Solid Rock (Ability)

Solid Rock	ハードロック
	Hard Rock
Flavor text Generation III Generation IV Powers down super-effective moves. Generation V Reduces damage from supereffective attacks.

Solid Rock (Japanese: ハードロック Hard Rock) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. Four Pokémon can have this Ability, all of which have one or more double weaknesses.

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
	Camerupt	Fire	Ground	Magma Armor	Solid Rock	Anger Point
	Rhyperior	Ground	Rock	Lightningrod	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 V games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the anime

	Rhyperior
The power of super-effective moves against the user 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 other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 堅石 Jiānshí French Solide Roc German Felskern Italian Solidroccia Korean 하드록 Hard Rock Portuguese Pedra Sólida Romanian Piatră Solidă Spanish Roca Sólida

Variations of the Ability Solid Rock
Solid Rock • Filter

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