How BAD was Regigigas ACTUALLY? - History of Regigigas in Competitive Pokemon (Gens 4-7)
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2024
- Webster's Definition of the word "Bad.":
1a: failing to reach an acceptable standard : POOR
Example: Regigigas
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Ayyye do absol next and if not absol can we do lando or greninja mabye even the laddy twins i dont rember if that was done
It’s time you do Politoad.
Do Sharpedo next
How good was toxicroak actually i will not give up!
Turn 1 : My
Turn 2 : body
Turn 3 : is
Turn 4 : ready!
Turn 5 : Regigigas fainted!
sinclair rex regigigas hyper beam tho
My body is regi
More like
Turn 1: My
Turn 2: Body
Turn 3: Regigigas fainted
Gatubraz thats a rare occation its like
Turn1: MY
Turn2: *regiggigas fainted*
@@melville836 Pretty terrible idea
“It was an accident” they said “You’ll get Clear Body in Gen 5” they said
Regigigas f
That's sad
I'm sorry to hear that
Top 10 most saddest anime
Just wait for Galarian Weezing
Fun fact: even in Legends Arceus, where there are no abilities, they STILL hard coded Slow Start into Regigigas just to be cruel
At least it can be okay in Pokemon Go, but then again, Slaking is a god in that game, at least when it comes to defending gyms.
It would have been so perfect for Regigigas to be at its prime in Legend Arceus, since the game takes place in the past :(
no abilities rly??
so no sturdy or oblivious?
(((
@@Ultra289 yes, there are no abilities what so ever, and the only exception is literally slow start
why are they heartless?
Regigigas: *[dying]*
Weezing: Come. This is no place to die.
lmao
underrated comment
Yes
galar or the old one?
I read this comment in the voice of Perfect Bidoof from Pokemon Rusty
Regigigas' ability was a mistype. It's actually 'attack and speed are halved for 5 Generations' instead of turns.
Generation 9: *menacing*
@@mjdxp5688 menacing: lowers the opponents attack by 2, but it’s attack and speed are lowered by 1/4 for 2 turns (turns stay in count when switching out)
@@energeticgorilla my verison is of the fanmade **Menacing** is just a better intimidate
He's just standing there "MENACINGLY"
@@ario6744 it works until you realize all you have to do is take out galarian wheezing g XD
I love that in the Anime, it awakens and just starts *FIRING INSTANT HYPER BEAMS OUT OF HIS HANDS WITH NO REST* but in the games he walks like a old man who forgot his prune juice in the morning.
Underated comment
Honestly, it would be a cool idea for an ability on him. One that removes negatives affects from all moves on him.
Either Regigigas gets it as a Signature ability, or as another's signature. Either way, it's a cool idea.
@@eclipse9727 just a better clear body
Lmao. That was the most Uber Tier comment in this entire comment section. Top comment perhaps? Get on it people
Cmon cut him some slack, hes a single farther of 5 boys its gotta be hard for him
just love how Regigigas got nerfed for having "op" stats, and Zacian gets a free boost for switching in.
The joke is that it has 680 BST like the box Legendaries of that generation, I don't know why giving it such a bad ability. Zacian on the other hand has 720 and gets a +1 attack switching in. Also don't forget Rayquaza which also has 680, a good ability and a Mega without using its item slot. Balance
Edit : Regigigas has *670* BST
@@tiagocardosom Yup. Power creep is such a buzzkill.
@@condor2279 Even Regigigas had pressure ( the default legendary ability), I don't think it would be used very much even back in the day
@@tiagocardosom actually regigigas has a 670 base stat total the same as groudon and kyogre but lower than other box legendaries
@@gojirarex5138 I don't even know why I said 680 what the hell. You re right my bad
Rayquaza BST: 680
Regigigas BST: 670
Rayquaza gets a mega.
Regigigas gets slow start.
It might be hard to give Regigigas a mega because he's already the creator of the Regis, so Gamefreak probably didn't want to give him one because of that.
He can be given a primal form
@@professionalfangster1510 Right, so being creator of the Regis makes it a mega despite not having a mega because its story is far better than other Pokémon. If that’s the case why does Rayquaza have a mega? Along with Mewtwo because their stories are already enough to classify them as a mega.
@@gespenst0083 Popularity
Im legitimately surprised that Pikachu hasn't gotten a mega yet
@@funsies8107 well charizard got 2
90% of the footage in this is just Regigigas dying to basic attacks XD
Aidenpons
The other 10% is shots from the anime.
And not doing Amy damage
Some of that is also Regigigas doing 2 damage per move
And 25% of that amount is Regigigas barely scratching Pokémon
Yeah, that footage at 69:420 where Caterpie finishes Regigigas with a well-timed Tackle was too much to bear...
After joking about it for so long, we finally got it. A “How BAD Was” episode.
It's because the others had at least something going for them in at least 1 generation, some kind of niche, or was an obvious joke pick. Regigigas has had none of those and was designed very poorly with very little reason why. Which is sad because he's one of my favorite. Dude in the same category as magikarp and unown with movepools, they all don't get rest or protect which is ironic because you find him sleeping.
Game Freak is so adamant on giving Regigigas Slow Start that they MADE IT KEEP THE ABILITY IN PLA, A GAME WHERE ABILITIES ARE REMOVED.
