Solar Blade (move)

Move data

Type Grass
Category Physical  Physical
Power 125
Accuracy 100
PP 10  (max. 16)
Makes contact? Yes
Introduced Generation 7

Machine/Record

Sword​/​Shield TM12
Scarlet​/​Violet TM190

Effects

The user of Solar Blade will absorb light on the first turn. On the second turn, Solar Blade deals damage.

During intense sunlight or when holding a Power Herb, Solar Blade executes in one turn. During rain, hail or a sandstorm its power decreases by 50%.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Grassium Z and uses its Z-Power, Solar Blade turns into Bloom Doom and has base power 190.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Solar Blade
Japanese ソーラーブレード (Solar Blade)
German Solarklinge
French Lame Solaire
Italian Lama Solare
Spanish Cuchilla Solar
Korean 솔라블레이드
Chinese (Simplified) 日光刃
Chinese (Traditional) 日光刃

Game descriptions

Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
In this two-turn attack, the user gathers light and fills a blade with the light’s energy, attacking the target on the next turn.
Sword​/​Shield In this two-turn attack, the user gathers light and fills a blade with the light’s energy, attacking the target on the next turn.
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user gathers light on the first turn, then fills a blade with the light’s energy and attacks on the next turn.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Solar Blade at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Hisuian Lilligant Lilligant
Hisuian Lilligant
#0549 / Grass · Fighting
Level 1
Lurantis Lurantis
#0754 / Grass
Level 63
Iron Leaves Iron Leaves
#1010 / Grass · Psychic
Level 91

Learnt by TM

Vileplume Vileplume
#0045 / Grass · Poison
Chikorita Chikorita
#0152 / Grass
Bayleef Bayleef
#0153 / Grass
Meganium Meganium
#0154 / Grass
Bellossom Bellossom
#0182 / Grass
Sceptile Sceptile
#0254 / Grass
Nuzleaf Nuzleaf
#0274 / Grass · Dark
Shiftry Shiftry
#0275 / Grass · Dark
Virizion Virizion
#0640 / Grass · Fighting
Ogerpon (Teal Mask) Ogerpon
Teal Mask
#1017 / Grass