Pokemon GO Registeel Raid guide: Best counters and weaknesses

The Pokemon GO Registeel raid guide will help you overcome this Steel-type beast in 5-star Legendary raids. This monster’s Steel elemental typing makes it vulnerable to a wide range of typings. For instance, Pokemon like Blaziken, Groudon, and Charizard, are great picks to clear this 5-star Legendary raid.

In this article, we will tell you about the best counters for this Legendary raid boss. We will also run you through its moveset and weaknesses so you'll know what to expect in this raid.

Registeel’s strengths and weaknesses in Pokemon GO raids

You should not have any trouble defeating this raid boss in GO (Image via The Pokemon Company)

As a Steel-type beast, this monster is vulnerable to the following elemental typings:

Fighting (160% increased damage)
Ground (160% increased damage)
Fire (160% increased damage)

This creature is strong against the following elemental typings:

Rock
Fairy
Ice

If you want to perform well against this Legendary monster, you should avoid choosing Pokemon that belong to the aforementioned elemental typings.

Best Registeel counters in Pokemon GO

There are a wide variety of Pocket Monsters that you can use to defeat Registeel in Pokemon GO. We have made separate sections to help you easily make a decision.

Recommended Mega or Primal Pokemon:

Primal Groudon
Mega Blaziken
Mega Garchomp
Mega Heracross
Mega Charizard X
Mega Alakazam
Mega Gallade
Mega Houndoom

Recommended Legendary counters for this 5-star raid:

Groudon
Terrakion
Reshiram
Therian Landorus
Heatran
Entei
Moltres

Registeel’s moveset as a raid boss in Pokemon GO

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As a 5-star raid boss, this monster can have the following moves:

Fast moves:

Metal Claw
Rock Smash
Lock On

Charged moves:

Flash Cannon
Focus Blast
Hyper Beam
Zap Cannon

How to catch Registeel in Pokemon GO?

Registeel can be caught in Pokemon GO between April 25, 2024 and May 2, 2024, after defeating it in a 5-star raid battle. After defeating Registeel, you will have a limited number of Premier Balls to catch the legendary pocket monster.

Utilize your berries, land great and excellent throws, and use curved throws to aid you in catching this legendary Pokemon.

Catch Combat Power (CP) of Registeel

This monster will have the following catch CPs:

Weather boosted: 1,658 CP to 1,748 CP at level 25 with snowy boost
Non-weather boosted: 1,326 CP to 1,398 CP at level 20

100% IV CP of Registeel:

Weather boosted: 1,748 CP
Non-weather boosted: 1,326 CP

That covers everything you need to know to defeat this monster in GO. If you are interested in Pokemon GO, you can check out some of our other guides: