How GOOD was Rayquaza ACTUALLY? - History of Rayquaza in Competitive Pokemon (Gens 3-7)

Rayquaza is this week’s Pokemon for our competitive history series! Join False Swipe Gaming in this brief overview of Rayquaza in competitive Pokemon!
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0:00 - Intro
1:14 - ADV/Gen 3
4:00 - DPP/Gen 4
8:06 - Gen 4 VGC
9:17 - BW/Gen 5
11:09 - XY/Gen 6
13:55 - Gen 6 VGC
17:21 - SM/Gen 7
18:21 - Gen 7 VGC
19:33 - Outro
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DISCLAIMERS ON FORMATS COVERED:
Notice I said POPULAR formats, meaning a format where there is a significant amount of people who compete in it for tournaments and so on and so forth. Now Popular does not mean official even though two of the formats I will be covering were official formats being Japan Nintendo Cup and VGC, but it is an indicator of what a good portion of competitive players thought was “optimal” at the time. Also sometimes the Pokemon Battle Historia doesn't provide enough information to talk about certain Pokemon so I add Smogon analysis to make sense of it. This is pretty rare though.
To the people asking why I don't cover Smogon Singles for Gens 1 and 2: It wouldn't really be a history video if I covered those because online Smogon gen 1 meta to my knowledge wasn't actually played until late 2000s. I wanted to cover tournaments/competitive battling that was actually played during the early years of Pokemon (late 90s).
To the people asking why I cover Smogon at all for singles: To my knowledge, Smogon was the most popular format for Gens 3-5 and held a number of tournaments throughout the years. As for Gen 6, I am not covering Battle Spot Singles because there is more information and explanations about sets being used relative to their own meta on Smogon. In other words, there are few written analyses about Battle Spot Pokemon besides the Top tiers and I would like to avoid theorycrafting because it may have a hint of bias (though I theorycraft if I REALLY couldn't find information on a certain Pokemon). The keyword here is explanations. Though I did find statistics of most Pokemon used and most moves used, there wasn't really any explanations on why. Also the few Pokemon I did find analysis of for Top Tier Battle Spot Singles had very similar move sets to the Smogon OU sets anyway.
For the record, I do not care what rules or formats people play their battles by nor am I saying these formats are the only formats that should be played. The way you play Pokemon is between you and your opponent and I will not fault you for using evasion or whatever, I just like examining popular tournament formats.
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[@krookking2237]

Tiers? You mean Tears. -Mega Rayquaza

[@snappee]

HAH

[@jasonriehl8742]

"Tears or tears? " Mega-ray:" ...yes" 😎

[@Harshaznintent]

most hilarious thing I've read all day

[@CKing97]

Classic

[@henrygutierrez3243]

Please. I beat it with a Special Furret using a combination of Ice Beam and Hyper Voice.

[@theyoshi202]

“So who else is in your tier?” Mega Rayquaza: “I *_AM_* the tier!”

[@undefined6512]

Not yet.

[@Aplaplapla123]

Undefined Undefined It’s treason, then.

[@alexsiuciak7750]

*procceeds to spin like a fucking mad lad

[@battledroid5888]

Zacian:ima bout to end this man whole carrear

[@blitzhd_8494]

"Tiers? More like...tears."

[@killuminati7733]

Mega Rayquaza fears NOTHING. So it found NOTHING and DESTROYED IT.

[@GobouLePoissonBoue]

You can't know how you made my day.

[@orbital1950]

Top comment God.

[@rozaliyaolenyeva737]

*laughs in eternamax eternatus"

[@chendror872]

@@rozaliyaolenyeva737 technically can't be used in battle

[@rozaliyaolenyeva737]

@@chendror872 that's the point it's so broken it got banned in both competitive and storymode

[@kommo-0]

“We can’t have Regigigas and slaking be too OP, let’s give them abilities to balance it out” Also “ayo let’s give rayquaza a mega”

[@ianalbertobarrientosfortin6713]

you also want to give it an ability that cancels half its weaknesses

[@lordspagetti9261]

@@ianalbertobarrientosfortin6713 also make it be able to hold an item even though megas are balanced by only being able to hold their mega stone

[@realaccountami]

lets invent zacian-c

[@meticakolli1237]

@@realaccountami zacian coin blew up lol

[@HotFootBunny]

@@realaccountami and let's invent miradon (which got banned to ag in nat dex)

[@namphouxay3113]

Rayqauaza In competitive:Op In the anime:Op In the main story:Op

[@knownas2017]

To simplify, Rayquaza: OP

[@infernoblast7133]

Too op

[@megarayquaza9054]

yup thats me

[@infernoblast7133]

@@megarayquaza9054 op

[@dankdoge4860]

Mystic Rayquaza no, trainers are OP

[@VulturesNest]

The Cat says "meow!" The Dog says "woof!" The Rayquaza says *ANYTHING GOES MOTHERFUCKERS*

[@papajohn3632]

I am feared by gods

[@VulturesNest]

@@papajohn3632 *there are no gods left standing in his emerald wake*

[@lucario7version2.08]

Rayquaza: No matter what move I choose, you're a one hit KO.

[@hammac32]

Ahayayayayayyaaaaaa -Rayquaza

[@SkydrawnIV]

what do fish say?

[@BlackSalamander439]

Gamefreak: Hey guys we created Mega evolutions to make weaker Pokémon more viable Also Gamefreak: ok so let’s give this 680 monster a buff

[@spaceonisorceress4406]

Also Also Gamefreak: Hmm, you know how Mega Evolution is balanced by needing to hold a specific item? Well...

[@callmehwinter8454]

And what if we also like made it ability get rid of weather and nullify super effective moves and make it not need a held stone for shits and giggles

[@DarrenN-lm5xq]

Lol

[@Dz73zxxx]

And theen in gen 8 GF brought dracovish

[@sintheemptyone8108]

Turns out it was a glorified marketing trick after all. Gen 4 handled that better in comparison. As much as that generation felt like it relied on Pokemon from previous gens a little bit too much in the case of D/P/Pl, many evolutions they introduced to older pokemon in that gen were neat.

[@mitchellthegreat9787]

"Wanna see me make that guy's health bar disappear?" -Mega Rayquaza

[@mikofox9798]

“Wanna see me do it again?”

[@raiden2252]

"Wanna see me do it again?" - Also Mega Rayquaza

[@megarayquaza9054]

Wanna see me do it again?

[@eclipseok1217]

He did it fast with his "extreme speed"

[@djhinx9586]

„YOU get no health! Aaaand YOU get no health!“

[@Silenced_Tongue]

"I came. I messed up Ubers. I left"- Mega Rayquaza.

[@CrosshairDragon]

"To my own tier above ubers."

[@vaporterra]

I came I saw I conquered and created my throne

[@megarayquaza2240]

Yup

[@lol101lol101lol10199]

"I mega-evolved because it is better to rule in AG than to serve in Ubers"

[@ramygordon9403]

Primal Groudon actually has a higher userate than mega rayquaza in AG.

[@MGlBlaze]

And on this episode, we have a pokemon who's Mega Evolution was so overwhelmingly powerful that it got banned from a ban list.

[@Bowiiihowdy]

Wasnt it so insanly fast

[@derpnumbers]

it'd be funny if ubers was still a banlist, but i like it

[@elijahpadilla5083]

@@Bowiiihowdy 115 Speed means the only Ubers faster are Mewtwo, Zekrom, Darkrai, and Deoxys.

[@pranav3848]

@@elijahpadilla5083 Arceus, Mega Gengar, Marshadow, Ultra Necrozma, Pheromosa, Mega Mence, and Shaymin sky

[@abbifegan8736]

@@pranav3848 Certain scarf mons as well, but I don't want to list them since I'm lazy.

[@-libertyprimev1-902]

Rayquaza: Teach me the ways of Primal Reversion! Kyogre/Groudon: *NO!!!* Rayquaza: *Gains Itemless Mega Evolution* THEN TAKE YOUR SECRETS TO THE GRAVE!!!

[@amaarsiddique1290]

NICE

[@hisnotsolonely2961]

It's funny that the reason why Kyogre and goudon primal form disappeared is because Ray took it from them.

[@hisnotsolonely2961]

@Yevgeny Allen Kristoffe Alverio you from gnoggin as well?

[@-libertyprimev1-902]

@Yevgeny Allen Kristoffe Alverio that sounds like a fan theory...

[@hisnotsolonely2961]

@Yevgeny Allen Kristoffe Alverio A Man of culture!

[@Yoshi-oi8el]

“In the name of the Pokémon order of the senate, you are hereby banned.” Rayquaza: “Oh, but I AM the Senate.” “Not yet.” Rayquaza: “It’s mega evolution, then.”

[@ningenslayer6306]

“*ARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGRRRHHH”

[@Wampao]

*Rayquaza defeats a doubles on their own, and a singles right after, with no healing, no damage taken, and barely any PP used.*

[@wolfspider2034]

[AGGRESSIVELY SPINS]

[@Groniallic]

Rayquaza defeats Mega Garchomp by achieving UNLIMITED MEGA EVOLUTIONNN

[@MionMikan]

@@wolfspider2034 agressively spins = dragon ascent

[@edwardramos4591]

The climax of Emerald in a nutshell Rayquaza: Will you two *S H U T U P ! ! !*

[@t-greenrock404]

Basically 😂😂😂

[@Chrys-ws5rx]

I’m TRYING to SLEEP

[@sonicninja4048]

Edward Ramos hbh

[@blackpow3r]

Lmfao basically like stfu with your weather wars. I'll negate all that with air lock. Then I'm OP when I mega evolve 😂😂😂

[@SupimX]

GO TO YOURS ROOMS *N O W*

[@Pr1est0fDoom]

Imagine being so absurdly powerful that you get banned from the banlist.

[@megarayquaza9054]

yeah......

[@megarayquaza2240]

I don't have to imagine

[@konankunoichi94]

Which one of you stole the other comment? Its kinda pathetic to try and repost someones unique joke on the samf page for likes

[@edwardallen9919]

@@konankunoichi94 literally that statement makes no sense

[@konankunoichi94]

@@edwardallen9919 somebody either coppied this comment or this coppied someone elses. The video has two of the same unique comments from 2 different ppl. Normally its stupid for me to even makeva big deal out of this but its happening everywhere. All of it just so people like your comments so you can look cool and feel good about yourself. Its all fake.

