The Essentials on Rayquaza
- Weaknesses
- ×4 Ice · ×2 Rock, Dragon, Fairy Table
- Resistances
- ×¼ Grass · ×½ Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug · immune: Ground
- Evolution
- Rayquaza does not evolve and has no pre-evolution.
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Special Forms
- Mega Rayquaza Details
- Stats
- Total 680 · top stat: Attack (150) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 130 in the Extradimensional Pokédex (Mega Dimension)
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny
- Other Names
- Rayquaza in French · レックウザ, Rayquaza in Japanese · Rayquaza in German All Languages
Overview
Rayquaza is a Dragon and Flying-type Pokémon, No. 384 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 3. Category: Sky High Pokémon. Height: 7 m, weight: 206.5 kg.
Ability: Air Lock. Rayquaza is weak to Rock, Dragon and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Rayquaza is very weak to Ice-type moves (×4 damage). Rayquaza takes no damage from Ground-type moves.
Generation
Generation 3
Ruby / Sapphire
National No.
#384
National Pokédex
Category
Sky High Pokémon
Status
Legendary
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
105
255
Attack
150
255
Defense
90
255
Special Attack
150
255
Special Defense
90
255
Speed
95
255
Total
680
Min HP (Lv. 100)
320
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
414
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Dragon / Flying). See the type chart
Very weak (×4) — 1 type
Ice
×4
Weak (×2) — 3 types
Rock
×2
Dragon
×2
Fairy
×2
Normal (×1) — 8 types
Normal
×1
Electric
×1
Poison
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Ghost
×1
Dark
×1
Steel
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types
Fire
×½
Water
×½
Fighting
×½
Bug
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type
Grass
×¼
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Ground
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
Eliminates the effects of weather.
Rayquaza Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve and does not come from any evolution.
Rayquaza Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Dragon · Flying
Mega Rayquaza
Dragon · Flying
Mega Evolution
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Rayquaza Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Dragon Ascent
Flying
Phys.
100%
120
5
1
Scary Face
Normal
Stat
100%
—
10
1
Air Slash
Flying
Spec.
95%
75
15
1
Twister
Dragon
Spec.
100%
40
20
1
Ancient Power
Rock
Spec.
100%
60
5
9
Crunch
Dark
Phys.
100%
80
15
18
Dragon Dance
Dragon
Stat
—
—
20
20
Dragon Claw
Dragon
Phys.
100%
80
15
27
Extreme Speed
Normal
Phys.
100%
80
5
36
Dragon Pulse
Dragon
Spec.
100%
85
10
45
Hyper Voice
Normal
Spec.
100%
90
10
54
Rest
Psychic
Stat
—
—
5
63
Fly
Flying
Phys.
95%
90
15
72
Hurricane
Flying
Spec.
70%
110
10
81
Outrage
Dragon
Phys.
100%
120
10
90
Hyper Beam
Normal
Spec.
90%
150
5
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Undiscovered
Gender
Genderless
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Rayquaza
Available in 9 games, 14 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Emerald
Ruby
Sapphire
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby
Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun
Generation III
Emerald 2 encounters
Available
▼
Static legendary
(1)
Sky Pillar (Rayquaza)
Lv. 70 100%
Static encounter
(1)
Sky Pillar
Lv. 70 100%
Ruby 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Sky Pillar
Lv. 70 100%
Sapphire 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Sky Pillar
Lv. 70 100%
Generation IV
HeartGold 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Embedded Tower
Lv. 50 100%
SoulSilver 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Embedded Tower
Lv. 50 100%
Generation VI
Alpha Sapphire 2 encounters
Available
▼
Static legendary
(1)
Sky Pillar (Rayquaza, Delta Episode)
Lv. 70 100%
Static encounter
(1)
Sky Pillar
Lv. 70 100%
Omega Ruby 2 encounters
Available
▼
Static legendary
(1)
Sky Pillar (Rayquaza, Delta Episode)
Lv. 70 100%
Static encounter
(1)
Sky Pillar
Lv. 70 100%
Generation VII
Ultra Moon 2 encounters
Available
▼
Static encounter
(2)
Ultra Space Wilds
Lv. 60 100%
Ultra Space
Lv. 60 15%
Ultra Sun 2 encounters
Available
▼
Static encounter
(2)
Ultra Space Wilds
Lv. 60 100%
Ultra Space
Lv. 60 15%
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Ruby
→
Diamond
Pal Park
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sapphire
→
Diamond
Pal Park
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Emerald
→
Diamond
Pal Park
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
HeartGold
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
SoulSilver
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Omega Ruby
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Alpha Sapphire
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Ultra Sun
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Ultra Moon
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Rayquaza in Pokémon GO
- 3,835Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 2,191Perfect CP in Raids
- 20 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Ruby
“RAYQUAZA lived for hundreds of millions of years in the earth’s ozone layer, never descending to the ground. This POKéMON appears to feed on water and particles in the atmosphere.”
