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Regice
File:Regice.jpg
National Pokédex
Regirock - Regice (#378) - Registeel
Hoenn Pokédex
Regirock - Regice (#194) - Registeel
Japanese nameレジアイス (Rejice)
Evolves fromNone
Evolves intoNone
GenerationThird
SpeciesIceberg Pokémon
TypeIce
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight386.0 pounds (175.1 kg)
AbilityClear Body

Regice (レジアイス, Rejiaisu) is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise. It is a Legendary Pokémon, one of "The Three Regis", a triad to which Regirock and Registeel also belong.

Regi is Latin for "king", so Regice would mean "Ice King" or "King of Ice."

Appearance

Regice looks like a robot consisting entirely of ice. It has a crystalline structure, with a obelisk-shaped, multi-faceted main body, two legs ending on a point, two arms, and icicles protruding from its back. Instead of a face, Regice has a pattern of seven yellow dots forming a symmetric horizontal cross.

Biology

According to the Pokédex, the body of Regice was made during an ice age, which makes Regice a very ancient Pokémon indeed. It seems that the substance Regice is made up of is ice similar to the kind found on Antarctica, the coldest region of the planet.

Regice envelops its icy body with intensely cold air whose temperature is -200 degrees Celsius (-328 degrees Fahrenheit). The absolute zero, the lower limit of temperature according to modern physics, is -273.15 degrees Celsius (-459.67 degrees Fahrenheit). Regice seems to have control over this frigid air current.

Because of the cold atmosphere perpetually enveloping Regice, anyone even approaching it will freeze solid. Regice will not melt even if it is immersed in magma or exposed to the hottest flames.

According to in-game information, an ancient people sealed away Regice along with Regirock and Registeel inside caves which they had used to inhabit because they feared the three Pokémon, to which they nevertheless felt indebted.

All the Regis are "Golems" of a type, Regice being an Ice Golem. They are also thought to represent different periods in the Earth's history, in this case, Regice represents the Ice Age.

Capturing

Regice is easiest captured by using moves that do not damage it in order to extend the battle and using a pokemon with a high defense and ice-resistant is also recommended. Once the battle has went for about 20 rounds or so and you put Regice to sleep or paralyze it should take about a half-dozen or less timer balls to catch it. Regice can also be hard to catch if you weaken it a lot and waste all of its PP moves.

In the video games

Regice is available in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Pokémon Emerald. Like with all Legendary Pokémon, only a single Regice exists in each game. It is located in the Island Cave, which is at Sea Route 105. To enter the cave, the player must first unseal its entrance and then reveal the door to the inner chamber by following a complicated process described in braille (refer here for detailed instructions).

Regice has excellent defence and special attack, and almost the highest special defence in the game. However, its physical attack is low. In this regard, its stats are the exact opposite of Regirock. Like the other Regis, Regice is very slow. It can learn various powerful moves, such as Amnesia, which can boost its special defense even further, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Lock-on and Zap Cannon. It can also learn Icy Wind, which will always lower the opponent's speed and might allow Regice to overtake it in the long run. Players employ Regice as a wall against Pokémon which use special attacks. Also notable is the fact that it is one of the only pure Ice-type Pokémon in the game (Snorunt and Glalie are the others), and the fact that it is a legendary Pokémon with respectable stats makes it the ideal Ice Pokémon in the eyes of many.

In the animé

Regice appeared on the eighth movie, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew!. Along with Regirock and Registeel, it is part of the defense system of the mythical Tree of the World's Beginning and attacks Ash and his friends. However, as soon as it is made clear that they pose no threat, Regice and its comrades left them alone.

Regice (as with Registeel) has not yet appeared on the TV anime (though they did appear in the 8th season intro). Some websites claim there was to be an episode where Regice appeared at Shoal Cave, but it seems this episode idea has been cancelled.

In the trading card game

Regice has made four appearances in the card game, all as Basic Water-type cards:

  • EX Hidden Legends (as Regice EX)
  • EX Emerald (as Regice EX)
  • EX Legend Maker (as Regice "star")
  • EX Holon Phantoms

References

Publications
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0439154049.
  • Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 130206151.
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 193020650X
  • Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0761547614
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1930206585
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