Is Rayquaza viable in Gen 7 Anything Goes?

Rayquaza is ranked #1 in Gen 7 Anything Goes with 61.77% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Rayquaza in Gen 7 Anything Goes?

Rayquaza has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 46.5% of 44.09059504458043 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.5 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Rayquaza matchup checks ranked in Gen 7 Anything Goes?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Rayquaza was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Rayquaza counters

Gen 7 Anything Goes · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0384 Rayquaza

DragonFlying

USAGE 61.8% #1

BASE STATS

HP 105

ATK 150

DEF 90

SPA 150

SPD 90

SPE 95

BST680

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Ice

2×

RockDragonFairy

½×

FireWaterFightingBug

¼×

Grass

0×

Ground

Moves

Dragon Ascent 100.0% Extreme Speed 91.9% V-create 55.9% Earthquake 49.4% Dragon Dance 39.4% Draco Meteor 21.4% Outrage 18.0% Swords Dance 8.4%

Items

Life Orb 50.5% Choice Band 25.9% Choice Scarf 10.8% White Herb 3.9% Lum Berry 3.7% Focus Sash 2.9% Weakness Policy 0.9% Red Card 0.6%

Common Teammates

Groudon-Primal65.7%

Marshadow57.2%

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane54.1%

Leading observed checks

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Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Rayquaza

DragonFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

44.091

16.5

46.5% Standard error 7.51 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Life Orb Rayquaza Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Rayquaza: 681-803 (164.4 - 193.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Marshadow

FightingGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

22.714

16.2

57.7% Standard error 10.37 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Life Orb Marshadow Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Rayquaza: 499-588 (120.5 - 142%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Arceus-Fairy

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.405

12.4

53.6% Standard error 10.31 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Pixie Plate Arceus-Fairy Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Rayquaza: 314-372 (75.8 - 89.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.682

11.1

52.2% Standard error 10.26 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Rayquaza: 362-426 (87.4 - 102.8%) -- 18.8% chance to OHKO

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Smeargle

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.071

-7.3

27.8% Standard error 8.78 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Smeargle Power Trip (20 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Rayquaza: 11-13 (2.6 - 3.1%)

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Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

35.421

-7.4

18.9% Standard error 6.58 points

DAMAGE CALCHarsh Sunshine

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Rayquaza: 336-396 (81.1 - 95.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ranked #1 with 61.77% usage. Sorted by conservative score.