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Rayquaza レックウザ Rayquaza
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Type	Dragon / Flying
Species	Sky High Pokémon
Height	23′00″ (7.0m)
Weight	455.2 lbs. (206.5kg)
Ability	Air Lock
Egg group	No eggs
Time to hatch	30,720 steps
Effort yield	2 Atk, 1 SpA
Exp. yield	220 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	—
Pokédex color	Green
Catch rate	3
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Rayquaza (Japanese: レックウザ Rayquaza) is a Dragon/Flying-type Pokémon. In Pokémon Emerald, it served to end the conflict between Groudon and Kyogre when Team Magma's leader Maxie and Team Aqua's leader Archie awakened them.

Rayquaza has the ability Air Lock, which blocks all effects of weather conditions on the field when it is in battle.

Rayquaza is the version mascot of Pokémon Emerald, appearing on the boxart.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 NPC appearances 5.2 Pokédex entries 5.3 Game locations 5.3.1 In side games 5.4 Base stats 5.5 Type effectiveness 5.6 Learnset 5.6.1 By leveling up 5.6.2 By TM/HM 5.6.3 By tutoring 5.7 Side game data 5.8 Evolution 5.9 Sprites 5.10 Trivia 5.10.1 Origin 5.10.1.1 Name origin 5.11 In other languages 5.12 Related Articles 6 External links

Biology

Physiology

Rayquaza a is large, green serpentine creature with rudder-like wings. Yellow rings run across the length of Rayquaza's body and has an additional yellow ring on top of its head. Rayquaza has arms with three-fingered hands. Rayquaza has long, flat "horns" on its head and two smaller horns below them. Its eyes and markings resemble those of both Groudon and Kyogre.

Gender differences

Rayquaza is genderless.

Special abilities

Rayquaza is capable of using various elemental attacks. It is also unable to be affected by weather conditions. Since Rayquaza is a "true" Dragon-type Pokémon, it can learn Draco Meteor.

Behavior

Rayquaza constantly flies around the globe in the ozone layer, stopping and descending only to land on the peak of the Sky Pillar to rest.

Habitat

Rayquaza lives way up in the ozone layer. However, in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Rayquaza resides in a lake where Fox crash lands.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Rayquaza eats water particles in the atmosphere.

In the anime

Rayquaza appears in Destiny Deoxys. It fights against Deoxys because it is seen as invading its territory. It also has a cameo in the opening to the 9th Pokémon movie and is captured by Team Rocket. Its current status is unknown.

In Malice in Wonderland, a Rayquaza appeared as an illusion created by Mismagius.

In the manga

To stop the battle between Kyogre and Groudon, Wally and Norman trained at the Sky Tower and woke up Rayquaza. Five years earlier, Ruby's victory over a Salamence was the reason Norman was banned from the Gym Leaders test as the wounded Salamence accidentally let Rayquaza, who was in captivity at that time, free.

In the TCG

Main article: Rayquaza (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Rayquaza is the focus of the third and final Bonus Field. It can only be challenged after capturing Groudon or Kyogre and will then join the circuit of bonus fields. Rayquaza will bounce along from left to right, allowing the ball to roll under it if it is up. It will sometimes use Thunder to paralyze the ball if it is not moving fast enough, though it does stay still while it is unleashing the attack. Rayquaza will also sometimes use ExtremeSpeed to create two tornados that cause the ball to fly up into the air for several seconds if contact is made. Rayquaza must be hit 15 times in three minutes to win. After beating the round twice, Rayquaza will be captured.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rayquaza acts as final boss, living on the Sky Tower. After the credits roll, the player can re-battle Rayquaza to recruit it.
• Pokémon Ranger: Rayquaza can be captured in a bonus mission after the credits.
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Rayquaza is shown to be in the Subspace Emissary mode of Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a boss.

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	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.
	Sapphire	Rayquaza is said to have lived for hundreds of millions of years in the earth's ozone layer, above the clouds. Its existence had been completely unknown because it lived so high in the sky.
	Emerald	A Pokémon that flies endlessly in the ozone layer. It is said it would descend to the ground if Kyogre and Groudon were to fight.
	FireRed	It has lived for hundreds of millions of years in the ozone layer. Its flying form looks like a meteor.
	LeafGreen	It has lived for hundreds of millions of years in the ozone layer. Its flying form looks like a meteor.
IV	Diamond	It cannot be seen from ground level since it lives far up above the clouds in the ozone layer.
	Pearl	It cannot be seen from ground level since it lives far up above the clouds in the ozone layer.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	One	Sky Pillar
	Pokémon Emerald	One	Sky Pillar
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	None	Pal Park
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Field

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Bonus Field
Pokémon Trozei!	Random Agent Cards Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Sky Tower Summit (9F)
Pokémon Ranger	Fiore Temple (during mission)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2	Sky Stairs (Summit)

Base stats

HP:	105
Attack:	150
Defense:	90
SpAtk:	150
SpDef:	90
Speed:	95

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Rock: 2× Ice: 4× Dragon: 2×	Fighting: ½× Ground: 0× Bug: ½× Grass: ¼× Fire: ½× Water: ½×	Normal: 1× Flying: 1× Poison: 1× Ghost: 1× Steel: 1× Electric: 1× Psychic: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

Rayquaza is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

NOTE: When Rayquaza is encountered it is level 70, with the moves Outrage, ExtremeSpeed, Fly, and Rest. The rest of the moves in the list are capable of being learned from the move relearner, which means Rayquaza would naturally learn them if trained from level 5 onward.

By leveling up

Generation III Level Move Type Start Twister 5 Scary Face 15 AncientPower 20 Dragon Claw 30 Dragon Dance 35 Crunch 45 Fly 50 Rest 60 ExtremeSpeed 65 Outrage 75 Hyper Beam

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Twister 5 Scary Face 15 AncientPower 20 Dragon Claw 30 Dragon Dance 35 Crunch 45 Fly 50 Rest 60 ExtremeSpeed 65 Hyper Beam 75 Dragon Pulse 80 Outrage

By TM/HM

Game	Generation III	Generation IV
TM02	Dragon Claw	Dragon Claw
TM03	Water Pulse	Water Pulse
TM05	Roar	Roar
TM06	Toxic	Toxic
TM08	Bulk Up	Bulk Up
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice Beam
TM14	Blizzard	Blizzard
TM15	Hyper Beam	Hyper Beam
TM17	Protect	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM21	Frustration	Frustration
TM22	SolarBeam	SolarBeam
TM23	Iron Tail	Iron Tail
TM24	Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt
TM25	Thunder	Thunder
TM26	Earthquake	Earthquake
TM27	Return	Return
TM31	Brick Break	Brick Break
TM32	Double Team	Double Team
TM34	Shock Wave	Shock Wave
TM35	Flamethrower	Flamethrower
TM37	Sandstorm	Sandstorm
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire Blast
TM40	Aerial Ace	Aerial Ace
TM42	Facade	Facade
TM43	Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest
TM50	Overheat	Overheat
TM52		Focus Blast
TM53		Energy Ball
TM56		Fling
TM58		Endure
TM59		Dragon Pulse
TM65		Shadow Claw
TM68		Giga Impact
TM71		Stone Edge
TM72		Avalanche
TM73		Thunder Wave
TM74		Gyro Ball
TM75		Swords Dance
TM77		Psych Up
TM80		Rock Slide
TM82		Sleep Talk
TM83		Natural Gift
TM87		Swagger
TM90		Substitute
HM02	Fly	Fly
HM03	Surf	Surf
HM04	Strength	Strength
HM05	Flash
HM06	Rock Smash	Rock Smash
HM07	Waterfall	Waterfall
HM08	Dive

By tutoring

Generation III		Generation IV
FRLG	Emerald
Body Slam	Endure	Draco Meteor
Double Edge	Fury Cutter
Mimic	Icy Wind
Rock Slide	Mud-Slap
Substitute	Psych Up
Thunder Wave	Sleep Talk
	Snore
	Swagger
	Swift

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 4	Recruit Rate: -10%	Friend Area: Stratos Lookout
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Like a star blazing in the sky, I shall help you!
26%-50% HP	How is this possible? My health is reduced to a mere half?
1%-25% HP	I've had enough... The ozone layer calls for my return...
Level Up	I've leveled up! The vast power of the skies fills me!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 13	Minimum Experience: -
Poké Assist:	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: -
Rayquaza rampages while spitting energy. It is said to be impossible to capture.

Evolution

Basic Rayquaza

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
			Image:Spr 3e 384 s.gif
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
			Image:Spr 4p 384.png
			Image:Spr 4p 384 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Rayquaza images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Rayquaza is, as of Generation IV, the tallest legendary Pokémon.
• Rayquaza is one of the very few Pokémon to learn an HM move by level up, and the only legendary Pokémon to do so.
• Rayquaza is the only legendary Pokémon that can be captured at a higher level than the Elite Four before becoming the champion.
• Rayquaza is most likely based on an atmospheric beast.
• Not counting Hidden Power and Natural Gift, Rayquaza can learn damaging attacks of fifteen of the seventeen types, more than any other Pokémon that is not Mew or Smeargle. It can't learn any damaging Psychic- or Poison-type moves, but can learn Rest and Toxic.

Origin

It is based on Chinese dragons, or lóng. In terms of relevance to other Pokémon, Rayquaza has similarities to Ziz, the Hebrew lord of the sky, when compared to Groudon's behemoth origins and Kyogre's leviathan origins.

Name origin

Rayquaza's name is likely a combination of ray and quasar. Although Rayquaza's Romanized name suggests its Japanese name is meant to be the same as its English name, it could be a combination of 烈 retsu, violent or furious, 空 kū, sky, and 惨 zan, disaster.

In other languages

• German: Rayquaza
• French: Rayquaza
• Korean: 레쿠쟈 Rekuza

Related Articles

• Weather trio

External links

• Article on Wikipedia
• A Little Patch of Green, the fanlisting for Rayquaza at The Anime Fanlistings Network

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	Before the Elite Four									After the Elite Four		Event Pokémon
	Legendary trios			Version mascots								Cute		Über
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Johto	Raikou	Entei	Suicune	Lugia			Ho-Oh					Celebi
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