Bruhhhh 💀💀💀 ain’t no fucking way
It wasn't the only one Cherrium kept its ability as well for day and night transformations.
@@theplaguegamer6216Cherrim's transformation wasn't caused by its ability in gen 4, so that still tracks
One day i was using regigigas against a confragigus, First i used knock off, so i changed my ability to mummy and then i destroyed his team lol
300 IQ
*gets Mummy*
Regigigas: Oh yeah it’s all coming together...
WHY IS THIS NOT A VIABLE OPTION THO
@@fransoto8343 Because it’s matchup dependent. Not every team uses Cofagrigous, and even if, the opposing player could call your play and switch.
@@insertobligatoryreferenceh489 in doubles couldn't you hit your own cofagrigious and get mummy that way?
Gen 10
Mega rayquayza: hey Regigigas why are u in my AG tier
Reigigas: sorry Gamefreak gave me Fast Start which double my stats for five turns
*Flicks Mega Rayquaza*
*Mega Rayquaza explodes*
Dear God...
@@aurahero9842 With an unprecedented (and probably impossible) 320 attack to boot
Just saying, even if game freak got rid of slow start, regigigas wouldn't be totally overpowered anyway. WHY GAMEFREAK, WHY???
@@MCSPARTAN501 a doubled attack is way betetr then double base attack stat.
Give Regigigas an exclusive Z-move:
*Stoic Suffering*
Changes all Pokémon's Abilities on both teams to "Slow Start".
Problem Solved.
Speedy Start: Protects Regigigas for one turn and reduces slow start cool down to one turn. And it's not op even by GameFreak's strange standards because you're still wasting your Z move for it.
well this is awkward
Yes it would. If you had ammongus.
Regigigas with this be like:
*SHARE MY ANGUISH!*
@@steeveedragoon eh? I beat ultra necrzoma even tho im just a filthy casual
Update:
After all these years of utter uselessness Regigigas finally received blessings from the Havens as Gen 8 gifted it a partner that completely stopped Slow Start from activating while it's on the field. When Regigigas made its return in The Crown Tundra, Neutralizing Gas Weezing not only made it usable but Weezing + Regigigas became a legit threat in VGC 2020 Series 7, that you have to respect while team building. With its 110 Defenses and HP, excellent defensive typing and Dynamax, it is literally impossible to take it down even if you double up on it with your strongest moves. And if you ignore it and try to focus on Weezing (which is almost guaranteed to survive at least one turn because it can Protect) Regigigas will get opportunity to fire multiple Max Strikes which on top of being a base 150 power move coming out of base 160 Attack and possibly Life Orbed, also provides speed control. Try Trick Room ? Weezing will Taunt you. Intimidate ? Can't, because of Neutralizing Gas. Even though it feels like once Weezing is down after a couple of turns Regigigas will be useless, but that's all the time it needs for eliminating 2 of your Pokemon out of 4 in a VGC match, if you were not prepared for it, and then it's other teammates like Single Strike Urshifu can clean.
Overall, Regigigas is finally receiving the respect and attention that it's stats and legendary status deserved but never got for almost 15 years. It's not the king of the meta game by any means but make no mistake as Regigigas, a Pokemon which has the highest form of dishonor possible for a fully evolved Pokemon of being un-tiered in singles, finally has a decent place in the VGC 2020 Series 7, and a good player will always respect it.
(Thanks for reading)
also in singels got darkist larret igoring stats buff and debuff including yours
YES REGIGIGAS
About F***ing time
Honestly, I'm happy. And on top of that, even if Weezing faints, Darkest Lariat can still finish off the remaining pokemon, as I believe it ignores the speed debuff, which almost guarantees Regigigas to revenge kill.
I didn't know that about Darkest Lariat, that's interesting. Usually Regigigas runs Ice Punch, High Horsepower, Giga Impact, and Protect in VGC
FSG: I'm finally done with the Regis
*Regieleki, zooms to the meta*
*Regidrago, searches for his body*
I've been waiting
Eleki had an OU niche for a while, but it’s slowly falling to obscurity. Despite being the new fastest Pokémon, its movepool is lackluster.
@@BlueWolfZero Dont remind me
@@EE-ne3qn i dont think im UU anymore, I think
@@EmeraldEleki7 update, your still uu
Gamefreak to Regigigias: this thing has decent stats for a legendary and decent movepool... ITS TOO POWERFUL
Gamefreak: to mega rayquaza: this thing has highest stats in game, expansive movepool, a damn powerful ability, and only mega that can hold an item... its alright
And it got banned lol
Eternatus
*MhM*
Delete this comment NOW!!!!!
@@thegreatpriest8784, why would he delete it
Gamefreak: makes Zacian, a pokemon with a really defensive typing, 170 attack that gets boosted as soon as it enters the field, relatively high defenses (115 in both) and high speed
Also Gamefreak: OH MY GOD IT HAS 160 ATTACK LETS KILL IT BEFORE ITS META
Regigigas: Normal type with high stats but with a horrible ability
Slaking: “First time?”
Isn't slaking more of a tank or no?
