#0384 · Generation 3

Rayquaza

DragonFlying

Rayquaza has 680 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the physical side (150) and a Speed of 95. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 285, which makes it a bulky physical attacker. It is a legendary or mythical Pokémon, so it is rarely allowed in casual in-game teams.

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What Rayquaza is weak to

Weak to: Ice (×4), Rock, Dragon, Fairy. Resists: Fire, Water, Grass (×0.25), Fighting, Bug. Immune to: Ground (×0). The ×4 weakness is the danger: one hit of Ice does huge damage.

Attacking typeDamage taken
Ice×4
Rock×2
Dragon×2
Fairy×2
Fire×0.5
Water×0.5
Fighting×0.5
Bug×0.5
Grass×0.25
Ground×0

Base stats

HP105
Atk150
Def90
SpA150
SpD90
Spe95
Total680

Best teammates for Rayquaza

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Rayquaza: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

  1. Iron Treads GroundSteel

    Resists rock, dragon, fairy, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, ice super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  2. Steelix SteelGround

    Resists rock, dragon, fairy, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, ice super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  3. Excadrill GroundSteel

    Resists rock, dragon, fairy, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, ice super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  4. Scizor BugSteel

    Resists ice, dragon, fairy, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, psychic, rock super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  5. Escavalier BugSteel

    Resists ice, dragon, fairy, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, psychic, rock super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  6. Durant BugSteel

    Resists ice, dragon, fairy, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, psychic, rock super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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Counters to Rayquaza

  1. Carbink

    Rock and Fairy STAB hits Rayquaza super effectively and it resists everything Rayquaza can hit it with by type.

  2. Baxcalibur

    Dragon and Ice STAB hits Rayquaza super effectively.

  3. Tyrantrum

    Rock and Dragon STAB hits Rayquaza super effectively.

  4. Aurorus

    Rock and Ice STAB hits Rayquaza super effectively.

  5. Stakataka

    Rock STAB hits Rayquaza super effectively and it resists everything Rayquaza can hit it with by type.

  6. Aggron

    Rock STAB hits Rayquaza super effectively and it resists everything Rayquaza can hit it with by type.

Where you can use Rayquaza

Rayquaza is in the regional Pokédex of 2 games we cover:

EmeraldOmega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire