Ability profile
Solar Power Pokemon Ability
Generation
Generation IV
Pokémon with ability
10
Effect
During strong sunlight, this Pokémon has 1.5× its Special Attack but takes 1/8 of its maximum HP in damage after each turn.
Flavor text
Boosts Sp. Atk, but lowers HP in sunshine.
Quick summary
Solar Power is a main-series ability from Generation IV. Open species profiles below to see typings, moves, and community fan rank where available.
Battle context
Generation debut
Generation IV
Solar Power first appeared in Generation IV. Compare how newer releases reuse or power up the effect when building themed teams.
Main series
Yes
Solar Power is used in main-series battles and links to 10 species profiles below.
10 Pokémon can have Solar Power in the official dataset. 3 appear on the community favorite board — ranked species are listed first.
Fan favorite hub
See which fan favorites share this ability
Open linked Pokémon profiles to view community rank and save counts — context a plain ability listing cannot show.
Put reference data to work
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