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One of the most popular legendary Pokemon, Rayquaza, is making its mega-debut in Pokemon Go as part of this year's Go Fest, and it is going to be extremely difficult to take it down in mega raids unless players are well-prepared for it. The second day of Pokemon Go Fest 2023 is featured around Mega Rayquaza, with dedicated special research to celebrate its debut awarding players with Mega Energy, Meteorites, and much more.
Diancie was in the spotlight for the first day of Go Fest, although it left fans asking for more with the lack of content for players taking part in the event without a ticket. With a new day of the event about to kick off, there are some more offerings for players this time around with the Sky High Special Research event. If you are focusing solely on getting Rayquaza in this event, here is the raid guide for the Emerald Beast.
Pokemon Go Mega Rayquaza Weaknesses
Mega Rayquaza is a Dragon/Flying-type Pokemon, which makes it only weak to a few types. Before you select your Pokemon for the battle, you should exclude any Grass or Ground types specifically, since they are extremely weak against Rayquaza. Bug, Fighting, Fire and Water types are weak as well, but they are slightly more effective than Grass or Ground types. When it comes to the weaknesses of Rayquaza, it is weak only to Dragon, Fairy, Ice, and Rock types. Among these, Ice types are the most effective against it, with it being almost 1.5 times as effective as the others.
Pokemon Go Mega Rayquaza Counters
As mentioned earlier, your primary focus should be relying on Ice types to gain an edge. The regular Ice-type favorites are the usual suspects here, which will be extremely effective, such as the likes of Galarian Standard Darmanitan, Mamowsine, Weavile, Jynx, Glaceon, Aurorus, Articuno, and Avalugg. Even when it comes to some other types that are effective against it — such as Mewtwo, Pirouette Meloetta, and Ursaluna — it is their Ice-type moves that you should be using to take down Rayquaza, since its really powerful set of moves will make it extremely difficult for you to win the battle if you do not whittle down its HP quickly. Here are the best counters against Rayquaza and their movesets.
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Pokemon |
Moves |
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Galarian Standard Damanitan |
Ice Fang/Avalanche |
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Mamoswine |
Powder Snow/Avalanche |
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Mewtwo |
Psycho Cut/Ice Beam |
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Weavile |
Ice Shard/Avalanche |
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Jynx |
Frost Breath/Avalanche |
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Glaceon |
Frost Breath/Avalanche |
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Kyurem |
Dragon Breath/Glaciate |
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Aurorus |
Frost Breath/Weather Ball |
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Avalugg |
Ice Fang/Avalanche |
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Beartic |
Powder Snow/Ice Punch |
Pokemon Go Mega Rayquaza Shiny Status
If you are looking for a shiny Rayquaza, there is some good news for you as shiny Rayquaza exists in the game. The shiny variant of Rayquaza is black in color, which makes it look absolutely ferocious in the game. As far as the odds are concerned, there is a 1 in 20 chance of getting a shiny Rayquaza in the game, so you shouldn't hold your hopes too high for getting a shiny.