Registeel
Steel
Best attacking moveset: Metal Claw and Flash Cannon, worth 8.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Registeel can learn 12 combinations. Metal Claw with Flash Cannon does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lock On | Normal | 2 | 0.5s | +10 |
| Metal Claw | Steel | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Rock Smash | Fighting | 17 | 1.5s | +12 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Cannon | Steel | 100 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Zap Cannon Legacy | Electric | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Registeel has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,766 at level 50, 2,447 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,398 CP at level 20, or 1,748 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,326 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 143 attack · 285 defense · 190 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 20 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 20,000 Stardust and 20 Candy |
| Size | 1.91 m and 205 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Registeel does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Rock, Ice, Fairy.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 11.8 |
| Ice | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 11.8 |
| Fairy | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 11.8 |
| Normal | Lock On + Focus Blast | 10.4 |
| Lock On + Zap Cannon | 10.4 | |
| Steel | Lock On + Focus Blast | 10.4 |
| Water | Lock On + Zap Cannon | 10.4 |
| Dark | Lock On + Focus Blast | 10.4 |
| Fighting | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 8.2 |
| Poison | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 8.2 |
| Ground | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 8.2 |
| Bug | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 8.2 |
| Ghost | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 8.2 |
| Grass | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 8.2 |
| Psychic | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 8.2 |
| Dragon | Metal Claw + Flash Cannon | 8.2 |
| Fire | Lock On + Hyper Beam | 7.0 |
| Electric | Lock On + Hyper Beam | 7.0 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Registeel is actually for.
Counters: what beats Registeel
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 24.2 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 20.6 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 20.1 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 18.8 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 18.8 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 18.6 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 18.4 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 18.2 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 18.0 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 17.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Registeel's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.