Is Registeel Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Ancient Tomb puzzle. Pure Steel with AbilityClear Body. Balanced enormous defenses across physical and special. Registeel resists most types and outlasts everything through sheer durability. The most defensively complete of the three Regis. Strong across Battle Frontier formats.
Registeel resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Registeel has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Registeel trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Registeel trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Registeel has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Registeel has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Registeel trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Registeel trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Registeel has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Registeel trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Registeel has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Registeel trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Wallace's team hits Registeel's weaknesses hard.
Catchable
Catch Registeel on Route 120 (interact, Lv 40, limited). Requires opening door from Sealed Chamber. Inside Ancient Tomb on Route 120 — 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 Brawly
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from Wattson after clearing New Mauville
- 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
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Registeel in Emerald
Registeel stands in the Ancient Tomb on Route 120, the last of the three Regis the Sealed Chamber opens. Like its siblings it is a one-time static at level 40 with a brutal catch rate of 3, and it never reappears once defeated.
1 location to catch Registeel
Badge 6How to Get Registeel in Emerald
How to Get Shiny Registeel in Emerald
Registeel rests in the Ancient Tomb off Route 120, unsealed by the braille inscription on its wall. Plant yourself in front, save, and soft-reset the level-40 titan run after run until it turns shiny. Compare Shiny Registeel odds across every game
Shiny Registeel Evolution
Does Not EvolveEmerald Shiny Registeel 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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Emerald with Registeel preloaded.
Registeel Weakness
Registeel's Steel typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Fighting, and Ground. It shrugs off Poison-type attacks completely. With 11 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Registeel's overall bulk (80/150/150) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Fighting, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Registeel Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Registeel
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x93-110%KO Dig 2x25-30% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x79-93% Dig 2x22-26% Flamethrower 2x22-26% | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Combusken builds →Focus Punch 2x72-85% Overheat 2x67-79% Dig 2x21-25% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x67-79% Rock Smash 2x8-9% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x76-91% Dig 2x33-40% Rock Smash 2x9-11% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Sandslash builds →Focus Punch 2x53-62% Dig 2x33-40% | ||
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Quilava builds →Overheat 2x64-76% Focus Punch 2x38-45% Dig 2x17-21% | ||
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Marshtomp builds →Dig 2x31-37% Rock Smash 2x8-9% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Graveler builds →Focus Punch 2x51-60% Dig 2x33-40% Flamethrower 2x21-25% | ||
 Slugma Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Slugma builds →Overheat 2x58-68% Rock Smash 2x6-8% | ||
 Trapinch Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Trapinch builds →Dig 2x33-40% Rock Smash 2x9-11% | ||
 Nincada BugGround | C | |
 Baltoy GroundPsychic | D | |
Registeel Evolutions
You can't breed Registeel or evolve it into anything else. This Steel legendary packs 580 stats and doesn't need a chain to be relevant. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
E Registeel Best Moveset
150 in both Defense and Sp. Def make Registeel the most balanced defensive Regi, walling hits from both sides without a clear weakness to exploit. The moveset runs MoveToxic and MoveRest for pure stall while AbilityClear Body stops any attempt to weaken it through stat drops.
Best Build
Registeel best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Thunder Wave
- Explosion
- Seismic Toss
- Counter
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Registeel. TMs unlock coverage across 7 types and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Metal Claw into something with actual range.
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
Its body is harder than any other kind of metal. The body metal is composed of a mysterious substance. Not only is it hard, it shrinks and stretches flexibly.
Registeel Emerald Guide
Registeel is a static encounter at Route 120 in Emerald. Registeel 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 Registeel as a wall. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest,
For Emerald, run Careful on Registeel. +Sp. Def is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the wall role.
Game Availability
First obtainable in Ruby & Sapphire, Registeel has been featured in 15 titles across 7 generations. Legendary status means a single encounter per playthrough in most games.
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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