Mega Rayquaza is the Mega Evolved form of Rayquaza – the fan favourite to end all fan favourites. This Pokémon is so good in the main series – so game-breakingly good – that its arrival in the world of Pokémon Go has been awaited with bated breath.
If you’re taking part in Go Fest 2023, you’ll want to grab a Mega Rayquaza while you can. If you can’t make it to London, Osaka or New York, or if you can but don’t have a ticket, you can still battle Mega Rayquaza, you just won’t get the energy for doing so.
Like all Mega Evolutions, Mega Rayquaza can’t be caught directly in Pokémon Go. Instead, you need to keep defeating it in Mega Raids until you’ve collected enough Mega Rayquaza Energy for its temporary evolution. However, due to how obscenely powerful it is, there are a couple of other hoops you need to jump through: Meteorites and Dragon Ascent.
Below you’ll find Mega Rayquaza’s counters and weaknesses to help you succeed in Pokémon Go – just remember you need to have an Rayquaza in your Pokémon storage to perform its Mega Evolution.
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First things first: Mega Rayquaza is not like other Mega Pokémon.
While Pokémon Go has avoided move-based evolutions, it has adopted this special evolution method for Mega Rayquaza. This means that on top of using Mega Energy, Rayquaza can only mega evolve if you have the right move – and if you’re a fan of the main series games, you probably know which move we’re talking about.
If you’re already reaching for your Elite TMs, we have bad news for you – you can only learn the move you need Rayquaza’s signature move Dragon Ascent with the brand new item: Meteorite.
But, how do you get Meteorite it Pokémon Go? Niantic has confirmed that ‘All Trainers who log in during event hours on Sunday, August 27, 2023, will receive a short Special Research story that grants a Meteorite when completed. Those who choose to upgrade their Pokémon GO Fest experience with an event ticket will receive an extended Special Research story that awards an additional Meteorite and other rewards!’
We don’t know when Meteorite will return to Pokémon Go after this event, so make sure you get your free one, and then keep an eye out for them in future, should you miss Go Fest this year.
So, to mega evolve Rayquaza in Pokémon Go, you need to:
Good luck getting the Meteorites you need at Go Fest 2023!
The fastest way to collect Mega Rayquaza energy is to defeat one in a Mega Raid. Below you’ll find the counters and weaknesses for Mega Rayquaza to help you achieve this:
Below you’ll find the CP levels for battling for Mega Rayquaza and, if defeated, catching an Rayquaza after the fight in Pokémon Go:
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Elsewhere, be sure to compete in Shadow Raids, use Daily Adventure Incense for the chance of encountering Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Galarian Moltres. This incense may also give you encounters with other rare Pokémon in Pokémon Go.
Mega Rayquaza is the new, undisputed Dragon-type overlord in Pokémon Go – as befitting of the Mega Pokémon that can subdue Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon. Also, look at that face – something that looks that cool is going to be undeniably powerful. That’s just how games work.
But, given that you need a specific move for Mega Rayquaza to simply exist, you’re going to want to know if it is any good. While we can’t confirm the attack damage and energy, as Niantic can (and sometimes does) change the numbers up to the wire, we expect the move to pretty powerful.
Dragon Ascent is this Pokémon’s signate move – Origin Pulse, Precipice Blades, Glaciate and all the other signature moves we’ve had lately have been very good. We don’t expect this one to disappoint either.
So, with that in mind, we expect the best Mega Rayquaza moves moves to be Dragon Tail (Fast), Breaking Swipe (Charged) and Dragon Ascent (Charged). The first two are Dragon-types and the third, believe it or not, is Flying-type. No, we don’t know why Dragon Ascent is a Flying-type move, but yes, we agree it’s a little bit silly.
Here are all the Fast and Charged moves Mega Rayquaza can use in Pokémon Go:
Fast Moves:
Charged Moves:
Legacy Charged Moves:
The Sky High Pokémon, Rayquaza, is ridiculously good.
Not only is it very good, but it is also a very cool-looking Pokémon. You first encountered this sweet Pokémon after beating the Elite Four is Sapphire and Ruby. As part of the end-game content, you battle and (hopefully) catch Rayquaza before jetting off into space to battle and (hopefully) catch Deoxys!
If you want to learn more about the flying green noodle, you can read its official Pokédex entry below:
For those looking for a shiny, you’ll be pleased to know that shiny Rayquaza was released in July 2019. As a result, Mega Rayquaza is also in the game, and it looks incredible!
Shiny Rayquaza and shiny Mega Rayquaza swap green for jet black! It’s a simple change, but there’s no denying it’s an effective one.
Good luck defeating Mega Rayquaza in Pokémon Go!
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