Solrock [QC 3/3]

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[Overview]
  • What an odd looking pokemon.
  • Good support movepool.
  • Decent base 95 Attack.
  • Good ability, odd typing, bad defenses.
  • Often looking to boost its bad base 70 Speed.
[SET]

name: Trick Room
move 1: Trick Room
move 2: Stealth Rock / Explosion
move 3: Stone Edge / Zen Headbutt
move 4: Earthquake / Zen Headbutt
item: Leftovers / Focus Sash
ability: Levitate
nature: Brave
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
ivs: 0 Spe



[SET COMMENTS]
  • Pretty much just set up Trick Room and Stealth Rock then switch out
  • Stone edge and earthquake have great coverage, but Zen Headbutt works fine for dispatching common fighting- and poison-types.
  • If a teammate has Stealth Rock, you can run another move of your choice.
  • Explosion lets Solrock hit an opponent hard and bring in a teammate to abuse trick room at the same time, and should be used over Stealth Rock if Solrock isnt leading often.
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
  • Deathly scared of taunt, and theres no real way to avoid this problem.
  • Focus Sash if you’re a lead, leftovers if you aren’t
  • EVs for a good addition of strength and a fair addition of bulk
  • Pokemon that rely on trick room to sweep, such as octillery and rampardos, make great teammates

[SET]

name: Rock Polish + Baton Pass
move 1: Rock Polish
move 2: Baton Pass
move 3: Stone Edge / Rock Slide
move 4: Earthquake
item: Leftovers
ability: Levitate
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 28 Def / 228 Spe




[SET COMMENTS]
  • Why aren't you just using something else that can Rock Polish?
  • Oh, right, this one can baton pass.
  • (Arguably) better bulk than Ninjask and better move coverage
  • Lures out and escapes from its counters.
  • Stone edge for STAB; can use Rock Slide if you hate the accuracy.
  • Earthquake for coverage.
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
  • Good teammates are Pokemon that require more Speed to function (Exeggutor?).
  • Appreciates Ground weak teammates so it can switch in safely.
  • Iron Defense is an option, if you swing that way.
  • Can pass Substitutes for protection against status and for sponging attacks
[Other Options]
  • Can set up Dual Screens
  • Explosion got a nerf since DPP, but it’s still usable
  • Will-O-Wisp cripples physical attackers
  • Can Baton Pass Calm Mind and Cosmic Power boosts
  • Gravity can do all sorts of things! (Beware though, it activates Solrock’s ground-type weakness)
  • Choice Band
[Check and Counters]
  • Alomomola sponges all of Solrock’s attacks and Waterfall’s it to its doom
  • Exeggutor is able to come in on Trick Room, before outpacing and destroying Solrock with STAB Grass-type attacks.
  • Most pokemon with U-turn can be a worry; Solrock can either stay in and be heavily bruised by a super effective attack, or switch / baton pass out and lose a large amount of momentum
 
er.... liechi berry is not released, afaik.

in any case, BP looks useless (remember, this is a tier with ninjask). At least pass something that isn't speed, like CP boosts, for example.

Sunny Day set? I can't remember if it worked for Blarajan or not.
 
I think a set of Sunny Day / Stealth Rock / Stone Edge / Explosion is viable for sun teams, being able to set up on all the common rock types is what makes it useful over Regirock, and besides its the sun, how can you not use it.

Also i agree that you should pass something other than speed boosts, Ninjask does that way better
 
Agreeing with a sun set. Also maybe a pure lead set with SR/Stone Edge/Explosion/Zen Headbutt? I'll have to try it but it gets cool secondary STAB and Levitate over other leads.
 
Explosion should be slashed next to Stealth Rock on the Trick Room set, Solrock is one of the few Pokemon able to set up Trick Room and then boom out to a teammate. Stealth Rock should really only be used on that set if you're leading often with Solrock. Otherwise Stealth Rock should be left to Mesprit.

Idk if I'd get rid of the BP set altogether, though it definitely shouldn't be passing Calm Mind since Lunatone does that infinitely better. Solrock has an arguably better typing than Ninjask and better bulk than it, and EdgeQuake > X-Scissor.

A sun set sounds interesting too.
 
i dont know if its just me but isnt that sunny day set completely outclassed by regirock, who is bulkier, has a stronger explosion, and (shitty recovery in the form of drain punch), along with having access to thunder wave and such, as well as not being weak to dark, ghost, and bug.
 
Thanks for the help guys; I've updated with the changes. I've left out the Sun set and Pure Lead set for now as there seems to be some controversy about the Sun set and I'm assuming tennisace will get back to me on the Pure Lead set.
 
Might be worth testing a defensive set, I've been using one and it's pretty good. Advantages over Regirock include Levitate, Will O Wisp, neutrality to Fighting moves, and Zen Headbutt STAB for Fighting and Poison types. The main disadvantage is MUCH less bulk, but this is somewhat mitagated through Will O Wisp, Ground immunity and Fighting neutrality.
 
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