Solgaleo (Pokémon)

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Solgaleo (Japanese: ソルガレオ Solgaleo) is a dual-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.
It evolves from when leveled up in , , , or starting at level 53. It is one of 's final forms, the other being .
Along with Lunala, it was initially shown, without a name or any data, in May 2016, but information on it was officially revealed on June 2, 2016.
Solgaleo is the game mascot of , appearing on its boxart. Solgaleo, Lunala, and are often collectively referred to as the light trio by fans. It is associated with the guardian deities. It is related to the Ultra Beasts.
Solgaleo can be taken over by through the N-Solarizer to become .
==Biology==
Solgaleo is a large, white resembling a 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. 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 , its —a light blue symbol similar to a compass rose—appears on its forehead, and the starscape turns to streaks of light. The fur on its body glows a pale yellow and all red and black parts of its body, including its belly and paws, turn bright yellow. It enters this phase while using its signature move or traveling through Ultra Space. The phase is no longer present in the core series as of .Solgaleo does not change into its Radiant Sun phase as of Pokémon SV.
Solgaleo has long been honored as an emissary of the sun;Pokémon Sun and Moon site | Solgaleo in ancient times, it was known as "the beast that devours the sun". It is said to live in another world and returns there when its third eye activates. Its body is capable of holding a vast amount of energy and glows when active. The intense light it radiates can make nighttime look like midday. Solgaleo can create Ultra Wormholes to travel to and from Ultra Space. It can . Alongside its counterpart , it can create , which it is said to be the male evolution of. Solgaleo and Lunala also have the power to create Z-Crystals and even restore Necrozma's light, allowing it to return to its true, Ultra form. It can also influence a 's evolution into 's Midday form with solar energy.Pokémon Sun and Moon site | Midday Lycanroc Ultra Recon Squad uses Solgaleo as their own Ride Pokémon to travel through Ultra Space.
Solgaleo, similar to Lunala, is a being composed of light; due to that, it is constantly hunted down by through Ultra Space, so it can try and devour Solgaleo's light to ease its nonstopping pain and regain its original form. When taken over by Necrozma, Necrozma's body divides into pieces that connect to Solgaleo's body like an armor, possessing it and transforming itself into , as its pieces constantly absorb Solgaleo's light. However, Solgaleo can coexist with Necrozma willingly, regardless of fusionLusamine (Masters):"It doesn't seem like Necrozma or Solgaleo are suffering in their current state. I suppose now that they have the light of our sync stone, they're able to coexist peacefully."(Pokémon Masters EX)Lillie"<player>, I know this may be sudden, but I hope you will consider what I ask of you. I want to entrust Nebby to you. I think Nebby should be with Necrozma. From what I've heard, Necrozma would not suffer as much or ache so for the light if it can remain close to Nebby..."(Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon). Solgaleo loves Solgaleo Treats made by Snacksworth, who once encountered it in the past.
Solgaleo and are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move . They are also the only known Pokémon capable of using the Z-Move . Additionally, Solgaleo is the only known Pokémon that can have as an Ability.
0800Necrozma-Dusk Mane 2.png|thumb|Taken over by as 
Solgaleo SM concept art.jpg|Concept artwork of Solgaleo for 
Radiant Sun Solgaleo SM concept art.jpg|Concept artwork of Solgaleo's Radiant Sun phase for Sun and Moon
===Evolution===
Solgaleo evolves from and is one of the final forms of , the other being .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Sun and : Solgaleo, nicknamed Nebby, is a major character and boss in the games. 
* : Solgaleo is used as a Ride Pokémon by the Ultra Recon Squad. The can use it for Ultra Warp Ride to travel through Ultra Space.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset ===
Solgaleo is available in Version 3.0.0+.
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Nebby (anime)=====
In Revealing the Stuff of Legend!, Nebby evolved into a Solgaleo while at the Altar of the Sunne, during 's quest to save from Ultra Space. After reaching its final evolved form, and his classmates typically referred to it by its proper name.
In Full Moon and Many Arms!, Solgaleo was involved in rescuing and from Team Rocket's captivity. Later on, after Necrozma separated from Lunala, it was taken over by Necrozma, becoming Dusk Mane Necrozma. It then opened up an Ultra Wormhole to Poipole's world. Ash tried to follow Solgaleo (now fused with Necrozma), but failed because the Ultra Wormhole closed.
In The Prism of Light and Darkness!, after being pursued by Ash, his classmates, and Lunala, to 's world, Solgaleo was successfully separated from Necrozma after the Ultra Guardians, and its subjects, and all the people and Pokémon of Alola sent their light to Necrozma. However, due to being fused with Necrozma for a long period of time, Solgaleo was completely drained of energy. When Ash and Mallow gave Solgaleo a Sitrus Berry, Solgaleo regained its strength once more. Ash requested its power, and it and Ash performed alongside Lunala and , who were performing .
====Minor appearances====
Solgaleo debuted alongside in 's dream in A Dream Encounter!, where it and Lunala were shown creating Nebby. It reappeared in flashbacks in Faba's Revenge! and Revealing the Stuff of Legend!, and in a fantasy in Tough Guy Trials!.
===GOTCHA!===
A Solgaleo briefly appeared as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====Solgaleo (Adventures)====
Solgaleo debuted as a silhouette in a fantasy in Play the Melody That Echoes in the Altar.
Solgaleo physically debuted in Summon the Emissaries of the Moon and the Sun, where a evolved into it at the Poni Altar with the power of the Sun Flute.
===Pokémon Horizon===
A Solgaleo appeared in The Legend Revealed. Meja was aiming to summon it through an Ultra Wormhole to use it to power his superweapon. He succeeded in The Opened Wormhole, but Tokio simultaneously summoned through another wormhole, suppressing Solgaleo's powers.
==In the TCG==
==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Solgaleo appears as a Pokémon summoned from the . It enters its Radiant Sun phase and attacks using its signature move . Solgaleo also appears as a .
==Trivia==
*In , Solgaleo has a base experience yield of 137.
*Solgaleo has the highest base stat of all .
*In games prior to , Solgaleo has a catch rate of 45.
* Solgaleo's Japanese name and its romanization were revealed in a tweet[dead link] of their trademark on March 22, 2016.
*Solgaleo's physical and special stats are the reverse of Lunala's.
*Solgaleo's verbal cry in Pokémon Sun, "La-liona", may be based on the words lā (Hawaiian for sun) and liona (Hawaiian for lion).
*In the animated series, Solgaleo's voice effect was composed from effects of the kaiju .
=== Origin===
Solgaleo appears to be based on , a fairly common motif in many Western and Middle Eastern cultures. In particular, it might reference the , being described as "devouring the sun", however typically a green lion and a metaphor for aqua regia, as well as connected to metals via its type (matter). In astrology, the Sun is also the ruler of the sign Leo.
As the emissary rather than a personification of the sun, as well as being able to pass through different dimensions, it might lend some inspiration from the , a goddess usually described as a lion that is the sun's protector in Egyptian mythology as it travels through the underworld. Its regular and colors may be inspired by phases in : regular Solgaleo may represent the Sun as a white main-sequence star, while Shiny Solgaleo may represent the that the Sun will eventually become as the hydrogen inside its core is exhausted.
====Name origin====
Solgaleo may be a combination of sol (Latin for sun) and leo (Latin for lion). It may also incorporate , an Italian astronomer who presented evidence that the Earth rotated around the Sun and advocated .
==In other languages==
Radiant Sun phase
Beast that devours the sun
==Related articles==
*Nebby
*Solgaleo (Adventures)
* Light trio
*Legendary Pokémon
*Myths and legends involving Legendary and Mythical Pokémon
* Ultra Aura
*Pokémon fusion
==References==
==External links==
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