Remember when Norman raped us with those two slakings in the OG Sapphire and Ruby, I remember
Unknown 247
Double team calm mind gardevoir. Swept. Even if you don’t have that you can take advantage of having higher levels or dig/fly
@@theancientone7798 Or protect spam. I beat him with a peleper at a pretty severe level disadvantage (-10, iirc)
Acre00
That too
@@theancientone7798 oh ok
I didn't think about that first time around, I just used blaziken and low sweep
Regigigas: *has potential to be a terrifying threat but was neutered from the start*
Other Regis: "Look how the massacred my dad."
I'm upset
dont worry fellow Regis, we shall massacre the massacres
Im sad-
@@ThatRandomPerson_13 if u become sad I will become sad
@@bestboi8521alright I won't become sed :)
"Regigigas need Slow Start or it would be overpowered"
Meanwhile Rayquaza who has a higher BST had a mega so powerful _that it broke ubers_
Ultra Necrozma _used to exist_
and Crowned Form Zacian has a base 170 attack + 148 speed and has an ability that gives it a free attack boost upon switching in combined with one of the best types in the game.
GF hates Regigigas
Those are restricted legendaries. Gigas is a nonrestricted legendary. This means Gigas is legal in nonrestricted official formats. without its ability, Gigas would be too powerful in a nonrestricted format. It would essentially have the base power of a restricted legendary but be legal for play in nonrestricted formats. That would be broken.
That is why its ability is not only necessary, but good for the game.
too bad theres not an entire TIER where overpowered mons run free, huh?
Kellen, you literally laughed when you asked “How good was Regigigas Actually?” I think that says it all.
Yeah, I also noted that 😂 the disrespect is on point
And at the final, when he said "How BAD was Regigigas actually?"
Galarian Wheezing: I'm about to *start* this man's whole career"
I hope so
If Regigigas is in Galar, which I doubt.
@UCODqIP1oGDSRojxu-7P3Aqg Showdown doesnt do fake metagames in their official formats. So if its not legal in the real games its not legal on showdowns main ladder.
@@luminous3558 No, they already stated on twitter that they will have a full metagame with all mons from national dex, even if the game cuts them out. So you will be able to use galar wheezing and regigigas there, even if gigas doesnt appear in sword&shield
@@luminous3558 they might do a full dex gen 8 ladder based on some twitter posts from smogon
Imagine being able to move continents and being pushed around by a f*cking Coral Ball.
if slow start didnt reset on switch regigigas would actually be really interesting to use. having to find safe switches into it to slowly burn those 5 turns, and not have your time and effort wasted if you have to switch it back out later
or just straight up 5 turns of the entire match/not having to have Regigigas in the field so that you simply can't put Regigigas in as a lead
It would still be hard to find safe switches because it's neutral to everything except to ghost
Slow Start should just reduce Speed. Think on it, we do have lots of genuinely good Pokémon who aren't made useless by their low Speed stats. The Attack drop is the real problem if we'll be honest.
@@gengarzilla1685 Give Regigigas Stall or something lmao
@@EarthBound_FanTrue, however it would have a high-risk high-reward strategy to it. Plus with VoltTurn shenanigans you could get it into the field pretty safely.
Could it completely backfire on you, absolutely, but that's the risk part. But if you could burn the 5 turns individually you'd have a devastating powerhouse on your hands.
That's the thing about something that's high-risk, high-reward, it's risky and often difficult to pull off, but when it works, the benefits are well worth it.
If Slow Start worked like this, where you only needed to burn five turns once, and not all at once, it would create for a pretty fun and challenging Pokemon to make work. With the right team comp, EV spread and support, I could possibly see it being a viable threat. You wouldn't be able to slap it onto any team, but rather have to build the team around it while keeping a contingency mon if things don't work out.
However you'd also have to make it's ability work like Multitype or Stance Change in that it can't be removed or deactivated.
You know a Legendary is bad when the title changes.
*_NoW wHeN gIrAtInA?_*
It's gonna be a special episode, maybe Halloween?
w e n b r o l y
@@samsonfgc3472
After Bojack...
OH WAIT
Josue Avila special episode
Why can't I ever escape dbza
"How *chuckles* good was Regigigas" Enough said LMAO
"I mean it's the master of the regi trio so it *must* be good"
Regigigas: Is slightly weaker than a box legendary and requires three other legendaires brought to specific area while the box legendary is just something you get by playing through the story.
Gamefreak: That's a bit too strong lets nerf it into the ground.
Genius game design.
Even if Slow Start only effected 1 or 2 turns instead of 5, it would still be a massive hindrance. It's like they hate normal types and made the only normal Legendary the weakest.
It's not even that they hate normal types! Look at arceus. Or mega kangaskhan, for that matter. They just hate regigigas specifically.
@@aidenconway9087 Accurate, Slow Start is 1 of 2 hardcoded Abilities in Legends: Arceus, which otherwise has no Abilities.
@@1unar_eclipse what is the other hardcoded ability?
@@yadieljimenez605 Cherrim's Flower Gift.
Arceus:
regigigas after taking a hit of galarian weezing's neutralization gas:
*my body is ready.*
@@ario6744 right, sorry
Regigigas deserved this, after all that ridicule, it's payback time
@@regifan1019 oooooof... yeahhh about that.....
:)
In Doubles its a murderous beast
Pokémon logic:
Regigigas has overpowered stats which is why it was given Slow Start. Zacian, Zamazenta and Primal-Groudon/Kyogre/Rayquaza are overpowered and got abilities which made them even more broken.
Like the others are more powerfull than non slow start gigga
Zamazenta sucks...sorry
Ego no he doesnt
Ego my and my buddy did a “zam v zac” signature moves only without any ev/iv’s whatever u call them. Same levels and all, both with the rusted gear, and zamazenta won (no crits)
My buddy and i*
1 year later and this video still makes me sad. If GameFreak really thought Regigigas was to strong they could've given him Defeatist or, better yet, Clear Body. Even the Legendary go-to ability of Pressure would be leagues better.
Defeatist is way worse lol
Not as bad as Slow Start
@@adibalabharat8247 it's not good, but it's leagues better.
@@samjunyi3572 Defeatist would at least let it threaten out some hazard leads
I would rework the ability.
"Slow Start" -> "Startup"
Regigigas Attack and Speed are halved. Regigigas gains the following Advantages for each turn:
Turn 1: Physical Damage taken is reduced by 33%.
Turn 2: Special Damage taken is reduced by 33%.
Turn 3: Speed Returns to Normal. Previous buffs will stay from now on upon switching.
Turn 4: Attack Returns to normal.
Turn 5: Increase Base Attack by 20 each turn from now on.
This would give it more Bulk, compensate for normal typing and turn it into a constant threat that needs to be dealt with.
It would also somewhat negate the switching penalty. The Attack being resetted upon switching for one turn is punishment enough.
Basically the idea being a slowly starting Boss which gets stronger as time goes on, but compensating for early lacking attack with absurd bulk.
It still gets completely bodied by Close Combat STAB and similar attacks. It might give it a turn or two to get a move off, but you’re still taking a lot of damage. The scaling for Turn 5+ is interesting.
Really the biggest problem is that, as stated in the video analysis, 5 turns is *way* too long. I think if Slow Start lasted only 1 turn, it would be significantly more balanced and would be much more interesting to play around.
Or just give it 2 moves that could help it better, protect and detect lmao
@@Harmless_Music I mean regigigas gets protect now so slow start only really lasts 4 turns. Yes I'm aware that's still long but it's a slight buff
@@Rahul-ej7iu Fair point, Protect is good. Unfortunately, it’s like you said, it’s a very slight buff to an otherwise abysmal ability. I want to be wrong, but I really don’t think it’s good even with protect with how long it lasts, because then you’re basically letting Regigigas get set up on. At best you get a 50/50 with protect but not much reward when you win the read.
No! Just give it protect and the ability not reseting every time it switched
If I balanced Regigigus, I would give it the ability Stamina because goddamn he endured so much
I'd give him a primal form with an upgraded version of vital spirit.
williamhowe1 Pokemon Insurgence did that.
Give it comatose and watch it get banned from OU.
They should have just given it only 130 Attack and 80 speed
This is the most underrated comment of the century
Game Freak: Regigigas is too OP, we need to nerf it with an ability.
also Game Freak: [creates Mega Rayquaza]
Ampharosite Really underrated comment 😂
Same with Slaking...
Also Ultra Necrozma...
[buffs Mega Rayquaza with an ability]
@@soulofsomething6651 Honestly if slacking had a normal ability it would probably just end up in UU or RU because of that speed stat.
Even in the new Pokemon Legends: Arceus, where all abilities were removed, Regigigas still has its slow start....
And that game didn't even have PvP either. Meanwhile Arceus got to swap types on the fly with an always supereffective Judgement. I think someone at Game Freak genuinely despises Reggie.
"he possesses the worst ability in the entire game: slow start.
I also possess this ability in real life."
bro I spit out my coffee XDD
Gen 6 Regigigas: *becomes slightly usable in the lowest echelons of competitive battling*
FSG: "I see this as an absolute win!"
Considering Regigigas' state before and after? That could definitely be seen as the case.
Regigigas wouldnt even be what bad, whit just some adjustments.
His Spezialattack is still good, but he lacks Specialmoves. He cant learn Protect, and despite his impressive defensestats, he cant realy be played as kinda pseudo snorlax.
I saw it used a lot in ZU
@@Sunaki1000 80 base is not good
@@zyella277 Its usable.
Honestly he wouldn’t be that overpowered without slow start, he’d just be another really good legendary
Crozdogger - they could have just given him clear body or something
Ragnaric Studios or the even more generic pressure
G0uld he wouldn’t be all that broken being a normal type
it needs something to set it apart from other bulky hatd hitters, like conk and buzzwhole and bulu
it's speed tier is superb to them, but it still not in the field of the SM high tier sweepers
at this point, if you want to have any viability in UBERS you need something to set you apart, stats alone won't be enough
in hackmons, where stats and typing are the only stuff that matter, regi shows the problem of his normal typing, which lacks the resistances to complement his bulk, making other mons a better choices for specific circumstances
the best way to utilize him in hackmons is to take advantage of his typing- getting STAB on facade, while giving him a longevity boost with poison heal
pretty much anything that doesn't take advantage of that IS outclassed
he might be competent in OU, but nothing would set him apart in ubers without a great ability
if he gets clear body, he would probably be UU material, maybe getting the RU ban if not
Regigigas would be Uber if it had a good ability, and is far better than anything in the OU tier. It's really bulky and hits really hard, while also having great speed so even if it wasn't the fastest it could still be a viable revenge killer.
