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Rayquaza
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Rayquaza

DragonFlying

Best attacking moveset: Dragon Tail and Breaking Swipe, worth 16.7 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Rayquaza can learn 10 combinations. Dragon Tail with Breaking Swipe does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

That set is legacy. Breaking Swipe is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Rayquaza you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Dragon Tail and Outrage, worth 15.8 damage per second.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Type matchups

Takes double damageIce
Weak toRockDragonFairy
ResistsFightingBugFireWater
Strongly resistsGroundGrass
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Air SlashFlying121.0s+8
Dragon TailDragon141.0s+8
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Aerial AceFlying552.5s-33
Ancient PowerRock703.5s-33
OutrageDragon1104.0s-50
Breaking Swipe LegacyDragon451.0s-33
Hurricane LegacyFlying1052.5s-100

Shiny

Rayquaza
Normal
Shiny Rayquaza
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Rayquaza has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.

Other forms

Mega Rayquaza
Mega Rayquaza

Numbers

Max CP4,336 at level 50, 3,835 at level 40
Raid catch2,191 CP at level 20, or 2,739 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch2,102 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats284 attack · 170 defense · 213 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy
Buddy distance20 km per Candy
Size7.01 m and 206.5 kg

Best moveset against each type

Rayquaza does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Dragon, Fighting, Bug.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
DragonDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe25.6
FightingAir Slash + Hurricane22.2
BugAir Slash + Hurricane22.2
GrassAir Slash + Hurricane22.2
NormalDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe16.7
FlyingDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe16.7
PoisonDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe16.7
GroundDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe16.7
RockDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe16.7
GhostDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe16.7
FireDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe16.7
WaterDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe16.7
ElectricDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe16.7
PsychicDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe16.7
IceDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe16.7
DarkDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe16.7
FairyAir Slash + Hurricane13.9
SteelDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe10.1

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Rayquaza is actually for.

Counters: what beats Rayquaza

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
EternatusPoisonDragonDragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy42.4
Chien-PaoDarkIcePowder Snow + Avalanche41.2
BaxcaliburDragonIceIce Fang + Avalanche41.1
MamoswineIceGroundPowder Snow + Avalanche39.2
WeavileDarkIceIce Shard + Avalanche38.6
GlaceonIceFrost Breath + Avalanche38.1
KyuremDragonIceDragon Breath + Glaciate Legacy36.7
JynxIcePsychicFrost Breath + Avalanche35.8
VanilluxeIceFrost Breath + Avalanche Legacy35.1
FrosmothIceBugPowder Snow + Ice Beam34.2

Ranked by damage per second against Rayquaza's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.