The meteors shone with a rainbow brilliance, as if some great life was held within. That was when, as if drawn by the brilliance, a Pokémon that shone in a blazing emelard hue descended from the heavens... That Pokémon was none other than Rayquaza.
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~ Zinnia explaining the ancient lore to the protagonist
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The great meteroid was the first of many disasters to befall humanity. When it punched into the planet, the land cracker beneath it, and a great welling of natural energy poured from beneath Hoen. Thirsting for that energy, Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon once again woke. The people had a wish- a memory from a thoundand years before... They wished that the legendary Pokémon clad in emerald light would appear again. The huge Meteorite that lay at the heart of Sootopolis gave off a boundless brilliance. In its brilliance, it ressembled a vast and powerful Key Stone. And once again, Rayquaza descended from whence it came in the heavens. The people fell to their knees before Rayquaza and made a wish for salvation. As they did, a great change came over the Legendary Pokémon. It was enveloped in blinding light. As the light receded, they beheld a Rayquaza beyond all knowledge- a sublime figure, incandescent with overwhelming life force.
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~ Zinnia explaining the ancient lore to the protagonist
Rayquaza first appeared in Pokémon Rube/Sapphire and Emerald the 16 September 2004, as the primordial legendary to defeat the continental power of Groundon and Kyogre. Since then Rayquaza appeared in a bunch of spin-off games such as Rumble Rush, Mystery Dungeon, Pikachu's adventure and even in non Pokémon game such as Super Smash Bros. He finally achieved the power of Mga evolution through Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire appearing in the Delta Episode to defeat Deoxys.
Physically, Rayquaza is a large, green, serpentine Pokémon that also resembles a missile. It has red-tipped, rudder-like wings on its shoulders and down its body, and similarly patterned fins on the tip of its tail. Yellow ring-like symbols run across the length of Rayquaza's body and it has an additional yellow ring on top of its head. Rayquaza has two limbs with three-clawed hands, and two long, flat, horn-like structures on its head, with two shorter horns along its jawline. It has small, yellow eyes with black pupils, prominent pink gums, and two discernible fangs in its upper jaw.
As Mega Rayquaza, its body becomes longer and gains more features. Its head becomes longer with the Δ symbol appearing on its forehead. Rayquaza's eyes now contain yellow pupils and red irises, and black, shichishito-shaped markings trail behind its eyes. Its red lips and teeth become gold, and the gold lines connect to those on its lower horns, which take on a broad, triangular shape. At the outer edges of its lower horns are long, golden, glowing tendrils that each extend to a green, fin-like structure; these tendrils have ring patterns that strongly resemble the yellow markings running along the length of Rayquaza's normal form. While in flight, these tendrils give Mega Rayquaza a Δ-shaped profile. Its two upper horns become longer with a gold line running over them in a V shape, and each upper horn has another glowing tendril that ends in a circular shape with a spike. Along the length of its body are golden, glowing orbs placed where its ring patterns used to be. The chin, part of the neck, and parts of its serpentine body are changed to the color black. The fins running along its body are now marked with gold lines; the fins on its tail become entirely yellow and substantially longer. Particles stream from the long tendrils that extend from its jutting jaw; these particles can control the density and humidity of the air, allowing Mega Rayquaza to manipulate the weather. Its green hide sparkles with an emerald-like quality.
Rayquaza's home is in the ozone layers where he's said to have been living for millions of year by feeding on particles. Rayquaza is rarely seen by people even while flying and has almost never appeared to the human eye. Rayquaza would also absorbs meteorite it founds to enchance his power over Mega evolution but nothing else is much known about him.
Range: Standard Melee physically, Tens of meters to Hundreds of Meters with Pokémon moves | Standard Melee physically, Tens of meters to Hundreds of Meters with Pokémon moves
Intelligence:Gifted (All Pokémon are naturally skilled fighters)
*Max Strike: The user breaks the floor below them to fire a giant blast. Decreases the Speed of the target and its allies by one stage
Max Knuckle: Fires a gigantic punch at the opponent before exploding on contact. Increases the Attack of the user and its allies by one stage
Max Airstream: Shoots a tornado at the opponent. Increases the Speed of the user and its allies by one stage
Max Quake: The user goes below the ground and rapidly goes to the opponent to launch a giant explosion below them. Increases the Special Defense of the user and its allies by one stage
Max Rockfall: Creates a gigantic rectangle-shaped rock to fall down on the opponent before exploding. Creates a sandstorm for five turns.
Max Flutterby: Creates an army of butterfly to fly directly into the opponent before exploding. Decreases the Special Attack of the target and its allies by one stage
Max Phantasm: Makes object levitate before charging at the opponent and explode into a purple-like beam. Decreases the Defense of the target and its allies by one stage
Max Steelspike: Creates a bunch of metal spike in a linear postion and then 2 giant steel spike to the opponent. Increases the Defense of the user and its allies by one stage
Max Flare: Fires an enourmous fire blast at the opponent. Creates harsh sunlight for five turns.
Max Geyser: Fires an enourmous water blast at the opponent. Creates rain for five turns.
Max Overgrowth: Fires seeds that rapidly turn into mushrooms before exploding. Creates Grassy Terrain for five turns.
Max Lighting: Summons a giant cloud that strikes a powerful thunder at the opponent. Creates Electric Terrain for five turns.
Max Hailstorm: Creates a hail storm with giant ice cube to fall on the opponent. Creates hail for five turns
Max Wyrmwind: Creates a giant tornade on the opponent's location for massive damage. Decreases the Attack of the target and its allies by one stage
Max Darkness: Fires two giant dakrness laser at the opponent before exploding on impact. Decreases the Special Defense of the target and its allies by one stage
Max Guard: Creates a giant forcefield around the user that blocks every single move in the game
Other
Standard Tactics: Will use Dragon Dance to enchance his speed and attack before attacking his opponent with Extreme Speed or Dragon Pulse | Will immediatly go into the ozone layer and descend to charge at the opponent at high speeds with Dragon Ascent.
Weaknesses: Dragon and Flying types are weak to Fairy, Dragons, Rock and extremely weak to Ice type moves. | Delta Stream removes his weakness to Rock type and reduces the damage of Ice type move.
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Pokedéx Entries
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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.
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~ Rayquaza's Pokedex entry in Pokémon Ruby
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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.
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~ Rayquaza's Pokedex entry in Pokémon Sapphire
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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.
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~ Rayquaza's Pokedex entry in Pokémon Emerald
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It has lived for hundreds of millions of years in the ozone layer. Its flying form looks like a meteor
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~ Rayquaza's Pokedex entry in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
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It cannot be seen from ground level since it lives far up above the clouds in the ozone layer.
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~ Rayquaza's Pokedex entry in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinium
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It flies in the ozone layer, way up high in the sky. Until recently, no one had ever seen it.
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~ Rayquaza's Pokedex entry in Pokémon Hearth Gold and Soul Silver
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It lives in the ozone layer far above the clouds and cannot be seen from the ground.
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~ Rayquaza's Pokedex entry in Pokémon Black and White
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It lives in the ozone layer far above the clouds and cannot be seen from the ground.
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~ Rayquaza's Pokedex entry in Pokémon Black and White 2
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It lives in the ozone layer far above the clouds and cannot be seen from the ground.
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~ Rayquaza's Pokedex entry in Pokémon X
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It flies in the ozone layer, way up high in the sky. Until recently, no one had ever seen it.
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~ Rayquaza's Pokedex entry in Pokémon Y
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Rayquaza is said to have lived for hundreds of millions of years. Legends remain of how it put to rest the clash between Kyogre and Groudon.
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~ Rayquaza's Pokedex entry in Pokémon Omega Ruby
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It flies forever through the ozone layer, consuming meteoroids for sustenance. The many meteoroids in its body provide the energy it needs to Mega Evolve.
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~ Rayquaza's Pokedex entry in Pokémon Alpha Sapphire
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It lives in the ozone layer far above the clouds and cannot be seen from the ground.
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~ Rayquaza's Pokedex entry in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
