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There have been countless Legendary Pokemon added to Pokemon Go's massive collection of available Pokemon, spanning across multiple prior Pokemon Generations. These Pokemon aren't typically easy to come by, only being obtainable through specific Special Research Quests and Five-Star Raids, very challenging cooperative PvE battles.
Related: Pokemon Go: Mega Gengar Raid Guide
One Legendary Pokemon that can be acquired through the successful completion of its Five-Star Raid is Registeel, the Steel-type Legendary Titan introduced in the third Pokemon Generation. Defeating Registeel in its Raid and adding it to your collection won't be an easy task, so we've put together everything you need to know to properly prepare yourself for this specific battle.
Recommended Group Size
Registeel is a tough opponent on the battlefield, possessing powerful attacks and tons of health. For these reasons, it will require the use of several Pokemon and the help of other Trainers if you wish to successfully complete this Five-Star Raid.
To ensure that you emerge victorious, we recommend that you attempt this Raid with a group of at least four to six Trainers. Even with this larger group size, it is important that you and your allies are still using powerful Pokemon that exploit Registeel's specific weaknesses.
Make sure to Mega Evolve one of the Pokemon on your Raid team, if possible, increasing the overall effectiveness of you and your allies in this battle.
Doing so will increase the CP of the Mega Evolved Pokemon, in addition to increasing the damage dealt by you and your allies' attacks that are the same type of the Mega Evolved Pokemon.
Registeel: Strengths And Weaknesses
To add to the difficulty of this Raid, Registeel has far more resistances compared to its weaknesses, severely limiting you when it comes to which Pokemon to use against it in this battle. Being a pure Steel-type Pokemon, Registeel is resistant to 11 different types of attacks: Normal, Flying, Rock, Bug, Steel, Grass, Psychic, Ice, Dragon, Fairy, and Poison. Make sure to avoid using Pokemon of these types when you are assembling your Raid team for this battle.
Registeel has an extreme resistance to Poison-type attacks, only dealing 39 percent of that damage that it typically does.
This is even less effective than the other ten attack types that Registeel is resistant to, so avoid using Poison-type Pokemon at all costs.
On the other hand, Registeel is only weak against three different types of attacks: Fighting, Fire, and Ground. To give you the best chance of success in this Raid battle, it is essential that you are taking advantage of these vulnerabilities by using powerful Pokemon of these three types.
With Registeel's extreme bulkiness, you'll want to maximize the damage you deal on the battlefield through all methods available to you.
This includes taking advantage of Same Type Attack Bonus, or STAB, a mechanic that increases the power of your attacks if they match the type of the Pokemon using them.
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Registeel: Best Counter Picks
The best choices of Pokemon for this specific Raid will take advantage of Registeel's three vulnerabilities: Fighting, Fire, and Ground-type attacks. For this reason, the best counter picks will be powerful Pokemon with strong attacks of these three types.
Below you can find the top-tier choices for this Raid battle, including Fighting, Fire, and Ground-type options with the best attacks for this specific encounter.
If you don't have access to a team of Pokemon using the options provided below, don't worry, they are not the only viable options.
Although it will be more difficult, you can still easily complete this Raid with the use of other strong Fighting, Fire, and Ground-type Pokemon.
Fighting-Type Counter Picks
Pokemon
Recommended Moves
Mega Blaziken
Fast Attack: Counter
Charged Attack: Blast Burn
Terrakion
Fast Attack: Double Kick
Charged Attack: Sacred Sword
Shadow Machamp
Fast Attack: Counter
Charged Attack: Dynamic Punch
Keldeo
Fast Attack: Low Kick
Charged Attack: Sacred Sword
Shadow Hariyama
Fast Attack: Counter
Charged Attack: Dynamic Punch
Lucario
Fast Attack: Counter
Charged Attack: Aura Sphere
Conkeldurr
Fast Attack: Counter
Charged Attack: Dynamic Punch
Mega Lopunny
Fast Attack: Double Kick
Charged Attack: Focus Blast
Fire-Type Counter Picks
Pokemon
Recommended Moves
Mega Charizard
Fast Attack: Fire Spin
Charged Attack: Blast Burn
Reshiram
Fast Attack: Fire Fang
Charged Attack: Fusion Flare
Shadow Moltres
Fast Attack: Fire Spin
Charged Attack: Overheat
Shadow Ho-Oh
Fast Attack: Incinerate
Charged Attack: Sacred Fire+
Shadow Entei
Fast Attack: Fire Fang
Charged Attack: Overheat
Chandelure
Fast Attack: Fire Spin
Charged Attack: Overheat
Mega Houndoom
Fast Attack: Fire Fang
Charged Attack: Flamethrower
Shadow Typhlosion
Fast Attack: Incinerate
Charged Attack: Blast Burn
Ground-Type Counter Picks
Pokemon
Recommended Moves
Shadow Mamoswine
Fast Attack: Mud-Slap
Charged Attack: High Horsepower
Shadow Golurk
Fast Attack: Mud-Slap
Charged Attack: Earth Power
Mega Swampert
Fast Attack: Mud Shot
Charged Attack: Earthquake
Shadow Ursaluna
Fast Attack: Rock Smash
Charged Attack: High Horsepower
Garchomp
Fast Attack: Mud Shot
Charged Attack: Earth Power
Excadrill
Fast Attack: Mud-Slap
Charged Attack: Drill Run
Landorus (Therian Forme)
Fast Attack: Mud Shot
Charged Attack: Earthquake
Groudon
Fast Attack: Mud Shot
Charged Attack: Earthquake
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