Competitive Information for Rayquaza (mega) [Sun/Moon]
Dragon / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Rayquaza-mega? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Rayquaza is a decent Dragon and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's common to see Rayquaza show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. Rayquaza is weak to Dragon, Fairy, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Delta Stream
Nature: Hasty (+Spe, -Def)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Ascent
- Extreme Speed
- Protect
- Swords Dance
Physical Sweeper Rayquaza-Mega (Popular/Trending)
Rayquaza is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Rayquaza from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Rayquaza's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Delta Stream, on switch-in strong winds begin until this ability is not active in battle.
◆ Extreme Speed is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Normal-type move (nearly always goes first).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Rayquaza this turn).
◆ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Rayquaza's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Yache Berry / Expert Belt
Ability: Delta Stream
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 Atk / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Ascent / Sky Drop
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- V-create
- Earthquake / Aqua Tail
Physical Sweeper Rayquaza-Mega (Delta Stream)
Rayquaza is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Rayquaza's super effective moves by 20%. With Delta Stream, on switch-in strong winds begin until this ability is not active in battle. Earthquake or Aqua Tail are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed.
◆ Sky Drop is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (Rayquaza and foe fly up turn 1. Damages on turn 2).
◆ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Rayquaza afterwards).
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ V-create is a physical 180-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Rayquaza's defense, special defense, speed by 1 stage).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
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Item: Yache Berry / Expert Belt
Ability: Delta Stream
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Air Slash
- Dragon Ascent
Special Sweeper Rayquaza-Mega (Delta Stream)
Rayquaza is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Rayquaza's super effective moves by 20%. With Delta Stream, on switch-in strong winds begin until this ability is not active in battle. Surf or Ice Beam are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed.
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
◆ Overheat is a special 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Rayquaza's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
◆ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Rayquaza-mega? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Yache Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Delta Stream
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 Atk / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Ascent
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- V-create
- Earthquake
Doubles Physical Sweeper Rayquaza-Mega (Delta Stream)
Rayquaza is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Rayquaza's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Delta Stream, on switch-in strong winds begin until this ability is not active in battle. With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed.
◆ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Rayquaza afterwards).
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
◆ V-create is a physical 180-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Rayquaza's defense, special defense, speed by 1 stage).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Yache Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Delta Stream
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Icy Wind / Hyper Voice
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Surf
- Dragon Ascent
Doubles Special Sweeper Rayquaza-Mega (Delta Stream)
Rayquaza is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Rayquaza's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Delta Stream, on switch-in strong winds begin until this ability is not active in battle. Icy Wind was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed.
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Rayquaza's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
◆ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
◆ Overheat is a special 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Rayquaza's special attack by 2 stages).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Rayquaza-mega learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Rayquaza-mega can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Rayquaza-mega
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Extreme Speed
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break, Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Rayquaza-mega's stats
- Ancient Power
- Bulk Up
- Dragon Dance
- Hone Claws
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Rayquaza-mega
- Dragon Ascent
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Rayquaza-mega in Sun and Moon
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