Pokémon-specific weakness guide

Solgaleo Weaknesses and Counters

This guide explains Solgaleo's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Psychic / Steel typing.

Psychic Steel

Solgaleo

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Weaknesses (4)

Fire×2 Ground×2 Ghost×2 Dark×2

Resistances (9)

Psychic×0.25 Normal×0.5 Grass×0.5 Ice×0.5 Flying×0.5 Rock×0.5 Dragon×0.5 Steel×0.5 Fairy×0.5

Immunities (1)

Poison×0

Battle notes

Solgaleo's Psychic / Steel typing is best attacked with Fire (2x), Ground (2x), Ghost (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
Avoid relying on common Poison, Psychic, Normal, Grass attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Solgaleo resists or ignores those matchups.
This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.

Best counter types

These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.

Fire×2 Ground×2 Ghost×2 Dark×2

Example Pokémon with Effective Types

These are examples of Pokémon associated with super-effective attacking types, not a ranked competitive counter list.

Defensive typing summary

Solgaleo's base defensive typing is Psychic / Steel. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.

FAQ

What is Solgaleo weak to?

Solgaleo is weak to Fire (2x), Ground (2x), Ghost (2x), Dark (2x).

Which attacking types are most practical against Solgaleo?

Fire, Ground, Ghost, and Dark are tied as the strongest attacking types against Solgaleo, each dealing 2x damage.

Does Solgaleo's ability change these weaknesses?

This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.