I'd just like to say something before we all vote.
All of these lures suck, including my own. Regieleki isn't a pokemon meant to be lured because the most effective counter is to just bring a ground type, something all of us already instinctively do when making a team. I called this volt switch spamming gremlin unlurable for a reason. I'm just gonna go over all of the lures for a moment and you guys can decide which one's the least bad.
Keep in mind that having more pros than cons doesn't mean something is necessarily more viable and vice versa. Some pros or cons can be more vital than others.
Protect Nidoking
Sounds counterproductive but you're not gonna lure Regieleki into using an electric move, you're luring it into using Explosion.
Pros:
- Not many mons can safely switch into Nidoking, which might incentivize Regieleki to explode for a safe switch into something else.
- Doesn't get invalidated by volt switch
- Protect has a bit of general use for scouting choiced mons like Kartana or Blacephalon
Cons:
- Heavily relies on Predicts
(to a bigger extent than some of the other lures)
- Losing flamethrower means you get walled by Corv and now have to 2HKO Ferro instead of OHKOing it
Krookodile
Similar to Nidoking, but with Krookodile and without protect.
Pros:
- Doesn't really sacrifice anything
- Doesn't get invalidated by volt switch
Cons:
- Krookodile isn't viable in OU
(Unranked in the viability rankings)
- Many things can switch into Krookodile with ease so Regieleki has no reason to explode here.
Future sight Tapu Lele
Future sight doesn't actually matter here. You're actually trying to OHKO it with Psychic. It's EV'd to live a thunderbolt from full hp.
Pros:
- Doesn't sacrifice much in order to work
- Doesn't rely on predicts
- Bluffing scarf lets you deal with bulky steels a bit better
Cons:
- The lure only works if Regieleki uses thunderbolt. A single volt switch ruins the whole lure.
- Tapu Lele getting chipped puts it in thunderbolt range, forcing Tapu Lele to be at full hp for the lure to work.
Wacan Toxapex
The idea here is to use infestation on the switch then use baneful bunker when it uses rapid spin
(?) Wacan Berry will stall more turns and lets it get chipped even more.
Cons: I'm sorry for being biased like this, but this lure is horrible. It doesn't have toxic and unless the opponent makes a huge misplay, Regieleki will always use thunderbolt or volt switch rather than rapid spin. It's choice locked. Why would it ever rapid spin in this scenario? Hell, using infestation on the switch only incentivizes Regieleki further into using volt switch
(Yes, volt switch still lets Regieleki switch out despite infestation). Go into a ground type to block the volt switch? Good, now the infestation is gone and Regieleki can switch out. Using baneful bunker to scout volt switch isn't that valuable for this set because the most Toxapex can even do is get a bit of chip with infestation and maybe knock off it's specs if it for some reason doesn't volt switch. This lure wouldn't work in theory nor in practice.
Wacan Suicune
This lure seems tailor made for Regieleki. You use mirror coat to kill it, and you have protect to scout volt switch. Although being tailor made for specifically special attacking electric type is also why this lure isn't really good.
Pros:
- Thanks to protect scouting, it's not as bad against volt switch
(unlike wacan pex, this lure actually benefits from scouting)
- Mirror Coat has ok general use for special electric types in general, not just Regieleki.
Cons:
- Suicune isn't viable in OU
(ranked C+ which is the same rank as Kommo-o, Swampert and Regieleki)
- The set isn't really that good against anything other than special attacking electric types
- Scald on the switch into Extreme speed requires stealth rock in order to kill, which is kinda situational. I think another move over extreme speed would actually provide more value.
Scarf Aerodactyl
Revenge kill something, Regieleki gets a safe switch, outspeed it and OHKO with earthquake.
Pros:
- Funny
Cons:
- No, just no
Scarf Barraskewda
Same as scarfed Aerodactyl but with Barraskewda
Pros:
- Funny
Cons:
- Bruh at this point, just build a rain team with Seismitoad.
- Drill Run is 95% accurate, which naturally means it has less accuracy than Sheer Cold.
Mirror Coat Corsola-G
Use Mirror Coat to OHKO Regieleki if it uses thunderbolt and if it uses volt switch, you can deal chip to whatever comes in
Pros:
- Mirror Coat in general is a creative way to punish special wallbreakers with Corsola. This lure isn't confined to just Regieleki.
Cons:
- While Galarian Corsola is annoying, it isn't viable in OU
(Unranked in the viability rankings)
- Using mirror coat on a volt switch high roll deals 300 damage, which a ton of mons can withstand
(especially if they have recovery). I don't think this set should run spdef investment at all, since you'd deal more mirror coat damage without spdef investment.
- I get the feeling that as soon as you reveal Mirror Coat, Regieleki is never using thunderbolt on this thing ever.
Vote for whoever you want, just note that none of these are good lures.