Shadow Registeel Raid Guide

CP Range

Move Difficulty

For Fast Moves, Lock-On is an outright joke. It does practically nothing, and the fact that raid bosses use Fast Moves at specific intervals means that it won't amass much energy. Metal Claw has STAB and works for damage output for Registeel, but isn't anything super special. Rock Smash hits pretty hard for a raid boss, but it generally doesn't have much coverage. Still, it is Registeel's strongest Fast Move option.

For Charged Moves, Flash Cannon doesn't do much despite STAB. And it's basically the same story as Hyper Beam and Focus Blast: they don't come out very often, and aren't hard to dodge. Just note that they will sting if they land!

Overview

Shadow Registeel.... isn't the best Shadow by any means. Its raw power is far too low to have any viability in PvE despite its Shadow boost, and it's less pervasive in PvP than its basic forme. Add to that the fact that purifying it guarantees a minimum of some sub-optimal IVS, which generally isn't ideal for Great/Ultra League performance, and it's pretty clear that this isn't the highest priority raid.

Team Building Approach

As a mono-Steel type, Registeel has a lot of strengths, but only 3 weaknesses: Fire, Fighting, and Ground. This time around, there isn't really a clear winner here.

• Fire has a number of very strong options, and very strong overall performance. Their natural resistance to Steel Type moves also helps with their average TDO.
• Fighting contains the highest single average DPS option for this raid with Mega Lucario, as well as a number of strong non-Mega options that definitely do the job.
• Ground is notorious due to the power of Primal Groudon, which is extremely viable here due to the fact that it boosts Ground and Fire Types alike. However, Ground is a bit of a top-heavy type, with only a handful of Ground Types really shining. Still, the double-resistance to Zap Cannon is nice.

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