http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/regirock Status: Ready for GP
[Overview]
<p>While Regirock appears to be an inferior option in OU due to its bad typing, which gives it weaknesses to common Grass-, Water-, Fighting-, and Ground-type attacks, it actually has a niche as an extremely bulky Curse user. Regirock has the highest physical bulk in OU and very respectable Special Defense, especially with the boost from sandstorm. Regirock's massive bulk can help negate its bad typing and enables it to set up several Curses, Rest off any damage, and bulldoze through the opponent's team. Regirock also has decent Attack and near-perfect coverage with just Earthquake and STAB Rock Slide. To top it off, Regirock has a very handy ability in Clear Body, which stops Intimidate from reducing its Attack.</p>
<p>Despite these useful assets, Regirock requires some team support to function. A Sand Stream Pokemon is important and a way to deal with your opponent’s Water- and Grass-types is absolutely mandatory. Regirock also has pretty stiff competition with Tyranitar for a team slot, as it has better Attack and Special Defense and even provides its own sandstorm. Despite these somewhat disappointing setbacks, Curse Regirock is still very destructive if properly supported and played.</p>
[SET]
name: CurseRock
move 1: Curse
move 2: Rock Slide
move 3: Rest
move 4: Earthquake / Sleep Talk
item: Chesto Berry / Leftovers
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>The idea of this set is to come in on a Pokemon who doesn’t threaten Regirock, such as Heatran, Zapdos, and Weavile, and start setting up. After a Curse or two, Regirock will be able to take even super effective physical attacks with over half of its HP remaining. Should your opponent’s special attackers be gone, Regirock will become hard to stop. When Regirock is running low on health, it can just Rest off the damage, wake up instantly thanks to Chesto Berry, and attempt a sweep.</p>
<p>When using Regirock, it’s inevitable that it will be compared to Tyranitar. However, Regirock has its advantages: no 4x weakness to Fighting-type attacks, no weakness to Bug-type attacks, and superior Defense. This enables it to come out on top against Gyarados, Dragonite, Lucario and Scizor, all of whom Tyranitar loses to.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Stone Edge is an option over Rock Slide, as the extra power is sometimes helpful at the cost of less PP. In the last slot, Sleep Talk is an option, as it allows Regirock to use Rest more than once without becoming set up bait and allows it to use Leftovers instead of Chesto Berry. Running Stone Edge becomes more viable due to Sleep Talk consuming PP for Stone Edge; however, running Sleep Talk over Earthquake gives Regirock a much harder time against Steel-types. The EVs can also be tweaked by investing in either more Defense or Attack should you want more physical bulk or attacking power, respectively.</p>
[Team Options]
<p>When choosing a Sand Stream partner for Regirock, you should always use Hippowdon, since Tyranitar and Regirock share so many weaknesses. Because many of Regirock’s counters are Water- and Grass-types, specially defensive Zapdos is Regirock’s best partner, as Zapdos can counter many of the aforementioned Pokemon and resists many of Regirock’s weaknesses. Regirock returns the favor by dealing with Blissey and Snorlax with little problem. Magnezone is an exceptional partner as well, as it ensures that you can take down Bronzong and Skarmory. Sadly, Magnezone and Regirock share a couple of weaknesses: Fighting and Ground. The aforementioned Zapdos can counter Bronzong and Skarmory as well; however, it cannot trap them. Heal Bell Dragonite is also a good teammate because it allows Regirock to wake up after using Rest, should the need arise, and can also take on most of Regirock's counters, bar Water-types. Toxic Spikes is helpful for crippling the troublesome Water and Grass pokemon.</p>
[Optional Changes]
<p>In OU, Regirock doesn’t have too many other options. Regirock could run a somewhat effective tank set due to its impressive physical bulk; however, its bad defensive typing and lack of reliable recovery really hurt its usefulness as a tank. It could also attempt to run a Rock Polish set similar to Agility Metagross, but it lacks the raw power and Speed that enable Metagross to cause havoc and reach important benchmarks.</p>
[Counters]
<p>Grass- and Water-types, such as Suicune, Celebi, and Breloom, are a real pain for Regirock. Suicune and Celebi can set up on Regirock, while Breloom not only resists Earthquake and Rock Slide, but can freely set up a Substitute, put Regirock to sleep, and beat it down with its STAB attacks. Skarmory and Hippowdon can phaze Regirock without too much trouble, but can do nothing else; in a one-on-one situation, Regirock will almost always emerge victorious. Bronzong can Trick Regirock a crippling Choice Band. Gliscor with Taunt and Toxic can counter Regirock as long as it doesn’t have too many Curses under its belt.</p>
