Solid Rock (Ability)

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

Solid Rock

ハードロック

Hard Rock

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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.

Effect

In battle

Solid Rock reduces damage from super effective moves by 25%, regardless of the effectiveness multiplier.

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 VIII 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.

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
MDTD S	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

Pokémon	Method

	Rhyperior
The power of super-effective moves against the Pokémon is decreased dramatically.
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

	Carracosta

The power of super-effective moves against the Pokémon is decreased.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Carracosta	Carracosta takes less damage from super-effective moves than it normally would.
Black's Costa	One Way or Another	Debut

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

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	堅硬岩石 Gīnngaahng Ngàahmsehk * 堅石 Gīnsehk *
Chinese	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		Rocha Sólida
Romanian		Piatră Solidă
Spanish		Roca Sólida
Turkish		Sağlam Kaya
Vietnamese		Đá Cứng

Variations of the Ability Solid Rock
Solid Rock • Filter • Prism Armor

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