Do not use it (31.3% in 0 shields, yikes) if you want to win. I like Marshtomp as consistent ground move spam with mudbomb. Reddit's #1 spot for Pokémon GO™ discoveries and research. EVs:252 Defense 252 Sp.Defense 4 HP This post isn't about general PvP though, but about PvP with a CP cap at 1500 called the Great League. Modest This part is mostly going to focus on the current Great League meta. Charizard is a powerful Pokémon. Flyers are countered hard by Steel tanks, and they counter Grasses hard. Press J to jump to the feed. Earthquake: Deals with Fire types, high power, high accuracy, double damage against foes using Dig. Registeel @ Leftovers
It has 77.7% win rate with Rock Slide, and 78.9% with Thunderbolt. Hammer Arm/ Brick Break = Power/ accuracy With Lock On, Registeel was once the best Pokémon in overall performance in Great League, surpassing Altaria. -Iron Defense Curse is used to boost both Defense and Attack at once while lowering Speed, which doesn't really matter since Registeel is naturally slow anyway. Hammer Arm Might be good too, for lowering his speed for a super powered Gyro ball. But in other cases, these two are used for shield baiting to land a big Earthquake. Marshtomp is a worse Swampert except for a slightly more consistent Lanturn matchup. The 4 movesets above are fine (above 70% with shield baiting on; below 60% with off), just make sure to give it a second Charged move on Mantyke to save Stardust if possible as it is necessary. Hidden Power Ice hits Ground types as they switch in. Could you please clarify about CMP? Regidiamond (Shiny Registeel)@Chesto Berry, 252 SpD, 252 D, 4 HP Edited Edit: Never mind if Registeel can't learn Gyro Ball. Yah totally agree. Swampert is the leader of Mudbois group, being able to win mirror matches against the group. Sign in / Create an account. base 50 speed, Thanks, nice move-set it deals with all the weaknesses. For normal people without a Nintendo Switch, the 400 candy to evolve or the 20km buddy distance is a huge deterrent. Replace Flash Cannon with Gyro Ball. Access the full list of guidelines here. I treat it as a Fighter because it has Counter and is able to beat the Steel tanks with equal energy (might lose at energy advantage). EV's: (These are aproximations) 60 HP/150 Def/150 Sp. Swampert does nearly everything it does, but better. It works as a great troll and Registeel makes a brilliant tank for any team. Lucario, another Pokémon that was hurt by the Power-up Punch nerf. For reference, Bubble + Bubble Beam + Ice Beam has the highest win rate.
Crunch is preferred in the meta, 67.2% win rate compared to Heavy Slam’s 65.9%. But one thing to note, it’s now #2, losing only 0.1 score to Altaria. Altaria is again the king/queen of Great League, once lost to Registeel. Razor Leaf does take out the Waters faster and cleaner. - Rock Polish 30.1% win rate is pitful. What also works is using Iron Defense or Amnesia whilst sleeping to stop you form using any PP on those turns and waiting out any Ghost type's PP (so they have to use Struggle). If you have a good competitive moveset for Registeel, post an answer below and upvote the best ones.Movesets for any of its pre-evolutions can also be shared on this thread. Tropius *sigh* why are there so many OP Pokémon? He is one of the Best choices in all leagues.
Moveset: Counter + Shadow Ball + Power-up Punch. This move combination has the highest total DPS and is also the best moveset for PVP battles. Example: Steelix uses Crunch instead of Earthquake against Bastiodon. Be sure to include full set details in your post, e.g. What matters in PvP is total damage output. EVs insure that you get the OHKO on 0-invested M-Scizor with HP Fire, and that you can outrun fully invested positive natured base 145s after one Rock Polish. It is obviously no joke. Ability:Clear Body It is more versatile compared to other Steel tanks, but losing the Rock typing makes it vulnerable to Fire. Dynamic Punch – end-game nuke, huge chunk of Fighting damage if not shielded. Curse:Raise defense, power up earthquake EVs: 252 Atk / 24 SpA / 232 Spe -Thunder Wave It’s powerful but you’re likely to have enough energy to fire it multiple times. Leaf Blade is no doubt a must-have (2 DPE for only 35 energy!). In that case, just go for the low energy one because it’s obviously more efficient. Rest is TM, Amn/Irn Def are level up moves and Snore is move tutor in BW2. Does it worth? But it’s just so cheap that even only a 5% increase worths. Item: Leftovers Movesets for any of its pre-evolutions can also be shared on this thread. Thunderbolt makes it beat Azumarill consistently, while Rock Slide has more DPE.
Moveset: Mud Shot + Hydro Cannon (+ Earthquake or Sludge Wave).