[Overview]
<p>While Regirock appears to be an inferior option in OU due to its bad typing, which gives it weaknesses to common Grass-, Water-, Fighting-, and Ground-type attacks, it actually has a niche as an extremely bulky Curse user. Regirock has the highest physical bulk in OU and very respectable Special Defense, especially with the boost from sandstorm. Regirock's massive bulk can help negate its bad typing and enables it to set up several Curses, Rest off any damage, and bulldoze through the opponent's team. Regirock also has decent Attack and near-perfect coverage with just Earthquake and STAB Rock Slide. To top it off, Regirock has a very handy ability in Clear Body, which stops Intimidate from reducing its Attack.</p>
<p>Despite these useful assets, Regirock requires some team support to function. A Sand Stream Pokemon is important and a way to deal with your opponent’s Water- and Grass-types is absolutely mandatory. Regirock also has pretty stiff competition with Tyranitar for a team slot, as it has better Attack and Special Defense and even provides its own sandstorm. Despite these somewhat disappointing setbacks, Curse Regirock is still very destructive if properly supported and played.</p>
[SET]
name: CurseRock
move 1: Curse
move 2: Rock Slide
move 3: Rest
move 4: Earthquake / Sleep Talk
item: Chesto Berry / Leftovers
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>The idea of this set is to come in on a Pokemon who doesn’t threaten Regirock, such as Heatran, Zapdos, and Weavile, and start setting up. After a Curse or two, Regirock will be able to take even super effective physical attacks with over half of its HP remaining. Should your opponent’s special attackers be gone, Regirock will become hard to stop. When Regirock is running low on health, it can just Rest off the damage, wake up instantly thanks to Chesto Berry, and attempt a sweep.</p>
<p>When using Regirock, it’s inevitable that it will be compared to Tyranitar. However, Regirock has its advantages: no 4x weakness to Fighting-type attacks, no weakness to Bug-type attacks, and superior Defense. This enables it to come out on top against Gyarados, Dragonite, Lucario and Scizor, all of whom Tyranitar loses to.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Stone Edge is an option over Rock Slide, as the extra power is sometimes helpful at the cost of less PP. In the last slot, Sleep Talk is an option, as it allows Regirock to use Rest more than once without becoming set up bait and allows it to use Leftovers instead of Chesto Berry. Running Stone Edge becomes more viable due to Sleep Talk consuming PP for Stone Edge; however, running Sleep Talk over Earthquake gives Regirock a much harder time against Steel-types. The EVs can also be tweaked by investing in either more Defense or Attack should you want more physical bulk or attacking power, respectively.</p>
[Team Options]
<p>When choosing a Sand Stream partner for Regirock, you should always use Hippowdon, since Tyranitar and Regirock share so many weaknesses. Because many of Regirock’s counters are Water- and Grass-types, specially defensive Zapdos is Regirock’s best partner, as Zapdos can counter many of the aforementioned Pokemon and resists many of Regirock’s weaknesses. Regirock returns the favor by dealing with Blissey and Snorlax with little problem. Magnezone is an exceptional partner as well, as it ensures that you can take down Bronzong and Skarmory. Sadly, Magnezone and Regirock share a couple of weaknesses: Fighting and Ground. The aforementioned Zapdos can counter Bronzong and Skarmory as well; however, it cannot trap them. Heal Bell Dragonite is also a good teammate because it allows Regirock to wake up after using Rest, should the need arise, and can also take on most of Regirock's counters, bar Water-types. Toxic Spikes is helpful for crippling the troublesome Water and Grass pokemon.</p>
[Optional Changes]
<p>In OU, Regirock doesn’t have too many other options. Regirock could run a somewhat effective tank set due to its impressive physical bulk; however, its bad defensive typing and lack of reliable recovery really hurt its usefulness as a tank. It could also attempt to run a Rock Polish set similar to Agility Metagross, but it lacks the raw power and Speed that enable Metagross to cause havoc and reach important benchmarks.</p>
[Counters]
<p>Grass- and Water-types, such as Suicune, Celebi, and Breloom, are a real pain for Regirock. Suicune and Celebi can set up on Regirock, while Breloom not only resists Earthquake and Rock Slide, but can freely set up a Substitute, put Regirock to sleep, and beat it down with its STAB attacks. Skarmory and Hippowdon can phaze Regirock without too much trouble, but can do nothing else; in a one-on-one situation, Regirock will almost always emerge victorious. Bronzong can Trick Regirock a crippling Choice Band. Gliscor with Taunt and Toxic can counter Regirock as long as it doesn’t have too many Curses under its belt.</p>
