Lol, everybody gets Protect EXCEPT Regigigas which is just really weird.
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Regigigas
- Thread starter Enlong
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Lol, everybody gets Protect EXCEPT Regigigas which is just really weird.
My guess is that GameFreak denied Regigigas of Protect and Rest on purpose to prevent people from countering Slow Start by avoiding damage or status, as well as healing when needed.
A very good question. Porygon Z is an amazing normal special attacker and with some defense and Chople Berry, priority wouldn't 1-2 hit ko him like it normally would. Pass it Butterfly Dances, Calm Minds, etc and it won't go down. (+2 Adaptability 2 hit koes things like Scizor and +2 Download can 2 hit ko non-special defense oriented Metagrosses with Hp Fighting for goodness sakes.)
could you possibly worry seed smeargle, ingrain with that smeargle, wide guard with a nageki or something to protect smeargle, then pass it to regi next turn? i know, kinda crazy, but it would be so good if it worked.
or can you not pass worry seed?
or can you not pass worry seed?
Not if you OHKO something then switch out with banded return.
You can't pass worry seed, and that's so complicated it'd never work anyway.
That was a glitch in previous versions. Changing his ability now increases his stats.
Well thats a relief! I say we start trying out this Cofragigrus strategy. It might just work. Although with team preview, it might be too obvious! ^_^'
The problem with the Cofagrigus strategy is that, unlike Slaking, Regigigas does not get Pursuit.
Slaking needs Pursuit in cs the opponent tries the obvious response: switching out. And Cofagrigus can't learn Baton Pass. Unless you could have Cofagrigus Escape Button to something that does have Block/MeanLook and Baton Pass, I don't really see how you could reliably get Regigigas to lose Slow Start in singles.
In doubles, however, you can just make Cofagrigus his teammate, or pair 'gig' with anything with an ability-changing move and a Mental Herb.
Slaking needs Pursuit in cs the opponent tries the obvious response: switching out. And Cofagrigus can't learn Baton Pass. Unless you could have Cofagrigus Escape Button to something that does have Block/MeanLook and Baton Pass, I don't really see how you could reliably get Regigigas to lose Slow Start in singles.
In doubles, however, you can just make Cofagrigus his teammate, or pair 'gig' with anything with an ability-changing move and a Mental Herb.
Why do you need pursuit? Can't you just send him out? He has like Uber stats. He should be able to do some damage no matter what comes in.
No, he won't have Uber stats, because you won't be able to hit the Mummy'd opponent when they switch out the turn after.
*idea*
Adamant Regigigas @ Leftovers
Return
252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Return
Earthquake
Substitute
Thunder Wave / Fire Punch
Sub on the switch, paralyze something while they break it if using T-wave, stall, ???????, do damage
Sun and aromatherapy support helps.
That's how Regigigas was used last gen, too. It's too bad it didn't get much of an upgrade between generations.
If you snd him out and don't use Pursuit, or don't have it, then the opponent who's afflicted with Mummy will switch out next turn, denying Regigigas is chance to shed Slow Start.
Slaking can use Pursuit to make contact with the Mummified enemy whether they switch or not.
Regigigas can't do that.
However his presence in Doubles has improved, due to the addition of Whimiscott and the Mental Herb.
Been playing around with a Modest Specs set with I think 252 HP / 252 SpA. Regi's natural bulk lets him take a few neutral hits with ease most of the time.
It's nothing too special, but it's fun to catch people off guard with from time to time.
It's nothing too special, but it's fun to catch people off guard with from time to time.
I love me some RegiPHAIL in Doubles. Open with Cherrim & Drought Ninetales, use Worry Seed and switch in with RegiPHAIL. Is this the best stratagy on the planet, no. Is it hilarious, I think so. One of my favorite sweepers.
On a side note, Regigigas gets something amazing new attack... In Triples, you may want a Pokemon to Snatch it back, but Regigigas is one of the twenty-two viable Wide Guard users (I included Pokemon that might be worth giving Evolite as well as all fully evolved Pokemon that use the move). With good defenses and STAB Retaliate, Regigigas might have found a niche with Evolite Shroomish which gets Spore, Worry Seed, and Snatch.
In Single Battles, RegiPHAIL is RegiPHAIL, just know there are other Pokemon in the sea, seriously, a vast multitude of Water-types... You'd need Mean Look, Baton Pass, Encore, Swagger? I don't know, but it sounds like a painful challenge to me.
On a side note, Regigigas gets something amazing new attack... In Triples, you may want a Pokemon to Snatch it back, but Regigigas is one of the twenty-two viable Wide Guard users (I included Pokemon that might be worth giving Evolite as well as all fully evolved Pokemon that use the move). With good defenses and STAB Retaliate, Regigigas might have found a niche with Evolite Shroomish which gets Spore, Worry Seed, and Snatch.
In Single Battles, RegiPHAIL is RegiPHAIL, just know there are other Pokemon in the sea, seriously, a vast multitude of Water-types... You'd need Mean Look, Baton Pass, Encore, Swagger? I don't know, but it sounds like a painful challenge to me.
How About Iron Head? :D
not useful because it doesn't helps coverage wise and he is too slow in the first 5 turns to flinch anything outside of things like slowbro :/
I don't see any reason to use regigigas outside of NU, where he could be an okay wall, but even there are quite a lot things that could do this better.
He needs way too many support to get that five free turns and if you can manage to get that many time you could use it to set-up something better, because basically you waste five turns to get 2 Dragon Dances.
the best way of getting Slow Start removed in singles I can think of would be mold breaker but even then team preview ruins that