Best Rayquaza Counters in Pokémon GO are strong Ice-types such as Mamoswine, Weavile, Ice Beam Mewtwo, and Jynx. Rayquaza is a Tier 5 Boss with 49808 CP. You can catch Rayquaza in the following CP ranges:
- 2102 – 2191 CP at Lvl 20, no weather boost
- 2627 – 2739 CP at Lvl 25 with Windy weather
Since the introduction of Mamoswine and Weavile, Rayquaza can now be easily duoed. We recommend groups of 2-4, for high-level trainers, or 5-20 for lower leveled players.
For our Simulator’s list of counters, check here. As well, for a full IV chart, you can check here.
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Rayquaza Counters
The following table shows best Pokemon to use versus a Rayquaza raid boss:
# | Pokémon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
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1. |
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Frost Breath Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
274.79s | 14.17 |
2. |
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Powder Snow Ice |
Weather Ball Ice |
296.95s | 15.67 |
3. |
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Charm Fairy |
Dazzling Gleam Fairy |
353.91s | 10.83 |
4. |
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Ice Fang Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
333.05s | 18.50 |
5. |
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Dragon Breath Dragon |
Dragon Claw Dragon |
349.98s | 14.50 |
6. |
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Dragon Tail Dragon |
Draco Meteor Dragon |
356.08s | 14.33 |
7. |
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Powder Snow Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
360.60s | 15.17 |
8. |
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Dragon Breath Dragon |
Outrage Dragon |
387.47s | 14.00 |
9. |
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Frost Breath Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
384.03s | 19.33 |
10. |
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Rock Throw Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
401.00s | 16.50 |
11. |
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Ice Shard Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
387.85s | 21.33 |
12. |
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Frost Breath Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
402.13s | 24.33 |
13. |
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Psycho Cut Psychic |
Ice Beam Ice |
426.74s | 17.17 |
14. |
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Dragon Breath Dragon |
Dragon Claw Dragon |
431.38s | 22.50 |
15. |
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Ice Fang Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
452.44s | 16.17 |
16. |
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Fury Cutter Bug |
Dragon Claw Dragon |
443.02s | 24.25 |
17. |
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Dragon Breath Dragon |
Blizzard Ice |
447.84s | 22.50 |
18. |
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Powder Snow Ice |
Blizzard Ice |
472.72s | 15.00 |
19. |
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Charge Beam Electric |
Dragon Pulse Dragon |
468.45s | 18.83 |
20. |
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Frost Breath Ice |
Weather Ball Ice |
471.60s | 18.00 |
21. |
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Frost Breath Ice |
Blizzard Ice |
454.29s | 23.50 |
22. |
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Powder Snow Ice |
Ice Punch Ice |
457.55s | 23.67 |
23. |
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Psycho Cut Psychic |
Dazzling Gleam Fairy |
466.40s | 22.67 |
24. |
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Lock-On Normal |
Blizzard Ice |
470.54s | 22.83 |
25. |
|
Frost Breath Ice |
Ice Beam Ice |
488.68s | 20.50 |
26. |
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Water Gun Water |
Ice Beam Ice |
497.93s | 18.33 |
27. |
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Ice Shard Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
484.26s | 23.17 |
28. |
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Dragon Tail Dragon |
Outrage Dragon |
508.31s | 21.50 |
29. |
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Ice Shard Ice |
Ice Punch Ice |
493.49s | 24.00 |
30. |
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Lick Ghost |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
496.33s | 23.17 |
31. |
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Dragon Breath Dragon |
Dazzling Gleam Fairy |
512.36s | 17.50 |
32. |
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Dragon Tail Dragon |
Outrage Dragon |
507.58s | 24.50 |
33. |
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Frost Breath Ice |
Blizzard Ice |
509.68s | 22.17 |
34. |
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Frost Breath Ice |
Blizzard Ice |
527.02s | 16.83 |
35. |
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Ice Shard Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
505.10s | 25.17 |
Rayquaza is double weak to Ice and weak to Fairy, Dragon and Rock type moves. Consequently, the list of counters follows this to the letter, with Ice types leading the charge.
Rayquaza’s stats and moveset difficulty
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Max CP
3835 (lvl 40) 4336 (lvl 50) |
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ATK 284 | DEF 170 | HP 213 | |||
Weak to | Strong Against | ||||
Dragon Fairy Ice Rock | Bug Dragon Fighting Grass | ||||
Fast Moves | Charge Moves | ||||
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Rayquaza fights generally fall into two categories: versus Outrage and versus anything else. Outrage is a move that can potentially have massive damage output, especially if it’s frequently activated, and it’s the real reason why Dragon types are not preferred Rayquaza counters. Ice types resist Outrage and Dragon Tail easily, especially Mamoswine, and they make the whole fight much easier.
In terms of difficulty, here’s how Ray’s charged moves stack up:
- Outrage is the most difficult, even for Ice types, roughly 20-30% more difficult in terms of KOs
- Ancient Power is the easiest one, especially for teams using Mamoswine and Ice Beam Mewtwo
- Aerial Ace is “middle of the road” difficulty and nothing to worry about
Given a good setup, however, you will tear through Rayquaza like a Snorlax in an all-you-can-eat restaurant.
Rayquaza Duo Guide
Rayquaza is one of the easiest bosses for a duo raid attempt, provided that you are at least Level 30 with good Ice type counters. Let’s see what is the correct approach for Rayquaza duo raids.
Optimal team composition:
- Mamoswine at level 25+ with Powder Snow and Avalanche. Both moves are easily accessible by using Fast and Charge TMs and, luckily, they are not Community Day exclusives. Shadow Mamoswine will do 20% more damage, but will die off quicker.
- Galarian Darmanitan is also a solid choice with Ice Fang and Avalanche. Your time to win will be less with Darmanitan, but it is a bit glassier so will die more often than Mamoswine.
- Bringing Mega Abomasnow or Mega Glalie will give a great boost to your Ice types and help you defeat Rayquaza even quicker.
- In case you don’t have access to Mamoswine, you can use Ice types, but they need to be powered up to at least level 30: Ice Beam Mewtwo, Glaceon, Weavile, Avalugg, Jynx, Articuno.
- You will need at least two teams of Ice attackers, the teams should be balanced and well rounded. You will need to relobby for sure, so having access to a second team is beneficial.
- Remember that Rayquaza is double weak to Ice moves. It may be tempting to use the recommended Dragon types, but they perform worse than low level Ice attackers.
In terms of move set difficulty:
- Dragon Tail / Outrage is the most difficult move set.
- Double is the easiest move set.
- Outrage is the hardest Charge Move. Please be careful when re-entering the battle, if you get hit by Outrage immediately, that’s one less Pokémon for that attempt.
- When faced against Outrage, prepare to die a lot. Outrage deals a ton of damage and will hurt your team regardless of which Pokémon you use. Mamoswine will have a high death count against Outrage as well. Higher level Mamoswine will perform better.
- Mewtwo performs well against Outrage, but needs to be a sufficiently high level (30+).
- Weavile, Jynx and Glaceon will have problems against Outrage, and should try to dodge. Their stamina is not high enough to survive it at lower levels.
Weather and Friendship Bonuses:
- Higher Friendship level reduces the level requirement for your team. Best friends can easily use ~27-30 level Pokémon.
- Weather bonuses have a strong effect on the difficulty of the fight. You will be able to duo, but it will cost you a ton of potions and revives.