The editing for the DPP section of the video is perfect. Regigigas fainting on que with every negative aspect of it being listed is a treat.
2:27
3:13
3:25
3:49
Its unfortunate that this came out before series 7 of gen 8 where it with weazing made a serious threat that you needed to look out for and respect in the team building and it's looking to fit right at home on Zacian teams in series 8
FSG couldn't even say "How good was Regigigas actually" without laughing lol
That part got me good.
Someone should make a short version if that , just the how good was regigigas actually part.
@@GM.Nobody or how good would Regigigas be WITHOUT an Ability
How good was Regigiggles
I wouldnt mind it with slow start but nerf how many turns like 2-3 something like that
Regigigas is that guy who says "Just 5 more minutes" when his mom called for him but actually does things after that 5 minutes
This is actually very accurate
But he can potentially go back to sleep thus resetting the 5 more minutes
@@GM.Nobody Who the hell takes a 5 minute nap
@@professionalfangster1510 I think he didn't say that
@@professionalfangster1510 me
Imagine if he was given Skill Swap.
Switch it with Shedinja.
@@juanlloveras5780 Skill Swap won't work on a Shedinja.
@@Spielen_Videos I thought it did, thanks for the correction.
I'd love it if Slow Start actually was a boosting ability, like speed boost. Perhaps Regigigas would start at -2 atk/speed (or even less) and would gain +1 per turn, making it actually worth it to wait for it to get stronger in one sitting
Gets your favorite Pokemon in a randomizer. "Heck yes!! What's the ability?? Wonder Guard?? Volt Absorb?? Speed Boost??"
Slow Start.
yeah but imagine getting a pure electric type with wonder guard, and you picked up an air balloon earlier
@@johnnyjoestar4473 elektross tho
*B E A S H T B O O S H T*
@@williamhuynh869 he will lose levitate though
I once got a shiny Mewtwo in a randomized that had slow start
3:15 “...has such high odds to fall flat on its face...”
*faceplants in footage*
Sadly, as someone from Smogon once said, Slow Start makes Truant look as awesome as Intimidate :(
Who would win? The master of the Regis BASED OF BY MULTIPLE GODS vs audino
the master of Regi
Gamefreak: Let's give Regigigas a bad ability because otherwise it would be too powerful. We will also not let it learn protect because then it would be too good.
Also Gamefreak: Let's give Mewtwo 2 mega evolutions and Rayquaza a mega evolution that doesn't even need a mega stone!
Also add the fact that Regigigas can't learn Rest either; one of the five universal moves that every pokémon can learn.
Edit: Actually six universal moves.
Also Gamefreak, in the same generation: Let's give Garchomp amazing stats and an amazing movepoll, letting it beat every non legendary pokemon with ease!
Mac
Even if they gave it something like clear body I imagine it wouldn’t be top tier just due to its move pool
@@deandregreene2587 Also, Regigigas cannot learn protect, which is a shame because he could be a good pokemon in stall teams with toxic, protect, 110/110/110 and 160 base attack after 2 turns +3 protects. This is also the reason why it isn't used in VGC, because could be an OK support for trick room teams otherwhise.
@@theancientone7798 nah dude it has amazing coverage, it gets earthquake, ice punch, fire punch, knock off, drain punch, superpower, zen headbutt, thunder punch and heavy slam.
Back during DPP, when Regigigas was first released, there was a Choice Specs set on Smogon. It ran like Thunder and other stuff. Trying to make use of Regi haha. I actually remember copying that set into my game. Long gone from the site tho
Hey pokeaim. I thought i saw regigigas in the uber tier. What? Yeah, I was confused as well.
pokeaimMD there was also someone on RUclips that did Pokemon Battle Revolution games and in a double battle, used Skill swap on Regigigas to bypass Slow start on it.
Again it was years back to the point I remember watching it in high school.
Edit: Yea, it was around 10 years ago actually by a RUclipsr called Gigatitan.
@Spygon A DIFFERENT Pokémon used Skill Swap on the Regigigas, not Gigas itself using the move. If successful Gigas can act right away.
Porygon2ning yep, and Gigatitan himself in the video I mentioned had Drifblim use stockpile before Gigas came in.
Regigigas used Psych Up to copy the buffs the same turn he got skill swapped.
But this was 2009 so a way different era than today.
Swoobat with simple beam
“Game Freak’s cruelty knows no bounds” Truer words could not been spoken!
Game Freak: There are no abilities in Legends Arceus
Regigigas: :D
Game Freak: Except Slow Start
Regigigas: :(
>When you realized not even Ladyba had a “how bad” in the title
Ledian is the best pokemon ever. Uber 2-6. At least in the video
What about magicarp?
Or combee?
@@bossboy191919 magikarp and combee evolve
Ledian was banned from ubers so of course not.
Charizard had one
New comer to competitive Pokémon: "What the heck is doing Regigigas in the same tier as Clefairy?"
