[SET]
Physical Wall (Regirock) @ Leftovers
Ability: Clear Body
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 HP / 16 Def / 240 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Rock Blast
- Body Press
- Iron Defense / Thunder Wave
[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its titanic Defense, Regirock can stonewall popular physical attackers like Snorlax and Dudunsparce and use them as an opportunity to set up Stealth Rock. Rock Blast deals reliable damage to Typhlosion, Oricorio-G, and Charizard and breaks Substitute on users like Frosmoth and Rotom. Body Press crushes Normal-types like Snorlax and Dudunsparce, Ice-types like Glastrier and Sneasel, and Steel-types like Orthworm and Magneton. Iron Defense boosts Regirock's physical bulk and powers up Body Press, turning Regirock into a bulky setup sweeper capable of suffocating physical attackers like Snorlax and overwhelming walls like Sandaconda. Thunder Wave slows down setup sweepers like Hitmonlee and fast Pokemon like Whimsicott but makes Regirock more passive. Clear Body helpfully denies stat debuffs from Intimidate, Shadow Ball, and Triple Arrows. 16 Defense EVs and an Impish nature is a useful jump point to balance Regirock's bulk. Tera Poison helps with Regirock's Grass and Fighting weaknesses and gives it an immunity to poison.
Regirock fits best on teams looking for a physically defensive backbone that can set up Stealth Rock. While Regirock has great physical bulk, its typing and comparatively lesser special bulk leave it more prone to strong special attacks. Specially defensive partners like Snorlax, Articuno, and Hisuian Qwilfish complement Regirock's physical bulk and can intercept special attackers like Hisuian Electrode, Whimsicott, and Mesprit. Hisuian Decidueye and Toedscruel can form entry hazard cores with Regirock and help keep it from taking entry hazard chip damage. Other Grass-type partners like Alolan Exeggutor, Dipplin, and Virizion are also appreciated by Regirock, as they can cover its Ground, Grass, and Water weaknesses by taking on Sandslash, opposing Dipplin, and Clawitzer, while Regirock can take on threatening Flying-types like Oricorio-G and Articuno.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
On paper, Sturdy gives a healthy Regirock a guaranteed turn to set up Stealth Rock, but between Regirock being so bulky and entry hazards being ubiquitous, it's unlikely that Regirock would be at risk of being OHKOed from full HP outside of uncommonly strong hits like Clawitzer's Water Pulse or Alolan Exeggutor's Leaf Storm. Regirock is totally dependent on the passive recovery from Leftovers to be a reliable wall, so even items like Heavy-Duty Boots and Rocky Helmet are suboptimal. Stone Edge is generally stronger than Rock Blast but has unreliable accuracy and poor PP, and it and Rock Slide cannot break past Substitute Pokemon. Curse can be used as a setup move over Iron Defense to power up Regirock's Rock Blast, but the extra Defense from Iron Defense is more useful to stonewall physical attackers, and Regirock's Body Press is more powerful and reliable than its STAB move anyway. Protect can enhance Regirock's recovery from Leftovers and allow Regirock to scout common Choice item attackers like Jolteon, Whimsicott, and Floatzel but it makes Regirock much more passive. Tera Ghost lets Regirock become immune to Fighting-type moves from major offensive threats like Hitmonlee, Toxicroak, and Passimian while preserving Regirock's ability to check Snorlax and enabling it to block Rapid Spin from Sandslash and Toedscruel. Tera Grass helps Regirock manage its common Grass, Water, and Ground weaknesses, whereas Tera Water lets Regirock better handle Glastrier, and Tera Steel shares Tera Poison's poison immunity and Grass resistance while giving Regirock an easier time against Mesprit and Farigiraf. Regirock can run a Careful nature to patch up its relatively lower special bulk, but Regirock is often tasked with taking on physical attackers, and more Defense investment benefits its IronPress combination.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Ground-types**: Palossand counters Regirock and uses it as an opportunity to set up Stealth Rock, recover with Shore Up, or threaten Regirock and its teammates with burns from Scorching Sands. Sandaconda has great longevity, while Sandslash and Toedscruel can remove Regirock's entry hazards with Rapid Spin, but all three must be wary of Regirock boosting too much with Iron Defense.
**Special Attackers**: Regirock's lower special bulk leaves it prone to being overwhelmed by special attackers like Mesprit, Jolteon, and Rotom. Magneton can hit Regirock super effectively with its STAB Flash Cannon. However, most special attackers are physically frail, and Magneton takes a lot of damage from Regirock's Body Press. Many special attackers also cannot KO Regirock without significant chip or several boosts.
