Is Regirock Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Transfer only. Rock with AbilityClear Body preventing stat drops. If imported, enormous physical Defense handles the Battle Frontier. No story contribution.
Regirock resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Regirock resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Regirock's weaknesses hard.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Sabrina's team hits Regirock's weaknesses hard.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Bruno's team hits Regirock's weaknesses hard.
Regirock trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Regirock has the type edge here and should clean up Lance'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 Bugsy
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- LV 25FightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 33RockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 73RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- LV 89NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Regirock in HeartGold & SoulSilver
No wild encounters for Regirock in HeartGold & SoulSilver. It can be transferred in from Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, or Platinum.
Regirock cannot be caught in the wild in HeartGold & SoulSilver, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to HeartGold & SoulSilver.
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver
Regirock skips HeartGold and SoulSilver, so its shiny must come from Platinum and be transferred over. 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% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x73-86% Earthquake 2x32-38% Leaf Blade 2x29-35% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x70-83% Earthquake 2x32-38% Surf 2x24-28% | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Hitmonlee builds →Focus Punch 2x70-83% Earthquake 2x32-38% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Blaziken builds →Focus Punch 2x70-83% Solar Beam 2x64-75% Earthquake 2x32-38% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x63-75% Earthquake 2x29-34% | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x62-73% Earthquake 2x28-33% Iron Tail 2x28-33% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x34-41% Focus Punch 2x33-39% Iron Tail 2x23-27% | ||
 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% | ||
 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% | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x96-113%KO Earthquake 2x27-32% Focus Blast 2x64-75% | ||
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Regirock View Steelix builds →Earthquake 2x36-42% Iron Tail 2x36-42% Rock Smash 2x10-12% | ||
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
HGSS Regirock Best Moveset
200 Defense blocks any physical attack unconditionally. The moveset fires physical Rock hits from 100 Attack while taking zero meaningful physical damage. AbilityClear Body blocks stat drops. 50 Sp. Def is the exposed side where every special attacker aims.
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 tells the story here. Regirock learns Explosion and Superpower naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Coverage across 7 types extends the reach beyond that.
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 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The same rocks that form its body have been found in ground layers around the world.
Regirock HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Regirock isn't catchable in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Obtain it through event distribution in Platinum, then trade it to HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Regirock as a tank. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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
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