Rayquaza

Rayquaza レックウザ
Groudon < Rayquaza > Jirachi
Species	Type
Sky High Pokémon
Number	Ability
#384	Air Lock
Height	Weight
23′ (7m)	455.2 lbs. (206.5kg)
Gender Ratio
Male: Genderless	Female: Genderless
Evolves From	Evolves Into
None	None
Egg Group	Catch Rate
Undiscovered	3
Tier	EV Yield
Uber	2 Attack Points 1 Special Attack

Rayquaza (レックウザ) is the 200th Pokémon in the Hoenn Pokédex. It is a Dragon/Flying Type, and it is known as the Sky High Pokémon.

Rayquaza uses the Air Lock Ability. While Rayquaza is in battle, any and all weather effects are negated regardless how they happen.

Rayquaza does not evolve and doesn't have a pre-evolved form.

Rayquaza is listed in the Undiscovered Egg Group; like most Legendary Pokémon it cannot breed. It takes Rayquaza 1,250,000 Experience Points to reach Level 100.

[edit] Biology

[edit] Physiology

Rayquaza takes on the appearance of a serpent-like dragon with a pair of short arms.

[edit] Gender Differences

Rayquaza is a Genderless Pokémon.

[edit] Game Information

[edit] Original Games

Rayquaza can be found on top of the Sky Pillar in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. It cannot be battled until the fighting between Groudon and Kyogre has been calmed in Emerald, however.

Rayquaza can appear at the Embedded Tower in Heart Gold and Soul Silver, but a Groudon and Kyogre that came from Heart Gold and Soul Silver must be on the same Game Card when you speak to Professor Oak. By doing so, you receive the Jade Orb; when you go to the Embedded Tower with the Jade Orb Rayquaza will appear.

[edit] Spin-Off Games

Rayquaza does not appear very often, limited to appearing at Mr. Who's Den in Pokémon Trozei!.

Rayquaza appears at the Tower Top 9F of Sky Tower in the first round of Mystery Dungeon games. In Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky, Rayquaza appears at the Summit of Sky Stairway. Rayquaza is exclusive to Light Adventure Squad in Mystery Dungeon 3, appearing on the 50th Floor of Legendary Mountains.

Rayquaza only appears during missions in Pokémon Ranger. Rayquaza does not appear in either of the two sequels.

Rayquaza appears in the Flower Zone in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure after beating "Rayquaza's Balloon Panic".

Rayquaza can be found at any of the "Tower" stages in Pokémon Rumble Blast after completing the game.

Rayquaza can be obtained in Pokémon Conquest, but only after completing the game.

[edit] Trading Card Game

Rayquaza is listed in a total of 13 Sets, Pokémon Organized Play Series 1 as a Rare Card, a Play Promotional, the 7th Movie Halfdeck, Master Kit (EX Card), a Pokémon Card Game Promo, a Nintendo Promo, a Lv. X Rayquaza (SP: Cynthia) in the Diamond and Peral Promos, the Dragon Vault sub-set and the Black/White Promo set (3; 2 EX Cards).

A special Rayquaza & Deoxys Legend Card is also in the Undaunted set.

Rayquaza is listed as a Rare Card in the EX Dragon (EX Card), EX Deoxys (3; 1 EX Card; 1 Shiny Card), EX Emerald, EX Delta Species (Delta Species Card), EX Holon Phantoms (2 Delta Species Cards), EX Dragon Frontiers (EX Delta Species Card), Legends Awakened and Supreme Victors (2 SP: Cynthia Cards; 1 Lv. X Card) sets. Three different Rayquaza cards can be found in the Dragons Exalted Set.

All three are Ultra-Rare cards with two EX Cards, and the third is a Hidden Shiny Card, based on the obtainable Rayquaza in Pokémon Conquest.

[edit] Other Appearances

Rayquaza appears as a Boss in Super Smash Bros. Brawl during the game's Adventure Mode "The Subspace Emissary." During the storyline, the only character choices are Diddy Kong or Fox, but any character can take on Rayquaza during the final stage and in the Boss Battles mode.

[edit] Anime/Manga Information

[edit] Anime

Dr. Yung would use a Rayquaza in the episode The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon.

A Wild Rayquaza would appear in the episode The Worst Togepi In History! after a very mean-spirited Togepi hi-jacked Team Rocket's Space Rocket and launched it into space.

[edit] Movies

A Wild Rayquaza would appear predominantly in the film Destiny Deoxys. It is sleeping in the Ozone Layer when the meteorite carrying Deoxys falls to the Earth, and attacks Deoxys seeing its arrival as an attack. It would also appear in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, The Rise of Darkrai and Zoroark: Master of Illusions, but only with a brief appearance.

[edit] Manga

Rayquaza has a backstory prior to its first appearance in the Manga. It would be captured by the Pokémon Association to be studied at the Research Building in Johto, with the hopes that it could be controlled by artificial means--specifically, a Green Orb. The experiment didn't work, and it would break free from the lab because Ruby had angered a Wild Salamence, which broke into the lab and freed Rayquaza during its rampage.

While the Groudon/Kyogre conflict was going on, Ruby and Norman would ascend Sky Pillar to awaken Rayquaza and bring it to Sootopolis City to end the fighting. Rayquaza would fly away after calming the conflict.

Rayquaza appears in Chapters 241, 258, 259 & 261-264.

