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Solrock

Black & White

Plasma Storm · #74 · Uncommon · 2013

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Market reference

$0.27

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Card facts

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Set position: 74 / 138
Release year: 2013
Rarity: Uncommon
HP: 90
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Illustrator: Kouji Tajima
Pokédex #: 338
Series: Black & White

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Status Conditions
Damage efficiency: 90 damage; 30 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Solrock plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
Its main attack (Explosion) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.

How to beat Solrock

Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 6% of decks; 2.38 copies on average · 3035 decks
Match win rate: 45.3%; -2.1 pts vs the 47.3% field average

Plays well with

Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.

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in 100% of decks · 3034 seen

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in 43% of decks · 1300 seen

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in 43% of decks · 1301 seen

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in 15% of decks · 457 seen

Okidogi

in 4% of decks · 132 seen

Ceruledge

in 1% of decks · 22 seen

Riolu

in 1% of decks · 16 seen

Charcadet

in 2% of decks · 59 seen

Illustrated by Kouji Tajima

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About this card

HP: 90Type:FFightingSubtype: Basic

"Solar energy is the source of its power, so it is strong during the daytime. When it spins, its body shines."

FCHeat Burn — 20

The Defending Pokémon is now Burned.

FCCExplosion — 90

This Pokémon does 90 damage to itself.

Weakness:G×2

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Solrock was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

yesterday

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

expanded

2 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

expanded

3 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #5 - 18 Codes

expanded

4 weeks ago

Tournament play

This printing of Solrock has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Solrock — Mega Evolution

Played in 1,047 recent decks

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/28

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.14	$0.30	$19.98	$0.27	—
Reverse Holofoil	$0.29	$0.71	$19.98	$0.65	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/01/19

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.20
7-day average	€0.24
30-day average	€0.24
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.31
Low (excellent+)	€0.04
Reverse holo low	€0.30
reverseHoloAvg1	€3.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€1.08
averageSellPrice	€0.40
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.85
Reverse holo trend	€1.29

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Solrock is real?

Solrock is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Solrock worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Solrock is $0.27; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Solrock from?

Solrock is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Storm" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.

What rarity is Solrock?

Solrock is a Uncommon card in the Plasma Storm set.