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rayquaza
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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

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Competitive

anythinggoes Usage: 42.9%
Dragon Dance
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Moves
Earthquake / Surf / Toxic / Defog
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Naive
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 4
Spe 252
Choice Band
Moves
Earthquake / Waterfall / Outrage
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Mixed Attacker
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Naive / Naughty
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

As the premier offensive threat in Anything Goes, Mega Rayquaza boasts incredible attacking stats backed by a stellar movepool. Base 115 Speed is quite solid and lets it outpace many offensive threats, such as Primal Groudon, Yveltal, Xerneas, and Zygarde-C. Mega Rayquaza further benefits from being able to hold an item unlike other Mega Evolutions, making it unpredictable and dangerous. This allows it to run multiple movesets viably, making Mega Rayquaza incredibly difficult to deal with before its set is revealed. However, while base 115 speed is quite fast, Mega Rayquaza can be outpaced by Arceus as well as other faster threats such as Mega Gengar and Ultra Necrozma. While its bulk is above average for an offensive threat when combined with Delta Stream, repeated uses of Dragon Ascent leave it vulnerable to priority from the likes of Arceus and Marshadow.

Most Used Moves

V-create
49.8%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
40.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc