Black Rayquaza

The Black Rayquaza (Japanese: 黒いレックウザ Black Rayquaza), also known as Lucius's Rayquaza (Japanese: ルシアス‎のレックウザ Lucius's Rayquaza), is a that Lucius owned, as well as his first and most powerful Pokémon. It is a Shiny Pokémon. It is the first of the Six Heroes that the Rising Volt Tacklers have encountered on their journey, and the sixth and last one to join them. Currently, it is under Roy's care.
==In animation==
===History===
====Pre-series====
100 years prior to the events of the series, the Black Rayquaza traveled alongside its , Lucius, on his journey to find the Pokémon paradise Laqua. One day, they scared away a group of thieves who were trying to steal Rystal's , Pagogo. Since then, Lucius and Rystal, as well as the later addition of Gibeon, journeyed together towards Laqua. On their journey, Rayquaza helped Lucius catch and , two of the Six Heroes.
Finally having reached Laqua, the Explorers found themselves in trouble after Gibeon meddled with the Laquium crystals found in the paradise. The Six Heroes released themselves from their Ancient Poké Balls and tried to contain the crystals, but to no avail. Afterwards, Pagogo transformed into its and gave some of its energy to the Six Heroes, allowing them to seal the Laquium away. As a result of this, Lucius was trapped in Laqua, Pagogo reverted into a dormant state, and the Six Heroes got scattered around the . After the Laquium was sealed, a large explosion happened in Laqua, which was heard from all the way in Kumuri Town, where a little girl witnessed Rayquaza ascend to the skies. Somehow, at some point later, Rayquaza returned to its and washed up on the shoreline of an island in Kanto, where it was found by Roy's grandfather, who later gave it to Roy.
========
The Black Rayquaza debuted in The Ancient Poké Ball, where its Ancient Poké Ball finally opened after Liko's pendant resonated with it during a battle between the Rising Volt Tacklers and the modern-day Explorers. It unleashed an indiscriminate over the beach, forcing the Explorers to retreat. Roy tried to get Rayquaza to return to its Poké Ball, but it ignored him and flew away after giving a brief glance at Liko, seemingly recognizing her as Lucius's descendant.
After flying away from Kanto, Rayquaza arrived in Paldea sometime before the events of Nemona and Brassius and…, where it was spotted by Brassius in a forest near Artazon, resonating with an . When Liko, Roy, and Mollie arrived at the site in the following episode, they only found Arboliva, who was in possession of another Ancient Poké Ball, which led the Rising Volt Tacklers to learn more about the Ancient Adventurer and the Six Heroes.
Rayquaza arrived in Galar sometime before the events of Kabu's Battle Training!. Kabu revealed to Liko and Roy that he spotted Rayquaza heading west of Motostoke, towards the Galar Mine, so the two young Trainers and Friede went there to investigate in Clash! Galar Mine!. Once again, however, they did not find Rayquaza; instead, they found an enraged with an Ancient Poké Ball.
At the very end of Lapras's Feelings for its Friends, Rayquaza appeared before the Rising Volt Tacklers and Diana at Lapras Sea after chose to be taken under Liko's care. In the following episode, it was suddenly attacked by Amethio's and , but it easily defeated them without taking meaningful damage. Then, it turned its attention to the Rising Volt Tacklers, which forced to transform into its in order to protect its friends. Its power, however, was still incomplete, so it quickly reverted back to its Normal Form, and Rayquaza left.
In The Plan to Capture Rayquaza, Rayquaza was lured to the Levincia Lighthouse by a resonance generator that recreated Terapagos's energy output. Once it appeared, Coral, Sidian, and Chalce of the Explorers started attacking it from multiple directions, but Rayquaza's sheer power and Liko, Roy, and Dot's meddling proved to be too much for them. As a last resort, Coral had her recklessly charge towards Rayquaza's and use . The resulting explosion dealt notable damage to the Legendary Pokémon, who was sent crashing into the Brave Olivine.
In From So Far Away, the Explorers retreated aboard Spinel's helicopter, and Liko and Roy challenged Rayquaza to a battle, which it accepted. Amethio later joined the fray and teamed up with Friede, with them stallizing Ceruledge and , respectively, but both were eventually defeated by a devastating . Liko and Roy confronted Rayquaza next, but despite learning and evolving into , they were unable to do much against the Legendary Pokémon. Before leaving, Rayquaza locked eyes with Liko again, seeming to take note of the resemblance she bears to its partner, Lucius.
In HZ081, Pagogo and the five reunited members of the Six Heroes summoned Rayquaza to Area Zero. In the following episode, Rayquaza challenged the Rising Volt Tacklers to another battle. Despite being exhausted from their battle with , Liko and the others were able to use effective strategies to deal damage to Rayquaza, though not without most of their Pokémon fainting in the process, leaving only Pagogo and Crocalor. After a final showdown where both Pagogo and Rayquaza dealt massive damage to each other, Pagogo used the last of its strength to Terastallize Crocalor, giving it the strength to weaken Rayquaza enough for Roy to recapture it into its Ancient Poké Ball. Rayquaza emerged from its Poké Ball and properly reunited with Pagogo and the Six Heroes before flying into the sky to guide the Rising Volt Tacklers towards Laqua.
===Personality and characteristics===
Not much is known about the Rayquaza. It is the very first and most powerful member of Lucius's Six Heroes. It appears to be very aggressive, and for some reason, it prefers to fly away from the ones seeking it, including its former teammates and Terapagos, the world instead. It has also shown to be able to recognize Liko as its 's descendant. 
Rayquaza also had a really close bond with Pagogo, talking and playing together in the first time they met. Pagogo also enjoyed lying on its head as Rayquaza flew. Lucius says Pagogo was the only Pokémon that did not fear Rayquaza. Diana theorizes that it wants to see Terapagos's true power, as it voluntarily appeared before the Rising Volt Tacklers after returned Pagogo's energy, which possibly enabled its Ability. Gibeon also claims that both Terapagos and Rayquaza are the keys to Laqua, however this was not elaborated on.
Rayquaza has proven to be an incredibly strong and powerful battler, able to singlehandedly defeat almost every single one of the Rising Volt Tacklers's Pokémon through brute force alone, despite being at a severe disadvantage and taking several supereffective hits, and was even able to outmatch Pagogo in battle, though not before taking massive damage from its .
===Moves used===
 
 
===Gallery===
====Artwork====
 	 	 	 	
Pocket Monsters: The Sparkling of Terapagos Posters	Pocket Monsters: The Sparkling of Terapagos Posters	Pocket Monsters: The Sparkling of Terapagos Posters	Artwork from "After the story" 	Artwork from "After the story"
 	 	 	 	
Official artwork fromPokémon Horizons: The Series 	Official artwork fromPokémon Horizons: The Series 	Official artwork fromPokémon Horizons: The Series 	Official artwork fromPokémon Horizons: The Series	Official artwork fromPokémon Horizons: The Series
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters===
Rayquaza appeared in in the manga, playing the same role it does in the animated series.
====Moves used====
 
==Trivia== 
* The Black Rayquaza is the first Legendary Pokémon to be owned by a .
*Out of all the Six Heroes, Rayquaza was the only one to have been found inside its .
*Prior to HZ082, Rayquaza had a distinct crystallized glow coating its body, looking very similar to a stallized state, but without a Tera Jewel on its head. 
**Despite all of the Six Heroes having being given some of Pagogo's power, Rayquaza was the only one to have this distinction.
==References==
==Related articles==
*Six Heroes
*Pagogo
Category:Animation characters (Pokémon)
Rayquaza, Lucius's
Category:Recurring wild Pokémon
Category:Gender unknown characters (Pokémon)
Category:Legendary Pokémon (anime)
Category:Shiny Pokémon
de:Lucius’ Rayquaza
es:Rayquaza de Lucius
it:Rayquaza nero
zh:黑色烈空坐