Rayquaza

() is a /-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation III. It is the version mascot for Pokémon Emerald.
It is a member of the Weather Trio, alongside Kyogre and Groudon.
==Biology==
===Physiology===
Rayquaza is a long, green, serpentine Pokémon with yellow eyes. It has pink lining in the mouth. It has yellow, linked, circular markings down its entire body. In Mega form, it has a Delta-shaped jaw on its mouth, yellow energy "ribbons", and an elongated serpent body. As Mega Rayquaza, it is more aggressive and powerful.
Shiny Rayquaza replaces all of the green with black.
As a natural ability, Rayquaza can float and control the speed, direction and altitude of its levitation. Despite not having used any of these characteristics in battle throughout its appearances in the anime, all Rayquaza have sharp claws on their hands, sharp teeth and a powerful constrictor body. It's not known if Mega Rayquaza can use its energy whips/tentacles as weapons or if they are simply regular body parts. Naturally, given it can travel through the ozone layer safely and even higher layers of Earth's atmosphere, it demands very little air to live and possibly none. If none, it could possibly travel through space, since the layer that intermediates the Ozone layer and the troposphere can hit -60 °C or -76 F. If the belief that Rayquaza is responsible for destroying meteors still in the higher atmospheric layers is true, it would have to be able to endure temperatures that can reach -100 °C, or even -148 F. It shows that Rayquaza have a great resistance to cold, which is ironic since it has double weakness to Ice typing. Despite its resistance, it is not known if Rayquaza can endure the -270 °C or -454 F of the absolute vacuum of space.
Due to its nature of absorbing ozone layer particles, if Rayquaza is in the Alola region, it is a direct predator of Minior, should the latter Pokémon die in its core form and become one with the universe, its absorbed particles left behind for Rayquaza to feed on.
===Behavior===
Rayquaza seems to be a very aggressive and territorial Pokémon, shown when it attacked a Deoxys. Yet, its aggression toward Deoxys could derive from the belief that Rayquaza is commissioned with the natural duty of shielding Earth from meteorites and similar threats, as was hinted in the Delta Episode bonus in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Pokémon games.
In the Hoenn region's mythology, it was said that Rayquaza stopped the fight between Groudon and Kyogre. It lives in the ozone layer far above the clouds and cannot be seen from the ground. It is noted for protecting its territory fiercely. An example of this was when a Deoxys, which had fallen from space in a meteor, appeared, Rayquaza thought that Deoxys was invading its territory and attacked it.
==Evolution==
Rayquaza does not evolve normally. Rayquaza can Mega Evolve however, after learning the move Dragon Ascent. It evolves into Mega Rayquaza, which is a much stronger form of Rayquaza. Its jaw increases in size and it gains flame-like trails.
==Game info==
 Rayquaza is a Generation III Pokémon, first appearing in the Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire games. In 2005, Rayquaza became the version mascot for the Pokémon Emerald game. In all three games, Rayquaza can only be obtained at the Sky Pillar. It can be caught after the eighth Gym (but only for Pokémon Emerald), making for an easy victory over the Elite Four.
In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Rayquaza plays a key role in the story. Xatu warns all of the Pokémon in Pokémon Square that a large star is falling and is going to destroy the planet and says that the only way to get rid of it is to ask Rayquaza to destroy it. The main character must use Xatu's teleporting stone to reach the Sky Tower, where Rayquaza dwells. When the main character meets Rayquaza, it is extremely enraged to see that Pokémon from the ground have come "where they are not supposed to be". When the player beats Rayquaza, it will realize its mistake. The star that will destroy the planet is coming near, so Rayquaza blasts it with its Hyper Beam. The blast is so overwhelming that the main character and his partner fall off the top of Sky Tower.
It can also be found in HeartGold and SoulSilver in Embedded Tower after the player obtains Kyogre (HeartGold) or Groudon (SoulSilver).
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===Super Smash Bros. Brawl===
 Rayquaza is the second main boss the player must fight in Super Smash Bros. Brawl's Adventure Mode, The Subspace Emissary. Diddy Kong runs to find help for Donkey Kong, and comes across a large lake. He notices a destroyed Arwing nearby, and goes to investigate. Rayquaza appears out of the lake, angry that Diddy trespassed into its territory. It grabs Diddy, but Fox emerges from the Arwing and uses Fox Illusion to free Diddy Kong from Rayquaza's grasp. The two quickly team up and defeat Rayquaza. Rayquaza's appearance is also notable because it is the only boss in The Subspace Emissary who is fought by a group that does not include any other characters from its own series.
It is interesting to note that Rayquaza was found within the lake as opposed to its usual dwelling, the sky.
Rayquaza appears later in the Great Maze, as one of the eight bosses the player must face before completing the adventure.
Rayquaza also appears in Brawl's stadium, in a mode called Boss Battles. Rayquaza is one of the ten bosses that the player must fight.
===Stats===
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==Sprites==
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==Appearances==
===Anime===
Rayquaza M07.png|Rayquaza in the anime.
Mega Rayquaza Mega Evolution Special.png|Mega Rayquaza in the anime.
Rayquaza MS018.png|Shiny Rayquaza in the anime.
Shiny Mega Rayquaza M18.png|Shiny Mega Rayquaza in the anime.
Rayquaza makes its debut in the 7th movie MS007: Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys. Like all other Legendary Pokémon, Rayquaza is a truly powerful Pokémon. Four years before the main movie, Rayquaza had fought against Deoxys because it thought the Pokémon was invading its territory when the meteorite Deoxys used for travel landed on the earth. Rayquaza has also made its cameo appearance as in the beginning of the 9th move MS009: Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, but as having become the Team Rocket agents' stolen and unethically experimented victim. It is unknown whether or not it has remained at or escaped from the Team Rocket base.
When Iris was leaving Blackthorn City with Axew and her newly captured Gible, she spotted Rayquaza flying through the clouds in the sky. A Shiny Rayquaza also appears in MS018: Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages as an ally of Hoopa and Ash against Hoopa Unbound, while another appears in the Mega Evolution Specials.
* Rayquaza (MS007)
* Rayquaza (Mega Evolution Special)
* Rayquaza (MS018)
* Dream Cynthia's Rayquaza
* Brendan's Rayquaza
* Mirage Rayquaza
* Rayquaza (SM124)
* Lucius' Rayquaza
===Manga===
*Rayquaza (Adventures)
*Manabu's Rayquaza
*Ryū's Rayquaza
==Trivia==
*Rayquaza is the only Pokémon boss in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
*Rayquaza is the only member of the Weather Trio to have a Mega Evolution instead of a Primal Reversion.
*Rayquaza is the first (and only) Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution without a Mega Stone. Instead, it is caused by knowing its signature move, Dragon Ascent.
**Rayquaza can't Mega Evolve if it holds a Z-Crystal, even if it knows Dragon Ascent.
*Mega Rayquaza is the first Pokémon to be banned from the Ubers tier, thus resulting in a new tier being made. This was due to its overpowered move Dragon Ascent (which could OHKO even Uber Tier Pokémon), as well as the fact that its lack of a Mega Stone meant it could hold stat-boosting items that could raise its already overly-powerful stats even more. As of now it is only allowed in the "Anything Goes" tier.
*Mega Rayquaza is the tallest -type Pokémon.
*Rayquaza is one of the few Legendary Pokémon to Mega Evolve.
*Rayquaza is the only member of the Weather Trio to have two types up until Gen VI, which introduced the dual-typed Primal reversion of Groudon.
*Rayquaza is known to eat meteors in the sky.
*Rayquaza is one of the collectable spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
*Rayquaza ranked 8th, among all Pokémon, in the Pokémon of the Year 2020 poll by The Pokémon Company. It also ranked 1st among all Hoenn Pokémon.
===Origin===
Rayquaza is based on an East Asian dragon with elements of the Ziz from Abrahamic religion (as both are described as being masters of the sky) and the Aztec wind god Quetzalcoatl, who was often portrayed as a feathered serpent.
===Etymology===
Rayquaza and Rekkūza come from "ray" (referring to the cosmic radiation it would likely be exposed to in its ozone layer habitat), "quasar" (the most distant celestial objects observed thus far, often theorized to be galaxies emitting high levels of radiation), and possibly "raqiya" (a Hebrew word that literally means "expanse," but has been used to mean "sky"). They may also be derived from 烈 (retsu, Japanese for "furious"), 空 (kū, "sky", heaven, "air," or "vacuum" in Japanese), and 座 (za, Japanese for "seat", but also used as a suffix for constellations), thus meaning "one who sits in the furious sky."
==Gallery==
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May and brendan bikes.png|Brendan and May encountering Rayquaza from Ruby and Sapphire.
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