Competitive Information for Regidrago [Sword/Shield]
Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Regidrago? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Regidrago is a stupendous Dragon-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to see Regidrago show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. Regidrago is weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Dragon's Maw
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Hammer Arm / Reversal
- Fire Fang / Body Slam
- Crunch / Bite
Physical Sweeper Regidrago (Dragon's Maw)
Regidrago is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Regidrago's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Dragon's Maw, Regidrago's attacking stat is multiplied by 1.5 while using an dragon-type attack. Fire Fang was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Regidrago's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Reversal is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the less hp your Regidrago has left).
♦ Fire Fang is a physical 65-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
Item: Life Orb / Dragon Fang
Ability: Dragon's Maw
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Energy / Dragon Pulse
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Ancient Power
- Light Screen
Special Sweeper Regidrago (Dragon's Maw)
Regidrago is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Regidrago's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Dragon's Maw, Regidrago's attacking stat is multiplied by 1.5 while using an dragon-type attack.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Regidrago 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)).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Regidrago? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Dragon's Maw
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Breaking Swipe
- Hammer Arm / Reversal
- Fire Fang / Body Slam
- Crunch / Bite
Doubles Physical Sweeper Regidrago (Dragon's Maw)
Regidrago is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Regidrago's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Dragon's Maw, Regidrago's attacking stat is multiplied by 1.5 while using an dragon-type attack. Fire Fang was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Breaking Swipe is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (100% chance to lower the foes attack by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Regidrago's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Reversal is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the less hp your Regidrago has left).
♦ Fire Fang is a physical 65-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
Item: Life Orb / Dragon Fang
Ability: Dragon's Maw
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Energy / Dragon Pulse
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Ancient Power
- Light Screen
Doubles Special Sweeper Regidrago (Dragon's Maw)
Regidrago is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Regidrago's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Dragon's Maw, Regidrago's attacking stat is multiplied by 1.5 while using an dragon-type attack.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Regidrago 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)).
♦ Light Screen is a status move (for 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Regidrago 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 Regidrago can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Regidrago
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Most notable and possible best moves for Regidrago
- Draco Meteor
- Dragon Energy
- Dragon Pulse
- Hyper Beam
- Protect
- Substitute
Common Effort Values for Regidrago in Sword and Shield
- Timid Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 252/0/0/252/0/4 )
- Optimize Regidrago's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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