#384
Rayquaza
Sky High Pokémon
DragonFlying
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.
Base Stats
HP 105
Attack 150
Defense 90
Sp. Atk 150
Sp. Def 90
Speed 95
Total 680
Type Effectiveness
Abilities
Forms
Evolution Chain
Moves
Locations
Details
Category Sky High Pokémon
Height 7.0 m
Weight 206.5 kg
Base Exp 306
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat Rare
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Dragon Dance
Item
Flyinium Z / Life Orb / Focus Sash
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Mixed Wallbreaker
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Naive
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 4
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Naughty / Lonely
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 4
Spe 252
Strategy Overview
- Rayquaza is very threatening against bulky offense and defensive teams with its great offensive presence, Flying-type STAB moves, and ability to be either a sweeper or mixed wallbreaker.
- It can pressure many common defensive Pokemon such as Zygarde and Mega Sableye and Steel-types such as Necrozma-DM.
- Defog users that fit on offense such as Xerneas and Yveltal alleviate Rayquaza's Stealth Rock weakness, though Stealth Rock is still a problem for Rayquaza over the course of a match.
- Rayquaza's rather low bulk and common weaknesses in Rock, Ice, and Fairy offset its useful immunity to Ground and resistance to Water, giving it little defensive synergy and difficulty finding opportunities to switch in.
- Rayquaza is rather slow for an offensive Pokemon, which leaves it outsped or forced out by faster Pokemon such as Xerneas, Yveltal, Lunala, and support Arceus formes.
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Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc