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[OVERVIEW]
name: Stealth Rocks
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Stone Edge
move 3: Toxic / Thunder Wave
move 4: Earthquake
item: Leftovers
ability: Impish
nature: Sturdy / Clear Body
evs: 252 HP / 56 Def / 200 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Set Details
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Team Options
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[SET]
name: Sunny Day
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Sunny Day
move 3: Explosion
move 4: Stone Edge
item: Heat Rock
ability: Sturdy
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Usage Tips
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Team Options
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[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Checks and Counters
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**Water-types**: Bulky Water-types such as Poliwrath, Gastrodon, and Gastrodon take little from Regirock's attacks and can retaliate with Scalds and Hydro Pumps. Offensive Water types such as Floatzel and Ludicolo can live a Stone Edge and retaliate back with Hydro Pump as well.
**Grass-types**: Exeggutor Alola, Ferroseed, and Gourgeist-XL fear little from Regirock's attacks and can cripple Regirock with a status move or a powerful STAB attack.
**Ground-types**: Bulky Ground-types such as Golurk, Piloswine, Gastrodon, and Torterra take small amounts from Regirocks attacks while also being immune to Thunder Wave they can find the opportunity to set up or put Stealth Rocks on the field which can be the turning point in a battle, but the must be wary if Regirock is carrying Toxic
**Fighting-types**: Strong Fighting-types such as Gurdurr and Throh fear little from Regirock while doing big damage in return; additionally they can take advantage of Regirock's status moves via Guts. You also have to watch out for Pokemon that run fighting coverage such Focus Blast from Alolan Raichu and Charizard as well as Close Combat from Zangoose.
[OVERVIEW]
- Regirock has a solid defensive typing giving it key resistances to Fire, Flying, and Normal.
- Can run Sunny Day sets to support sun teams
- Extremely bulky allowing it to take a multitude of neutral and even some super effective hits
- It's Rock-typing is a blessing and a curse while it does resist Fire, Flying, and Normal it's weak to the common types Water, Ground, Grass, and Fighting
- Has no reliable recovery leaving it easily chipped
name: Stealth Rocks
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Stone Edge
move 3: Toxic / Thunder Wave
move 4: Earthquake
item: Leftovers
ability: Impish
nature: Sturdy / Clear Body
evs: 252 HP / 56 Def / 200 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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- Stealth rocks a staple move on teams and they're easily set up with Regirock due to it's reliable bulk
- Stone Edge is a strong stab option which allows it to one hit kill offensive Archeops while also having solid chances of kill Magmortar, Pyroar, and Oricorio's.
- Toxic is great for whittling bulky Pokemon that find themselves switching into Regirock such as Gastrodon and Poliwrath. Alternatively you can run Thunder Wave to potentially generate free turns with paralyzes, or slow down faster offensive Pokemon.
- Earthquake hits Steel types for Super Effective damage while also neutrally hitting Fighting and Ground types.
- Protect can be used over Toxic and Thunder Wave it can be used to give extra leftovers recovery whilst allowing you to run a more offensive spread. Protect can help you scout Z Moves as well as choice locked Pokemon such as Choice Banded Stoutland and Choice Specs Pyroar as well as abusing Toxic Spikes.
Set Details
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- Max HP coupled with 56 Def EVs and an Impish nature allow Regirock to hit a jumpoint in special defense and take physical hits Pokemon such as, Zangoose and Choice Band Stoutland better. Regirock can live Facade into Close Combat and have a high chance of living two Superpower's
- 200 SpDef EV's coupled with Max HP allow Regirock to survive a variety of special hits. Regirock can avoid the 2HKO from Choice Specs Pyroar HP Grass while also surviving a Fire Blast and Focus Blast from Modest Magmortar.
- Leftovers maximizes longevity by granting it passive recovery
- Chople Berry can be used to survive super effective fighting type moves
- Sturdy can be used to survive hits from full such as Shiftry or Alolan Exeggutor's Leaf Storms while Clear Body avoids Intimidate from Qwilfish, stats being lowered by Parting Shot, and Acid Spray from Skunk.
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- Regirock should primarily switch into common pokemon on which it has a type advantage over such as Kangaskhan, Pyroar, Magmortar, and Archeops
- Regirock should not be used to check more than 2 Pokemon on the opposing team as it's very easily worn down
- Stay away from status as that can reduce Regirock's longevity
- If Stealth Rock has already been set up try to status Water-, Fighting-, Grass-, and Ground-types when they are predicted to switch into one of Regirock's attacks to leave them crippled
- Make sure to keep Regirock healthy versus important threats such as Charizard and Pyroar as after a little bit of chip as then they can easily kill Regirock
Team Options
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- Grass types such as Ferroseed and Shiftry and resist Water, Grass, and Ground moves for Regirock while Regirock resists Fire and Flying moves in return
- Fighting resist is key as most fighting types fear little from Regirock's attacks and do a big amount of damage in return. Weezing is a perfect partner as it not only fears little from most fighting type attacks it also resists grass and is immune to ground because of Levitate
- Healing Wish from Lilligant, Musharna, and Mesprit are appreciated to help with Regirock getting easily worn down while Regirock can stop Skuntanks in return.
