Is Regice Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Ice legendary from Hoenn. AbilityClear Body blocks stat drops. Massive Special Defense. If imported, provides Ice coverage for Bertha and Cynthia's Garchomp.
Regice has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Regice resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Regice trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Regice has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Regice has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Regice has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Regice has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Regice trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Regice has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Regice has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Regice trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Regice trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Regice trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Regice has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Regice trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Regice has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Trade
Regice cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Gardenia
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 25FightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- LV 73IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- LV 89NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Regice in Diamond & Pearl
Regice has no Sinnoh encounter, sitting outside the base roster like its fellow golems. You can only add the ice titan by sending one over from an older Gen 3 cartridge.
Regice cannot be caught in the wild in Diamond & Pearl, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Diamond & Pearl.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Regice in Diamond & Pearl
Regice skips these games, so a shiny one must come from Platinum and be brought across through Pal Park. See every game where Shiny Regice can be hunted
Shiny Regice Evolution
Does Not EvolveRegice Weakness
Type-wise, Regice takes extra damage from Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel. Regice's special bulk (base 200 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Regice Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Regice
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regice View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x128-151%KO Stone Edge 2x57-68% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regice View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x70-83% Flash Cannon 2x40-48% Ancient Power 2x21-24% Rock Smash 2x18-22% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regice View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x131-155%KO Stone Edge 2x59-69% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regice View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x136-161%KO Stone Edge 2x61-72% Iron Tail 2x61-72% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regice View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x114-134%KO Overheat 2x58-69% Stone Edge 2x51-60% Iron Tail 2x51-60% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regice View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x115-135%KO Stone Edge 2x52-61% | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regice View Empoleon builds →Flash Cannon 2x36-42% Brick Break 2x32-38% Rock Slide 2x32-38% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regice View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x110-130%KO Rock Slide 2x37-44% Fire Blast 2x19-23% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regice View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x48-56% Iron Tail 2x40-47% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regice View Arcanine builds →Overheat 2x56-66% Iron Tail 2x53-63% Rock Smash 2x22-26% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regice View Rhydon builds →Focus Punch 2x91-107%KO Stone Edge 2x92-108%KO Iron Tail 2x61-72% Fire Blast 2x17-21% | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regice View Magmar builds →Overheat 2x56-66% Focus Punch 2x70-83% Iron Tail 2x47-55% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regice View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x54-63% Iron Tail 2x61-72% Rock Smash 2x25-30% | ||
 Rapidash Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regice View Rapidash builds →Flare Blitz 2x88-104%KO Iron Tail 2x49-58% | ||
Regice Evolutions
No breeding, no evolution. Regice is a Ice legendary with 580 base stat total that you obtain once and build around. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
DP Regice Best Moveset
200 Sp. Def mirrors Regirock's physical tank on the special side. AbilityClear Body prevents stat drops, and the moveset absorbs special attacks that would break almost anything else. 100 Sp. Atk adds respectable special offense. 50 Speed and the physical side are the weaknesses.
Best Build
Regice best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Charge Beam
- Thunder Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs define Regice's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Blizzard and Ice Beam, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it coverage across 7 types. That's where the options open up.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
39 of 41 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its body is made of ice from the ice age. It controls frigid air of -328 degrees Fahrenheit.
Regice Diamond & Pearl Guide
No. Regice isn't catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Obtain it through event distribution in Platinum, then trade it over.
In Diamond & Pearl, Regice plays as a tank. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In Diamond & Pearl, Calm is the go-to nature for Regice. That's +Sp. Def / -Attack. Pair it with 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD EVs. Fits the tank role.
Game Availability
Regice has appeared in 15 games since Ruby & Sapphire, spanning 7 generations. As a Legendary, it's typically a one-per-save encounter tied to the story or post-game content.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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