Pokemon Go will have you facing off against difficult raid Pokemon throughout your journey outdoors. If one of these is Regirock, you are going to need to have a strong team by your side, because they can be a difficult fight if you don’t have the right setup available. If you are getting ready for a battle with Regirock, we’ll walk you through the best counters and all of its weaknesses in this guide!
Regirock Weaknesses
Regirock is a Rock-type Pokemon, which makes it have a weakness to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-type moves. You will want to bring a team full of Pokemon who can utilize those move types to take down Regirock fast!
If you are running out of Pokemon to throw at Regirock, you will just want to make sure to avoid bringing any Pokemon that have Fire, Flying, Normal, or Poison-type moves. Regirock is resistant to them all, so keep them stowed away safely and unharmed by this rock bound Pokemon.
Regirock is particularly lethal against Fire, Ice, Flying, and Bug-type Pokemon, so if you’re bringing any dual-typed options into a raid then you will want to try and avoid those types.
Best Regirock Counters
The best counters for Regirock are the following Pokemon: Metagross, Zarude, Conkeldurr, Excadrill, Lucario, Kyogre, Empoleon, and Groudon. If you have shadow or mega versions of the ones on these list, they are generally going to be the best option.
Here’s an extended list of the Pokemon you can use with the best moves that they have available to them for the fight. You don’t have to have the exact moveset, but make sure you have the right type of moves to take advantage of Regirock’s weaknesses.
Regirock Counters & Moves List
- Metagross – Bullet Punch/Meteor Mash
- Zarude – Vine Whip/Power Whip
- Lucario – Counter/Aura Sphere
- Conkeldurr – Counter/Dynamic Punch
- Excadrill – Metal Claw/Drill Run
- Kyogre – Waterfall/Surf
- Empoleon – Metal Claw/Hydro Cannon
- Groudon – Mud Shot/Earthquake
- Garchomp – Mud Shot/Earth Power
- Kingler – Bubble/Crabhammer
- Samurott – Fury Cutter/Hydro Cannon
- Swampert – Water Gun/Hydro Cannon
- Rhyperior – Mud-Slap/Earthquake
- Feraligatr – Water Gun/Hydro Cannon
- Machamp – Counter/Dynamic Punch
- Breloom – Counter/Dynamic Punch
- Blaziken – Counter/Focus Blast
- Terrakion – Zen Headbutt/Sacred Sword
- Hariyama – Counter/Dynamic Punch
- Togekiss – Charm/Dazzling Gleam
- Heracross – Counter/Close Combat
- Sirfetch’d – Counter/Close Combat
If you run out of the best counters on the list then running pretty much any high level Fighting, Fairy, or Bug-type Pokemon should get the job done. You don’t always have to have the ideal Pokemon to win the battle!
Those are all of the weaknesses and best counters for Regirock in Pokemon Go. We have more detailed guides for you to checkout in the Pokemon Go section of our website.
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