Regigigas (Japanese: レジギガス Regigigas) is a Normal-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
It comes to life only when Regirock, Regice, and Registeel are gathered. Therefore, it requires the three to be in the player's party to awaken it within the Snowpoint Temple, Twist Mountain, or Island Cave, where it sleeps. In the first two locations, it will still be present if those Pokémon are absent, but it does not awaken and only seems to be a statue to the player.
It is the trio master of Hoenn's Legendary titans.
Biology
Regigigas is a large, white, golem-like Pokémon with seven black circular "eyes" arranged in a specific pattern. The pattern is Regigigas's way of showing its anger; its eyes glow red when it is provoked. It has six spots that are apart from its eyes, which appear to be gemstones. These gemstones seem to represent the other three Regis, with red gems representing Regirock, blue gems indicating Regice, and silver gems representing Registeel. It has long arms, with three fairly human-like white fingers, and short legs that end in large mossy bushes instead of feet. Regigigas has large yellow bands on its shoulders and wrists, with a sloping section on its chest that appears to be its head and is also yellow. Its body is covered in black stripes, and it has moss growing in its back and feet. According to Sinnoh legend, Regigigas's strength enables it to move continents.
Regigigas is a skilled craftsman. It created golems out of inanimate objects and brought them to life. Regigigas is also capable of controlling these Legendary titans, even if they already belong to a Trainer. It can also survive extreme conditions as it is able to work with the boiling temperatures of magma (1300-2400 °F [700-1300 °C]) as well as frigid ice (-328 °F [-200 °C]). When Regigigas is disturbed from its slumber, it goes on a rampage and shoots powerful beams of energy. When it is befriended, however, it is calm and gentle, as seen in Pillars of Friendship!. It is able to crush targets by using its signature move, Crush Grip.
In the anime
In the main series
Major appearances
Regigigas appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior. In the movie, it lives in a temple in the mountains of Ten'i Village. 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 titans to help it. At the end of the episode, it healed Brandon and his titans using Hidden Power to restore them from their petrification. It was then taken back to the temple to return to its slumber.
A Regigigas appeared in the second XY series movie, Hoopa and the Clash of Ages. One hundred years prior to the events of the movie, it was summoned by Hoopa alongside a Reshiram and Zekrom. The three fought Hoopa in Dahara City but were easily defeated and sent back through portals to their original homes; in Regigigas's case, this was a snowy mountain range.
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 Pokémon Generations
A wild Regigigas awakened in the Snowpoint Temple in The Adventure.
In the manga
In the movie adaptations
A Regigigas appeared in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Reg
In Pokémon Adventures, its silhouette was first seen inside the Snowpoint Temple in Bogging Down Quagsire. When Platinum, Maylene, and Candice were about to freeze in a blizzard following their defeat at the hands of Jupiter, it was the one who carried them to safety. Whilst in her trance, Platinum unconsciously rolled over an empty Poké Ball to the creature, and it ended up in her bag before choosing to join Diamond in an effort to stop Dialga and Palkia's clash. It was later named "Reg."
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
- Main article: Hareta's Regigigas
In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, Hareta captures Regigigas by persuading it to help him stop Team Galactic.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Regigigas appeared in PMDP33.
In the TCG
- Main article: Regigigas (TCG)
Game 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
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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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 VII
- 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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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Group:
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Poké Assist: (present)
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Field move: (present)
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(None ×-)
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Not available in the past.
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Browser entry [[List of Pokémon by Oblivia Browser number|]]
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It launches powerful beams and lets loose shock waves as it walks.
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Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Trivia
- Regigigas is the only Normal-type Legendary Pokémon.
- 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.
- Regigigas is the only one of the Legendary titans not to have its type in its name.
- Regigigas is the only Pokémon that can learn TMs outside of moves it learns by leveling up, but cannot learn Protect.
- 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 titans, which in turn cannot be obtained without either importing them from Generation III or obtaining them in Platinum with an event Regigigas.
- Regigigas is the tallest Normal-type Pokémon.
- Regigigas is the only Generation IV Legendary Pokémon whose Attack stat is higher than its Special Attack stat.
- Regigigas is the lowest-leveled Legendary Pokémon that can be encountered in the wild, being level 1 when fought in Pokémon Platinum.
Origin
Regigigas may be 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.
Regigigas also seems to have parallels to the Legendary Golem of Prague, whose immense power also intimidated people. This ultimately resulted in it being overrun and sealed away in an attic. Conversely, Regigigas was sealed in a basement.
Name origin
Regigigas is a combination of regis, Latin for royal, and γίγας gigas, Greek for giant.
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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レジギガス Regigigas
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From regis (Latin for royal) and gigas (Greek for giant)
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French
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Regigigas
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Same as Japanese name
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Spanish
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Regigigas
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Same as Japanese name
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German
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Regigigas
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Same as Japanese name
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Italian
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Regigigas
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Same as Japanese name
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Korean
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레지기가스 Regigigas
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Transliteration of Japanese name
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Mandarin Chinese
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雷吉奇卡斯 Léi Jí Qí Kǎ Sī
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Transliteration of Japanese name
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Cantonese Chinese
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雷吉奇卡斯 Léi Jí Qí Kǎ Sī
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Same as Mandarin name
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More languages
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Hindi
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रेजीगीगैस Regigigas
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Transliteration of English name
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Russian
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Реджигигас Redjigigas
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Transcription of English name
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Related articles
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