Which is better on Regigigas, Body Press or Drain Punch?

Question

So I wanted to have some fun with my Crown Tundra legendaries and try and give them actual movesets and use them in the Battle Tower. And so, I eventually got to Regigigas. I wanted something to handle Rock and Steel types. Earthquake hit the Ally as well, and I didn’t want to use Hammer Arm because of the Speed Drop and there are other Fighting-Type moves Regigigas can learn that not only have no drawback, but also are 100% accurate. Body Press is a strong move and Regigigas’s 110 Defense is pretty good, but Drain Punch, while weaker, allows for some recovery to keep it alive longer. So, which should I use?

If this is against the moveset rules, or is too subjective, then I’ll take it down. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Regigigas' 110 Defense is good, but it's 160 Attack is better. Drain Punch's healing will likely be more valuable, as it'll help Regigigas stay alive longer. It's only 5 base power points lower than Body Press.

Comments

You'll have to stay alive for 5turns b4 that :P

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Exactly....

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I believe that body press is better for regigigas seeing it's ability. 5 turns is a long period of time in Pokémon and regigigas's case is not changed because of it being a legendary Pokemon. Even after 5 turns have passed out, you may have to switch due to type disadvantage from the coming Pokémon. And if you switch and come back again, then you wait another 5 turns for drain punch to work properly. Again, if 5 turns pass 110 as base attack is never bad.(body press uses defence to calculate the attack power) Also thanks for giving me the idea of how to use regigigas. (I'm off to build a crown tundra team for PS!)
Hope I helped!

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So body press is better I guess

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No, you have to stay alive, which means Drain Punch will help you do that

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Abilities that affect the physical attack stat, like slow start, still affect body press.

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But it's very weak with regigigas's ability...

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Huh!? I didn't know that

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RIP my answer

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If slow start effects body press, drain punch is better than it.