[@hogusbogus7685]

Mega Kangaskhan: I can attack twice in a single turn Mega Rayquaza: That’s adorable

[@zsocaman346]

Heh, cute, you need a 2nd attack.

[@milesandrews6711]

Mega kangaskahn: I can do an attacking swords dance Mega Ray: oh its adorable that you need a swords dance

[@mikezheng33]

Mega Ray: I never get the chance to use a second attack

[@muzahidsubho1007]

@@mikezheng33 because the first one is enough

[@taxcollector6959]

Shell smash skill link white herb cloyster: only twice?

[@t-greenrock404]

Arceus: How are you stronger than God? This is an outrage! Mega Ray: No... THIS is an Outrage. *deafening screams of Arceus echoing*

[@kindanooby2988]

Unless its arceus fairy

[@shyamallama5076]

assassin21killer fatality unless it’s arceus steel

[@harshch9223]

@@shyamallama5076 you have v-create for that one

[@shizukousapostle1stapostle710]

@@shyamallama5076 believe me I am a big Rayqaza fan and had this debate way way back in the past... The diverse move pool of Rayqaza and the ability to hold item which arceus can't give Rayqaza a one hit ko against all the arceus forms... I have run the numbers... I spent way too much time at this then I should have

[@user-om8dc5ne4u]

I think what Arceus we can catch in the games isn't that true Creator of the world. It's just one of Its incarnations

[@imaginative6315]

Literally has its own tier. 'How good was Rayquaza?'

[@bunbuku7582]

Lol

[@imaginative6315]

Woah, this is the most amount of likes I've got on a comment so far

[@Gugnar678]

Howgood was rayquaza? - over almost 20 years i believe.

[@megarayquaza9054]

im so good and so powerful that i got banned

[@gabrieldabriel]

3: great 4: great 5: great 6: literally the best 7: literally the best

[@megarayquaza9054]

Oh why thank you

[@MisterSleep1123]

8: snapped

[@russelllim4891]

@@MisterSleep1123 *gone reduced to atoms*

[@-libertyprimev1-902]

@@russelllim4891 Crown Tundra: On your left...

[@shadowtitanx3962]

@@-libertyprimev1-902 Troll Freak: Nah. Screw Megas.

[@itriggerpeople4433]

Primal Groudon and Kyogre: D-Do you believe your own hype that much? Mega Rayquaza: *I AM THE HYPE.*

[@anafu-sankanashi8933]

TFS rayquaza needs to happen.....someday......

[@madmicro157]

Mega Rayquaza: TF IS AN ARCEUS!? Mega Mewtwo: Basically Pokémon God. Mega Rayquaza: But I’m already here!!

[@DaShoopdahoop]

Ah yes, Rayquaza abridged

[@blackkyurem2783]

Not yet

[@Facade953]

It's all fun and games untill Primal Kyogre's Sheer Cold actually hits Mega Rayquaza.😅

[@mr.chickenz0466]

“How good was rayquaza” *Laughs in banned from ban-list.

[@samza9233]

*Mega Rayquaza:* *Ubers has left the chat*

[@xt6997]

Watch out boys ultra necrozma is coming

[@CarlosAlberto-nq3iv]

Xenotale 787 That would be an epic battle.

[@dankdoge4860]

Xenotale 787 *Mega Ray wins*

[@veshalan846]

Frankie Gregory Ultra Necrozma wins the matchup unless Ray is scarfed (unfortunately has to run a dragon move to OHKO) or sash. Mega Rayquaza is still the stronger mon by a couple light years. Dragon dance, extremespeed, 180/180/115 offenses, 105/100/100 bulk with delta stream, better offensive typing, better movepool, flying type close combat, and most importantly items mega Ray wins.

[@C3l3bi1]

@Frankie Gregory Mega rayquaza still in AG because its simply stronger, you need a super specific strategy to counter it meaning it warps the meta, thats just a testiment to its strength not to its weakness

[@namelastname3126]

Fun isn't something one considers when breaking Smogon's ubers system... But this did put a smile on Rayquaza's face.

[@Iguuneous]

Rayquaza for smash dlc?

[@funninoriginal6054]

Im gonna use 6 mega Rayquasas against you if you dont add Waluigi in smash

[@Mitoru.]

@@funninoriginal6054 wah

[@petervilla5221]

@@funninoriginal6054 Allow my 6 parafusion Klefki's to show you the door.

[@bdt2002gaming]

@@Iguuneous Funny you mention that; It was a boss i fight in Brawl.

[@Mezquit]

SOMEONE: ubers are op Rayquaza: *Is this a joke that im too banned to understand?*

[@BigEvy]

Uber’s : I fear no man * weather clears up * But that thing.... * wind starts blowing * It *scares* me _A green glint appears in the sky_

[@iamnotinvolved1309]

I would've laughed even harder if you had written " I fear no *mon* "

[@bunko976]

Finally a comment on that format that's actually funny

[@Sam-se4oq]

That was cringy as all hell

[@megarayquaza9054]

Sup

[@a_random_lizard]

*hears organ playing* Groudon and Kyogre: why do I hear boss music?

[@ElHarmonyV]

Is it just me or does the weather trio have the most accurate depictions of their lore in the game.

