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Solgaleo (Japanese: ソルガレオ Solgaleo) is a Psychic/Steel Legendary Pokémon.
While it is not known to evolve into or from any Pokémon, it takes a special form called the Radiant Sun phase when it uses its full power.
Along with Lunala, it was initially revealed in May 2016, but officially revealed on June 2, 2016.
Solgaleo is the game mascot of Pokémon Sun, appearing on the boxart.
Biology
Solgaleo is a large, white Pokémon resembling a white lion. It has a blunt muzzle with a blue-gray nose and pale blue eyes. The top half of its face is a deep blue area that shows a constantly changing starscape. Four yellow spikes frame Solgaleo's head like a crown and two more pairs of spikes adorn either side of its lower jaw, and each spike separates large tufts of Solgaleo's mane. Solid ridges—red nearest Solgaleo's head and yellow farther away—poke out of each tuft along the middle, except on the tufts on its cheeks and chin, with the topmost part wrapping around the tip of the tuft. Overall, its mane creates the impression of a stylized sun. Around each leg is a dark orange band, and there is a black spot on each foot. It has three black toes on each foot with long yellow claws. At the tip of its tail is a large black spot with a thin yellow rim.
When Solgaleo enters its Radiant Sun phase, a light blue symbol appears on its forehead and the starscape turns to streaks of light. The fur on its body glows a pale yellow and all other parts of its body except its nose turn bright yellow.
Known as the "beast that devours the sun," Solgaleo has long been honored as an emissary of the sun. Its body is capable of holding a vast amount of energy and glows when active. [1]
Solgaleo is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Sunsteel Strike.
Trivia
Origin
Solgaleo is based on a lion with a sun motif.
Name origin
Solgaleo may be a combination of sol (Latin for sun) and leo (Latin for lion). It may also incorporate Galileo, an Italian astronomer who presented evidence that the Earth rotated around the Sun and advocated Copernican heliocentrism.
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ソルガレオ Solgaleo
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From sol and leo.
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French
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Solgaleo
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Same as English name
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Spanish
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Solgaleo
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Same as English name
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German
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Solgaleo
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Same as English name
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Italian
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Solgaleo
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Same as English name
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Korean
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솔가레오 Solgaleo
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Transliteration of its Japanese name
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Mandarin Chinese
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索爾迦雷歐 / 索尔迦雷欧 Suǒ'ěrjiāléi'ōu
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Transliteration of Japanese name
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Cantonese Chinese
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索爾迦雷歐 Sokyíhgālèuihāu
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Mandarin-based transliteration of Japanese name
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More languages
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Russian
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Солгалео Solgaleo
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Transcription of English name
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Radiant Sun phase
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Title
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Japanese
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ライジングフェーズ Rising phase
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Chinese
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Cantonese
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旭日狀態 Yūkyaht johngtaai
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Mandarin
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旭日狀態 / 旭日状态 Xùrì zhuàngtài
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French
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Phase Soleil Levant
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German
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Sonnenaufgangsphase
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Italian
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Fase sole nascente
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Korean
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라이징페이즈 Raijing Peijeu
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Russian
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Фаза Бристательное Faza Bristatel'noye
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Spanish
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Fase Sol Ascendente
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