Is Registeel Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Ancient Tomb puzzle. Pure Steel with AbilityClear Body. Balanced enormous defenses across physical and special. Registeel resists most attack types and outlasts everything through attrition. The most defensively complete of the three Regis. Handles Sidney, Glacia, and Drake through pure durability.
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 has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Registeel trades roughly evenly with Wallace'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.
Registeel trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catchable
Catch Registeel on Route 120 (interact, Lv 40, limited). Requires opening door from Sealed Chamber. Found inside Ancient Tomb on Route 120 after solving the Sealed Chamber puzzle in Route 134.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 40)
- LV 40NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 40FightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Brawly
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 65NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Registeel in Ruby & Sapphire
Last of the three golems, Registeel rests in an ancient tomb past the Sealed Chamber. Expect the same punishing level 40 fight: one attempt, no comeback, and a catch rate that makes False Swipe and a status move close to mandatory.
1 location to catch Registeel
Badge 6How to Get Registeel in Ruby & Sapphire
How to Get Shiny Registeel in Ruby & Sapphire
Registeel waits inside the Ancient Tomb on Route 120, so save in front of it and keep soft resetting the battle until it shines. Compare Shiny Registeel odds across every game
Shiny Registeel Evolution
Does Not EvolveRuby & Sapphire 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 Ruby & Sapphire 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
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Blaziken builds →Focus Punch 2x93-110%KO Overheat 2x81-95% Dig 2x25-30% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x97-114%KO Dig 2x27-32% | ||
 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 2x81-95% Dig 2x22-27% Fire Blast 2x25-30% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Swampert builds →Focus Punch 2x58-68% Dig 2x36-43% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x67-79% Rock Smash 2x8-10% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x79-93% Earthquake 2x54-64% Rock Smash 2x9-11% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x64-76% Dig 2x18-22% | ||
 Medicham FightingPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Medicham builds →Focus Punch 2x54-64% Fire Punch 2x18-22% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Sandslash builds →Focus Punch 2x54-63% Dig 2x34-40% | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x68-81% Rock Smash 2x5-6% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Graveler builds →Focus Punch 2x51-60% Dig 2x32-38% Fire Blast 2x24-29% | ||
 Claydol GroundPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Registeel View Claydol builds →Dig 2x26-31% Rock Smash 2x6-8% | ||
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
RS Registeel Best Moveset
150 Defense and 150 Sp. Def tank both sides simultaneously. Steel typing resists nine types while AbilityClear Body prevents stat drops. MoveSeismic Toss for consistent damage, MoveRest plus MoveSleep Talk for recovery. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Dual tank with the best defensive typing available.
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 Normal and Fighting coverage and more 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
REGISTEEL has a body that is harder than any kind of metal. Its body is apparently hollow. No one has any idea what this POKéMON eats.
REGISTEEL was imprisoned by people in ancient times. The metal composing its body is thought to be a curious substance that is not of this earth.
Registeel Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Registeel is a static encounter at Route 120 in Ruby & Sapphire. 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.
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
Winds & Waves
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