[@tiosevenstars]

Primal Gro and Ky 's ability get effed by ray base ability XD yeah I agree

[@thespianuzumaki5452]

@@tiosevenstars But Mega Ray's ability gets trounced if Primal Groudon or Kyogre step in last lol

[@tiosevenstars]

@@thespianuzumaki5452 maybe that's why they made it a mega, so it will have delta stream always after gro and ky primal ablities

[@dudebro2535]

“No no no, he’s got a point”

[@Psty786]

Vib

[@classarank7youtubeherokeyb63]

You left out a nice bit of trivia. Mega rayquaza was still so indisputably the best pokemon in Gen VII that smogon didn't even bother to suspect him in ubers.

[@derpnumbers]

tell that to RU's band darmanitan meme quckban lasting shorter than manaphy in uu

[@M3rtyville]

it is close to 800 bst, has an defense enhancing abillity, a high base power spamable stab move that doesn't miss and it can hold an item... Only in VGC it is slidely costy because it takes both a mega and a legendary slot while its ability can be a hinderence to you as well while moves like dragon ascent and close combat are high risk high reward moves because of 2 opponents...

[@mysterysecret6815]

M3rtyville And Doubles Ubers

[@literallynothing1520]

Class A, Rank 7; KZbin Hero: Keyboard Warrior Leaving him Uber’s for any longer would drive every other legendary crazy mad.

[@webbowser8834]

That's because the banning of mega ray was more of a philosophical decision then a balance one. The core question wasn't "was Mega ray incredibly busted?", of course it was. The question was "is Ubers a competetive tier or a playable ban list?", and they eventually landed on tier due to the sheer number of mons that now occupy ubers.

[@QwixLF]

Wild how they made a trainable delete button. In retrospect, imagine Atk Deoxys with actual defenses and HP. That is M-Ray.

[@andersoncampbell5083]

Honestly, speed deoxys is the closest you'll get to that

[@Grandflea02]

Except lower speed

[@techstuff6551]

@@andersoncampbell5083 too bad they banned it to ubers because kids were too retarded to fight it just like greninja and aegislash

[@Grandflea02]

@@jonathanforsum559 No it doesn't They both have 180 in Attack and Sp. Attack

[@superzockertvyt9630]

Mega Mewtwo has it beat in its respective stats tho

[@wippyfr]

I think you have a spelling mistake in your title, let me help you: "How GOD was Rayquaza ACTUALLY?"

[@Good_Hot_Chocolate]

Godly*

[@chintulol3975]

Lmao

[@willow7610]

Fairy type Arceus "ALRIGHT TIME TO DESTROY WHAT I HAVE CREATED

[@chintulol3975]

@@willow7610 😂😂😂

[@ronnieketchum1241]

Perfect comment

[@jayanths1221]

Arceus: "I am a God you dull creature and I will not be bullied by a...." Mega Ray-Ray: **Continues to pummel Arceus with dragon ascent** "PUNY GOD"

[@macenanoro826]

Jay "WE HAVE A GOD!" "Well... We have a Dragon/Flying Type with reliable priority damage and no flying-related weaknesses. *I suggest you bow down now.*"

[@gengarzilla1685]

I'm just waiting for Arceus to re-establish dominance in Gen 4 remakes.

[@lesanikuniku2153]

Plot twist : it was arceus rock

[@random.3665]

@@gengarzilla1685 Well, we are all waiting for arceus to get a mega that needs only judgement to trigger and not a mega-stone.

[@Bobsican]

@@random.3665 Mega? Nah, at most we get a primal reversal of it with it´s ability changed to the Omnipotent ability from Conquest.

[@ShinMario098]

Americans when the trees start speaking Vietnamese. *Ubers when the opponent starts speaking Dragon Ascent.*

[@machomanalexyt5736]

*Fortunate RayquaSon*

[@abbifegan8736]

Nazis/1941 Germans when trees start speaking Russian.

[@hawttub_2265]

Abbi Fegan *Russians when the snow starts speaking Finnish*

[@littleman7514]

Rawpowered Dragon Accent

[@rejvaik00]

*Chinese when the flood plains starts speaking Mongolian*

[@xt6997]

Fairy types get introduced in gen 6 Rayquaza: "heh heh I'm in danger." Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire comes out Rayquaza: "say sike now."

[@duggiek1352]

Should've been the "Call an ambulance" meme

[@mrtrollnator123]

​@@duggiek1352😂😂😂😂

[@DaxSchaffer]

The people: "How good was Rayquaza?" Gens 3-5: "Imagine a perpetually flying atmosphere dragon more powerful than God." The people: ".....uh-huh." Gen 6: "Ok, now make it even better."

[@KnufWons]

Literally nobody: Game Freak: What if we gave Rayquaza a Mega, but without making Ratquazaite?

[@sayvionwashington1939]

Everyone: Ok Gamefreak! You're kinda going crazy right no- Gamefreak: *Give's it a Flying type Close Combat*

[@pepeknight]

@@sayvionwashington1939 Kinda surprised they disallowed it to use Z moves while Mega Evolved. Like GameFreak, if you are gonna make retarded decisions, don't half-ass it.

[@petelee2477]

@@sayvionwashington1939 no what rayquaza is unbalanced let's fix it HP: 105 Attack: 180 + 100 280 Defense 100 Sp. Atk: 180 +100 280 Sp. Def: 100 Speed: 115 +100 215 ability: huge power

[@louisblack8474]

@@pepeknight in for a penny, in for a pound!