- If your using Thunder Wave slow wallbreakers such as SD Absol or Calm Mind Mesprit appreciate faster threats being slown down
- Substitute or Fake Out Pokemon such as Kangaskhan and Mesprit that can make use of Pokemon being Toxic'ed by Regirock
- Pokemon that appreciate Stealth Rock support as well as resistances to Fire, Normal, Flying such as Lilligant, Jynx, and Gurdurr
- Heal Bell support from Lanturn, Musharna, and Granbull are great as they can get rid of status. Lanturn helps check Water-types while Musharna and Granbull help with Fighting-types.
- Skuntank is a great teammate as it absorbs Toxic-Spikes while also combating Grass-type Pokemon such as Lilligant. Regirock also checks Normal and Ground-types for it
[SET]
name: Sunny Day
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Sunny Day
move 3: Explosion
move 4: Stone Edge
item: Heat Rock
ability: Sturdy
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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- Stealth Rock is a great entry hazard and in conjunction with Sturdy and Regirock's bulk it become very easy to set up
- Sunny Day provides sun teams with 8 turns of sun with Heat Rock
- Explosion is used to not waste sun terms or as a strong suicide move
- Stone Edge gives Regirock a hard hitting stab move
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- Max HP and Attack coupled with an Adamant nature allow Regirock to be threatening while also giving it the bulk to set up Stealth Rocks or Sunny Day
- Sturdy makes sure you can set up Sunny Day or Stealth Rock each game
- Heat Rock enables you to 8 turns of sun unless a different type of weather is set up
Usage Tips
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- Regirock should generally be used as your lead to provide a quick way to set up Stealth Rock and Sunny Day, but it is a good idea to lead with another Pokemon if an opposing Taunt user is seen at preview
- Set up Stealth Rock or Sunny Day depending on if the team is very weak to your fast sun sweepers or if they're weaker to Stealth Rocks being on the field
- Gain momentum with Explosion after you have set up with either of your support moves
- It is most likely going to be using Explosion after a Sunny Day or Stealth Rock in most scenarios, Regirock should generally be preserved to combat Normal and Flying-types such as Kangaskhan and Archeops. Kangaskhan in particular, is important for sun teams to beat, as it wastes sun turns via Fake-Out, so Regirock should be kept alive to repeatedly set up Sunny Day on it
Team Options
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- Chlorophyll Pokemon such as Shiftry, Lilligant, and Victreebell
- Fire Type Pokemon like Charizard, Pyroar, and Magmortar
- Secondary sun setters such as Liepard and Volbeat are great since Regirock can't always set up sun
- This Regirock set should only be used on dedicated sun teams as well
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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- Counter can be used since Regirock can live most physical hits from Pokemon such as Primeape and Regirock can proceed to KO them with counter this is typically used in conjunction with a Chople berry keep in mind you do lose reliable recovery and a move slot
- Curse can be used in conjunction with Rest and Sleep Talk to make Regirock a win con although with this set you are very susceptible to Taunt and miss out on support moves
- Drain Punch can be used instead of Earthquake as another form of recovery, but it's can be very weak
- Normalium Z Psych Up can be used to heal Regirock back up to full at any given point in the match, but it wastes a valuable move slot along with a Z crystal and Leftover's passive recovery
- Lum or Chesto berry can be used to heal Regirock back up to full and get rid of other status, but it needs the appropriate support to not be passive while sleeping
Checks and Counters
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**Water-types**: Bulky Water-types such as Poliwrath, Gastrodon, and Gastrodon take little from Regirock's attacks and can retaliate with Scalds and Hydro Pumps. Offensive Water types such as Floatzel and Ludicolo can live a Stone Edge and retaliate back with Hydro Pump as well.
**Grass-types**: Exeggutor Alola, Ferroseed, and Gourgeist-XL fear little from Regirock's attacks and can cripple Regirock with a status move or a powerful STAB attack.
**Ground-types**: Bulky Ground-types such as Golurk, Piloswine, Gastrodon, and Torterra take small amounts from Regirocks attacks while also being immune to Thunder Wave they can find the opportunity to set up or put Stealth Rocks on the field which can be the turning point in a battle, but the must be wary if Regirock is carrying Toxic
**Fighting-types**: Strong Fighting-types such as Gurdurr and Throh fear little from Regirock while doing big damage in return; additionally they can take advantage of Regirock's status moves via Guts. You also have to watch out for Pokemon that run fighting coverage such Focus Blast from Alolan Raichu and Charizard as well as Close Combat from Zangoose.
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