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Rayquaza.

Gen 9 Ubers usage profile · rank #31
august 2026 · 78.0K battles
Rayquaza
dragonflyingPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
5.3%
Rayquaza is ranked #31 in Gen 9 Ubers, carried by 8,607 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#31 of 211
Raw count8,607
Viability ceiling93
Month on month+2.53pp
13 month peak7.5%
FormatGen 9 Ubers
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sets and counters from 78.0K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 680
HP
105
Atk
150
Def
90
SpA
150
SpD
90
Spe
95
Usage over time5.3% 2.53pppeak 7.5% · Sep '25
3.65.37.08.6Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

56.7% of Rayquaza teams
HP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityAir Lock · 100.0%
ItemFocus Sash · 54.5%
Tera typeNormal · 57.3%
Moves
Dragon Ascent96.0%
Extreme Speed90.8%
Earthquake84.1%
Dragon Dance67.4%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe12.0%
Naive252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe6.5%

Moves

9 tracked
Dragon Ascent96.0%
Extreme Speed90.8%
Earthquake84.1%
Dragon Dance67.4%
Draco Meteor12.1%
Swords Dance9.4%
Outrage9.0%
U-turn7.9%
Substitute6.3%

Items

Focus Sash54.5%
Life Orb15.8%
Choice Band9.3%
Heavy-Duty Boots8.0%
Sky Plate6.2%
Lum Berry2.3%

Tera types

Normal57.3%
Flying23.6%
Fairy8.6%
Dragon5.7%

Abilities

Air Lock100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe56.7%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe12.0%
Naive252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe6.5%
Adamant72 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 180 Spe4.3%
Adamant252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD3.9%
Naughty252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe3.4%

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Best Rayquaza build for Gen 9 Ubers

The set above is the one Gen 9 Ubers players run most often, taken from 78,012 battles in August 2026. Rayquaza sits at rank #31 with 5.3% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 2.53 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

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