Abilities, man. Abilities. Even Stall isn't as bad since that would've at least kept that fantastic Attack.
The f*ck you're talking about?
Clefairy is four or five Tiers above him nowadays.
Clafairy isn't Clafable BOT!
Loosing.
Clefairy is a god
Also that guy is probably the one who saw the anime more then the games
Neutralizing gas: I'm about to start this man's whole career
Can't wait for the remake of this video specifically for Weezing/Regigas Core
Regigas lmao
Regigigas in Main Games: Im too weak..
Regigigas in Pokemon Go: UNLIMITED POWER!
Galarian Weezing: “Allow me to introduce myself”
Galarian Border Control: *Not so fast*
robert lupa Galarian Border Control is his slow start this gen. Mind blown
Not anymore guys. Regis are coming back
@@robertlupa8273 _Crown Tundra would like to know your location_
I AM THE STRONG regigas got a huge move buff, one of his new moves is protect
Remember when hunter j tried to catch and sell Regigigas? She got impatient and Regigigas got pissed. He forced himself out of Slow Start and fired off hyper beams from both arms.
Why can’t we have THAT Regigigas?
If we get a galarian regigigas it needs that
@Hydra so?
@Hydra to that i say mega Rayquaza
Double shot. Any normal type move is used 2 times consecutively
@Hydra Regigigas isn't even usable in the games themselves! Let that sink in - it can't even be used against NPCs!!
My idea:
Slow start will make the user start off with -1 stage in every stat, but will gain one level on each stat every 2 or 3 turns. This ability will not buff stats with +3 stages or higher.
Dude thats an omni boost every other turn,you have any idea how much +3 boosts a stat
@@notvex3987 Yeah you’re right, it should probably be limited to attack and speed, and maybe after 3 turns. I might keep the 3 stages rule though, he does start with -1 in attack and speed so he’d have to wait a while to reach 3 stages from the ability alone.
I honestly feel bad for Gigas, I always liked it´s design
I’m waiting for the over-correction where they give “Primal Regigigas” a crazy ability that makes it insanely broken
Check out Pokemon insurgence's origin form regigigas.
@@IGSA101 I'd imagine something like Mega Rayquaza where he has a move that cuts Slow Start's waiting period by a turn or two and possibly saving it for when it switches out.
@@JAMllostthegame Nah The ability is just changed to unaware, but Regigigas gets an additional 70 base points, and all it costs is the held item slot. So powerful but not quite as good as what they gave Arceus and Giritina, Giritina being every type defensively, making it only weak to rock and immune to half the game, and Arceus ignores immunities and resistances.
Imagine this
-> Turbo Start:
Regigigas doubles his speed and attack for 5 rounds - but it doesnt reset on switchout
And they would have to nerf attack to like 120 and speed to 70-80 to make it fair
@@clubstep8244 It's still uber material for sure. M-Medi which is essentially that (but with 100 attack, not 120, and 100 base speed, not 70*2+) is OU and generally pretty good. Imagine something with even more attack and 4 or 5 speed tiers above. Absolute nightmare to deal with, 744 attack 478 speed (adamant, 252 attack and speed) is monstrous to say the least. If it can hold items, imagine banded. 1116 attack. That's basically +2 Adamant M-Mawile (well, not quite, about 200 attack less) but with almost triple its speed without requiring setup. That's absolutely insane. Depending on movepool, it might get the M-Rayquaza treatment.
Thanks, I hate it.
Me: Look at regigigas stats
Me: then looks at ability
GAMEFREAKKKKK!!!!
Game Freak should give Regigigas a new ability. It'd be interesting to see how it'd do in Ubers if that happened.
@@EmperorATsamaku give it Huge Power :p
I mean it can move continent, which means lore-wise it should wreck Groudon like no tomorrow
DIOOOO
Not just the ability, but also the typing and movepool are awful
Imagine Slow start being altered so that it effect doesn’t vanish in 5 turns, but inverses, and it slowly builds up to that (turn 1 half the stats, turn 2 reduce by 25 %, turn 3 normal, turn 4 increase by 25 %, turn 5 increase by 50 %)
"My body will be ready... just wait"
-Regigigas
"He posseses the worse ability in the whole game, Slow Start. *I also have this ability in real life.* "
Now we know you are a NU.
AG alongside dunsparce and bidoof
Same, but I also have defeatist, so im useless all day around.
Nu?
_Regigigas must be having a Slow Start into competitive_
I think if Regigigas didn't have that dreadful ability, it would be banned in every pokemon tournament ever made. Would slow start be better if it only lasted two turns instead or five?
It will be bad in the first 5 gens.
Did you steal from my comment?
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Well, at least if gamefreak would give it a hidden ability like sheer force, or even run away, it would be absolutely better
B̶l̴a̴i̸s̶e̴ ̴D̵r̸e̸w̶k̶ Or Honey Gather
Then in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Regigigas was finally free to roam in a Pokémon game where Pokémon don't have any abilities!
....but IT was the only exception. Because life is always gonna suck for this sluggish golem.
At least it has a nieche as a volo counter
Arceus also has his ability too.
Except it benefits him lmao.
@@nicegamesbro4363 And there are no held items so He gets to use it for free, just to flex on Reg.
