Rayquaza Pokemon Guide

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Rayquaza Pokemon Guide

Rayquaza is a Legendary Dragon and Flying-type Pokemon known for ruling the skies above Hoenn, stopping the conflict between Kyogre and Groudon and Mega Evolving into one of the strongest Pokemon in the series. This guide covers Rayquaza’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations, Mega Rayquaza and general Pokemon game information.

Normal Form

Rayquaza

Shiny Form

Shiny Rayquaza

Mega Evolution

Mega Rayquaza

Rayquaza Description

Rayquaza is a Legendary Dragon and Flying-type Pokemon introduced in the Hoenn region. It is known as the Sky High Pokemon and is closely tied to Kyogre, Groudon and the Delta Episode in Hoenn-based games.

Rayquaza Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Rayquaza, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Rayquaza

National Dex

#0384

Type

Dragon / Flying

Species

Sky High Pokemon

Height

23’00” / 7.0 m

700 cm

Weight

455.3 lbs / 206.5 kg

206.5 kg

Abilities

Air Lock

Rayquaza Stats

Rayquaza has extremely high Attack and Special Attack with strong all-around stats. Its offensive power and movepool make it one of the most threatening Legendary Pokemon across many games.

Rayquaza Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Rayquaza has a powerful movepool with Dragon, Flying, Normal, Ground, Fire and Electric coverage. These are some of Rayquaza’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Rayquaza All Moves

Rayquaza can learn a deep move pool across different Pokemon games, including Dragon, Flying, Normal, Fire, Electric, Ground and Water moves. Use the section below to view Rayquaza’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95
1	Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100
1	Dragon Ascent	Flying	Physical	120	100
1	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Twister	Dragon	Special	40	100
9	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
18	Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	–	–
27	Extreme Speed	Normal	Physical	80	100
36	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100
45	Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100
54	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
63	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95
72	Hurricane	Flying	Special	110	70
81	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100
90	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
TM	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95
TM	Avalanche	Ice	Physical	60	100
TM	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Breaking Swipe	Dragon	Physical	60	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	–	–
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
TM	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Draco Meteor	Dragon	Special	130	90
TM	Dragon Cheer	Dragon	Status	0	0
TM	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100
TM	Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	–	–
TM	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100
TM	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90
TM	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
TM	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	–	100
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hurricane	Flying	Special	110	70
TM	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
TM	Meteor Beam	Rock	Special	120	90
TM	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100
TM	Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Roar	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Scale Shot	Dragon	Physical	25	90
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Surf	Water	Special	90	100
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Tailwind	Flying	Status	–	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
TM	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100
TM	U Turn	Bug	Physical	70	100
TM	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100
TM	Whirlpool	Water	Special	35	85
TM	Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	90	100

Rayquaza Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Rayquaza is a Dragon and Flying-type Pokemon. This gives it useful resistances and a Ground immunity, but it also creates a major weakness to Ice-type moves.

Type

Dragon / Flying

Weaknesses

Ice, Dragon, Fairy, Rock

Resistances

Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug, Grass

Immunity

Ground

Rayquaza Abilities

Rayquaza’s ability helps it cancel weather effects and reduce the advantage of weather-based strategies.

Rayquaza Evolution

Rayquaza does not evolve from or into another Pokemon. It is a standalone Legendary Pokemon, though it can Mega Evolve into Mega Rayquaza in games where Mega Evolution is available.

Legendary Pokemon

Rayquaza

Does not evolve

Where to Find Rayquaza in Pokemon Games

Rayquaza’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. It is usually found as a Legendary encounter, special post-game encounter, DLC encounter or transfer-only Pokemon.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Rayquaza
Pokemon Red	Not available because Rayquaza had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Blue	Not available because Rayquaza had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available because Rayquaza had not been introduced yet.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Rayquaza
Pokemon Gold	Not available because Rayquaza had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Silver	Not available because Rayquaza had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Crystal	Not available because Rayquaza had not been introduced yet.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Rayquaza
Pokemon Ruby	Sky Pillar.
Pokemon Sapphire	Sky Pillar.
Pokemon Emerald	Sky Pillar.
Pokemon FireRed	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Rayquaza
Pokemon Diamond	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Pearl	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Platinum	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon HeartGold	Embedded Tower after obtaining the Jade Orb.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Embedded Tower after obtaining the Jade Orb.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Rayquaza
Pokemon Black	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Black 2	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White 2	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Rayquaza
Pokemon X	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Y	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Sky Pillar during the Delta Episode.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Sky Pillar during the Delta Episode.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Rayquaza
Pokemon Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Ultra Space Wilds through Ultra Wormholes.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Ultra Space Wilds through Ultra Wormholes.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Rayquaza
Pokemon Sword	Dynamax Adventures in The Crown Tundra DLC.
Pokemon Shield	Dynamax Adventures in The Crown Tundra DLC.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Ramanas Park after obtaining the Stratospheric Slate.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Ramanas Park after obtaining the Stratospheric Slate.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Rayquaza
Pokemon Scarlet	Atop the Great Crater of Paldea after receiving a Rayquaza Treat from Snacksworth in The Indigo Disk DLC.
Pokemon Violet	Atop the Great Crater of Paldea after receiving a Rayquaza Treat from Snacksworth in The Indigo Disk DLC.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Available through the Mega Dimension DLC after completing the required Rayquaza encounter.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Rayquaza
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

Mega Rayquaza

Mega Rayquaza is Rayquaza’s Mega Evolution. It keeps Rayquaza’s Dragon and Flying typing and is known for its incredible offensive stats and Delta Stream ability in games where Mega Evolution is available.

Category

Sky High Pokemon

Type

Dragon / Flying

Height

35’05”

Weight

864.2 lbs

Mega Rayquaza is one of the most famous Mega Evolutions in Pokemon. It is especially notable because it Mega Evolves through Dragon Ascent in supported games rather than using a traditional held Mega Stone.

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