Its greatest asset is Attack — among the highest in the entire Pokédex. Its stat total puts it at the very top: more than 99% of species fall behind. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. Defensively it can rely on 4 weaknesses, 5 resistances and 1 full immunity. Watch out for the Ice type — damage from it is quadrupled. This is a Legendary Pokémon: one per game, no offspring.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Attack.
Attack and Sp. Atk share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
Attack (150) and Sp. Atk (150) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Defense does not stop anything here anyway.
- Hasty +Spe · −Def A mixed set that does not intend to take any hits: all that matters is striking first.
- Lonely +Atk · −Def The same price, but the boost goes into the stronger of the two offensive stats.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 4
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Hoenn | #200 | Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald |
|---|---|---|
| Hoenn | #209 | Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire |
| Pokémon Conquest | #200 | — |
| Hyperspace | #130 | Legends: Z-A , Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension |
Abilities
- Air Lock Negates all effects of weather, but does not prevent the weather itself.
Pokédex entry
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.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Rayquaza takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
2002–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Rayquaza appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
LEGO sets (1)
All LEGO sets →Rayquaza has its own LEGO set — it is not part of any game but a separate product line that launched in 2026.
TCG cards (43)
All Rayquaza cards →Rayquaza has 43 cards in 23 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Rayquaza does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.
Where to catch it (5)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Alola
Galar
Hoenn
Johto
Moves (105)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (94 via TM/TR, 36 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95% | 15 | |
| 1 | Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 |
| 1 | Dragon Ascent | Physical | 120 | 100% | 5 | |
| 1 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Twister | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100% | 20 |
| 9 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 18 | Dragon Dance | Dragon | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 20 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 27 | Extreme Speed | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100% | 5 |
| 36 | Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100% | 10 |
| 45 | Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 54 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 63 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95% | 15 | |
| 72 | Hurricane | Special | 110 | 70% | 10 | |
| 81 | Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100% | 10 |
| 90 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90% | 5 |