Biology
Regigigas is a large, white, golem Pokémon with seven black dot-like "eyes" arranged in a specific pattern. The dot pattern is Regigigas's way of showing its anger: its eyes glow red when it is mad. It has six spots that are apart from its eyes, which seem to be gemstones. These gemstones seem to represent the Regis, with the red gems representing Regirock, the blue gems representing Regice and the silver gems representing Registeel. It has long arms, with three fairly human-like white fingers, and short legs. It has large yellow bands on its shoulders and wrists, with a sloping section on its chest that appears to be its head also being yellow. Its body is covered in black stripes, and it has moss growing in its back and feet, which may indicate it has been asleep for a long time. Legends say that its colossal strength enables it to move continents. It can communicate via telepathy.
Regigigas is decent at crafting as it is capable of making golems of inanimate objects and bring them to life. Regigigas is capable of controlling these Legendary golems, even if they already belong to a Trainer. It can also survive extreme conditions as it is capable of working with high temperature magma, (1300-2400°F) as well as extremely cold ice (-328°F). When Regigigas is disturbed from its slumber, it goes on a rampage and shoots powerful beams. When it is befriended, however, it is calm and gentle, as seen in Pillars of Friendship!. Regigigas can handle any terrain.
In the anime
Major appearances
Regigigas appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior. In the movie, it lives in a temple in the mountains of Gracidea. It had been asleep for centuries, for so long that moss began to grow on its body. However, when Zero entered the Reverse World and began shattering pillars of ice within it, the glacier in front of Regigigas' temple suffered catastrophic explosions and began moving. This disturbed the great titan's slumber, rousing it into action. When Dawn's Buneary and Swinub failed to stop the glacier with the help of a large group of wild Pokémon, Regigigas appeared in the command of a herd of dozens of Mamoswine and together, they began pushing on the glacier to hold it back. Regigigas returned to its temple at the end of the movie, where it is seen using Hyper Beam on Team Rocket during the credits.
Another Regigigas appeared in Pillars of Friendship at the Snowpoint Temple. J wanted to steal it so it was rudely awakened by her. It went on a rampage after, using Hyper Beam on practically anything. It even used Confuse Ray to control Pyramid King Brandon's set of Legendary golems to help it. At the end of the episode, it healed Brandon and his golems using Hidden Power to restore them from their petrification. It was then taken back to the temple to return to its slumber.
Minor appearances
A Regigigas appeared as part of Meowth's boss fantasy in Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!, alongside Giratina.
A Regigigas appeared in the opening scenes of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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DP129
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Regigigas
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Regigigas, the Colossal Pokémon. According to legend, Regigigas has towed continents using ropes.
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In the mangaIn the TCGGame data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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There is an enduring legend that states this Pokémon towed continents with ropes.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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It is said to have made Pokémon that look like itself from a special ice mountain, rocks, and magma.
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HeartGold
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It is believed to have shaped Regirock, Regice, and Registeel out of clay, ice, and magma.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Black
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It is said to have made Pokémon that look like itself from a special ice mountain, rocks, and magma.
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White
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Black 2
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It is said to have made Pokémon that look like itself from a special ice mountain, rocks, and magma.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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It is said to have made Pokémon that look like itself from a special ice mountain, rocks, and magma.
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Y
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There is an enduring legend that states this Pokémon towed continents with ropes.
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Omega Ruby
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It is said to have made Pokémon that look like itself from a special ice mountain, rocks, and magma.
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Alpha Sapphire
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There is an enduring legend that states this Pokémon towed continents with ropes.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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In side games
In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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110
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170 - 217
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330 - 424
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160
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148 - 233
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292 - 460
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110
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103 - 178
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202 - 350
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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110
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103 - 178
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202 - 350
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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Total: 670
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Regigigas
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Regigigas
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Regigigas
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Regigigas
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Regigigas in Generation VI
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Regigigas in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Regigigas
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Regigigas
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Regigigas can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Regigigas cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Regigigas
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Regigigas
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Trivia
- Due to its Ability weakening it, Regigigas has more in common with Slaking than it does with other Legendary Pokémon. They share the Normal type, the same base stat total of 670, the same base Attack stat of 160, and Abilities that limit their power.
- It is the only Pokémon who can learn TMs that cannot learn TM17 (Protect) or TM44 (Rest). This is probably to prevent people from countering its own Ability by avoiding damage or healing itself.
- Regigigas is the only one of the Legendary golems not to have its type in its name.
- Regigigas is also the only one of the Legendary golems that does not use the remix of the Legendary golem battle theme in Platinum. Instead, it uses the Legendary battle theme, much like in Diamond and Pearl.
- In Platinum, by hacking to obtain Cherish Balls, it is possible to trick the game into opening Rock Peak, Iceberg, and Iron Ruins: by catching the in-game Regigigas in a Cherish Ball, the game thinks the Regigigas was obtained at a Nintendo event.
- In Generation IV, Regigigas is the only Pokémon required to acquire the Diploma that cannot be obtained without the use of Generation III games or an event, even with all Generation IV titles. This limitation occurs because Regigigas cannot be obtained without the use of the other Legendary golems, which in turn cannot be obtained without either importing them from Generation III or obtaining them in Platinum with an event Regigigas.
Origin
Regigigas is based on the golems of Hebrew legend. The legends cast them as servants of higher powers and are said to have writing on their heads. When the writing is removed, the creature would be weakened.
Name origin
Regigigas is a combination of regis, Latin for royal, and γίγας gigas, Greek for giant.
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