid Rock Anger Point
  Rhyperior
Ground Rock Lightning Rod Solid Rock Reckless
  Tirtouga
Water Rock Solid Rock Sturdy Swift Swim
  Carracosta
Water Rock Solid Rock Sturdy Swift Swim
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation IX games.
  • For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities.
  • For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.
  • For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later.
  • For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later.
  • For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later.
  • For Generation VIII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IX or later.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Solid Rock reduces damage from super effective moves by 25%.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, it reduces the damage by about 12.5%.

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Reduces the damage that the Pokémon suffers from super-effective attacks.
BSL こうかがばつぐんの わざの ダメージを へらす
Conq. Reduces damage from supereffective attacks.
MDGtI Reduces damage received from supereffective moves.*
The Pokémon takes less damage from supereffective moves.*
SMD
MDRTDX
The Pokémon takes less damage from supereffective moves.


In the anime

       
Rhyperior
The power of super-effective moves against the Pokémon is decreased dramatically.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Rhyperior 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

Pokémon Adventures


Trivia

  • All Pokémon with Solid Rock have at least one 4× weakness. Camerupt is the only Pokémon with Solid Rock not to have a 4× weakness to Grass.
  • Solid Rock originated as a TCG Poké-BODY.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 堅硬岩石 Gīnngaahng Ngàahmsehk *
堅石 Gīnsehk *
Mandarin 堅硬岩石 / 坚硬岩石 Jiānyìng Yánshí *
堅石 Jiānshí *
  Dutch Massieve steen
  French Solide Roc
  German Felskern
  Italian Solidroccia
  Korean 하드록 Hard Rock
  Polish Twarda Skała
Portuguese   Brazil Rocha Sólida (manga)
Pedra Sólida (anime)
  Portugal Rocha Sólida
  Romanian Piatră Solidă
  Spanish Roca Sólida
  Turkish Sağlam Kaya
  Vietnamese Đá Cứng



Variations of the Ability Filter
FilterSolid RockPrism Armor


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