Is Rayquaza viable in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Rayquaza is ranked #33 in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers with 3.90% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Rayquaza in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Zacian-Crowned has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 62.0% of 43.668846721541726 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.3 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Rayquaza matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

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 9 National Dex Ubers · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0384 Rayquaza

DragonFlying

USAGE 3.9% #33

ABILITYAir Lock

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 96.6% Extreme Speed 79.0% V-create 55.1% U-turn 30.7% Dragon Dance 25.8% Swords Dance 24.9% Scale Shot 22.9% Earthquake 21.3%

Items

Choice Band 32.6% Life Orb 24.8% Focus Sash 21.5% Loaded Dice 9.4% Choice Scarf 5.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 3.1% Normalium Z 0.8% Flyinium Z 0.7%

Abilities

Air Lock100.0%

Tera Types

Flying 49.1% Normal 28.1% Fire 8.0% Dragon 4.4% Ghost 3.5% Steel 2.5% Water 1.6%

Common Teammates

Groudon-Primal55.8%

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane43.9%

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Team core to explore

Rayquaza + Groudon-Primal 55.8% teammate usage Explore teams →

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

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

43.669

32.6

62.0% Standard error 7.35 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Rayquaza: 588-692 (142 - 167.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Zacian-Crowned counters → Teams with Zacian-Crowned →

Yveltal

DarkFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

65.061

31.5

56.1% Standard error 6.15 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Life Orb Dark Aura Yveltal Foul Play vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Rayquaza: 246-290 (59.4 - 70%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Yveltal counters → Teams with Yveltal →

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK View matchup

109.316

6.6

22.7% Standard error 4.00 points

DAMAGE CALCHarsh Sunshine

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Heat Crash (100 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Rayquaza: 126-148 (30.4 - 35.7%) -- 41.8% chance to 3HKO

View Groudon-Primal counters → Teams with Groudon-Primal →

Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.934

-10.9

24.1% Standard error 8.74 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Rayquaza: 235-277 (56.7 - 66.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Ho-Oh counters → Teams with Ho-Oh →

Ranked #33 with 3.90% usage. Sorted by conservative score.