**Fighting-types**: Regirock's Fighting weakness can lead it to fall victim to Fighting-types like Hitmonlee, Passimian, and Hisuian Decidueye, the last of which can remove Regirock's Stealth Rock. However, Regirock can turn the tables on physically offensive Fighting-types with its IronPress combination and Terastallization. Specially offensive variants of Toxicroak and Virizion further exploit Regirock's lower Special Defense and circumvent Iron Defense boosts.
**Grass-types**: Whimsicott, Hisuian Electrode, and Sceptile can blow through Regirock with their strong super effective STAB moves, and Whimsicott is distinguished for avoiding a 2HKO from Regirock's Body Press after Stealth Rock. Alolan Exeggutor annihilates Regirock, while Dipplin can phaze Regirock with Dragon Tail and use Recover to wall it back.
**Water-types**: Swords Dance Qwilfish and Veluza both Body Press and can rely on their Water-type STAB moves to break through Regirock. Clawitzer can OHKO Regirock with Water Pulse but cannot switch into Regirock's Body Press more than once with Stealth Rock up.
**Knock Off, Trick, and Switcheroo**: Regirock relies on its Leftovers for recovery, so Knock Off users like Sneasel, Mesprit, and Grafaiai are disruptive to Regirock. Mespirit and Hisuian Sneasel can use Trick and Switcheroo to disrupt Regirock by giving it their Choice items.
**Residual damage**: Burns and poison neutralize Regirock's already limited passive recovery. Burns from Will-O-Wisp users like Weezing and Rotom halve Regirock's damage output, while Toxic from Hisuian Qwilfish, Dudunsparce, and Toedscruel puts Regirock on a timer. Entry hazards like Stealth Rock and Spikes cause Regirock to struggle to stay healthy.
**Taunt and Encore**: Encore users like Whimsicott and Grafaiai can lock Regirock into a move to exploit it though neither enjoy taking Body Press. Qwilfish and Primeape can use Taunt to stop Regirock from setting up Stealth Rock or Iron Defense. Sableye can run Taunt or Encore and does not fear Regirock's Body Press.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
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Physical Wall (Regirock) @ Leftovers
Ability: Clear Body
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 HP / 16 Def / 240 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Rock Blast
- Body Press
- Iron Defense / Thunder Wave
[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its titanic Defense, Regirock can stonewall popular physical attackers like Snorlax and Dudunsparce and use them as an opportunity to set up Stealth Rock. Rock Blast deals reliable damage to Typhlosion, Oricorio-G, and Charizard and breaks Substitute on users like Frosmoth and Rotom. Body Press crushes Normal-types like Snorlax and Dudunsparce, Ice-types like Glastrier and Sneasel, and Steel-types like Orthworm and Magneton. Iron Defense boosts Regirock's physical bulk and powers up Body Press, turning Regirock into a bulky setup sweeper capable of suffocating physical attackers like Snorlax and overwhelming walls like Sandaconda. Thunder Wave slows down setup sweepers like Hitmonlee and fast Pokemon like Whimsicott but makes Regirock more passive. Clear Body helpfully denies stat debuffs from Intimidate, Shadow Ball, and Triple Arrows. 16 Defense EVs and an Impish nature is a useful jump point to balance Regirock's bulk. Tera Poison helps with Regirock's Grass and Fighting weaknesses and gives it an immunity to poison.
Regirock fits best on teams looking for a physically defensive backbone that can set up Stealth Rock. While Regirock has great physical bulk, its typing and comparatively lesser special bulk leave it more prone to strong special attacks. Specially defensive partners like Snorlax, Articuno, and Hisuian Qwilfish complement Regirock's physical bulk and can intercept special attackers like Hisuian Electrode, Whimsicott, and Mesprit. Hisuian Decidueye and Toedscruel can form entry hazard cores with Regirock and help keep it from taking entry hazard chip damage. Other Grass-type partners like Alolan Exeggutor, Dipplin, and Virizion are also appreciated by Regirock, as they can cover its Ground, Grass, and Water weaknesses by taking on Sandslash, opposing Dipplin, and Clawitzer, while Regirock can take on threatening Flying-types like Oricorio-G and Articuno.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
On paper, Sturdy gives a healthy Regirock a guaranteed turn to set up Stealth Rock, but between Regirock being so bulky and entry hazards being ubiquitous, it's unlikely that Regirock would be at risk of being OHKOed from full HP outside of uncommonly strong hits like Clawitzer's Water Pulse or Alolan Exeggutor's Leaf Storm. Regirock is totally dependent on the passive recovery from Leftovers to be a reliable wall, so even items like Heavy-Duty Boots and Rocky Helmet are suboptimal. Stone Edge is generally stronger than Rock Blast but has unreliable accuracy and poor PP, and it and Rock Slide cannot break past Substitute Pokemon. Curse can be used as a setup move over Iron Defense to power up Regirock's Rock Blast, but the extra Defense from Iron Defense is more useful to stonewall physical attackers, and Regirock's Body Press is more powerful and reliable than its STAB move anyway. Protect can enhance Regirock's recovery from Leftovers and allow Regirock to scout common Choice item attackers like Jolteon, Whimsicott, and Floatzel but it makes Regirock much more passive. Tera Ghost lets Regirock become immune to Fighting-type moves from major offensive threats like Hitmonlee, Toxicroak, and Passimian while preserving Regirock's ability to check Snorlax and enabling it to block Rapid Spin from Sandslash and Toedscruel. Tera Grass helps Regirock manage its common Grass, Water, and Ground weaknesses, whereas Tera Water lets Regirock better handle Glastrier, and Tera Steel shares Tera Poison's poison immunity and Grass resistance while giving Regirock an easier time against Mesprit and Farigiraf. Regirock can run a Careful nature to patch up its relatively lower special bulk, but Regirock is often tasked with taking on physical attackers, and more Defense investment benefits its IronPress combination.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Ground-types**: Palossand counters Regirock and uses it as an opportunity to set up Stealth Rock, recover with Shore Up, or threaten Regirock and its teammates with burns from Scorching Sands. Sandaconda has great longevity, while Sandslash and Toedscruel can remove Regirock's entry hazards with Rapid Spin, but all three must be wary of Regirock boosting too much with Iron Defense.
**Special Attackers**: Regirock's lower special bulk leaves it prone to being overwhelmed by special attackers like Mesprit, Jolteon, and Rotom. Magneton can hit Regirock super effectively with its STAB Flash Cannon. However, most special attackers are physically frail, and Magneton takes a lot of damage from Regirock's Body Press. Many special attackers also cannot KO Regirock without significant chip or several boosts.
**Fighting-types**: Regirock's Fighting weakness can lead it to fall victim to Fighting-types like Hitmonlee, Passimian, and Hisuian Decidueye, the last of which can remove Regirock's Stealth Rock. However, Regirock can turn the tables on physically offensive Fighting-types with its IronPress combination and Terastallization. Specially offensive variants of Toxicroak and Virizion further exploit Regirock's lower Special Defense and circumvent Iron Defense boosts.
**Grass-types**: Whimsicott, Hisuian Electrode, and Sceptile can blow through Regirock with their strong super effective STAB moves, and Whimsicott is distinguished for avoiding a 2HKO from Regirock's Body Press after Stealth Rock. Alolan Exeggutor annihilates Regirock, while Dipplin can phaze Regirock with Dragon Tail and use Recover to wall it back.
**Water-types**: Swords Dance Qwilfish and Veluza both Body Press and can rely on their Water-type STAB moves to break through Regirock. Clawitzer can OHKO Regirock with Water Pulse but cannot switch into Regirock's Body Press more than once with Stealth Rock up.
**Knock Off, Trick, and Switcheroo**: Regirock relies on its Leftovers for recovery, so Knock Off users like Sneasel, Mesprit, and Grafaiai are disruptive to Regirock. Mespirit and Hisuian Sneasel can use Trick and Switcheroo to disrupt Regirock by giving it their Choice items.
**Residual damage**: Burns and poison neutralize Regirock's already limited passive recovery. Burns from Will-O-Wisp users like Weezing and Rotom halve Regirock's damage output, while Toxic from Hisuian Qwilfish, Dudunsparce, and Toedscruel puts Regirock on a timer. Entry hazards like Stealth Rock and Spikes cause Regirock to struggle to stay healthy.
**Taunt and Encore**: Encore users like Whimsicott and Grafaiai can lock Regirock into a move to exploit it though neither enjoy taking Body Press. Qwilfish and Primeape can use Taunt to stop Regirock from setting up Stealth Rock or Iron Defense. Sableye can run Taunt or Encore and does not fear Regirock's Body Press.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/missangelic.452572/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tuthur.369076/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gambit_gamin.652656/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sunny004.197240/
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