Regirock
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| Regirock | |
|---|---|
 National Pokédex Metagross - Regirock (#377) - Regice Hoenn Pokédex Metagross - Regirock (#193) - Regice |
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| Japanese name | Rejirock |
| Evolves from | None |
| Evolves into | None |
| Generation | Third |
| Species | Rock Peak Pokémon |
| Type | Rock |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 720.4 lb (328.4 kg) |
| Ability | Clear Body |
Regirock (レジロック Rejirokku?) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon media franchise – a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri.
The purpose of Regirock in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.[1]
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[edit] Description
Regirock looks like a robot or golem consisting entirely of rocks. Although the rocks are arranged in a roughly humanoid shape, Regirock does not have a uniform appearance; different parts of its body seem to be comprised of rocks of different colors and sizes. Instead of a face, Regirock has a Braille-like pattern of seven brown dots forming the letter "H".
[edit] Biological characteristics
Besides being made entirely of stone, the stone is not even of a common origen. Instead, the rocks, pebbles and boulders that make up Regirock's body seem to be indigenous to various different locations. This is explained by the fact that whenever Regirock is injured and parts of it get chipped off in battle, it seeks out suitable rocks with which to repair itself. This gives Regirock its "patchwork" appearance.
[edit] In the video games
Regirock can be found in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Pokémon Emerald. Like with all Legendary Pokémon, only a single Regirock can be captured by the player in each game. In Pokémon Emerald, the Pyramid King Brandon trains one, hinting at more in existence. It is located in the Desert Ruins, which are at Route 111. To enter the ruins, the player must first unseal their entrance and then reveal the door to the inner sanctum by following a lengthy process described in braille language (see here for detailed instructions). In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Regirock, along with Regice and Registeel, must be transferred from the Pokémon GBA cartridges in order to awaken the legendary Pokémon Regigigas.
Regirock appears in Pokémon Ranger as one of the only three legendary Pokémon the player is allowed to keep with him or her, the other two being Regice and Registeel. It can cause rocks to fall from the ceiling in order to stop the player from capturing it.
[edit] In the anime
Regirock appears in the opening "Pokémon Advanced Battle" with Registeel and Regice.
Regirock made an appearance in the eighth movie. Together with Regice and Registeel, it guards the legendary Tree of the World's Beginning and assaults Ash and his friends. As soon as it is made clear that they are no threat, Regirock and its companions leave them in peace. The movie also showed how the three talk, in a somewhat robotic voice and when they do the dots light up in various "patterns".
Regirock was the first of the Regi triad to appear in the anime, making an appearance in "Battling The Enemy Within!", as a partner to the Battle Pyramid King, Brandon.
[edit] In the trading card game
Regirock has made four appearances in the card game, all as Basic Ground-type Pokémon cards:
- EX Hidden Legends (as Regirock EX)
- EX Emerald (as Regirock EX)
- EX Legend Maker (as Regirock "star")
- EX Holon Phantoms
[edit] References
- ^ Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire Review (page 1) Ign.com. URL Accessed June 1, 2006.
- The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Publications
- Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
- Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed Version & Pokémon LeafGreen Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
- Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5
[edit] External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Regirock’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry at Serebii.net
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke Pokédex entry
- Smogon Pokédex entry
- WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Regirock Previously hosted by Wikibooks
| Kanto (Red/Blue/Yellow/FireRed/LeafGreen) |
Articuno • Zapdos • Moltres • Mewtwo • Mew |
| Johto (Gold/Silver/Crystal) |
Raikou • Entei • Suicune • Lugia • Ho-Oh • Celebi |
| Hoenn (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald) |
Regirock • Regice • Registeel • Latias • Latios • Kyogre • Groudon • Rayquaza • Jirachi • Deoxys |
| Sinnoh (Diamond/Pearl) |
Uxie • Mesprit • Azelf • Dialga • Palkia • Heatran • Regigigas • Giratina • Cresselia • Manaphy • Darkrai • Shaymin • Arceus |
