Regidrago

Introduced in Generation VIII, in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, Regidrago looks like a dragon reduced to a humanoid figure made of crystal. Its head can be seen in its arms, an idea that fits the theory that they represent the skull of an ancient Dragon Pokémon. The rest of its body appears to be made of crystallised Dragon energy, including the large central gem that concentrates its shape.

Pokédex entries present it as a creature of accumulated power. It is believed to possess the power of every Dragon-type Pokémon, although that claim has not been verified. Its face, made up of dots, also recalls the symbols used to decipher the secrets of the Legendary giants.

Regidrago belongs to the Regis group and shares its line with Regieleki, although it neither evolves nor comes from another species. Within that family, it represents Dragon energy, in contrast to Regirock's rocky matter, Regice's ice and Registeel's metal. Its name combines «regis», related to royalty in Latin, and «drago», a direct reference to the dragon.

Regidrago has a very specific role: come in at high HP and fire off Dragon-type attacks before the opponent can wear it down. Its base HP is 200, while Attack and Special Attack reach 100. The trade-off lies in both defences sitting at 50 and in its Speed of 80, which leaves it exposed to many fast attackers.

Dragon's Maw powers up its Dragon-type moves and defines almost all of its sets. Dragon Energy is its main wallbreaking tool while it retains its HP; Draco Meteor offers heavy special damage without relying as much on its condition, although it lowers its Special Attack after use. Dragon Dance allows it to try a physical variant with Dragon Claw, Outrage or even Explosion.

The Dragon typing gives it resistances to Electric-, Fire-, Grass- and Water-type attacks. It also leaves it with very clear weaknesses to Dragon, Fairy and Ice. Fairy-type Pokémon block its main attacks and force it to rely on Earth Power, Tera Blast or other team support. Its low defences make the problem worse: even with plenty of HP, it takes considerable damage when switching in repeatedly.

In singles, it has found a place in RU and 1v1, and it also appears in Doubles battles. It works best as a mid- or late-game attacker, when the opposing Fairy- and Steel-types have already been weakened and it can take advantage of Dragon Energy without spending turns protecting itself.

Regidrago belongs to the Undiscovered Egg Group, has no gender and cannot produce Eggs. Its 120 Egg cycles amount to approximately 30 855 steps using the usual conversion. It also has no Egg Moves that affect how it is used.

Obtaining it is tied to the Legendary giants' adventure. You have to gather Regirock, Regice and Registeel to access the temple where you choose between Regieleki and Regidrago using the statue's pattern. The choice is fixed for that save file, so getting the other requires a trade or a different playthrough.

It does not evolve and has no evolutionary condition. As a Legendary Pokémon, its catch rate is 3: catching it requires preparing for the battle and bringing enough Poké Balls; it is far from the easiest species to catch, whose catch rate reaches 255. Its growth rate is Slow and it awards 3 HP as its effort yield when defeated.