Is Rayquaza Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Dragon/Flying with AbilityAir Lock negating all weather. 680 BST. If imported, nothing in Diamond or Pearl challenges Rayquaza. The strongest non-event Pokemon available in any game dropped into Sinnoh.
Rayquaza has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Rayquaza has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Rayquaza resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Rayquaza resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Rayquaza has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Rayquaza has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Rayquaza resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Rayquaza has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Rayquaza resists most of Aaron's coverage and hits back hard.
Rayquaza resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Rayquaza has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Rayquaza has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Rayquaza has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Rayquaza has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Rayquaza has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Rayquaza has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Trade
Rayquaza cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- LV 20DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- After Candice
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 210
- LV 45FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15
- LV 65NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- LV 75DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 140Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- LV 80DragonOutragePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Rayquaza in Diamond & Pearl
Rayquaza is missing from the Diamond and Pearl roster, so the sky dragon never appears in the wild. The only way to add it is to send one forward from an older Gen 3 cartridge.
Rayquaza cannot be caught in the wild in Diamond & Pearl, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Diamond & Pearl.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Rayquaza in Diamond & Pearl
Rayquaza cannot be found in Sinnoh, so raise or catch its shiny in HeartGold or SoulSilver and migrate it in. See every game where Shiny Rayquaza can be hunted
Shiny Rayquaza Evolution
Does Not EvolveRayquaza Weakness
Rayquaza is weak to Ice, Rock, and Dragon. Watch out for Ice attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground-type moves entirely. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Rayquaza's overall bulk (105/90/90) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Rock, Dragon |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Rayquaza Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Rayquaza
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rayquaza View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 4x123-145%KO Rock Slide 2x32-38% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rayquaza View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x86-102%KO Avalanche 4x70-82% Dragon Pulse 2x23-27% | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rayquaza View Mamoswine builds →Ice Fang 4x113-133%KO Stone Edge 2x57-68% | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rayquaza View Omastar builds →Ice Beam 4x98-116%KO Ancient Power 2x47-56% | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodTurnback Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rayquaza View Giratina builds →Dragon Pulse 2x62-73% Stone Edge 2x46-54% | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rayquaza View Lunatone builds →Ice Beam 4x83-98% Stone Edge 2x43-51% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rayquaza View Garchomp builds →Dragon Claw 2x69-81% Stone Edge 2x57-68% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rayquaza View Kabutops builds →Stone Edge 2x77-91% Ice Beam 4x62-73% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Rayquaza Evolutions
Rayquaza is a powerhouse with 680 total stats as a Dragon/Flying legendary. Can't breed it, so you're locked to whatever you catch or receive. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
DP Rayquaza Best Moveset
150 in both Attack and Sp. Atk with AbilityAir Lock neutralizing weather. Dragon/Flying coverage at those offensive stats tears through anything that isn't Steel. The moveset goes physical with MoveDragon Dance for sweeping or mixed with special coverage, and 95 Speed outruns most non-scarfed threats.
Best Build
Rayquaza best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Extreme Speed
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Dragon Dance
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 12 types means almost nothing walls Rayquaza cleanly, with Draco Meteor and Outrage anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
48 of 53 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
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Rayquaza Event Distributions
In Diamond & Pearl, Rayquaza is available only through a single Mystery Gift event distribution.
Nintendo of Korea's Special Gift RayquazaDiamondPearlNot shiny
Rayquaza Diamond & Pearl Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Diamond & Pearl, but Rayquaza does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Rayquaza hits 780 BST.
In Diamond & Pearl, Rayquaza plays as a wallbreaker. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Outrage is the primary attack.
In Diamond & Pearl, Jolly is the go-to nature for Rayquaza. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the wallbreaker role.
No. Rayquaza isn't catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Find it in HeartGold or SoulSilver, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Rayquaza has appeared in 16 games since Ruby & Sapphire, spanning 7 generations. As a Legendary, it's typically a one-per-save encounter tied to the story or post-game content.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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