Having a strong set of Regidrago counters will help you take down this legendary dragon-type Pokémon in Pokémon Go.
In the main games, Regidrago appeared in Pokémon Sword & Shield’s “The Crown Tundra” expansion — alongside Regieleki — becoming the latest members of the legendary titans, alongside Regirock, Registeel, and Regice.
Regidrago first made its debut in Elite Raids in March 2023, and is making its latest appearance as part of the Max Out Finale event, which runs from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 2024. During this time, you’ll be able to battle Regidrago in standard five-star raids, where it will also have its shiny debut.
Regidrago has three weaknesses: dragon-, fairy-, and ice-type attacks.
Although dragon-type Pokémon are some of the strongest raid attackers in the game, you’ll need to be cautious of their weaknesses. Regidrago has dragon-type attacks of its own, which are super-effective against many dragon-type Pokémon.
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Here are the best counters you can use against Regidrago in Pokémon Go:
- Mega Gardevoir with Charm and Dazzling Gleam
- Dialga with Dragon Breath and Draco Meteor
- Palkia with Dragon Tail and Draco Meteor
- Enamorus with Fairy Wind and Dazzling Gleam
- Garchomp with Dragon Tail and Outrage
- Galarian Darmanitan with Ice Fang and Avalanche
- Mamoswine with Powder Snow and Avalanche
- Togekiss with Charm and Dazzling Gleam
Dialga in particular is an excellent choice for Regidrago raids, because it’s one of the few dragon-type Pokémon that doesn’t have a weakness to incoming dragon-type attacks. If you have an Origine Forme Dialga, that’s even better.
Don’t worry if you don’t have any of our recommendations. Build a team with your strongest dragon-, fairy-, and ice-type Pokémon, and make sure they know moves that can target Regidrago’s weaknesses.
Having the top counters is all well and good, but you’ll almost always need to team up with other trainers to defeat five-star raid bosses. We’d recommend finding a group of at least five high-level players to battle alongside, although the more the better.
Finally, keep weather boosts in mind when battling Regidrago, as this could sway your choice of counters:
- If the weather is windy, dragon-type attacks will get a boost in power.
- Cloudy weather boosts fairy-type attacks.
- Finally, snow boosts ice-type attacks.
As things currently stand, Regidrago is a pretty poor Pokémon in both PvE and PvP gameplay, which makes suggesting a ‘best moveset’ quite tricky. It lacks a dragon-type fast move and its Attack stat is quite low in comparison to the game’s top-ranking dragon-type Pokémon. For now, it’s little more than a Pokédex filler.
If you still want to use Regidrago as an attacker in raids or gyms, teach it Bite and Breaking Swipe, the latter of which will at least get a same-type attack bonus (STAB). For trainer battles, choose Bite with Breaking Swipe and Outrage.
The good news is that shiny Regidrago is available to encounter in Pokémon Go. It made its debut as part of the Max Out Finale event in Nov. 2024.
As always, the chances of encountering a shiny Pokémon are very slim, although the rates are generally higher for raid bosses than wild encounters. Good luck shiny hunting!