[edit] Pokémon Information

[edit] Competitive Battling

Rayquaza finds itself in the Uber Tier of Competitive Battling thanks to having very high Offensive Statistics--high enough to be a serious threat to both Defensive Walls and Sweepers alike. It can use either Dragon Dance or Swords Dance to boost its sweeping capabilities, along with an Ability that negates the effects of the weather in Air Lock and access to Extremespeed, which makes it a dangerous revenge-KO artist with its insanely high Attack.

Rayquaza is a tough Pokémon to take down due to how hard it hits, but its Defenses are relatively low and it also has a weakness to Stealth Rock. It definitely won't appreciate eating an Ice Beam as a result of its double-weakness to Ice-Type moves. Paralysis with Thunder Wave will even the odds when Rayquaza isn't using Extremespeed, and even when it does there's a chance it won't be able to attack.

[edit] Area Location

[edit] Pokédex Entries

[edit] Pokéathlon Statistics

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Moves

[edit] Via Level-Up

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Start	Twister		40	100	Special
5	Scary Face		N/A	100	Status
15	Crunch		80	100	Physical
20	Hyper Voice		90	100	Special
30	Rest		N/A	N/A	Status
35	Air Slash		75	95	Special
45	Ancientpower		60	100	Special
50	Outrage		120	100	Special
60	Dragon Dance		N/A	N/A	Status
65	Fly		90	95	Physical
75	Extremespeed		80	100	Physical
80	Hyper Beam		150	90	Physical
90	Dragon Pulse		90	100	Special

[edit] Via TM/HM

TM/HM No.	Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
TM01	Hone Claws		--	--	Status
TM02	Dragon Claw		80	100	Physical
TM05	Roar		--	100	Status
TM06	Toxic		--	90	Status
TM08	Bulk Up		--	--	Status
TM10	Hidden Power		??	100	Special
TM11	Sunny Day		--	--	Status
TM13	Ice Beam		95	100	Special
TM14	Blizzard		120	70	Special
TM15	Hyper Beam		150	90	Special
TM17	Protect		--	--	Status
TM18	Rain Dance		--	--	Status
TM21	Frustration		??	100	Physical
TM22	Solarbeam		120	100	Special
TM24	Thunderbolt		95	100	Special
TM25	Thunder		120	70	Special
TM26	Earthquake		100	100	Physical
TM27	Return		??	100	Physical
TM31	Brick Break		75	100	Physical
TM32	Double Team		--	--	Status
TM35	Flamethrower		95	100	Special
TM37	Sandstorm		--	--	Status
TM38	Fire Blast		120	85	Special
TM39	Rock Tomb		50	80	Physical
TM40	Aerial Ace		60	--	Physical
TM42	Facade		70	100	Physical
TM44	Rest		--	--	Status
TM48	Round		60	100	Special
TM49	Echoed Voice		40	100	Special
TM50	Overheat		140	90	Special
TM52	Focus Blast		120	70	Special
TM53	Energy Ball		80	100	Special
TM56	Fling		??	100	Physical
TM58	Sky Drop		60	100	Physical
TM59	Incinerate		30	100	Special
TM65	Shadow Claw		70	100	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact		150	90	Physical
TM71	Stone Edge		100	80	Physical
TM73	Thunder Wave		--	100	Status
TM74	Gyro Ball		??	100	Physical
TM75	Swords Dance		--	--	Status
TM77	Psych Up		--	--	Status
TM78	Bulldoze		60	100	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide		75	90	Physical
TM82	Dragon Tail		60	90	Physical
TM87	Swagger		--	90	Status
TM90	Substitute		--	--	Status
TM94	Rock Smash		40	100	Physical
HM02	Fly		90	95	Physical
HM03	Surf		95	100	Special
HM04	Strength		80	100	Physical
HM05	Waterfall		80	100	Physical
HM06	Dive		80	100	Physical

[edit] Via Breeding

Rayquaza cannot breed.

[edit] Via Move Tutor

[edit] All Generation 5 Games

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Draco Meteor		140	90%	Special

[edit] Black 2/White 2 Exclusive Moves

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Aqua Tail		90	90%	Physical
Bind		15	85%	Physical
Dragon Pulse		90	100%	Special
Earth Power		90	100%	Special
Hyper Voice		90	100%	Special
Icy Wind		55	95%	Special
Iron Head		80	100%	Physical
Iron Tail		100	75%	Physical
Outrage		120	100%	Physical
Sleep Talk		--	--%	Status
Snore		40	100%	Special
Tailwind		--	--%	Status
Uproar		90	100%	Special

[edit] Via Event

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
V-create		180	95%	Physical

NOTE: As of writing, this move is exclusive to the Japan region for winning that region's Pokémon Popularity Poll. (Source)

[edit] Generation III Exclusive Move Tutor Moves (Fire Red/Leaf Green)

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Body Slam		85	100%	Physical
Double-Edge		120	100%	Physical
Mimic		--	--%	Status

[edit] Generation IV Exclusive Moves

[edit] Via TM/HM

• TM03: Water Pulse
• TM34: Shock Wave
• TM43: Secret Power
• TM58: Endure
• TM72: Avalanche
• TM83: Natural Gift
• HM05: Whirlpool (Heart Gold/Soul Silver Only)

[edit] Via Move Tutor

[edit] Platinum/Heart Gold/Soul Silver

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Fury Cutter		20	95%	Physical
Swift		60	--%	Special
Mud-Slap		20	100%	Special

[edit] Heart Gold/Soul Silver

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Headbutt		70	100%	Physical

[edit] Evolution Line

Evolution Line
Rayquaza

[edit] Type Matchups

Type	Attack Advantages	Attack Disadvantages	Defense Advantages	Defense Disadvantages
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