Competitive Information for Registeel [Sun/Moon]
Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Registeel? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
SerperiorRotom-WashMarowak-AlolaCharizard-Mega-YGengarGreninjaDragoniteMandibuzzSkarmoryDitto
Registeel is a sensational Steel-typed Pokemon. Registeel are common Pokemon to see in the SM metagame. Registeel is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Iron Head
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
Special Wall Registeel (Popular/Trending)
Registeel is a legendary Special Wall. This moveset is designed to take a good amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Registeel last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Registeel's stat stages.
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
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Item: Steelium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Iron Head
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Ice Punch / Double-Edge
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
Physical Sweeper Registeel (Clear Body)
Registeel is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Registeel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Registeel's stat stages. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Registeel's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Registeel's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Registeel's last move failed).
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Item: Steelium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Flash Cannon
- Thunderbolt / Charge Beam
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Ancient Power
Special Sweeper Registeel (Clear Body)
Registeel is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Registeel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Registeel's stat stages.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Registeel's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Registeel cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Stealth Rock / Toxic
- Block
- Rock Slide
- Ice Punch / Aerial Ace
Registeel Physical Wall (Registeel Is Here)
Registeel is a legendary Physical Wall. This moveset is designed to take a hefty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Registeel last longer regaining it's HP every turn. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Registeel's stat stages.
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
♦ Block is a status move (prevents the target from switching out).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Aerial Ace is a physical 60-base power Flying-type move (this move does not check accuracy).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Registeel? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Groundium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Iron Head
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
Doubles Physical Sweeper Registeel (Clear Body)
Registeel is a legendary Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Registeel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Registeel's stat stages.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Registeel's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Registeel's speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Steelium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Flash Cannon
- Thunderbolt / Charge Beam
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Ancient Power
Doubles Special Sweeper Registeel (Clear Body)
Registeel is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Registeel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Registeel's stat stages.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Registeel's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Registeel cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
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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 Sun/Moon. 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 SM 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: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- 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
- Charge Beam
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Power-Up Punch
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Registeel
- Curse
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power
- Iron Head
- Protect
- Rest
- Seismic Toss
- Sleep Talk
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Registeel in Sun and Moon
- Careful Nature ( 252/4/0/0/252/0/ )
- Careful Nature ( 252/0/4/0/252/0/ )
- Optimize Registeel's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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