No joke I use this thing a lot as of recent, and damn it's been a goated mon. What I run is a Rest/Talk variant with Knock and Body Slam. It's fully bulk invested. This mon's bulk has gotten me far in even OU, the very tier it couldn't reach in any gen. I'm not saying it's good, but in my instance, it's been a great partner for any team I use. Slow Start even helped me in rare cases 👀
Even in Gen 8 with Protect and VGC's Weezing, I still choose to use it in the everlonging OU tier to great success! In due time if Regigigas ever gets a buff in it's ability or kit, I'll be there for it! Even if it doesn't, I'll still find use in it to my heart's content. I thought Ho-Oh was my fav legendary, but I think I might change my mind 😊
I always loved Gigas ngl, but it's ability paired with legit nothing useful was sooooo bad. The fact GF didn't even give it Protect OR Rest in any Gen prior to Gen 8 was depressing but ho man was i glad when i found out it gained access to moves, which not only practically every Mon learns by default, but 2 Moves that it had needed for ever since it's introduction in Gen 4. And tbh, your Move Set is actually really smart, it can either remove important Items or Paralyze with a bit of damage instead of relying on Thunderwave lul and it can also recover and still dish out some minor damage and be somewhat annoying.
Edit: I really hope that Gigas get SOMETHING in the Gen 4 Remakes, ANYTHING that can help it push past its ability and be good on its own without being a hinderance to the entire team in most cases. I never understood the thought of the Ability in the first place, atleast give it a hidden ability, look at Lugio and Ho-oh, they have absurd abilities for Legendarys, especially ones that like to stall and take hits. Which Gigas would be quite good at itself, give it Recover as its main recovery move as it not only would seem logical but make it easier to use more/better moves on it without having to waste 2 Slots for for Rest/Talk (not that that's a bad thing just saying). Honestly Sheer Force as HA would be absolutely fantastic and make Gigas insanely powerful and just what it should be. There's no reason for the LEADER of a Legendary Trio to be worse than all three of on an individual Level even. Or maybe even Intimidate since Gigas being Big and Strong and all that does make it look pretty dangerous (Opposite to what it actually is lmao). Sheer Force would make it an absolute Sledgehammer of a Mon and Intimidate would give it some more defensive Utility
@@flamingphoenix4025 what I find sad is that I haven't seen any comment mentioning regigigas' signature move crush grip, nor was it mentioned in the video. If you didn't know crush grip is a normal type physical move that starts at 120 base power, and loses power the less HP the opponent has. Of course this is a rubbish move because the way to win is to reduce the opponent's HP to zero which you can't do if your attack becomes weaker and weaker. Along with a change to regigigas' ability I want crush grip to always be the same power, no matter the opponent's HP. Seeing things like astral barrage, glacial Lance, dragon ascent and judgement, I don't think this will be too broken.
So the reason i didn't mention it and it most likely wasn't mentioned in the Vid is because the move is garbage on Gigas due to its even worse ability. The intended and to me obvious use is to weaken walls or one-shot frail sweepers. But thanks to its amazing ability the 160 Base Attack is laughable and it's damage is entirely reduced to merely crushing berries opposed to Pokemon. The move has great potential on Gigas but the ability is just so terrible that no matter what you do with Gigas. It's just worthless in every way, Greedent is miles better, it can utilize gyro ball perfectly due to its naturally low speed and decent 95 base attack. And Greedent is untiered as well.. But again, Gigas just has no chance at anything due to it having this awful ability, and i don't see GF doing ANYTHING at all for Gigas in the DP Remakes due to them hating it apparently.
Tbh, if regigigags got the move skill swap, then slow start would be an incredibke ability XD
Ah, yes, the ultimate superpower of giving your enemy your laziness.
@@megaflop6312 imagine if the enemy had truant
@@Kami-lb3up Ah, yes, the other ultimate superpower of acquiring your opponent's laziness.
Pair it with a slowking
Dunno how to make an original name truant is still a better ability than slow start
When he laughs as he says “how good was it ACTUALLY” you know you’re in for a ride.
if Gamefreak really wants to keep slow start one way of fixing it is that it should buff his defenses by 50% during it so he essentially becomes a massive wall during that time so it can give him a much better chance of surviving before he can actually do something
The problem with Regigigas is that it's far less of a tank than it looks (at least compared to other tanks of its generations). They should make it so slow start increases it's defense and special defense stats so it has a fighting chance at making it to turn 5.
Note: so it has come to my attention that it has protect now, this is a huge buff, yet it can't just spam protect across the 5 turns. If it fails, the "head titan" could get hit HARD.
"I also possess this ability in real life" LMAO
I remember when Regigigas was my favorite legendary pokemon, I mean, it looks so cool! Surely it's super strong, right?!
Sigh...
We all thought that.
TheOther One Well it is super strong, just not in the first 5 turns LOL
@@imthatguypal_ It made sense why they gave Slaking a terrible ability due to just how stupidly strong it would be without it (Same BST as Groudon and Kyogre on a Pokemon that isn't a Pseudo Legendary isn't okay). There is NO excuse for doing that to a Pokemon that IS a legendary.
They should have had slow start only affect speed, you know exactly as the name implies.
Exactly. The Attack drop is daft.
This guy is now a monster in VGC when pair with Neutralizing Gas Weezing. Having so much fun playing with it.
How to make Regigigas somewhat viable? Just make slow start affect only speed.
Or, just make Slow start make you attack after the enemy
This only works in doubles but you can use skill swap with Stakataka
@@ThatOnePurple What about like; skill swap with a Shedinja? Not only does it remove the Slow Start but it also makes him only weak against Fighting types
@@python1972 you can't skill swap wonder guard
@@SDRE20XX i know its not a shame but specifically for regi it is as that ability would be too busted on him
Imagine if Regigigas had Huge Power, which makes his attack 320
Huge Power doubles the stat itself, not the base stat, so if it had 252 ATK EVs, it'd actually be the equivalence of a base 372 ATK stat on level 50 or a base 369 ATK stat on level 100.
Point still stands though, it'd be a stupidly high attack stat.
@@tjallan53149Regigigas is a legendary think about mega rayquaza and mewtwo or ultra necrozma
@@marcelklasa9277 ultra necrozma and non mega ex mewtwo has lower attack than regigigas
Imagine if it had literally any other ability in the entirety of the franchise. It wouldn't die to a fucking Sunkern for once.
No bad idea bad
Regigigas and Galarian Weezing’s Neutralizing Gas.
*Ultimate Domination Starts*
Now with regigigas in galar, i feel that his time to shine is upon us in vgc with galar wheezing! I loved this competitivr analysis! Liked and subbed
Regigigas can learn Protect in Gen 8 to stall Slow Start turns.
Galarian Weezing also exists, which neutralizes Slow Start with Neutralizing Gas, making it a good doubles partner.
Regigigas glances longingly at Galarian Weezing.
*”Soon my friend...soon.”*
Game Freak after its revealed that's Regigigas isnt in Galar: "Sike! You thought!"
Assuming he gets past Galarian border patrol
Too bad that his ability will give the border police a head start, by the time Regi takes one step the police will already have him detained!
Game Freak: “Do you have a visa?”
At least Showdown is gonna have a Gen 8 NatDex OU, so Regigigas + Weezing-G will be available there.
Imagine regigigas with huge power. It would be too good
Many yrs later and we STILL got Slow start WTF😡😡😡
*How good was Delibird actually?*
*How bad was Regigigas actually?*
Regigigas: am I a joke to you?
Delibird: *YES*
...Yes?
@@The_Mister_E
Delibird: *You're the joke who's outclassed by Luvdisc and I*
You’re not a joke to me Regigigas, but Game Freak on the other hand...
Pokemon Trainer: .......Yes.
3:15 “Fall flat on its face”
Perfect timing.
LMAO IKR
Underrated comment.
Update:
With the release of Pokemon Legends Arceus, Regigigas appears in the game. Here's the thing tho:
Legends Arceus doesn't have abilities. EXCEPT Regigigas.
Even in a game with no abilities, Regigigas STILL cannot escape his goddamn Slow Start ability.
Why? Why do they hate this Pokémon so much?
@@Karma-lx8ny since it has a good design. They had to nerf it so we won't use it
His time will come in Crown Tundra doubles. Galarian Weezing will bring him glory
Plus, he may be finally gaining access to rest and protect! It might not be much, but at least he finally has some useful tools for stalling his 5 turns.
Galarian Weezing is announced
Regigigas: At long last, I can finally prove myself as the mighty being I was always meant to be!
Sword and Shield doesn't have a National Dex. And can't up-trade Pokemon outside the National Dex. Also Regigigas isn't in the National Dex
Regigigas: NO!!!
Perhaps not now...
I can hear his cries
*DLC confirms Regigigas’ return*
“My time has come.”
*Dlc has more regis so regigigas might get a new form*
Super saiyan regigigas with huge power
*laughs in dlc*
Mega-Regigigas should have a new ability "Slower Start". 1/4th stats for 10 turns.
I'm not sure if 255 across the board could make that ability bearable
9:57 the future is now old man!
Regigigas got a new friend- Weezing.
you know you suck when people would rather make magikarp, shuckle, and sunkurn usable as a sweeping team rather than try and make you useful for anything
Hey, don’t be so negative
I have pulled sweeps with shuckle with 3 evasions thanks to people spamming defog and me trapping them and wearing them slowly with infestation
Regigigas after watching the video: (sad computer noises)
Computer*.
*Sad Blip Blop noises*
*regigigas after 5 turns of watching the video
Regigigas and Weezing: a never-ending love story
And now it's terrorizing us in VGC thanks to Weezing
How bad was Regigigas actually?
Bad enough to change the video title
Even worse than Ledian
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Sonic72fast exactly lol
Look at how they massacred my boy
No Ledian is much worse. Have you watched the video? It has no use whatsoever.
Clicca qui per vincere soldi but even Ledian wasn’t bad enough to change the video title
"...how *titanic* this golem was in the competitive scene"
Was that an intentional pun on how it's a titan that *sunk* to the bottom of the tiers just like the ship? If so that's awesome XD
I vaguely remember, a long time ago, this one guy, Gigatitan, ran a Regigigas pretty damn well on a trick room team back in gen 4.
Watching his battles really got me into competitive battling.