If you’re using it, avoid Night Shade at all cost. Psycho Cut – useful in mirror battle, charges faster than Counter. Shield baiting is crucial; if you don’t bait, you lose 12% wins, including against Altaria. Registeel @ Leftovers Is that true? Sorry, Melmetal, I forgot about you in the first place. How do you get Regirock, Regice,and Registeel in ORAS? Toxic is for stalling. Item:Leftovers. Even without the second Charged move, the win rate lost is within 5% in every equal shielding scenario. Next turn use it again, then Rest and Snore. Registeel @ Weakness Policy How about Gyro Ball? If you have a good competitive moveset for Registeel, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. When both players use a Charged move during the same turn, the one with Charged move priority will end up using first (credits to /u/antonomyfairy). Cookies help us deliver our Services. Earthquake:High power, deals with fire types, rock types With Lock On, Registeel was once the best Pokémon in overall performance in Great League, surpassing Altaria. Nevertheless, Melmetal is definitely a good Pokemon if you have Nintendo Switch. - Hidden Power [Fire]. Flash Cannon is STAB, and nails Rock and Ice types for good damage, and other things for neutral nice damage. Power-up Punch – boosts attack, best paired with Counter, Dynamic Punch and/or Psychic. I don’t think I would call Dynamic Punch an endgame nuke, it’s more in line with psychic’s stat line. Thunderpunch - Coverage. - Earthquake How do you get the regirock and registeel dolls in oras? Depending on the Pokemon the opponent sent out, use either Amnesia or Iron Defense. EV: 252 DEF / 128 S.DEF / 64 ATK / 64 SPD. It has setup capabilities with Iron Defense and Amnesia, along with Flash Cannon, which hits every type and has STAB. Steel tanks’main role is to wall the Flyers. Role:Staller, Toxic:Duh Hence general PvP has a mix of Pokémon with different stat distributions. Rest is Registeel's primary and only method of recovery, and Sleep Talk is used to not give foes free turns while Registeel is resting.
EVs: 252 Defense, 252 S. Defense, 6 Hp, Amnesia and Iron-defense combine to give you insane defensive stats.
instead of flash cannon have iron head for chance of flinch (30%), registeel is so slow it will never get a flinch.
-Iron Head. Swampert, Venusaur, Victreebel, Lucario, Toxicroak, Sableye, Charizard, Froslass, Banette, Flygon, Mawile are other examples of good to great picks without high defensive stats. https://pvpoke.com/battle/multi/1500/all/deoxys_attack-20.5-13-15-14-4-4-1/11/0-1-2/2-1/. For the Charged moves, ALL combinations are viable. If you think Swampert’s Sludge Wave is OP against Tropius, Whiscash’s Blizzard OHKOs it, and it can even tank 1 Leaf Blade to the face! Registeel uses Curse to boost Defense, so maximizing HP and Special Defense is better to allow it to check special attacking threats better.
You can run a ParaFlinch set with Iron Head and Thunder Wave, and Stealth Rock is just a good move altogether.
It has 77.7% win rate with Rock Slide, and 78.9% with Thunderbolt. Hammer Arm/ Brick Break = Power/ accuracy With Lock On, Registeel was once the best Pokémon in overall performance in Great League, surpassing Altaria. -Iron Defense Curse is used to boost both Defense and Attack at once while lowering Speed, which doesn't really matter since Registeel is naturally slow anyway. Hammer Arm Might be good too, for lowering his speed for a super powered Gyro ball. But in other cases, these two are used for shield baiting to land a big Earthquake. Marshtomp is a worse Swampert except for a slightly more consistent Lanturn matchup. The 4 movesets above are fine (above 70% with shield baiting on; below 60% with off), just make sure to give it a second Charged move on Mantyke to save Stardust if possible as it is necessary. Hidden Power Ice hits Ground types as they switch in. Could you please clarify about CMP? Regidiamond (Shiny Registeel)@Chesto Berry, 252 SpD, 252 D, 4 HP Edited Edit: Never mind if Registeel can't learn Gyro Ball. Yah totally agree. Swampert is the leader of Mudbois group, being able to win mirror matches against the group. Sign in / Create an account. base 50 speed, Thanks, nice move-set it deals with all the weaknesses. For normal people without a Nintendo Switch, the 400 candy to evolve or the 20km buddy distance is a huge deterrent. Replace Flash Cannon with Gyro Ball. Access the full list of guidelines here. I treat it as a Fighter because it has Counter and is able to beat the Steel tanks with equal energy (might lose at energy advantage). EV's: (These are aproximations) 60 HP/150 Def/150 Sp. Swampert does nearly everything it does, but better. It works as a great troll and Registeel makes a brilliant tank for any team. Lucario, another Pokémon that was hurt by the Power-up Punch nerf. For reference, Bubble + Bubble Beam + Ice Beam has the highest win rate.
