Rayquaza counters

Gen 7 Anything Goes · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0384 Rayquaza

DragonFlying

USAGE 62.0% #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 56.0% Earthquake 49.3% Dragon Dance 39.2% Draco Meteor 21.4% Outrage 18.1% Swords Dance 8.4%

Items

Life Orb 50.4% Choice Band 26.1% Choice Scarf 10.9% Lum Berry 3.7% White Herb 3.7% Focus Sash 2.9% Weakness Policy 0.9% Red Card 0.6%

Common Teammates

Groudon-Primal65.6%

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane54.0%

Arceus-Fairy53.7%

Arceus-Dark33.0%

Arceus-Steel22.6%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

01

Marshadow

FightingGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK

22.714

58

57.7% dies 10.37%

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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02

Arceus-Fairy

Fairy SOFT CHECK

23.405

54

53.6% dies 10.31%

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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03

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK

23.682

52

52.2% dies 10.26%

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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04

Rayquaza

DragonFlying SOFT CHECK

44.091

47

46.5% dies 7.51%

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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05

Smeargle

Normal SOFT CHECK

26.071

28

27.8% dies 8.78%

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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06

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK

35.421

19

18.9% dies 6.58%

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 61.97% usage. Sorted by reliability score.