Is Regirock Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Rock legendary from Hoenn. AbilityClear Body blocks stat drops. Enormous Defense. If imported, handles Volkner, Candice, and Aaron through Rock coverage.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Maylene's team hits Regirock's weaknesses hard.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Trade
Regirock 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
- 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)
- After Candice
- TM80RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Mt. Coronet
- LV 73RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- LV 89NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Regirock in Diamond & Pearl
Regirock is locked out of Diamond and Pearl, missing from the Sinnoh roster entirely. The rock golem joins your team only by migrating one forward through Pal Park from a Gen 3 game.
Regirock 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 Regirock in Diamond & Pearl
Regirock skips Diamond and Pearl, so its shiny has to be earned in Platinum and transferred over by Pal Park. See every game where Shiny Regirock can be hunted
Shiny Regirock Evolution
Does Not EvolveRegirock 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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Regirock Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Regirock
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x75-89% Seed Bomb 2x40-48% Iron Tail 2x33-39% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x73-86% Earthquake 2x32-38% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x70-83% Earthquake 2x32-38% Surf 2x24-28% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x63-75% Earthquake 2x29-34% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x34-41% Focus Punch 2x33-39% Iron Tail 2x23-27% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x62-73% Solar Beam 2x61-71% Earthquake 2x28-33% Iron Tail 2x28-33% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x50-59% Iron Tail 2x33-39% Brick Break 2x25-30% Surf 2x39-46% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Rhydon builds →Focus Punch 2x50-59% Earthquake 2x50-59% Iron Tail 2x33-39% Surf 2x25-30% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x60-70% Earthquake 2x27-32% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x53-62% Earthquake 2x44-52% Iron Tail 2x29-35% Rock Smash 2x13-15% | ||
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Steelix builds →Earthquake 2x36-42% Iron Tail 2x36-42% Rock Smash 2x10-12% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x99-117%KO Focus Punch 2x45-54% | ||
Regirock Evolutions
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
Breeding
DP Regirock Best Moveset
200 Defense is the highest in the game alongside Shuckle, and AbilityClear Body prevents any stat drops. The moveset blocks physical attacks and fires back with physical Rock hits off 100 Attack. 50 Speed and 50 Sp. Def on the special side are the costs.
Best Build
Regirock best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Explosion
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Fire Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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 entire body is made of rock. If any part chips off in battle, it attaches rocks to repair itself.
Regirock Diamond & Pearl Guide
Regirock isn't catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Obtain it through event distribution in Platinum, then trade it to Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Regirock as a tank. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest,
For Diamond & Pearl, run Adamant on Regirock. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the tank role.
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
- 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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