Competitive Information for Registeel [Ruby/Sapphire]
Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Registeel? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
TyranitarGengarSuicuneForretressCelebiAerodactylDugtrioCacturneGligarOctillery
Registeel is an astounding Steel-typed Pokemon. Registeel are common Pokemon to see in the RS metagame. Registeel is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Explosion
- Earthquake
- Counter
- Rest
Special Wall Registeel (Popular/Trending)
Registeel is a legendary Special Wall. This moveset attempts to take a considerable amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Registeel last longer regaining it's it's health every turn. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Registeel's stat stages.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Rest is a status move (Registeel sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Counter
- Rest
- Seismic Toss / Brick Break
- Thunder Wave
Physical Tank Registeel (Popular/Trending)
Registeel is a legendary Physical Tank. It's primary goal is to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Registeel last longer regaining it's it's life every turn. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Registeel's stat stages.
♦ Rest is a status move (Registeel sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Registeel's level).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Hard Stone / White Herb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Double-Edge
- Superpower / Brick Break
- Earthquake / Mud-Slap
- Metal Claw
Physical Sweeper Registeel (Clear Body)
Registeel is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. White Herb will reset Registeel's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Registeel's stat stages. Rock Slide was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Registeel's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Registeel's attack by 1 stage).
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Item: Magnet
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Thunder Punch
- Ice Punch
- Defense Curl
- Thunder Wave
Special Sweeper Registeel (Clear Body)
Registeel is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Registeel's stat stages.
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a special 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Registeel's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Registeel? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
TyranitarGengarSuicuneForretressCelebiAerodactylDugtrioCacturneGligarOctillery
Item: Soft Sand / White Herb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Mud-Slap
- Rock Slide / Ancient Power
- Superpower / Brick Break
- Double-Edge / Frustration
Doubles Physical Sweeper Registeel (Clear Body)
Registeel is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. White Herb will reset Registeel's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Registeel's stat stages.
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Ancient Power is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Registeel's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
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Item: Magnet
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Thunder Punch
- Ice Punch
- Defense Curl
- Thunder Wave
Doubles Special Sweeper Registeel (Clear Body)
Registeel is a legendary Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Registeel's stat stages.
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a special 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Registeel's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Registeel learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Registeel can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Registeel
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Registeel's stats
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
Most notable and possible best moves for Registeel
- Brick Break
- Counter
- Earthquake
- Explosion
- Other
- Protect
- Rest
- Seismic Toss
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Registeel in Ruby and Sapphire
- Bold Nature ( 248/0/8/0/252/0/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0/ )
- Optimize Registeel's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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