Sapphire
“RAYQUAZA is said to have lived for hundreds of millions of years in the earth’s ozone layer, above the clouds. Its existence had been completely unknown because it lived so high in the sky.”
Emerald
“A POKéMON that flies endlessly in the ozone layer. It is said it would descend to the ground if KYOGRE and GROUDON were to fight.”
FireRed
“It has lived for hundreds of millions of years in the ozone layer. Its flying form looks like a meteor.”
LeafGreen
“It has lived for hundreds of millions of years in the ozone layer. Its flying form looks like a meteor.”
Diamond
“It lives in the ozone layer far above the clouds and cannot be seen from the ground.”
Pearl
“It lives in the ozone layer far above the clouds and cannot be seen from the ground.”
Platinum
“It lives in the ozone layer far above the clouds and cannot be seen from the ground.”
HeartGold
“It flies in the ozone layer, way up high in the sky. Until recently, no one had ever seen it.”
SoulSilver
“It flies in the ozone layer, way up high in the sky. Until recently, no one had ever seen it.”
Black
“It lives in the ozone layer far above the clouds and cannot be seen from the ground.”
White
“It lives in the ozone layer far above the clouds and cannot be seen from the ground.”
Black 2
“It lives in the ozone layer far above the clouds and cannot be seen from the ground.”
White 2
“It lives in the ozone layer far above the clouds and cannot be seen from the ground.”
X
“It lives in the ozone layer far above the clouds and cannot be seen from the ground.”
Y
“It flies in the ozone layer, way up high in the sky. Until recently, no one had ever seen it.”
Omega Ruby
“Rayquaza is said to have lived for hundreds of millions of years. Legends remain of how it put to rest the clash between Kyogre and Groudon.”
Alpha Sapphire
“It flies forever through the ozone layer, consuming meteoroids for sustenance. The many meteoroids in its body provide the energy it needs to Mega Evolve.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Rayquaza
🇬🇧 English
Rayquaza
🇯🇵 漢字
レックウザ
🇯🇵 Kana
レックウザ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Rayquaza
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Rayquaza
🇪🇸 Español
Rayquaza
🇮🇹 Italiano
Rayquaza
🇰🇷 한국어
레쿠쟈
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
烈空坐
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
烈空坐
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Cieux
🇬🇧 EN
Sky High Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
てんくうポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Himmelhoch-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Origins and Trivia
Name origin: Rayquaza may combine “ray” and “quasar”, those extremely bright galaxy cores. Its name also brings to mind the Aztec deities it resembles. In Japanese, it is called Rayquaza too.
Inspiration: This long winged serpent recalls Quetzalcóatl, the Aztec feathered serpent, and Asian dragons. According to the Pokédex, it flies constantly in the ozone layer and feeds on meteoroids; in Emerald, it descends to calm the clash between Groudon and Kyogre.
Did you know?: Drawn by Hironobu Yoshida, it is on the cover of Pokémon Emerald. In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, it Mega Evolves without a Mega Stone, thanks to its move Dragon Ascent.
Frequently asked questions about Rayquaza
What type is Rayquaza?
Rayquaza is a Dragon and Flying-type Pokémon.
What are Rayquaza's weaknesses?
Rayquaza is weak to Rock, Dragon and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Rayquaza is very weak to Ice-type moves (×4 damage). Rayquaza takes no damage from Ground-type moves.
Can you get a Shiny Rayquaza in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Rayquaza is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
