Pokémon GO Rayquaza Raid Guide

Rayquaza is a Dragon, Flying-type boss. It is weak to Ice, Rock, Dragon, Fairy, and the top counter in our current attacker data is White Kyurem(Ice Fang + Ice Burn). The ranking below is our per-type attacker table recalculated for this boss's type matchups.

Rayquaza

DragonFlying

Weak toIce×2.56· double weaknessRock×1.6Dragon×1.6Fairy×1.6

ResistsGrass×0.391Ground×0.391Fire×0.625Water×0.625Fighting×0.625Bug×0.625

CP100% IV 2,191 · Weather boosted 2,739Caught at level 25 in Windy weather

Weather that boosts its weaknesses — Snow: Ice / Partly Cloudy: Rock / Windy: Dragon / Cloudy: Fairy

Best Rayquaza counters

Level 40, 15 IVs, target defense 180. Each attacker's moveset from our tier table is recalculated with this boss's type matchups (fast and charged moves separately). Overall combines damage output and time survived.

#	Pokémon · Attack type	Moveset	DPS	Overall
1	White Kyurem Ice×2.56	Ice FangIce Burn★	42.9	103.5
2	Black Kyurem Ice×2.56	Dragon TailFreeze Shock★	42.1	101.6
3	Mega Mewtwo Y Ice×2.56	ConfusionIce Beam	39.1	96.9
4	Mega Dragonite Dragon×1.6	Dragon TailOutrage★	35.6	89.3
5	Eternatus Dragon×1.6	Dragon TailDynamax Cannon★	34.5	85.9
6	Mega Mewtwo X Ice×2.56	CounterIce Beamfast move resisted	33.6	82.7
7	Mega Rayquaza Dragon×1.6	Dragon TailBreaking Swipe★	32.5	79.5
8	Shadow Weavile Ice×2.56	Ice ShardAvalanche	37.7	78.8
9	Shadow Mamoswine Ice×2.56	Powder SnowAvalanche	35.8	78.3
10	Baxcalibur Ice×2.56	Ice FangBlizzard	33.0	76.7
11	Mega Glalie Ice×2.56	Ice ShardAvalanche	33.2	74.1
12	Mega Garchomp Dragon×1.6	Dragon TailBreaking Swipe	28.8	72.3
13	Kyurem Ice×2.56	Dragon BreathGlaciate★	30.5	72.2
14	Mega Salamence Dragon×1.6	Dragon TailDraco Meteor	28.2	71.2
15	Glaceon Ice×2.56	Ice ShardAvalanche	31.5	70.8

★ = legacy move (not available from a regular TM)

Without Megas or Shadows

The same ranking with Mega and Shadow Pokémon removed.

#	Pokémon · Attack type	Moveset	DPS	Overall
1	White Kyurem Ice×2.56	Ice FangIce Burn★	42.9	103.5
2	Black Kyurem Ice×2.56	Dragon TailFreeze Shock★	42.1	101.6
3	Eternatus Dragon×1.6	Dragon TailDynamax Cannon★	34.5	85.9
4	Baxcalibur Ice×2.56	Ice FangBlizzard	33.0	76.7
5	Kyurem Ice×2.56	Dragon BreathGlaciate★	30.5	72.2
6	Glaceon Ice×2.56	Ice ShardAvalanche	31.5	70.8
7	Galarian Darmanitan Ice×2.56	Ice FangAvalanche	32.7	70.1
8	Weavile Ice×2.56	Ice ShardAvalanche	31.7	69.5

Moves Rayquaza can use

Based on this Pokémon's current move pool, legacy moves excluded. The boss carries one fast move and one charged move from this list.

CP by IV

The CP shown on the catch screen tells you the IVs.

FAQ

Data basis

• Game data (move power, duration, base stats): as of 2026-10-08
• Counter ranking: GBL Note's own calculation — attacker tier table (2026-10-07) with this boss's type matchups
• Availability: checked automatically from a public schedule feed (2026-10-11)
• Sources: PokeMiners game master · PvPoke game master · LeekDuck schedule data (ScrapedDuck)

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