Half of the Regi- family, particularly its 
, 
and 
form, has a well-established pattern in Pokémon GO: extraordinary defensive bulk, but mediocre as damage dealer. It all boils down to its typing that largely determines whether that legendary Pokémon finds a home in the meta, or quietly gathers dust as a Dex filler; and exactly because of the dependency on typing, Dynamax Regice could only truly shine in one specific scenario.
Dynamax Regirock makes its Max debut through this week’s Max Monday; and on the surface, it sounds familiar to Regice: same elite 309 DEF, same low 179 ATK, same dependence on typing to carve out a niche. But unlike which only effectively resists attacks, the typing for Regirock is the key difference that makes it shine way brighter.
Stats & Role in Max Content: Dynamax Regirock
Regirock
Dynamax
Rock
|
|
|---|---|
| Max CP | 3530 |
| ATK | 179 |
| DEF | 309 |
| HP | 190 |
| Weak to |     |
| Resists |     |
| Fast moves |
|
| Charge moves |
* Requires Elite Charged TM to learn |
Having Rock Smash and Rock Throw as its fast moves, Regirock has access to Max Knuckle and Max Rockfall. However, similar to Regice, with only 179 ATK, it falls far behind top-tier damage dealers of both types – most notably Gigantamax Machamp (~68% higher DPS) and Dynamax Gigalith (~26% higher DPS).
With an identical stats to Regice, and access to Lock-On, Regirock follows in the same mold of its family member and becomes another tank to be added into trainers’ Max Content roster.
The difference? It does its tankiness way better than Regice.
Dynamax Regirock as a Tank: Rock is Better than Ice
Where Regirock has the edge over its icy sibling is in its typing, or in particular, the number of elements it resists. With typing, Regirock resists , , and – 4 distinct types compared to Regice’s -only resistance.
This gives Dynamax Regirock a larger pool of match-ups in the current meta: it currently sits at #1 vs. , #2 vs. both and , and within the top 10 vs. 
, 
, and attacks, which make Regirock a much more usable neutral tank vs. Regice.
| vs. attacks |
||
| Rank | Pokémon | Damage sustainable vs. Dynamax Regirock |
| 1 |
Dynamax Regirock
|
– |
| 2 |
Crowned Sword Zacian
|
-21% |
| 3 |
Dynamax Metagross
|
-24% |
| 4 |
Crowned Shield Zamazenta
|
-29% |
| vs. attacks |
||
| Rank | Pokémon | Damage sustainable vs. Dynamax Regirock |
| 1 |
Dynamax Omastar
|
+4% |
| 2 |
Dynamax Regirock
|
– |
| 3 |
Dynamax Kabutops
|
-8% |
| 4 |
Dynamax Suicune
|
-15% |
| vs. attacks |
||
| Rank | Pokémon | Damage sustainable vs. Dynamax Regirock |
| 1 |
Crowned Shield Zamazenta
|
+14% |
| 2 |
Dynamax Regirock
|
– |
| 3 |
Crowned Sword Zacian
|
-21% |
| 4 |
Dynamax Metagross
|
-24% |
As the Max roster expands, however, Regirock’s defensive standings will be significantly challenged. In that future, it will only be able to retain a top 10 position vs. attacks in the long run, with its , , and other rankings falling off as tankier, more versatile Pokémon’s enter the meta.
Verdict
Dynamax Regirock follows Regice to the tee. It is an amazing current-meta tank, with top tier resistance against , and attacks, and a very much usable neutral tank.
Eventually, as more and more Pokémon’s enter Max Content, Regirock will slowly fall off and should then be used mainly as a tank against attacks where it will forever stay in the top 10 rankings.
As such, for the Max Monday event, our recommendation is to farm up as many Dynamax Regirock as you can, but do keep in mind the coming GO Bigger Replay event at the end of the same week to strategize your free MP accordingly. If you farm for one, prioritize one with the highest HP/DEF possible, and you can ignore its ATK IV.
