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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.

Regigigas is the creator of the legendary giants, often viewed as their leader by fans.

Biology

Regigigas is a large, white, golem-like Pokémon. It has large yellow bands on its shoulders and wrists, and a yellow sloping section on its chest that appears to be its head. This section contains 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 original three legendary giants, with red gems representing Regirock, blue gems indicating Regice, and silver gems representing Registeel. Regigigas has long arms, with three fairly human-like white fingers, and short legs. Its body is covered in black stripes, and it has large bushes of moss growing in its back and feet.

Regigigas is a skilled craftsman. It created golems out of inanimate objects and elemental energies in its image, bringing them to life. Regigigas is also capable of controlling these legendary giants, even if they already belong to a different Trainer. It can also survive extreme conditions as it is able to work with the boiling temperatures of magma 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!. According to Sinnoh legend, Regigigas's strength enables it to move continents. Regigigas can be summoned or awakened by the legendary giants.

Regigigas is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Crush Grip. Prior to Generation IX, Slow Start was its signature Ability.

Game data

NPC appearances

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Regigigas is available in Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0+.

By leveling up

By TM

By breeding

Side game data

Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: (present) Field move: (present) (None ×-) Not available in the past. Browser entry R-292 It launches powerful beams and lets loose shock waves as it walks.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●●●● Defense ●●●●● Speed ●●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.1 seconds Base HP: 61 Base Attack: 87 Base Defense: 61 Base Speed: 70

In Pokémon GO, Regigigas can be obtained by completing the Ticketed Special Research, A Colossal Discovery or by defeating Giovanni.

Evolution data

Sprites

In the anime

Main series

Major appearances

Regigigas debuted in Giratina and the Sky Warrior. It lives in a temple in the mountains of Ten'i Village and had been asleep for centuries, subsequently having moss growing on its feet and shoulders. 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 its 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 and commanded a herd of dozens of Mamoswine to hold the glacier back. Once the crisis was resolved, Regigigas returned to its temple. It was last seen using Hyper Beam on Team Rocket during the ending credits.

Regigigas made its main series debut in Pillars of Friendship! at the Snowpoint Temple. J wanted to steal it, and a result, it was rudely awakened. It went on a rampage afterwards, using Hyper Beam on anything. It even used Confuse Ray to control Brandon's set of legendary giants and force them to help it. At the end of the episode, it healed Brandon and his giants using Hidden Power to restore them from their petrification. It was then taken back to the temple to return to its slumber.

In Chasing to the Finish!, a Dynamax Regigigas was awakened in the Crown Tundra after Project Mew succeeded in gathering all the legendary giants together.

Minor appearances

In Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!, Meowth's boss fantasy featured a Regigigas.

A Regigigas appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

In the beginning of Hoopa and the Clash of Ages, a Regigigas was summoned by a Hoopa Unbound in Dahara City one hundred years prior to the events of the movie, alongside a Reshiram and Zekrom. The three fought Hoopa, but were easily defeated and sent back through portals to their original homes.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Generations

In The Adventure, a wild Regigigas was awakened in the Snowpoint Temple by a nearby battle between Red's Pikachu and a wild Probopass. It proceeded to easily smack Probopass aside, shrug off Pikachu's Electric attack, and retaliate with a devastating attack of its own.

GOTCHA!

A Regigigas briefly appeared as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Movie adaptations

A Regigigas appeared in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages.

Pocket Monsters DP

A Regigigas appeared in PMDP33.

Pokémon Adventures

Regigigas's 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."

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, Hareta captures Regigigas by persuading it to help him stop Team Galactic. It first appeared in A Novel Test!!

In the TCG

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Regigigas appears as a Spirit.

Trivia

• Due to its Ability weakening it, Regigigas has more in common with Slaking than it does with other Legendary Pokémon. They share the same Normal type, the same base stat total of 670, the same base Attack stat of 160, and Abilities that limit their power.
  • Regigigas and Slaking also have the highest base Attack stat of all Normal-type Pokémon.
• Regigigas is the only one of the legendary giants not to have its type referenced in its name.
• 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 an event.
• In Generation IV, Regigigas is the only Pokémon required to acquire the diploma that cannot be obtained without the use of Pal Park or an event, even with all Generation IV titles. This limitation occurs because Regigigas cannot be obtained without the use of the other legendary giants, which in turn cannot be obtained without either transferring them from Generation III or obtaining them in Platinum with an event Regigigas.
• Regigigas is the only Generation IV Legendary Pokémon whose Attack stat is higher than its Special Attack stat.
• Regigigas, Magikarp, and Gyarados are the three Pokémon that can be encountered in the wild at the lowest and highest levels.
• In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Regigigas has the widest overworld sprite of all Pokémon.
• Regigigas and Eternatus have very similar category names in Japanese, with the only difference being in how they're written: Regigigas's category name is in hiragana (きょだいポケモン), while Eternatus's category name is in katakana (キョダイポケモン). In either case, the category name is pronounced the same: Kyodai Pokémon.
• In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Regigigas is the only Legendary Pokémon whose research tasks for the Pokédex do not involve seeing it use its signature move.

Origin

Regigigas seems to 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, or even killed in some legends. It may also be based on the Titans of Greek mythology. It could also draw some inspiration from the Daidarabotchi, a gigantic yōkai, due to its ability to easily manipulate mountains, while also notably sharing similarities to Ōmitsunu, a demigod who pulled land via ropes to expand his kingdom. Its form also resembles that of a Blemmyes. Regigigas 's face that consists of seven dots may be based on Braille alphabet which was necessary to use to encounter the legendary giants for the first time in Sealed Chamber.

Regigigas's three pairs of eyes might represent its servant golems that were introduced before it, the red pair might represent Regirock, the blue pair might represent Regice and the gray pair might represent Registeel.

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. It being sealed could also be a reference to the aftermath of the titanomachy, which resulted in the titans being imprisoned away in the underworld.

Name origin

Regigigas may be a combination of regis (Latin for royal) and gigas (Latin for giant).

In other languages

More languages Hindi रेजिगिगस Regigigas Transcription of its English/Japanese name Russian Реджигигас Redjigigas Transcription of English name Thai เรจิกิกัส Rechikikat Transcription of Japanese name

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