Niantic has announced that the infamous Regi Trio will be making a valiant return to Tier 5 raids this weekend, bringing with them their bright and shiny versions for the first time.
The event will only last for 3 days though so if you want a shot at adding these bad boys to your Pokédex and/or desire to collect those new shinies, you’ll need to prepare for some fast and furious raiding with friends starting on Friday.
Here’s a few facts about each to help you take ’em down.
Registeel
Basics:
– Steel type Legendary
– Weak to Fighting, Fire, & Ground types
Best Moveset: Metal Claw/Flash Cannon
Hardest Move to Beat: Focus Blast
Perfect IV’s:
100% IV: 1398CP
100% WB IV: 1758CP
Registeel is boosted in Snowy weather.
Top Counters:
Lucario: Counter/Aura Sphere
Chandelure: Fire Spin/Overheat
Blaziken with Blast Burn or Blaze Kick
Moltres: Fire Spin/Overheat
Machamp: Counter/Dynamic Punch
Entei: Fire Fang/Overheat
Breloom: Counter/Dynamic Punch
Charizard: Fire Spin/Blast Burn
Trainers Needed for a Defeat:
Trainers with level 35 (8,000 Stardust) counters: 3
Trainers with level 30 (5,000 Stardust) counters: 4-5
Shiny Registeel:
Regice
Basics:
– The worst of the Regi trio, but worth the effort to add him to the Pokédex /catch a shiny
– Overall stats comparable to Articuno & Cloyster
– Terrific ally for taking down a Dragonite
– Weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock, & Steel types
Best Moveset: Frost Breath/Blizzard
Hardest Move to Beat: Earthquake
Perfect IV’s:
100% IV: 1784CP
100% WB IV: 2230CP
Regice is boosted in Snowy weather.
Top Counters:
Lucario: Counter/Aura Sphere
Metagross: Bullet Punch/Meteor Mash
Chandelure: Fire Spin/Overheat
Blaziken with Blast Burn or Blaze Kick
Rampardos: Smack Down/Stone Edge
Machamp: Counter/Dynamic Punch
Dialga: Metal Claw/Iron Head
Moltres: Fire Spin/Overheat
Trainers Needed for a Defeat:
Trainers with level 35 (8,000 Stardust) counters: 4
Trainers with level 30 (5,000 Stardust) counters: 5-6
Shiny Regice:
Regirock
Basics:
– Most useful monster of the Reggie Trio
– Decent substitute for Golem & Smack Down Tyranitar (if you don’t own one/either)
– Weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, & Water types
Best Moveset: Rock Throw/Stone Edge
Hardest Move to Beat: Zap Cannon
Perfect IV’s:
100% IV: 1784CP
100% WB IV: 2230CP
Regirock is boosted in Partly Cloudy weather.
Top Counters:
Lucario: Counter/Aura Sphere
Metagross: Bullet Punch/Meteor Mash
Dialga: Metal Claw/Iron Head
Machamp: Counter/Dynamic Punch
Kyogre: Waterfall/Hydro Pump
Breloom:
Counter/Dynamic Punch
Counter/Grass Knot
Roserade: Razor Leaf/Grass Knot
Swampert with Hydro Cannon
Trainers Needed for a Defeat:
Trainers with level 35 (8,000 Stardust) counters: 4
Trainers with level 30 (5,000 Stardust) counters: 5-6
Shiny Regirock:
Alternative to the Counters Mentioned Above:
An alternative to using a mixture of Pokémon in each raid is to use a team of powered up Machamps. If you possess 6 of these awesome fighters with Counter/Dynamic Punch, each powered up to 8,000 Stardust, then you and 3 other Trainers (with a Machamp team) can defeat any of the trio.
The Regi Trio will be accessible in Tier 5 raids starting on Friday, 11/1 at 4pm. This special event will end at 4pm on Monday, 11/4.
The new Regigigas will be available through an early access research event (to those who purchase a special pass), on Saturday, 11/2 and via EX Raid invites in the near future.
You can read more about the special Pokémon GO events happening this weekend, here.
Sources: Niantic, pokemongofandom(pics), pokemongohub.net (pics)
Article co-authored/edited by Stephanie Sanderson