Crunch is preferred in the meta, 67.2% win rate compared to Heavy Slam’s 65.9%. But one thing to note, it’s now #2, losing only 0.1 score to Altaria. Altaria is again the king/queen of Great League, once lost to Registeel. Razor Leaf does take out the Waters faster and cleaner. - Rock Polish 30.1% win rate is pitful. What also works is using Iron Defense or Amnesia whilst sleeping to stop you form using any PP on those turns and waiting out any Ghost type's PP (so they have to use Struggle). If you have a good competitive moveset for Registeel, post an answer below and upvote the best ones.Movesets for any of its pre-evolutions can also be shared on this thread. Tropius *sigh* why are there so many OP Pokémon? He is one of the Best choices in all leagues.
Moveset: Counter + Shadow Ball + Power-up Punch. This move combination has the highest total DPS and is also the best moveset for PVP battles. Example: Steelix uses Crunch instead of Earthquake against Bastiodon. Be sure to include full set details in your post, e.g. What matters in PvP is total damage output. EVs insure that you get the OHKO on 0-invested M-Scizor with HP Fire, and that you can outrun fully invested positive natured base 145s after one Rock Polish. It is obviously no joke. Ability:Clear Body It is more versatile compared to other Steel tanks, but losing the Rock typing makes it vulnerable to Fire. Dynamic Punch – end-game nuke, huge chunk of Fighting damage if not shielded. Curse:Raise defense, power up earthquake EVs: 252 Atk / 24 SpA / 232 Spe -Thunder Wave It’s powerful but you’re likely to have enough energy to fire it multiple times. Leaf Blade is no doubt a must-have (2 DPE for only 35 energy!). In that case, just go for the low energy one because it’s obviously more efficient. Rest is TM, Amn/Irn Def are level up moves and Snore is move tutor in BW2. Does it worth? But it’s just so cheap that even only a 5% increase worths. Item: Leftovers Movesets for any of its pre-evolutions can also be shared on this thread. Thunderbolt makes it beat Azumarill consistently, while Rock Slide has more DPE.
Moveset: Mud Shot + Hydro Cannon (+ Earthquake or Sludge Wave).
If you’re using it, avoid Night Shade at all cost. Psycho Cut – useful in mirror battle, charges faster than Counter. Shield baiting is crucial; if you don’t bait, you lose 12% wins, including against Altaria. Registeel @ Leftovers Is that true? Sorry, Melmetal, I forgot about you in the first place. How do you get Regirock, Regice,and Registeel in ORAS? Toxic is for stalling. Item:Leftovers. Even without the second Charged move, the win rate lost is within 5% in every equal shielding scenario. Next turn use it again, then Rest and Snore. Registeel @ Weakness Policy How about Gyro Ball? If you have a good competitive moveset for Registeel, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. When both players use a Charged move during the same turn, the one with Charged move priority will end up using first (credits to /u/antonomyfairy). Cookies help us deliver our Services. Earthquake:High power, deals with fire types, rock types With Lock On, Registeel was once the best Pokémon in overall performance in Great League, surpassing Altaria. Nevertheless, Melmetal is definitely a good Pokemon if you have Nintendo Switch. - Hidden Power [Fire]. Flash Cannon is STAB, and nails Rock and Ice types for good damage, and other things for neutral nice damage. Power-up Punch – boosts attack, best paired with Counter, Dynamic Punch and/or Psychic. I don’t think I would call Dynamic Punch an endgame nuke, it’s more in line with psychic’s stat line. Thunderpunch - Coverage. - Earthquake How do you get the regirock and registeel dolls in oras? Depending on the Pokemon the opponent sent out, use either Amnesia or Iron Defense. EV: 252 DEF / 128 S.DEF / 64 ATK / 64 SPD. It has setup capabilities with Iron Defense and Amnesia, along with Flash Cannon, which hits every type and has STAB. Steel tanks’main role is to wall the Flyers. Role:Staller, Toxic:Duh Hence general PvP has a mix of Pokémon with different stat distributions. Rest is Registeel's primary and only method of recovery, and Sleep Talk is used to not give foes free turns while Registeel is resting.
EVs: 252 Defense, 252 S. Defense, 6 Hp, Amnesia and Iron-defense combine to give you insane defensive stats.
instead of flash cannon have iron head for chance of flinch (30%), registeel is so slow it will never get a flinch.
-Iron Head. Swampert, Venusaur, Victreebel, Lucario, Toxicroak, Sableye, Charizard, Froslass, Banette, Flygon, Mawile are other examples of good to great picks without high defensive stats. https://pvpoke.com/battle/multi/1500/all/deoxys_attack-20.5-13-15-14-4-4-1/11/0-1-2/2-1/. For the Charged moves, ALL combinations are viable. If you think Swampert’s Sludge Wave is OP against Tropius, Whiscash’s Blizzard OHKOs it, and it can even tank 1 Leaf Blade to the face! Registeel uses Curse to boost Defense, so maximizing HP and Special Defense is better to allow it to check special attacking threats better.
You can run a ParaFlinch set with Iron Head and Thunder Wave, and Stealth Rock is just a good move altogether.