For the Black & White meta, At 580 BST, Regirock is built different. We rank it B-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a tank. Thunder Wave with Sitrus Berry is the standard set.

What is Regirock weak to?

In Black & White, watch for Starmie (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Regirock. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Ground and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Regirock has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.

What is the best ability for Regirock?

Clear Body prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon. That's the one you want on Regirock. Sturdy is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.

What role does Regirock play in battle?

Regirock is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the tank role.

What are the best moves for Regirock?

In Black & White, run Thunder Wave, Earthquake, Stone Edge, and Stealth Rock on Regirock. Thunder Wave is the most common pick at 22% usage. This set covers the tank role with a mix of damage and utility.

Regirock - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Tank

BTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

The stat bars tell the story: Defense carries everything and Sp. Atk's dead weight. But this Rock Peak Pokemon still yields 3 Defense EVs per fight on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Pseudo

HP80

Attack100

Defense200

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def100

Speed50

Total580

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary3 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.7 m

Weight230.0 kg

Base XP261

Abilities

Clear BodyTop Pick

Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.

SturdyHA

Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+3SpASpDSpe

Strong Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

Its entire body is made of rock. If any part chips off in battle, it attaches rocks to repair itself.

Regirock Weakness

Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel moves hit Regirock for super-effective damage. The Rock typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Regirock's physical bulk (base 200 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Regirock Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Fighting Ground Steel

½xResist

Normal Fire Poison Flying

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Fire Ice Flying Bug

How to Beat Regirock in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Excadrill's Earthquake hits Regirock for 54-64%. Politoed deals 39-46% with Scald.

Excadrill GroundSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Iron Head Rock Slide Damage vs Regirock Earthquake 2x 54-64% Rapid Spin 5-5% Rock Slide 13-16% View Excadrill builds →
Jirachi SteelPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves Iron Head U Turn Ice Punch Healing Wish Damage vs Regirock U Turn 8-10% View Jirachi builds →
Politoed Water	B
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves ScaldSTAB EncoreUtility ProtectPriority ToxicUtility Damage vs Regirock Scald 2x 39-46% View Politoed builds →
Conkeldurr Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Drain Punch Mach Punch Ice Punch Thunder Punch Damage vs Regirock Drain Punch 2x 46-54% Mach Punch 2x 25-30% View Conkeldurr builds →
Breloom GrassFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves Mach Punch Bullet Seed Swords Dance Low Sweep Damage vs Regirock Mach Punch 2x 31-36% Bullet Seed 2x 20-23% View Breloom builds →

Black & White Evolution

A Rock-type legendary, Regirock doesn't evolve or breed. At 580 total stats, it's meant to stand on its own. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#377RegirockDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Black & White Regirock Best Moveset

Lead with Regirock, set Stealth Rock, and keep pressure on. Clearbody and Sitrus Berry buy the time it needs, with Defense and Sp. Def investment EVs letting it take hits while controlling the hazard game.

Best Build

Experimental

Wall

Ability

Clear Body

Item

Sitrus BerryRECOVERY

Best Nature for Regirock

Sassy+SPD

Regirock best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def

EVs

Def

SpD

Wall Moveset

Thunder Wave
EarthquakeCoverage
Stone EdgeSTAB
Stealth RockSTAB

Recommended Teammates

TyranitarGood

GliscorGood

Moves

The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Regirock's Normal and Fighting coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Stone Edge and Rock Slide for same-type damage. Explosion and Superpower are the payoff moves.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Explosion

B2501005Normal

Lv 1

Stomp

—6510020Normal

Lv 9

Rock Throw

—509015Rock

Lv 17

Curse

C——10Ghost

Lv 25

Superpower

B1201005Fighting

Lv 33

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Lv 41

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Lv 49

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

Lv 57

Lock-On

———5Normal

Lv 65

Zap Cannon

—120505Electric

Lv 73

Stone Edge

S100805Rock

Lv 81

Hammer Arm

C1009010Fighting

Lv 89

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM Moves

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM78

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM64

Explosion

B2501005Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM69

Rock Polish

D——20Rock

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM23

Smack Down

—5010015Rock

TM71

Stone Edge

S100805Rock

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM25

Thunder

D1207010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

S—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Regirock doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Regirock can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

Gen 4

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Rollout

—309020Rock

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Gen 4

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

How to Get Regirock in Black & White

Regirock can't be caught in Black & White. Bring it over from Ruby, Emerald, or Ultra Sun instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Regirock is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Special encounter in:

Black 2Special encounter · Underground Ruins

Then trade to Black & White.

Also found in:

Ruby Emerald Platinum Omega Ruby Ultra Sun

Regirock Guide

For the Black & White meta, At 580 BST, Regirock is built different. We rank it B-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a tank. Thunder Wave with Sitrus Berry is the standard set.
In Black & White, watch for Starmie (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Regirock. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Ground and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Regirock has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Clear Body prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon. That's the one you want on Regirock. Sturdy is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Regirock is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the tank role.
In Black & White, run Thunder Wave, Earthquake, Stone Edge, and Stealth Rock on Regirock. Thunder Wave is the most common pick at 22% usage. This set covers the tank role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Since Ruby & Sapphire, Regirock has appeared in 15 games. Legendary Pokemon like Regirock are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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