[@janedoe4929]

@@petelee2477 Huge power is actually not as broken as Delta stream on him even with those stats you added believe it or not... 0_o

[@pepeknight]

Anything Goes does have a one singular rule: No Endless Battle Clause. Which means Recycle + Leppa Berry Slowbro is banned from Anything Goes Eat your heart out Mega Rayquaza.

[@QuestionableLogic_]

But why tho.

[@pigyguy]

@@QuestionableLogic_ no one can win endless battle

[@PeterGriffin11]

@@QuestionableLogic_ if you have two Pokemon battling each other with their only moves being recycle holding a leppa berry the match would go on forever because the leppa berry restores pp on a Pokemon move so recycle would never run out.

[@BlockheadGrande]

@@PeterGriffin11 More specifically, Slowbro would have Recycle, Slack Off, Healing Pulse and Block. It would prevent an opponent that can't beat Slowbro from switching, use recycle and slack off to keep itself in good shape and use healing pulse to prevent the enemy from killing themselves with Struggle, creating a literally infinite battle. Running this set is commonly known as a total dick move.

[@Starsoulklr]

@@BlockheadGrande The moveset of a Sadist. As many broken things there are in these games they eventually conclude this is Prometheus and Atlas levels of punishment.

[@Raivon]

Mega Rayquaza: For my next trick, I'm going to make the enemy team disappear.

[@roshanb8388]

Hoenn's weather trio is truly THE strongest legendary trio by a mile

[@KingMoon110]

*Mega Kanghaskan is the most broken pokémon ever conceived* Rayquaza: *Hold my Beer*

[@infernoblast7133]

Haha

[@megarayquaza9054]

i didnt say that i never drink beer i drink blood

[@infernoblast7133]

@@megarayquaza9054 of your enemies

[@megarayquaza9054]

@@infernoblast7133 yeah i do shhhh Don't tell anyone...

[@infernoblast7133]

@@megarayquaza9054 *uses moon blast*

[@ethanadams8109]

0:38 "or what it even eats" Pokedex right in the screen right now: "This pokemons appears to feed on water particles in the atmosphere" Bruh

[@marcustulliuscicero5443]

Particles in the atmosphere and competitive tears.

[@infernoblast7133]

Minior

[@AnshulGuptaAG]

So Rayquaza is a dragon warrior. Surviving on dew drops and the energy of the universe.

[@ethanadams8109]

@@AnshulGuptaAG Basically, yes.

[@znyan1077]

drink water

[@pokemaster4588]

Ubers is the best tier Rayquaza: well yes but actually no

[@Blue-vs6fj]

@Sima Yi he's talkin bout the mega

[@cmdrfrosty3985]

Uber Pokemon: why do I hear boss music

[@TheGoat-kx7wk]

Your pfp tho

[@umbrellaxrd]

@@TheGoat-kx7wk lma

[@LSIS12345]

Mega-Rayquaza, the only pokemon that made uber tier look like UU (for now)

[@chaosbreaker657]

I can imagine Smogon's tier system as a house of cards, created after lots of careful analysis. Mega Rayquaza arrived and unintentionally knocked it down.

[@raiden2252]

you mean intentionally

[@imdumbbut1681]

Mel Palaganas intetionally knocked not only the cards, but the table, and the building it was on.

[@shinymetagross1666]

@@imdumbbut1681 It then used the rubble to build its own house, and this is the origin of AG

[@flamingrubys11]

@@imdumbbut1681 while also burning the building it was in

[@Awoken_YKW_Fan9001]

Dude didn't even care to clean it up until gen 8.

[@thomasgibbons3226]

*Mega-Rayquaza:* Hey guys what's going on? *Smogon:* Mega-Ray, this is an intervention. You need to stop killing everything. *Mega-Rayquaza uses Dragon Ascent on Xerneas. Xerneas Fainted.* *Mega-Rayquaza:* What are you talking about? *Smogon:* Mega-Ray! *Mega-Rayquaza used Dragon Ascent. Groudon and Kyogre Fainted.* *Mega-Ray:* What? *Smogon:* This is exactly what I'm talking about. Mega-Ray..... Don't you dare. *Mega-Rayquaza used Dragon Ascent. Smogon Fainted.* *Mega-Rayquaza:* Mhmhmmh.... Good. Nobody shall stand in my way...

[@thomasgibbons3226]

@@ginshin8246 Its a joke. Joke that Mega Rayquaza is so broken it does not obey the law of physics. Does not care about the rules.

[@mcjames7322]

@@ginshin8246 dragon ascent is flying type

[@dasher3532]

@@ginshin8246 Dragon Ascent is a flying type move. It sounds weird, but it is.

[@Andjehw7]

Wait i can do that Thx for the inspiration

[@mrperson9838]

@@ginshin8246 it’s a flying type move

[@recruitrushttv7724]

Zacian: Gets +1 attack on switch-in Rayquaza: Gets a mega Regigigas: Gets Slow Start Yep, seems fair

[@General_C]

Zacian and Zamazanta have been nerfed in Gen 9, Intrepid Sword and Dauntless Shield only activate once per game now. Zacian is still going to be a MENACE though.

[@vDeadbolt]

@@General_C still busted. Not that abusable. Getting a stat boost is so valuable, especially on a pokemon that has one of the highest bast stat totals in the game.

