Regice
Regice is a Five-Star Raid Boss in Pokémon GO, weak against Rock, Fighting, Steel and Fire-type moves. Best Regice counters are strong Fighting, Rock, Fire and Steel type Pokémon like Charizard, Blaziken, Houndoom and Aerodactyl.
Regice can be caught with the following Combat Power values in the post-Raid catch reward:
- 1703 – 1784 CP (No weather boost, L20, 100% IV)
- 2129 – 2230 CP (Snow weather boost, L25, 100% IV)
In this guide, you will learn which Pokémon are best counters for the Legendary Pokémon Regice. High level trainers should be able to defeat Regice in a trio, whereas lower level trainers may need more trainers as it has a hefty defense stat.
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Regice Raid Counters
Let’s check out the best Pokémon to defeat a Regice Raid Boss:
| # | Pokemon | Fast Move | Charge Move | TTW | Faints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Charizard (Mega Y)
|
Fire Spin Fire |
Blast Burn Fire |
565.69s | 14.33 |
| 2. |
Blaziken (Mega)
|
Counter Fighting |
Blast Burn Fire |
550.63s | 18.56 |
| 3. |
Charizard (Mega X)
|
Fire Spin Fire |
Blast Burn Fire |
657.04s | 20.89 |
| 4. |
Aerodactyl (Mega)
|
Rock Throw Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
676.24s | 20.89 |
| 5. |
Houndoom (Mega)
|
Fire Fang Fire |
Flamethrower Fire |
678.21s | 23.33 |
| 6. |
Lopunny (Mega)
|
Double Kick Fighting |
Focus Blast Fighting |
732.89s | 25.78 |
| 7. |
Scizor (Mega)
|
Bullet Punch Steel |
Iron Head Steel |
790.40s | 17.44 |
| 8. |
Alakazam (Mega)
|
Counter Fighting |
Focus Blast Fighting |
768.73s | 23.56 |
| 9. |
Aggron (Mega)
|
Iron Tail Steel |
Meteor Beam Rock |
813.25s | 18.89 |
| 10. |
Gengar (Mega)
|
Lick Ghost |
Focus Blast Fighting |
835.86s | 21.75 |
| 11. |
Terrakion
|
Double Kick Fighting |
Sacred Sword Fighting |
804.95s | 27.22 |
| 12. |
Metagross
|
Bullet Punch Steel |
Meteor Mash Steel |
886.83s | 20.00 |
| 13. |
Rampardos
|
Smack Down Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
871.25s | 36.00 |
| 14. |
Latios (Mega)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon |
Psychic Psychic |
895.55s | 20.88 |
| 15. |
Reshiram
|
Fire Fang Fire |
Overheat Fire |
859.70s | 24.00 |
| 16. |
Chandelure
|
Fire Spin Fire |
Overheat Fire |
922.58s | 17.50 |
| 17. |
Darmanitan (Standard)
|
Fire Fang Fire |
Overheat Fire |
910.04s | 25.25 |
| 18. |
Keldeo
|
Low Kick Fighting |
Sacred Sword Fighting |
902.44s | 21.11 |
| 19. |
Keldeo (Ordinary)
|
Low Kick Fighting |
Sacred Sword Fighting |
902.05s | 21.11 |
| 20. |
Darmanitan
|
Fire Fang Fire |
Overheat Fire |
912.03s | 25.50 |
| 21. |
Banette (Mega)
|
Shadow Claw Ghost |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
923.59s | 21.60 |
| 22. |
Pheromosa
|
Low Kick Fighting |
Focus Blast Fighting |
893.42s | 38.00 |
| 23. |
Lucario
|
Counter Fighting |
Aura Sphere Fighting |
894.09s | 24.50 |
| 24. |
Sceptile (Mega)
|
Fury Cutter Bug |
Frenzy Plant Grass |
911.22s | 24.00 |
| 25. |
Blaziken
|
Counter Fighting |
Blast Burn Fire |
920.87s | 25.00 |
| 26. |
Moltres
|
Fire Spin Fire |
Overheat Fire |
941.31s | 17.86 |
| 27. |
Pidgeot (Mega)
|
Steel Wing Steel |
Brave Bird |
955.35s | 14.00 |
| 28. |
Swampert (Mega)
|
Water Gun Water |
Hydro Cannon Water |
946.54s | 21.00 |
| 29. |
Heatran
|
Fire Spin Fire |
Flamethrower Fire |
1005.13s | 10.00 |
| 30. |
Steelix (Mega)
|
Iron Tail Steel |
Heavy Slam Steel |
927.18s | 20.33 |
| 31. |
Zapdos (Galarian)
|
Counter Fighting |
Close Combat Fighting |
1008.63s | 10.00 |
| 32. |
Conkeldurr
|
Counter Fighting |
Dynamic Punch Fighting |
928.75s | 20.50 |
| 33. |
Blastoise (Mega)
|
Water Gun Water |
Hydro Cannon Water |
1019.50s | 16.00 |
| 34. |
Entei
|
Fire Fang Fire |
Overheat Fire |
1008.40s | 17.00 |
| 35. |
Breloom
|
Counter Fighting |
Dynamic Punch Fighting |
957.30s | 20.00 |
Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.
Regice moves analysis
While picking counters, we tried our best to pick counters that deal a large amount of damage and take reduced damage from Regice’s moves. Regice has access to the following moves:
| Fast moves | Charge moves |
|---|---|
|
|
Regice raids significantly vary in difficulty:
- Blizzard (and Frost Breath Ice) deal reduced damage against Fire counters, making the fight significantly easier on your Revive / Potions stash.
- Focus Blast can be dangerous, but it doesn’t deal SE damage to anything you would pick for your team.
- Earthquake is very dangerous, as it deals SE vs Fire types and will likely one hit knock out any fire type.
- The moveset that worries us is Rock Smash and Earthquake, mostly because it’s relatively good against Fire and can lead to increased Revive/Potion spending
Weather considerations
Knowing what Regice’s weaknesses and strengths are, we can now take a better look at Regice and weather effects on it. We know that Regice gets weather boosted in Snow weather which for many trainers can be very hard to come across, but honestly don’t worry — it really isn’t worth waiting for snowy weather to do a Regice raid.
Like we saw, Fire types are very effective against Regice, so it is recommended you wait until sunny weather to have some extra strength on your side, just be cautious if Regice has Earthquake Ground.
Cloudy weather is also beneficial for boosting your Fighting types, as many players will have a solid team of Fighting types.
Final notes
- Take advantage of Fire types when battling against Regice in sunny weather
- To catch a weather boosted Regice, raid during snowy weather
- A level 20, 100% IV Regice will be 1764 CP, and weather boosted will be 2205 CP
- Avoid using Pokémon that will take super effective damage, unless if they have a high CP and DPS value
