Forms

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Rayquaza

Sky High Pokémon

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.

In Pokémon GO · 3835 max CP 2 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height7.0 m

Weight206.5 kg

GenderGenderless

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship0None

Hatch time120 cycles · ~30,855 steps

Growth rateslow

Base EXP306

Abilities

Air Lock

Negates all effects of weather, but does not prevent the weather itself.

Egg groups: Undiscovered

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Sprites

Base stats

105

Attack

150

Defense

Sp. Atk

150

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

680

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Ice4×

Rock2×

Dragon2×

Fairy2×

Resistant to

Grass¼×

Fighting½×

Bug½×

Fire½×

Water½×

Immune to

Ground0×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Dragon Dance

UBERS

Moves

Item

Life Orb / Focus Sash

Nature{"Jolly","Adamant"}

TeraFlyingNormalGroundSteel

EV spread

Atk252

Def4

Spe252

Swords Dance

UBERS

Moves

Item

Life Orb

NatureJolly+Spe/−SpA

TeraNormal

EV spread

Atk252

Def4

Spe▲252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Rayquaza

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Ruby

Sapphire

Emerald

HeartGold

SoulSilver

Omega Ruby

Alpha Sapphire

Ultra Sun

Ultra Space Ultra Space Wilds

Ultra Moon

Ultra Space Ultra Space Wilds

Evolution

This Pokémon does not evolve.

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Rayquaza can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Flying	Special	75	95	15
1	Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage.	Rock	Special	60	100	5
1	Dragon Ascent Lowers the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage.	Flying	Physical	120	100	5
1	Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100	10
1	Twister Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dragon	Special	40	100	20
9	Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
18	Dragon Dance Raises the user’s Attack and Speed by one stage.	Dragon	Status	—	—	20
20	Dragon Claw Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Dragon	Physical	80	100	15
27	Extreme Speed Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	80	100	5
36	Dragon Pulse Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Dragon	Special	85	100	10
45	Hyper Voice Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Special	90	100	10
54	Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
63	Fly User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.	Flying	Physical	90	95	15
72	Hurricane Has a chance to confuse the target.	Flying	Special	110	70	10
81	Outrage Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.	Dragon	Physical	120	100	10
90	Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Special	150	90	5