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Quiz about Competitive Pokemon History  Regirock
Quiz about Competitive Pokemon History  Regirock

Competitive Pokemon History - Regirock Quiz


It's time to rock on with a quiz about Regirock! Let's see if you can avoid taking it for granite and succeed on this quiz about its competitive history, stemming from generations 3-7!

A multiple-choice quiz by cavalier87. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
cavalier87
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
400,139
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
73
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Question 1 of 10
1. Regirock has the stats and movepool to make it look like it should be a standard play staple in its debut generation. However, the existence of another Rock type superstar stole the spotlight away from Regirock completely. Which Rock type was responsible for largely overshadowing it? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Regirock's ability works decently on it, enabling it to serve as a sturdy check to Salamence and Gyarados. What ability is this? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Ultimately, what usage based tier did Regirock end up in during its debut generation? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Regirock would remain respectably viable in standard play during the fourth generation, though it would be in NeverUsed per usage statistics. In NU, it was actually quite fantastic. Every decent fourth gen NU team needs to be able to do three things, and the fact that Regirock can do all three of them in one singular Pokemon is amazing. It isn't impervious, however, though it was top tier; which of the following is an example of something Regirock could NOT do in fourth gen NU? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. As previously mentioned, Regirock found legitimate usability in standard play, as well as fourth generation UnderUsed. One of its set was something fairly unique to Regirock itself, and could threaten to sweep a team if its checks were out of the way or sufficiently weakened. What set was this? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Fifth generation Regirock declined a bit, but it was still decent in NeverUsed. Here, however, it did have to be wary of the presence of a new threat which hard-countered it. As a counter is defined as a Pokemon who can reliably switch in and defeat the target, which NeverUsed threat in the fifth generation fills this distinction against Regirock? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. While it did have its own counter, Regirock could also just take a step up towards fifth generation RarelyUsed, where it countered two deadly threats while pulling off the same sets here that it had been pulling off since the fourth generation. Which two prominent RU threats could Regirock hard counter? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In the sixth generation, Regirock obtained a new Hidden Ability which would replace its old one. What ability was this? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Seventh generation Regirock remains viable in NeverUsed. It is notable, albeit not necessarily unique, for being a Stealth Rock setter which can easily bypass one of the most common methods of disrupting entry hazard setting in the tier. What method can Regirock generally bypass? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What usage based tier was Regirock in for the seventh generation? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Regirock has the stats and movepool to make it look like it should be a standard play staple in its debut generation. However, the existence of another Rock type superstar stole the spotlight away from Regirock completely. Which Rock type was responsible for largely overshadowing it?

Answer: Tyranitar

Tyranitar, largely in contention for being the best Pokemon in third generation standard play, overshadowed Regirock by quite a lot and made it hard for Regirock to see serious usage on most well built teams. That said, Tyranitar did not outclass Regirock completely; Regirock's access to Explosion gave it a niche over T-Tar, while its access to Counter also took advantage of its ability to easily survive a single Fighting or Ground type attack, which is something Tyranitar could struggle with at times. Still, Tyranitar was a lot more threatening and versatile offensively, often making it easier and more profitable to fit onto teams. Running the two in tandem was possible, but stacked a lot of weaknesses which were hard to adequately patch up.
2. Regirock's ability works decently on it, enabling it to serve as a sturdy check to Salamence and Gyarados. What ability is this?

Answer: Clear Body

Clear Body is more useful on Regirock than it is its fellow titans in Regice and Registeel, since Regirock is a decently strong physical attacker. Notably, this lets it easily check Gyarados and Salamence when healthy, as their Intimidate ability will fail to affect Regirock at all thanks to Clear Body. Regirock can then 2HKO them with Rock Slide or Hidden Power Rock while avoiding the 2HKO from their unboosted Earthquakes.
3. Ultimately, what usage based tier did Regirock end up in during its debut generation?

Answer: UnderUsed's banned list

As previously mentioned, the existence of Tyranitar stole a lot of spotlight away from Regirock. It would no doubt have received enough usage to natively be OU were it not for Tyranitar taking up its niche more often than not. Still, Regirock was probably the best Pokemon of the small crop which did not receive enough usage to be OU per Smogon's usage statistics, as it actually did have legitimate viability for the tier off of its own merit, and not on any sort of silly gimmick.
4. Regirock would remain respectably viable in standard play during the fourth generation, though it would be in NeverUsed per usage statistics. In NU, it was actually quite fantastic. Every decent fourth gen NU team needs to be able to do three things, and the fact that Regirock can do all three of them in one singular Pokemon is amazing. It isn't impervious, however, though it was top tier; which of the following is an example of something Regirock could NOT do in fourth gen NU?

Answer: Check Rapid Spinners which remove Stealth Rock

Hitmonchan and Sandslash, thanks to having type advantages, would be able to defeat Regirock one-on-one and Rapid Spin away entry hazards in the process. Still, Regirock was an amazing Pokemon which nearly hard countered Charizard and Tauros, who were the best Pokemon in the tier, and provided its team with crucial Stealth Rock support to help pressure the opposing team and punish switches. Regirock was easily top 5 in fourth generation NeverUsed as a result.
5. As previously mentioned, Regirock found legitimate usability in standard play, as well as fourth generation UnderUsed. One of its set was something fairly unique to Regirock itself, and could threaten to sweep a team if its checks were out of the way or sufficiently weakened. What set was this?

Answer: Curse-based mono attacking sweeper

A simple set of Curse/Rock Slide/Rest/Sleep Talk or Earthquake was difficult to stop once it going. The EV Spread and Nature were intended to patch up Regirock's so-so Special Defense, while Curse made it impossible to break Defensively and made its respectable Base 100 Attack stat a lot more threatening.

This was Regirock's go-to standard play set, and was also a great set in UnderUsed as well.
6. Fifth generation Regirock declined a bit, but it was still decent in NeverUsed. Here, however, it did have to be wary of the presence of a new threat which hard-countered it. As a counter is defined as a Pokemon who can reliably switch in and defeat the target, which NeverUsed threat in the fifth generation fills this distinction against Regirock?

Answer: Golurk

Alomomola comes close, but if it switches in to a Regirock using Toxic, it will thoroughly be crippled for the remainder of the game, thus not making it a great switch in. Golem can defeat Regirock one-on-one thanks to its STAB Earthquake, but has difficulty switching in on Regirock's own Earthquake or Drain Punch. Samurott simply cannot afford to switch in on a strong Stone Edge. However, if it can get a free switch in, it can win one-on-one fairly reliably. Still, it cannot switch in, and thus, is not a counter.

Golurk, on the other hand, counters Regirock thoroughly. It resists Stone Edge, is immune to Drain Punch, immune to Thunder Wave if Regirock should be running it, and takes Earthquakes reasonably well. It can use its own Drain Punch to easily heal off any damage it took while switching in, or it can just pound away at Regirock with its own STAB Earthquakes. This made Golurk into a Regirock counter in the fifth generation.
7. While it did have its own counter, Regirock could also just take a step up towards fifth generation RarelyUsed, where it countered two deadly threats while pulling off the same sets here that it had been pulling off since the fourth generation. Which two prominent RU threats could Regirock hard counter?

Answer: Moltres and Entei

Moltres's Hidden Power Grass maxed out at a mere 40% damage against specially defensive Regirock, letting it switch in, take this hit, take it again if need be, then remove Moltres with a single Rock Slide. Entei simply had nothing to dent Regirock with, as its only viable set in the tier was physically offensive, and it had nothing in that regard to bother Regirock with its gargantuan Base 200 Defense stat. Regirock would brush off whatever Entei threw at it and would easily remove it, similarly to how it could take out Moltres.

Regirock could check Escavalier and Durant if running Fire Punch, but it couldn't afford to switch in on their brutally strong Steel type attacks. It also generally lost to Omastar and Klinklang due to being at a type disadvantage.

Finally, Hariyama and Poliwrath countered Regirock, rather than the other way around. Poliwrath feared nothing switching into Regirock, while Hariyama could profit if it happened to switch in to Regirock using Toxic or Thunder Wave, thanks to its Guts ability.
8. In the sixth generation, Regirock obtained a new Hidden Ability which would replace its old one. What ability was this?

Answer: Sturdy

Sturdy enables Regirock to always survive an attack when at full HP, regardless of how strong the attack was. This gave birth to a suicide lead set which single handedly made sun teams viable in sixth generation NeverUsed. It could set Stealth Rock, set up Sunny Day, and then use Explosion to bring in a sun based threat, such as Shiftry or Exeggutor. Regirock was by many, many miles sixth generation NU's best suicide lead who, again, made a previously unusable playstyle extremely threatening and viable all by itself.

It could do this while simultaneously being able to check huge threats in Tauros, Swellow and Kangaskhan if its team needed it. All of this meant Regirock, as a whole, got better, even if it did not receive a tier based promotion to reflect that.
9. Seventh generation Regirock remains viable in NeverUsed. It is notable, albeit not necessarily unique, for being a Stealth Rock setter which can easily bypass one of the most common methods of disrupting entry hazard setting in the tier. What method can Regirock generally bypass?

Answer: Xatu utilizing Magic Bounce to block Stealth Rock

Golem was not viable in NU, and didn't have access to Rapid Spin anyway. Incineroar would often lose to most Stealth Rock setters one-on-one and didn't threaten to set up on them at all. Xatu became infamous for shutting down defensive utility Pokemon, owing to its Magic Bounce ability which punished Stealth Rock, and other entry hazards or status moves, used against Xatu while it was on the field. Xatu wouldn't dare switch in to Regirock, however, as Regirock could pulverize it with its strong, super effective Rock type attacks.
10. What usage based tier was Regirock in for the seventh generation?

Answer: PartiallyUsed

Regirock was once again a great threat in PU, pulling off the same sets that it had been utilizing since the fourth generation. It took a bit of a decline, but functioned no differently for the most part, despite its tier based demotion.
Source: Author cavalier87

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