Competitive Information for Registeel [Sword/Shield]
Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Registeel? 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.
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Registeel is an awesome Steel-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty standard sight to see Registeel out in the 8th generation battlefield. Registeel is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def
Moveset:
- Iron Defense
- Protect
- Rest
- Thunder Wave
Double Wall Registeel (Popular/Trending)
Registeel is a legendary Double Wall for single battles. It's designed to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. 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. With a Rocky Helmet equipped to it, if Registeel is hit by a contact move, the attacker loses 1/6 of its max hp.
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Registeel this turn).
◆ Rest is a status move (Registeel sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
◆ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Iron Head
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Ice Punch / Double-Edge
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
Physical Sweeper Registeel (Clear Body)
Registeel is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Registeel's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Registeel's stat stages. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Registeel's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Thunderbolt / Charge Beam
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Ancient Power / Meteor Beam
Special Sweeper Registeel (Clear Body)
Registeel is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Registeel's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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.
◆ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ 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)).
◆ Meteor Beam is a special 120-base power Rock-type move (raises Registeel's special attack by 1 stage on turn 1. Hits turn 2).
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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 for single battles. It's goal is to take a great amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Registeel last longer regaining it's health 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 make the foes flinch).
◆ 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 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.
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Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Steel Roller / Iron Head
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
Doubles Physical Sweeper Registeel (Clear Body)
Registeel is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset attempts 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. The Shell Bell item option is to help Registeel recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Registeel's stat stages.
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Steel Beam / Flash Cannon
- Thunderbolt / Charge Beam
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Ancient Power / Meteor Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Registeel (Clear Body)
Registeel is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Registeel's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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.
◆ Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ 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)).
◆ Meteor Beam is a special 120-base power Rock-type move (raises Registeel's special attack by 1 stage on turn 1. Hits turn 2).
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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.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Registeel 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 Registeel
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Body Press + Defense Curl
- Moves: Body Press + Curse
- Moves: Body Press + Iron Defense
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- 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
- Meteor Beam
- Power-Up Punch
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Registeel
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Body Press
- Curse
- Earthquake
- Flash Cannon
- Focus Blast
- Iron Defense
- Iron Head
- Protect
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Stealth Rock
- Substitute
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Registeel in Sword and Shield
- Impish Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0 )
- Relaxed Nature ( 252/0/252/0/0/0 )
- Optimize Registeel's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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