[@fg009letyrds8]

@@vDeadbolt yeah, a free +1 boost to a freaking 700 BST (post nerf) Pokémon who's main role is being a Physical Attacker is still OP, but they're definitely will not be as dominant as Koraidon and especially Miraidon.

[@TheButterSurge]

​they did regigigas so dirty. Change his ability or make it last like 1 turn

[@da45r]

​@@TheButterSurgeat least he dominated in Gen 8 due to Weezings new ability

[@noctiskaelum4515]

What's so OP about RAYQUAZA anyway, I mean a poocheyana ROAR would also make KYOGRE and GROUDON flee the battle at sootopolis city

[@brettlarch8050]

Noctis Kaelum nah. They’re too legendary for that.

[@MisterSleep1123]

If's like letting a 2-month old puppy bark on a labrador and a german shepherd

[@b_de_silva]

@@MisterSleep1123 *a lion and a tiger

[@shukuala9502]

@@b_de_silva *a god of water and a god of land

[@denbnha7416]

Lol

[@eleanorgreywolfe5142]

Imagine being literally god but you get banned to your own tier so you can't play with others.

[@auberonsylveon4694]

Giratina.jpg

[@hoanganphanle]

*Mewtwo : "First time ?"

[@MisterSleep1123]

This post is made by the Arceus gang

[@gtea6477]

Arceus: I am the god of this world Rayquaza: I am going to end this mans whole career

[@GodittoC]

Ultra necrozma: *HOLD MY LIGHT*

[@zkdelta8014]

@@GodittoC that guy wasn't enough

[@aerialkiller5948]

Actually, Arceus is better in my opinion than Mega Rayquaza in Anything Goes meta. The team I'm currently using runs both (a banded mega ray and a pair of defensive arcei, one poison and one dark), but I've found more often than not that Arceus is just usually straight up better. It's so much more flexible. When a mega ray comes out, I think alright that's easy, he's gonna dragon ascent. When an arceus comes out, I think um is this e-killer, a wall, a perish trap, or a healer? It's just so much more versatile with 120 stats across the board. Sure, mega ray has higher attacks but it's much more limited in terms of STAB, since arceus can get STAB on whatever it wants with multitype. Next, and most importantly, ARCEUS OUTSPEEDS. E-killer can easily 1v1 a mega rayquaza and destroy it because of that. Turn 1 Swords Dance, Turn 2 Extreme Speed will one shot. But yes, to those who say Ultra Necrozma is better, it's not. The moveset is extremely limited just due to photon geyser taking up a slot and being forced to hold a z-crystal, and the typing is just so mediocre, especially since there's a certain little guy named Marshadow who learns Shadow Sneak (which i think just straight up OHKOs). There's a total of 3 moves I can think of right now that they run: Photon Geyser, Sunsteel Strike, Earthquake (not counting setup). It also has surprisingly little offensive power despite its stats and the speed doesn't really help counterbalance that. In a 1v1, Ultra Nec does usually beat mega ray, but mega ray has a better matchup to pretty much everything else.

[@dofusguy5290]

M-Rayquaza, Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre, M-MewtwoX, M-MewtwoY, and later on, Primal Dialga, Primal Palkia, M-Giratina ended Arceus's whole career.....That's until, M-Arceus was born!

[@PedroHenrique-vs3mf]

Rayquaza Turn 1: Flyinium Z Turn 2: Dragon Ascent (if Arceus survives) I think you aren't so intelligent, Arceus needs 3 turns to beat Rayquaza with Extreme Speed, let me explain: Arceus Turn 1: Swords Dance Turn 2: Extreme Speed Arceus dead Do you really think that Arceus is better than Rayquaza? Have you ever seen Rayquaza's moveset? It's incredible.

[@pyromaniac000000]

I still have my old Rayquaza, that i traded with a friend for in 3rd gen. Traded with those weird wireless adapters. It has accompanied me through every generation, currently in Sun. Such a good pokemon, and i love it so much!

[@Blue-vs6fj]

*god

[@brandtmichael3868]

The transition to switch broke your heart I'll bet

[@maanitaman]

“Let’s begin by bringing it down to Earth, a little.” *Mega Rayquaza crushes Raichu to the ground*

[@mercyofhel5124]

Oh I just started the video and I already know that this is going to be a doozy

[@abbad707]

Mercy of Hel lol

[@roshanb8388]

Arceus : I am inevitable Mega Ray : And I am mega rayquaza **uses dragon ascent**

[@RajeshKK72]

Hello, hum phir se mile

[@roshanb8388]

@@RajeshKK72 haha yeah!

[@bowser3017]

Game mechanics lol. Lore Arceus is still the strongest

[@justeckin7003]

Roshan B We did it mr quaza, we won

[@rozaliyaolenyeva737]

Eternamax Eternatus:Allow me to introduce myself... *uses eternabeam*

[@MrVibe-tx4rn]

Pokemon: Okay, let's do some damage- Mega Rayquaza: *No.* Pokemon: Okay then, let's start a hail, or a sandstorm- Mega Rayquaza: *No.* Pokemon: Um, alright, what about an ice type move- Mega Rayquaza: *No.* Pokemon: Is there anything we can do? Mega Rayquaza: *No.*

[@darianclark3980]

Ninjask- "Everyone picked my counterpart and other Pokemon but not me...😞" Scyther- "Welcome to My World my fallen brother😭😭"

[@emblemwarrior11]

To be real though, that Scyther video would be a disappointing Sunday upload. We wouldn't even get into the real stuff until Gen 5.

