GameFreak Made Regigigas BAD On Purpose

[@FTChomp9980]

GameFreak treats Regigigas so terribly,Seriously I find it so insane how Regigigas has no ability yet it's still in the game! Regigigas should be treated as a Titan!

[@CaptainFidget]

He's more than a titan. He's supposed to be King of the Titans! He should be treated as such

[@windego64]

If just slow start work for 2 or just 3 he can be at least kinda usable. 5 turns is Just too much it's literally the whole match

[@CaptainFidget]

Especially in Legends where most pokemon survive only 1 or 2 attacks

[@windego64]

@@CaptainFidget so true

[@Aspen_The_Rizzler]

@@CaptainFidget the funny thing is that mega ray is stronger then gigas and yet it can also hold life orb #REGIGIGACHAD

[@Rarest26]

If this IS the reason, I don’t see why they couldn’t just have it start at neutral and give it an attack boost after five turns.

[@moltres42]

Like World of Warcraft's XP that was meant to punish people who played for too long, players hated it...so they reframed it as being a rested Boost but it's the same code

[@lordinfernape4753]

That would be overpowered lol but itd be cool

[@darrellmurray4928]

A trapping move and Skill Swap would devastate anyone trying to use that version of Regigigas competitively.

[@Rarest26]

@@lordinfernape4753 It's a legendary, who cares if its overpowered? Plus, you HAVE to work for the boost, unlike a certain fairy dog that gets it just for existing.

[@rowanfynn4574]

@@darrellmurray4928 But that would mean that it could be good, but it's also not too overpowered because of this counter.

[@basquedragon4357]

That gives me an idea of an "unleashed" form of Regigigas where it loses the rocks and its ability becomes Insomnia.

[@georgemeyers7172]

yes. just. yes.

[@supersmashbro596]

hell even truant would be a better ability. least it hits really, really hard before wasting the next turn.

[@door1852]

@@supersmashbro596 agree

[@Drkekw]

@@supersmashbro596 nah.

[@hehefunny1086]

or huge power

[@kookio4284]

Slow Start wouldn’t be that bad if it just lowered speed. There’s still no reason for it to lower attack as well.

[@LightningLiger]

this would probably shoot regigigas's usage up to UU/OU standards, it would play similar to snorlax, only it has better stats, but its setup moves arent great (just power up punch and rock polish)

[@MuttonTheDragon]

@@LightningLiger Exactly. It would result in Trick Room teams being massively overhauled to allow this continent-moving titan into play.

[@ethan1441]

@DMan it should be ou/uu. He has been trash for so long he deserves some time to be top tier and bully the meta.

[@eliashornwall8546]

It would be SOOOOO EAAAAASY to balance this, and keep the lore intact. Just make it so that the first turn is 50%, second is 75%, third 100%, fourth 150%, and fifth 200%. This makes you work for a balanced boost, keeps in line with Regigigas being Arcesus’s strong executioner, and humans being able to subjugate it.

[@fladeemhelcarreon]

When the imposter is Arcesus:

[@coolskeleton1953]

@@fladeemhelcarreon JeSUS

[@Astromontana]

This theory actually have some official backing to it. Regirock's pokedex entry in Pokemon Shield says "Cutting-edge technology was used to study the internals of this Pokémon’s rock body, but nothing was found-not even a brain or a heart." So it's not a stretch to say all the golems are of a similar vein. Just being alive, but not sentient.

[@Soleilune1995]

Then why does it love me when I pet it and feed it poffins?

[@aahhhhhhhhhhhhh]

@@Soleilune1995 how can it eat in the first place

[@lpfan4491]

@@Soleilune1995 Because we need the power of friendship.

[@Geno810]

@@aahhhhhhhhhhhhh Because the dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.

[@memenazi7078]

Idk regiice seems kinda special, it’s definitely smarter than regirock, while registeel is the most advanced regi.

[@KairiBerlitz]

I liked it. I always tought it was because he was asleep for so many milenia that he had trouble moving, like someone out of a coma... but your theory is way cooler

[@CaptainFidget]

I like that idea and had thought of it too, but I couldn't find a reason as to why it wouldn't effect the other Regis the same way if that were the case

[@thePersonoyt]

That's why he's lvl 1

[@Nivba]

@@CaptainFidgetYeah or any of the other slumbering legendary Pokémon

[@ChaoticTeen16]

From a Lore point, Slow Start makes sense. In gameplay, however.... NO!

[@AverageHandle_]

@@CaptainFidget I think it’s because the other Regis didn’t move continents

[@necrochasm7499]

Honestly, I just want to see a “Legends: Regigigas” to witness our big boi in his full glory

[@thelotusking9901]

I would hope to see that after a legends Kyreum

[@Aex89]

​@@thelotusking9901no need for that. Unova is already complete, and good, it shouldn't be touched again. No unova remakes

[@BreadBup]

​@@Aex89 that's more of a Prequel than anything. I wouldn't mind that at all

[@Alcremie869]

​@@Aex89 And yet we have not a fucking clue about this 'Original Dragon' aside from the fact that it simply exists, so clearly it's not over yet

[@MarisaClardy]

Considering I knew that Regigigas was based on Golems, and I knew Golems were beings who's power grew the longer they were alive, slow start always made sense to me. It's interesting to learn that the "power grew the longer they were alive" comes from a specific story of a Golem though, didn't know that part. That would explain why the other golems don't have the same limitation.

[@CaptainFidget]

Before my research I simply knew they were based on golems, so it was fun reading into the history and mythology. It's amazing how deep the lore for these pokemon can go

[@doctorobvyous]

I think it would've made more sense if they had a slow releasing of the power. .5x on turn one, .6x on turn 2, .7x on turn 3, etc. It would've made him way more usable.

[@pilot_aki]

@@doctorobvyous I get the feeling that people would still stall until the five turns are over anyway.

[@doctorobvyous]

@@pilot_aki yeah but at least it would work more thematically, and potentially open more options than ONLY stalling out with parafusion

[@SryBut]

My balancing idea: Slow start: Decrease the Attack and Speed Stat by 50%. Then, on the start of each turn, increase the Attack and Speed Stat by 10%points. (no limit) That would still make sense to the lore and give Gigas the balance he need. He would need 6 turns instead of 5 to gain his full power, but he can growth beneath that. Well, tibia honest, it wouldn't happen so often since A pokemon is barely longer then 6 rounds alive (not to mention most fight don't even take 6 turns), but it can be funny. :3

[@daydodog]

Still pretty nearly unusable imo

[@SryBut]

@@daydodog Yes. Yes it would.

[@kaiky_3821]

@@daydodog idk, you could try to make him as tanky as possible and stall until no other pokemon out outspeed him then he just one hit-ko's everyone

[@jacobackley502]

@@kaiky_3821 he's still good to baton pass into if you have a good Stat set up

[@fansee1368]

Idk, that still sounds pretty unusable if you're fighting against someone with Roar Something like -20% with constant 10% increases would be more viable if you make him bulky enough

[@misfortunecookie]

I remember first encountering Regigigas in Snowpoint Temple and thinking, "Wow, the god of the other Regis, surely he's going to be insanely strong", only to be insanely confused at how bad he was. Sad that to this day he retains that lack of power just for lore.

[@ultmewtwo]

It's for balance not lore he only has 1 weakness good stats if he did not have slow start the pokemon will be op people hate skill swap slaking with its nerf ability people will hate him with out slow start

[@misfortunecookie]

@@ultmewtwo Shall I remind you that Arceus, the most OP pokemon atthe time was introduced in the same game as him. I don't think balance was on their mind at all

[@Soulfin]

@@ultmewtwo in addition to the last guy ^ may I remind you that a dog with a sharp sword gets a buff by breathing, rayquaza gets a 780 base total by mega evolving and the 3 legendaries that came packed with regigigas had 10 more on their base total and didn’t get a debuff I don’t think Game Freak has balance in their minds at all when it comes to legendaries

[@ultmewtwo]

@@Soulfin all the pokemon u metion has more then 1 weakness regigigas only has 1 weakness and it's fighting witch not one of the most type on a person team doing online fights while the sword legendary is week to ground and 🔥 moves the 2 most common type moves pokemon carry also poison steal if it's none held item from.

[@ultmewtwo]

@@Soulfin oh mega gen 3 3rd legendary is not allowed any more since mega is not use any more in vgc

[@joshuaded1052]

They should give Regigas a buff when it’s the 5 turn it’s speed and attack doubled, giving the trainer a reward for surviving for 5 turns and now it be able to haul @ss

[@donellebullock7404]

Just make the ability start off as a defensive one then to attack.

[@joshuaded1052]

@@donellebullock7404 yeah

[@fansee1368]

@@donellebullock7404 Boosting it's defense for like two or three stages and turning those boosts into attack and speed after the turns ended would actually make him kinda fun It'd be a challenge for your opponent to KO you before it's too late, and it still leaves a few counters out in the open

[@Ego-Fiend]

Just give it clear body

[@pat1r1ck]

@@donellebullock7404 my idea was in the 1st turn: increase def and spdef 50% plus immue to status and the usual components of slow start 2nd turn:75% atk and speed return but def and spdef 25% and no status immunity 3rd turn: just straight up get its act together (5 turns is too much bullshit)

[@andrewtaylor4484]

Something I’ve noticed personally, that I don’t think anyones really pointed out. Regigigas is clearly based on a computer (obvious), and his Dex number is 486. That also happened to be a very popular processor (The Pentium 486), from close to 30-40 years ago now, and despite being “good” at its time, when Pokémon originally released, let alone Gen IV, that processor was a dinosaur and SUPER slow. I can’t help but think Regigigas is an homage to those old 486 machines.

[@woodyhorton8537]

This makes sense to me

[@cassiebrenneman9673]

That could even explain how all the Regis have computer-like cries in the anime.

[@tmk6022]

I mean, a robot is just a modern golem. Using electricity instead of magic, but to Arceus there's probably not too much difference there.

[@WaterKirby1994]

A cool plot twist would be golems being ancient robots made from clay & stone instead of the normal metal or plastic. You have to wonder if it is possible to make a modern robot using such materials & having electric wiring & computer chips inside our golem.

[@qpwoeiruty668]

There is no such thing is as a "Pentium 486", though. The "Pentium" came after the 486, and its name was created for Intel to trademark something, as you can't trademark a bunch of numbers (internally it was first called the 586).

[@metamaxis]

"Alright, Lets start with the Dots" this line is just absolute perfection, I love it.

[@chadnorris8257]

I think slow start would have been ok if the turns ticked down while it was off the field. That would make it a great late game sweeper, if you can last five turns before bringing it out.

[@DanielisAwesome52]

Thats not a bad fix, Maybe the ability only starts ticking down the first turn he's out, that way the trainer has to "wake" him but also so your not just guaranteed a surprise Regigigas on turn 6

[@chadnorris8257]

@@DanielisAwesome52 That would be fine too. Like a warning shot to the other player.

[@minermike2492]

Or the turns didn't reset when he is pulled back into the ball and thrown back out

[@imasamuraiyounimrod421]

I remember when I first encountered Regigigas in the game. I felt so sorry for him when I realized he was one of three Pokemon who still had their abilities

[@CaptainFidget]

Never before has a single text box made me feel so much putty for an imaginary creature. 'The wild regigigas is slow to get going'

[@imasamuraiyounimrod421]

@@CaptainFidget To be honest if they didn't include the ability it would be the only game where he would actually be pretty decent

[@ultmewtwo]

@@imasamuraiyounimrod421 he will be op since pokemon in legends can take a hits very well if u get all there stats to 10 with girts

[@Soulfin]

@@ultmewtwo ah so you ignore the 3 legendaries that have 10 more on their stats and say regigigas is op cuz of its dumb ability removed

[@ultmewtwo]

@@Soulfin the other 10 legendary pokemon has more the 1 weakness the regi king only has 1 weekness

[@kolbymiller3440]

Lore wise, I think this is cool... But I also wonder if someone at game freak really just hated regigigas and decided to make it as Terrible as they could.

[@Alex-gl8li]

It's not because a pokemon is not competitivly viable in Uber that Game Freak hates it.

[@ultmewtwo]

It was for balance it would have been a very strong pokemon if it's ability never happen witch mean people would have it a lot in online

[@rossthemoss6827]

@@ultmewtwo And? It would be no stronger than the pack of powerful base 670/680 legendary Pokémon, and still be hampered by being one dimensional, and having a mediocre typing

[@StarlightMagician]

@@ultmewtwo Balance. For a Legendary with a BST of 670. A Legendary, that requires having 3 (later 5) other lesser Legendaries in your party to even ATTEMPT to catch. And is usually locked to Post game content in just about EVERY game it's in, so it's not like you'd use it in a main playthrough anyway, not to mention that even at Full Power, Regigigas would still be weaker than some of the other major Legendaries that existed prior to it's own, were introduce in the same Generation, and ones we have gotten since.

[@Eminster]

@@ultmewtwo you loveaking excuses don't you

[@aedaniammx7559]

I feel like Regigigas should have a Hidden Ability that reverses the effects of Slow Start, where it buffs Regigigas after five turns. After seeing this video, it’s be cool if, say, after five turns, its attack doubles, but it becomes disobedient. It goes berserk, just like the golem it’s based on.

[@StarlightMagician]

So basically, Give Regigigas an Ability version of the Berserk Gene from Gen 2?

[@ethan1441]

Or when it’s slowed down it has higher defense stats.

[@WaterKirby1994]

Berserk Gene was confusion, Disobedience was something traded Pokemon did if you didn't meet the badge requirements. Most players won't encounter that because of having enough badges so it would be cool to see the mechanic reimplemented into an ability.

[@wingdingfontbro]

Give him insane stats when slow start isn't active, but he has a higher chance of mirror or just hitting an ally.

[@ATigerShark]

Imagine if slow start was just, "After five turns attack doubles." Thus turning Regigigas into a time bomb sweeper.

[@Mepphy99]

It Is kinda evil Regigias still has Slow start, but you gotta appreciate how Deep to the lore the devs went

[@CaptainFidget]

They pull from such interesting places for their lore and I always love finding their inspiration

[@clarkrodrigues787]

What if instead of creating a ability that hinder him, they create some that make him stronger at each turn and in the fifth he becomes really powerful. I like normal type Pokemon, but the majority of them is kind of horrible. But I love the exceptions lol

[@ultmewtwo]

It will be op if that's the case people where hating on gen 8 wessing and the pokemon where slow start is nerf the pokemon hit very hard they did to balance the game

[@Soulfin]

@@ultmewtwo I am confused by your statement but none the less it is a LEGENDARY it deserves these buffs and plus no one speaks about rayquaza with its 780 stat total in its mega evolution but screams about regigigas getting its dumb ability “slow start” removed

[@scouttf2143]

@@Soulfin rayquaza deserved it /s but for real, it was banned from the banlist and got its own tier. Cant use it in Ubers and you get his mega post game so not much to miss. Regigigas genuinely needs it removed because he’s so shit.

[@Soulfin]

@@scouttf2143 also I meant regigigas’ generation not rayquaza (yes rayquaza deserves it lol)

[@swag7705]

@@ultmewtwo with that logic, abilities like moxie shouldn't be allowed. Now you can argue moxie isn't on anything majorly shredded. But then there is beast boost on literally all ultra beasts which is even worse.

[@_StarlightRose_]

I always just saw Regigigas' Slow Start ability as a result of it being frozen for a long time but this makes more sense

[@ajlupo_9898]

Regigigas should have an ability called "Elemental" where it gets STAB off of Rock, Ice and Steel type moves.

[@ZERARCHIVE2023]

Yeah or just pure power since he dragged around entire continents

[@ferretlord7051]

Idea: instead of making regigigas weaker, make slow start a buff. Make it a sort of countdown to doom. Creating a threat that has to be rushed down before it reaches full strength and becomes nearly unstoppable.

[@AliceIsSleepy]

Honestly, even according to your insanely good lore, slow start is a bad ability battle and lore wise. The Golem grew in power along the week, and needed to be set to rest lest his power become Uncontrollable. Regigigas doesn't grow with time, and his power is far from uncontrollable. If they wanted him to really have something both Thematic and with good balance, they could just give him -5 stacks of attack and speed when being switched in, and a speed boost-like constant in which his stats raise by 1 every turn. At turn 5, the last day, his power is normal, just as powerful as he could be while controllable, and after that it would very quickly gain more and more power.

[@shade08538]

“doesn’t grow with time” ._. Thats- *exactly* what it does

[@diegotimon4570]

2:05 Reminder that the leyendaries you show there are Restricted Leyendaries, while Regigigas is not

[@SnakeMan448]

Reminds me of how Nidorina and Nidoqueen are always unable to breed because they were bugged in the original generation breeding was introduced and it was kept that way as an inside joke. It's cute at first, but becomes really annoying in practice, and also very awkward making a giant Pokemon breed with a tiny rabbit. Imagine if Psychics were kept as broken as they were in the first gen, just to keep old lore alive.

[@omegon2540]

My theory is that someone in game freak fears normal types being powerful This can be seen as in g1 normal types were dominant in g1 That’s why no new normal types are that powerful

[@WaterKirby1994]

Arceus is Normal Type, Ursaluna exists now, Bewear & Silvally, Obstagoon? Snorlax was still a king in Gen 2, although part of Normal's dominance in Gen 1 was because of the Hyper Beam Glitch & the lack of good Fighting moves at the time. Smeargle could be overpowered if it sketched the right moves.

[@steampunk1902]

imagine if gamefreak randomly decide one day to give a event slaking or regigigas with moxie ,iron punch or mold breaker that thing will be almost unstopable

[@MalevolentMinun]

Welp, theory or not this is now my headcanon for Daddigigas.

[@loulou3676]

I REALLY REALLY love that you have PROPER SUBTITLES!! This is such an easy way for any video to become 2000% more watchable and it's also accessible for people with hearing difficulties, English as a non-native language, or people like me who just are awful at paying attention to videos lol. It can even add to the humor in a video when there are easter eggs in the subtitles. I love your cartoon art too, very cute, though some of the "reactions" don't seem to fit the narration at times? (1:09 or so confused me lol) Also this video was very educational! It's so exciting to see a new channel like this because I can totally see this channel blowing up. Definitely deserves more than just a couple thousand subscribers. Keep it up, look forward to watching more of your videos!

[@finalh00deowl35]

I always wanted some kind of alpha form for Regigigas, like how we got primal and origin forms, I was hoping in Legends Arceus, that we'd get a Prime form Regigigas, where he'd be somewhat the oppasite, maybe not nerfed but slightly buffed, and he'd be missing the moss covering his body as a form of showing his prime

[@Maithius222]

Regigigas was always one of my favorites. He's awesome in doubles but nearly unusable in singles. There is no reason for this nerf. 5 turns is a long time in competive battling.

[@TrueBossPlazaSing]

Poor poor regigigas he deserves better he literally the creator of the legendary gollems yet slow start exists

[@lingus1382]

I’m so happy that regigigas was actually good competitively in swsh vgc. It’s always been one of my favorite pokemon ever since I was a kid and then the fact that it essentially took up two slots on your team (because you absolutely need to run it next to neutralizing gas weezing lol) gives it an interesting and unique niche

[@ultmewtwo]

Expect the person you fight can just focuses on taking out the weezing or gain up on regigigas because unless you start off with double protect one of the 2 pokemon is going to be focus on witch will eater have the pokemon ko or at very low hp

[@technicolormischief-maker5683]

@@ultmewtwo Wait, so you *are* a troll, then? That contradicts everything you’ve been saying about the damn Pokémon! You just want to disagree with people!

[@ultmewtwo]

@@technicolormischief-maker5683 no I just saying a way you can conter that combo

[@raphaelmarquez9650]

Regigigas was given slow start so it could be allowed in battle facilities and VGC tournaments, which only ban boxart legendaries, who are purposefully OP, and mythicals, who some are inaccessible.

[@Legoluke197]

He’s not a mythical or legendary ? Thought he was. Actually I thought all the Regis were.

[@raphaelmarquez9650]

@@Legoluke197 He's considered as minor legendary, which are allowed in battle facilities and VGC tournaments.

[@wingdingfontbro]

I think a way to balance giga boi without making his stats insane is to have his defense boosted while slow start is active, this way it's easier to get him into his powered state. Or just increase his hp.

[@Arcenus237J]

That's a surprisingly cohesive and nice theory!

[@CaptainFidget]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it

[@captainmod96]

Can we petition Gamefreak to hire you to write the lore for them? Because you absolutely would put more effort into it than they do. Another great video buddy. Good job

[@CaptainFidget]

Nah man, they put so much work into the lore. It's just left abstract to allow for interpretation and future expansion. Thanks for the compliment though

[@captainmod96]

@@CaptainFidget Still think you could do a banger job. #FidgetforGen10WritingTeam. Its a long # but it works

[@iantaakalla8180]

The Regis when they have seven dots on them: They are speaking the language of gods!

[@THGMR-ox7sd]

If they are gonna keep slow start then atleast change it to last less turns.

[@lordinfernape4753]

Or make the turn counter of slow start not reset

[@recordedbeast4466]

@@lordinfernape4753 that’s all regigigas needs imo

[@commoncommentatingcommento8683]

Or at the end of slow start, topsy Turvey the hindrance into a boost.

[@lordinfernape4753]

@@commoncommentatingcommento8683 U shoulve said AND instead of OR

[@ultmewtwo]

You know its for balance if they change the ability or remove it people will hate fighting the pokemon in online battles since it only has one weakness and it's base stats are very good + it can learn protect now witch helps stall out the 2 turn of slow start u want it to be change into

[@nikosantos6821]

what if, they reworked the ability... SLOW START, FINISH STRONG for 4 turns, it halves the atk and spd. but on 5th turn, atk and spd doubles for 4 turns. then goes back to normal.

[@nullpoint3346]

So long as Sword Dog exists, [Slow Start] should NOT.

[@supersmashbro596]

gamefreak: gives arceus a guarenteed stab AND super effective move. also gamefreak: naahhh regigigas would be too broken without slow start. let's work it in even though everyone HATES that

[@asdfniofanuiafabuiohui3977]

One thing people forget is that pokemon is a single player rpg first and foremost. Pokemon are designed for this- example; in gen 1 onyx was designed to be the first strong boss you'd encounter, its bulky but also fast, making it theoretically difficult for you to beat. outside of power curve when fighting against a certain pokemon, another part of it is story. Regigagas is not made to be a good pokemon to use, but an interesting fight to go up against. Slow start, because its just waking up, and you have 5 turns to defeat it (kill or capture) or deal with a very difficult enemy.

[@doomknightsepulchure]

>very difficult enemy It is fought at Level 1 in Platinum lmao

[@tmk6022]

@@doomknightsepulchure ... Try not to think about that lmao

[@nerdthatcantfit1079]

I like the idea but if it’s supposed to be such a force of nature after five turns. To somehow make it viable, it has to have ridiculous stats. Like a stat total of 850 or something. Half those stats and you get a pretty bad Pokémon. But those stats actually make trying to survive five turns worth it!

[@HazySkies]

I would've liked it if Regigigas had a bigger base stat pool. Where it was more powerful stat wise than any other legendary, emphasizing it's colossal form and dormant power, but the ability slow start keeping it in check for a while. Both for inspiration lore reasons, and also being asleep for so long and the weathering of time.

[@Fuzion9000]

imagine when slow start ended it gained 1.5x or 2x attack regigigas ignored your commands and started blasting and using whatever moves it wanted

[@DEFUification]

It’s double crazy cause they had a full one perfect chance to give us a real one WITH A ANCIENT PAST REGION THAT SHOULD SHOWCASE HIM

[@PocketUau]

Arceus technically has 7 green dots on its body, if you count the eyes as one

[@zachg5856]

they should have given him as second ability like after five turns his attack speed and all other stats get a 50% increase on top of his stats returning to normal

[@RocketWeaponsGuy]

OR a damage reduction boost while the slow start is doing its thing

[@FrankCosbyNo-Relation]

You never saw this coming _I SUMMON POT OF GREED!!!_

[@mudshrooze]

Regigigas, Regirock, Zapdos, Groudon, Landorus, Raiku, and Galarian Zapdos are my favorite legendaries. I do wish Regigigas had a better color choice though.

[@Ivy-Plays]

I wish regigigas' shiny form could've had a better colour scheme. Don't like the purple colour.

[@marcelosandoval4206]

I think Gamefreak should buff Regigigas with Slow Start Lasting just 3 turns instead of 5 and once those 3 turns are over just be a turn each time you change Regigigas

[@BakerBulbasaur]

Ooo I am excited to watch this one and shall come back when I have time to give my full attention. But here’s a CFTA for when I inevitably forget to comment later.

[@CMB505]

I actually had my own lore for Regigigas because it seemed to make sense with the lore they had made already for it. In my own lore, most Regigias are not the originals. It's a copy that was made by the REAL Regigias in order to imitate it's master's ability to create golems; who was a blind man who could not see the wickedness of mankind and could only see the beauty of the world and creation. The human gained knowledge to create the first, primal Regigigas through Arceus. The blind man shared the ability to create and also made the other Regis. However, seeing this massive continent puller literally pull the world apart (my lore shares the Pangea theory and the reason why Primal Regigias actually was made, to separate the world to stop humans from fighting.) They feared the power and saw that it started trying to create it's own life in the weaker Regigigas and so they sealed them all away. But Primal Regigigas was to strong even for his own creator to stop. And so (this is going to my own OC pokes so don't worry about this) the creator used the last of the stones made with infinity energy, and matter he discovered of a Distortion World to make Primal Regiaethos, the King of Souls (A Ghost-type counterpart to Regigigas) to fight and tire the beast so the ancients could seal them both into eternal slumber. The humans also made three other regis based on human eras (The Dark Ages, The Age of Enlightenment, and The Atomic Age, respectfully, as well as Regieleki) to combat the ancient ones made previously.

[@yermil890]

They could literally make it more accurate by buffing him "When first deployed, all stats are lowered by 2.5 stages, with each turns for 6 turns they get raised by 0.5" That way he keeps his lore and gets a little buff for having tk go thru that bullshit

[@YourAverageLucario]

NGL, they need to respect Regigigas more.

[@BlueSodaPop_]

I don't even care if this was the intended story behind it or not, I just chose to believe it now. This video was great!

[@CaptainFidget]

Thank you so much

[@MarshtompSolos_7]

Absolutely interesting theory. That poor Regigigas gets treated bad 🥲🥲

[@cheeselordsheogorath2846]

i think better idea would be- 1st turn: 50% stats 2nd turn: 75% 3rd turn: normal stats 4th turn: 1 stage boost to all stats 5th turn: 2 stage boost all stats final

[@Brunette_2005]

I think considering Regigas is basically a massive robot they should have given it some high defenses. Would have been cool to have a Pokemon that can withstand oneshots

[@Hebbei]

Honestly, if it a power growing over days scenario then they could "buff slow start" by starting regigigas off at -5 attack / speed when brought on field, and then each turn it boosts itself by +1, +1 speed /atk. meaning in 5 turns it would start to become actually unstoppable. so long as they don't just go ahead and give it a speed boosting move then this solution would be more than fine and prevent it getting out of hand quick in competitive.

[@vsilewar58]

Haze on partner and my boi is ready

[@demi-femme4821]

If you're going to give it Slow Start, give it an enormous stat total.

[@gengarvenom1180]

That would probably make it overpowered.

[@borlox6753]

​@@gengarvenom1180 what is your definition of the term overpowered? ubers is suposed to have the most broken pokemons in the franchise, the best of the best if you want balanced pokemons, you should play tiers like ou or uu, also, how can you even say that it would be op? what is your claim for that?

[@gengarvenom1180]

@@borlox6753 Nobody really cares about Smogon tiers. The format is pretty wild and all over the place. The fact that they allow things like event and transfer only Pokemon/moves kinda breaks the format. They do their best to keep it balanced, but even then it falls apart because of all the things that need to be accounted for. Even if we did care, it's unofficial, so they shouldnt balance Pokemon based off of that. The fact that Regigigas has such an enormous BST means it needs something to hold it back. I agree that it's underpowered as is, but you can't just let it run loose. Other Pokemon like Slaking with absurd stats are also given major drawbacks.

[@boroarks]

This theory is believable but I remember hearing somewhere that the punishment was given by Arceus himself as I believe that when Arceus created Regigigas, he was very lonely and decided to make the Regis we see today to accompany him but Arceus was the only one who could make the pokemon so he punished Regigigas and put the stones on him to give him the ability of slow start (and it's effects) and then sealed all the Regis away including Regigigas to be reawakened later and would pay for their master's (Regigigas') mistake. But there was a part of this story that I didn't think could be true but the first Regi was actually a Regi called "RegiAlpha" made by Arceus, who created all the Regis, but Regigigas first and then the rest. Arceus erased RegiAlpha for this and gave his first and most powerful creation (Regigigas) the slow start ability and then sealed him and the rest away, Regigigas with the stones and others, puzzles and what not.

[@meme_lover.69]

if that case, it should have been 3 turns, not 5

[@YesImJoeKing]

What is said in the title is very obvious. it doesn't take a lot of breaking down and detective work to figure that out. Game freak is known for trolling in the pokemon games.

[@PeepeePoopoo1275]

Regigigas has one of my favorite designs and I love it's cry in the Hoopa movie but I wish it was actually usable in competitive games because it is far to week

[@minedantaken1684]

Wouldn't it be better, if Regigigas had even higher stats and the same ability?

[@genarftheunfuni5227]

Everyone speaking of the Regigigas thing but the real question is: How does he have a Blitzle in Emerald? (I know it's rom hacking before y'all begin).

[@willball4036]

Solid 10/10, keep up the great work!

[@CaptainFidget]

I intend to! Thanks for the support

[@willball4036]

@@CaptainFidget Glad to hear it!

[@LtDarkWing]

I think it would have made better sense if Attack and Speed was raised by 1.5x on the 5th turn from normal rather than halved from the start and then back to normal on the 5th turn.

[@mojorandomness]

i love regigigas for its design and concept, but gamefreak really be doing it dirty

[@sirfrancis8732]

Honestly, just change slow start so he starts out at his normal stats and then gets a free +2 to attack and speed on turn 5, that would balance him fine whe also keeping the berzerking function

[@Yaboi_paolee]

Slow start should be like: He's charging attack like on 4-5 turn he's attack is low but after 4-5 turn will grow up higher and higher if battle is still going

[@Franz0818]

Arceus: “Finally, a servant who will fulfill its duty with no hesitation! Now rise my beautiful creation, rise!” Regigigas: *Windows XP activation noise.* Arceus: *sigh* “of course…”

[@FatesxofxthexDead]

I think Regigigas at first was fine with the nerf, gen 4 was very much different than what we have now. I mean in the OU meta you had Salamence and the Lati@s twins banned to Uber. We also didn't have the power creep that we have now. Also yes, I think Slow Start shouldn't be a thing anymore, it's long past time to get rid of it

[@rivershen8954]

i imagine that regigigas's buggy/glitchy voice in the movies/anime are because of it's slow start. Imagine if slow start wears off and suddenly Regigigas stops, stands tall and says "Regigigas" without intterupting itself that would be so menacing

[@michaelgiuseppesalvatore4912]

my theory is that Regigigas is an involuntary birth of Arceus, perhaps born long before humans existed but brought to "life" after their birth by the guardians of the lakes (we know that they are the ones who brought the strength to pull the continents) , at this point I think Regigigas was the "opposite" of Arceus because we know for sure that Arceus never considered humans fibo until he clashed with Celestica's hero of the people. instead Regigigas (according to my interpretation) helped humans by letting them know the raw materials of the world, bringing a Regirock, Regice, Registeel, Regieleki and Regidrago (I'm a bit doubtful about the latter and two, especially for Regidrago, but for the former and three I'm sure) in almost all known regions. one day then an eruption broke out in the city of SnowPoint and Regigigas appeared to protect the city, unfortunately he ran out of strength and died, the three regi that he carried with him were held for sadness, becoming the obstacles of the future temple built in his honor (it was also this story in the games, I don't remember which one though), with time, however, humans began to fear the royals because of the danger they could give without his commander and so he locked them up in caves and temples once dedicated to them . the reason why Regigigas has Slow start is because (in addition to its inspiration) it has remained motionless for so long that it cannot start with the maximum of its strength, even in Pokémon Legend Arceus, which is the oldest game in the timeline, not we are vaguely close to being able to admire Regigigas in its prime. or at least that's what I think

[@mauken-dyn6685]

Dang, pretty much blew my mind with your theory. Never even thought the dots on them were braille which is a cool connection to their designs and side quest.

[@baddragonite]

I'm making a Romhack of Emerald that will have Regigigas in it as a secret boss. I wanted to buff him but I didn't want to remove the slow start ability because it seemed so intentional. So instead I gave him a new signature move. A 20base power rock move called Rumbling that gives him a boost to all stats. The idea being that this ancient behemoth rising from it's slumber causes cave ins and other types of collateral damage while it regains its senses.

[@bull1085]

An idea: slow start simply starts off with bad stats, but increases them all by one per turn. So after 2 turns, regigigas is at his normal power, and after six, all stats have maxed.

[@mohwe1007]

If they were scared Regigigas would be broken If they gave it a different ability They could just give it Pickup or Run Away as a Hidden ability They’re useless, but with Stats like that, and being able to deal neutral damage to everyone, except for A few resistanc and ghosts without Foresight, Gigas doesn’t need an ability Essentially not having one would be a buff in an of itself Anything that isn’t Truant or Slow Start Now we could give it scrappy or Poison Heal to really make this monster a force to be reckoned with

[@Bugser64]

Imagine regigigigigigas with ninjask's ability

[@SleepySeal121]

I can’t believe I played through the whole game and never noticed that abilities were removed…

[@TheChadPad]

I believe that theory abou the Golem! They take folklore and turn it into Pokemon all the time. I'm sure this was the reason why! Very cool, thank you!

[@ChonkyToad]

and them some stupid british child decided it would be a good idea to awaken them and then proceed to awaken their dad.

[@peash0ter610]

All they need to do to make slow start better is make the stats go up after the nerf ends. A pokemon skill that gets stronger the later you go would fit this guy perfectly.

[@kite1704]

Oh shit im actually from the Czech Republic (the country Prauge is located in) and this is some pretty cool stuff!Never would have thought to connect Prauge lore with pokemon!!

[@CaptainFidget]

Glad I could bring that idea forward for you. GameFreak pull from all over the globe for their influences so its always great finding where they come from

[@theultrasceptile]

0:25 hopefully within a few more days as Pokémon home was updated

[@mausentertainment8454]

Never saw a KZbin video that didn’t hit different with this as the background music

[@riegan947]

Primal Regigigas should have been a thing or a item to unleash the true power

[@theoneinthebackground4209]

I always found it weird how people hate Regigigas’s design. I love him.

[@voguefurret]

There's a distinction between any Legendary and Restricted Legendaries, The latter are made sure to be broken so they can be used as a marketing tools for their respective games and later on get banned by official rules for just that but others such as the Birds, Beasts, Regis, Lake Trio and so on fall short of the stats of even Pseudo Legendaries like Dragonite and Tyranitar... However they've been really harsh on Gigas since cutting by a % means anything extra you try to add will also be decreassed such as Held Items, It goes from Base 670 to effectivly Base 480 which for reference is Froslass, Lopunny and Octillery (Altough they have a better spread for their function and ofcourse abilities that work)

[@ZYK736521]

Yeah, the Buff I would suggest for Slow Start is simpler and still conserve its essence... just doing the turn cummulative, but it must work like Speed Boost in which the Pokémon must stay a whole turn for the ability to count... This should make the Regigigas some kind of defensive "pivot" to eventually a set-up sweeper

[@empyrean2271]

Imagine a prime regigigas regional variant or form similar to Groudon and kyogre and it’s new ability is quick start speed and attack is doubled for 5 turns

[@noahpokeemon6503]

As a fix for slow start using this lore, He could have had decent stats for 5 turns then immediately get the sleep status? Pursuit could be used in battle if you expext a switch on turn 4, OR maybe the regigigas could have a chesto berry. Eject button would be fun as well.

[@gengarvenom1180]

I think the best way to fix it would just make it so that it doesn't reset every time it's removed from battle. Doing what you suggest would be pretty overpowered.

[@MeatEatingVegan777]

This is my favorite pokemon. It is very unfortunate that Regigigas STILL has slow start. I really wish Regigigas had that ability taken away, but I suppose this is a decent explanation.

[@HikoNoMori]

“Hey bro let’s make titans but let’s make it slow because it’s a titan” This guy:

[@javiera.riverop.8471]

i think regigigas should have an extremely rare or expensive object that disables the ability's effects. This would leave regigigas with no objects or abilities to use, but you would use the entire raw power of the golem. Plus, you would not have the object at the beggining, so the ingame would not be altered

[@ultmewtwo]

That will be op the pokemon is in good rank on the top attack stats pokemon so it will be op if his ability is not there

[@javiera.riverop.8471]

@@ultmewtwo just as the video says, there is already stronger Pokemons in the game... What's the matter???

[@ultmewtwo]

@@javiera.riverop.8471 Do the other strong pokemon have only 1 weakness I do not think so

[@javiera.riverop.8471]

@@ultmewtwo then why to make the pokemon in the first place? Just nerf the stats or something.

[@rossthemoss6827]

@@ultmewtwo No, but they have a heap of good resistances, which is much better than having only have resist/one weakness The normal type has never helped Regigigas defensively no matter where it has ended up Also on top of this…having no item or ability would mean that chances are even offensively Regigigas be heavily outclassed by a bounty of other mons