Regice
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| Regice | |
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 National Pokédex Regirock - Regice (#378) - Registeel Hoenn Pokédex Regirock - Regice (#194) - Registeel |
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| Japanese name | Rejice |
| Evolves from | None |
| Evolves into | None |
| Generation | Third |
| Species | Iceberg Pokémon |
| Type | Ice |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 385.8 lb (175.0 kg) |
| Ability | Clear 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. The name Regice originates from the words Regis, the Latin word for royal or king, and ice. This means its name is Ice King or King of Ice.
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[edit] Biological characteristics
Regice looks like a golem made entirely of ice. It has a crystalline structure, with an 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 Braille-like pattern of seven yellow dots forming a symmetric horizontal cross.
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 is a life form that fuses with ice.
Regice envelops its icy body with intensely cold air whose temperature is -200 degrees Celsius (-328 degrees Fahrenheit). The absolute zero, the lowest 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.
Rather than walk, Regice may hover a few inches off of the ground, or it may even skate. This may be because the feet of Regice are much smaller than those of the other two Regis.
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.
[edit] In the video games
Regice is available in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Pokémon Emerald and "Pokemon Ranger". 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 also appears as both a boss and a playable character in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon.
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 few 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. Its Special Defense can reach over 500 if trained sufficiently. This gives it a better chance of surviving fire attacks a few times.
Since it can use Ice Beam and Thunderbolt, most people use it as a Special Sweeper/Wall. It's standard moveset is: Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Rest, Thunder Wave/Counter/Psych up.
Regice appears in Pokémon Ranger as one of the only three of the legendary pokemon you can keep with you. The other two being Regirock and Registeel. It can create stalagmites of ice to try to stop you from capturing it.
In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, it is linked to awakening the fourth Regi, Regigigas.
[edit] In the anime
Regice appeared in 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 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. The Regis are portrayed as robots. Regice's voice is rather high. In the English Dub of Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, Regice is voiced by Suzanne Goldish.
Regice appeared in episode 466: "Pace - The Final Frontier!". In this episode, Ash faced against Pyramid King Brandon in order to get the Bravery Symbol. Ash uses Pikachu and wins the battle.
[edit] 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
[edit] References
- The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Publications
- Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
- Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
- Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5
[edit] External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Regice as a species on Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric wiki)
- Regice’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry on Serebii.net
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke - Regice Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
- Smogon.com - Regice Tactical Data
- WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Regice Previously hosted by Wikibooks
