Is Regirock Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Desert Ruins puzzle. Pure Rock with AbilityClear Body blocking stat drops. Enormous Defense. The Regi puzzle requires Relicanth, Wailord, and Braille reading. In Emerald, the Regis are all available, and Regirock's physical bulk handles Glacia and contributes to Battle Frontier challenges.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Regirock resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Regirock resists most of Norman's coverage and hits back hard.
Regirock resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Catchable
Catch Regirock on Route 111 (interact, Lv 40, limited). Requires opening door from Sealed Chamber. Inside Desert Ruins on Route 111 — solve the Sealed Chamber puzzle in Route 134 first.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 40)
- LV 40NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 40FightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 65NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORFireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Regirock in Emerald
Regirock waits behind a sealed door in the Desert Ruins on Route 111, a static level 40 golem you reach only after solving the braille puzzle in the Sealed Chamber. With a catch rate of 3 and no respawn, prepare before you wake it.
1 location to catch Regirock
Badge 3How to Get Regirock in Emerald
How to Get Shiny Regirock in Emerald
Regirock waits in the Desert Ruins on Route 111, reachable only after the braille puzzle solved with Relicanth leading and Wailord trailing your party. Save at the golem, then soft-reset the level-40 encounter until it gleams. Compare Shiny Regirock odds across every game
Shiny Regirock Evolution
Does Not EvolveEmerald Shiny Regirock Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here is Soft Reset, about 1 in 8,192 on each try.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Emerald shiny odds calculator with Regirock already selected.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Regirock Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Regirock
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x72-85% Dig 2x21-25% Surf 2x25-30% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x76-91% Iron Tail 2x35-42% Mega Drain 2x24-28% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x62-74% Dig 2x17-21% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Sandslash builds →Focus Punch 2x42-49% Dig 2x26-31% Iron Tail 2x28-34% | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Combusken builds →Focus Punch 2x55-65% Dig 2x16-19% | ||
 Lairon SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Lairon builds →Iron Tail 2x41-48% Dig 2x17-21% Rock Smash 2x8-9% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Graveler builds →Focus Punch 2x40-47% Dig 2x26-31% | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Feraligatr builds →Focus Punch 2x42-51% Surf 2x59-71% Iron Tail 2x30-36% Dig 2x19-23% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Cacturne builds →Focus Punch 2x46-55% Absorb 2x19-23% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Ludicolo builds →Surf 2x67-79% Focus Punch 2x32-38% Absorb 2x16-20% | ||
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Marshtomp builds →Surf 2x50-59% Dig 2x24-28% Iron Tail 2x25-30% Rock Smash 2x6-8% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Skarmory builds →Steel Wing 2x26-31% Rock Smash 2x6-8% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Meganium builds →Razor Leaf 2x38-45% Iron Tail 2x25-30% Rock Smash 2x6-8% | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Azumarill builds →Focus Punch 2x25-30% Surf 2x50-59% Iron Tail 2x17-21% Dig 2x10-13% | ||
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
E Regirock Best Moveset
200 base Defense is the highest among all Rock types, and the moveset leverages that by walling physical attackers indefinitely. AbilityClear Body prevents AbilityIntimidate from weakening its offensive presence, and physical Rock TermStab through MoveRock Slide hits Flying and Fire types on the switch.
Best Build
Regirock best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Explosion
- Rock Slide
- Thunder Wave
- Superpower
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 Rock Slide and Ancient Power 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
All 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
A POKéMON that is made entirely of rocks and boulders. If parts of its body chip off in battle, REGIROCK repairs itself by adding new rocks.
Regirock Emerald Guide
Regirock is a static encounter at Route 111 in Emerald. Regirock appears at level 40. Prerequisite: Requires opening door from Sealed Chamber. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Emerald, use Regirock as a tank. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest,
For Emerald, 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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