[@darianclark3980]

@@emblemwarrior11 it was a joke saying Ninjask is on the same foot(or wing) as Scyther how both Scizor and Shedinja got their videos but not Scyther or Ninjask.

[@wackozackoyt]

He did Scyther a long time ago

[@konradklukowski1009]

I Stil walking for scyther video

[@renegade6578]

Eviolite Scyther has SOME use, tho

[@LagrimaArdiente]

"--and I know you've been waiting for this part of the video--" I had. Yes. Thank you.

[@stygiandragon3865]

Well. tbh I was originally thinking about that too. But as he goes on, I starts to wonder how he's doing on other gens as well

[@ThePageofRage]

....This is my ascended state, Choice Band Rayquaza. Or as I call it, Rayquaza 2. AND THIS. IS TO GO EVEN FURTHER BEYOND! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...

[@TheRedDeath71]

*HUREAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH* Now I am A Mega you can call me Reyquaza 3

[@megarayquaza9054]

@@TheRedDeath71 Excuse you?

[@TheRedDeath71]

@@megarayquaza9054 its Dragon Ball :/

[@The-Man-of-Pepsi]

@@megarayquaza9054 all hail THE mega rayquaza

[@megarayquaza9054]

*I AM THE ONLY MEGA RAYQUAZA*

[@MattDoes_Stuffs]

Rayquaza was awesome from gen 3-4 5 is it's downfall 6-7 brought it to God tier

[@ohno8686]

The start of gen 6 was its down fall and it rises again a year later to make its own tier

[@sillysokka1130]

Hardly a downfall, it was still more than viable st it’s lowest point in Uber’s!!

[@megarayquaza9054]

It's still Quite stupid that they'd give this monster a Buff that broke the game

[@Grandflea02]

No, ABOVE god tier. Arceus' tier is uber, Mega Rayquaza is AG. It is literally a tier above god.

[@hellothere4892]

@@Grandflea02 So about Protean Greninja......Wanna chat with Ice beam ?

[@marshallkelloway9153]

How GOOD was Rayquaza ACTUALLY? So good he BROKE THE METAGAME. Smogon was FORCED to create an entirely NEW tier ABOVE Ubers! MEGA RAYQUAZA IS LITERALLY MORE POWERFUL THAN GOD! Well, Arceus. The Pokemon God.

[@idontcare711]

Yea i was gonna say, Rayquaza is a bug to god

[@megarayquaza2240]

Unless you give that arceus an ice plate

[@The_Sphinx-22]

@@megarayquaza2240 no

[@The_Sphinx-22]

@@idontcare711 pfff

[@jouletheblueslimegirl3728]

Lord helix can one shot mega rayquaza.

[@kierany9]

>Box art legendaries are terrifying and are what makes Ubers Ubers *laughs in Suicune*

[@M3rtyville]

Kyurem Black is my favorite Uber

[@derpnumbers]

LOL, if it isn't ubers, say hi to ou oh hi sub cm

[@SoraTheKeyblader3612]

Suicune may not run through teams as easily as most other cover legends, but it is still a very reliable mon

[@TakerRIP66]

@@SoraTheKeyblader3612 very true. Not only bulky but good for using special ice type moves

[@SoraTheKeyblader3612]

@@TakerRIP66 not really what it excels at. It doesn't have much in the way of offensive prowess What it does do well is taking hits and, using Pressure + Substitute + Protect, PP stalling out the opponent's moves. Scald is usually the only offensive move it should optimally run since it can get some burns with that, and other than that it is a great abuser of moves such as Protect, Substitute, Roar, Rest and Calm Mind, since it is one of the bulkiest Pokemon around Ice Beam is best left for stuff that actually does considerable damage without the need of boosting

[@dianauwu1312]

Outrage. A pretty good move for Rayquaza, and what everyone did when Mega-Rayquaza came out.

[@V-Jes]

You mean Dragon ascend as they both have same power but nobody is immune to it while rayquaza doesn't get locked into it either.

[@MinecraftLover58]

Yaaaas also I love your pfp

[@lytelost965]

I did. With mega Salamence. In which Rayquaza was OHKO'd. 120 vs 115 speed stat, that margin must have been frustrating for my Rayquaza spamming opponent.

[@Garrettcube]

I seriously want to know how the devs looked at this monster of a Pokémon’s mega evolution and said “yes, this is definitely what we need to put into the game!” I mean, being the ONLY pokemon that can mega evolve WITHOUT A STONE is one huge thing, putting it on an already Uber strong pokemon is just madness!

[@fw--kx6sk]

@KOO YEW MUN - Well I know it's been 8 months since you post this comment but I still want to reply to you. I think the just didn't care about competitive pokemon. Same happened to Dark Souls 3. And Rayquazanite sucks

[@flamingrubys11]

heres how its fun game freak doesnt care in the slightest about your tierlists most of the time

[@AdventVFX]

A fun op game breaking pokemon

[@AsianWithHat]

*How GOOD was [Insert Patreon vote] ACTUALLY?* *I WILL NEVER GIVE UP*

[@abbad707]

AsianWithHat LOL

[@ZyrusSmith]

Current Patreon vote is Bayleef.

[@thundereagle4130]

The Patreons should troll him and make him do a recent pokemon like Tapu Koko or Klefki.

[@ZyrusSmith]

@@thundereagle4130 I mean, Patreon picks are always trolls anyway so we can always expect trash from there anyway.

[@NightLeopard000Z]

Hydreigon never :(

[@TrexGamer.]

You know you*re kinda powerful when your literally in a Tier of your own

[@youtubeisgarbage3064]

*you're kinda powerful...

[@reggy7706]

"Kinda"

[@pacoramon9468]

Meta knight.

[@birdbird749]

Brawl metaknight can agree

[@Arrowstorm19]

Crescendo ! He didn't edit the second mistake lmao

[@BethBurr]

AG Group chat: *Zacian-C joined the group chat* Mega-Ray: “What do you think you’re doing on my domain?”

[@darkdragonx650]

@Ahmad Adnan think zacian is faster and if he is he's gonna destroy ray with play rough

[@youwillpayforyoursins9372]

@@darkdragonx650 Just switch in primal groudon then

[@Seajojo]

@@darkdragonx650 but if you give ray a focus sash then it's game over for the good boi

[@darkdragonx650]

@@Seajojo yep that is the only scenario I believe that ray beats zacian. The fact that he needs ONE item to give him the only possible win is just to show how broken zacian is. However zacian is broken in the current meta. In gen 6 Ray was obviously better than zacian is now because zacian gets wrecked by p-don, quagsire, ho oh if he's not running any electric moves. M ray and Mewtwo just were too strong in their op gens. They were far more powerful than zacian is now. But zacian now is far more powerful than all the other mons in the current meta

[@darkdragonx650]

@Ahmad Adnan did you even read what I said.... I said zacian is way better than ray in the current meta but isn't as good Mewtwo and m ray were in their op gens. Seriously.... If you bother reading or paying attention im sure we wouldn't have this conversation

[@Eva-pv6dx]

"We'll be here until vgc 2020" ha, that's funny. you thought we were gonna get any events

[@hoanganphanle]

That's a good metaphor actually. He basically said "We'll never be able to list them all"

[@serp3n1]

Hot take: A Mega Evolved legendary pokemon being so absurdly overpowered it can't be played competitively is fitting and fine

[@MrAskmannen]

Yeah i agree. Its just a bit of fun. You can have AG matches with a mega ray on each team as well. Works fine

[@BoopaKing]

It's a bit sad though that it overtakes Arceus in base stat total when it mega evolves... *Mega Arceus when?*

[@WeFightForever]

I agree. The game isn't designed around competitive play. He's there for a fun reward after you beat the game.

[@MasterPoppers]

​@@BoopaKing Nah. God is dead. All hail the Dragon King.

[@kindredspirit9703]

I take it I wasn't the only one who was disappointed when they found out you can't have Mega Rayquaza use a Z-Move?

[@trainerrichard6859]

I will be very disappointed if on April 1st magikarp isn't covered.

[@pilkkimies]

Not only one

[@wilianrodrigues5280]

TRU

[@MrAskmannen]

Stunfisk

[@stragmar]

I'd advise to read Smogon's analysis in the meantime www.smogon.com/dex/sm/pokemon/magikarp/

[@MOORE4U2]

Kakuna, perhaps?

[@Grandflea02]

Gen 3: Amazing Gen 4: Amazing Gen 5: Great, but has more counters now Gen 6: Too strong for ubers Gen 7: Too strong for ubers

[@adumbboy7613]

Ubers: exist Mega Rayquaza: I’m about to end this whole man’s career.

[@rexevans100]

As opposed to ending half the mans career.

[@pepeknight]

Mega Ray so broken a new Smogon tier was created to contain it. The hell were Gamefreak smoking when they not only give Rayquaza a Mega, but allow it to use other items like Life Orb in conjunction. Thank God they did not allow it to use Z-moves while Mega Evolved. Though Funbro looks at it from above.

[@shinysamurott613]

The same thing that made them think shiny locks were a beneficial change, among other things.

[@kazoorion7993]

They nerf Pokemon who never deserved to be nerfed like Gengar, Talonflame, Breloom, both Sableye and it's mega evolution but they don't nerf Mega Rayquaza? Game Freak is so logic backwards.

[@sayvionwashington1939]

@@shinysamurott613 They wanted to make Legendaries more "special" and all that jazz.

[@crimson4069]

@@kazoorion7993 because mega rayquaza is a fucking legendary in a mega evolution. Like what do you expect

[@pepeknight]

@@shinysamurott613 Shinies are just glorified pallete swaps anyway. Never understood why people are so obsessed with shinies.

[@demonzone2571]

The power that even the god of pokemon should fear. The Power Beyond Uber. And Mega Rayquaza is the master of said power.

[@Kalenz1234]

Mega Rayquaza: Where is your Arceus now?

[@aghitsaplane4262]

Requaza: *inhales* "ok...ok" *Picks up a choice scarf and dragon ascent* "Let's get this bread"

[@BrilliantYami]

You might as well let a serial killer loose in a kindergarten

[@flamingrubys11]

@@BrilliantYami nah life orb ray there is no god

[@Hassassin119]

The double battle at 15:30 makes me die a little inside.

[@moistmarsupial3528]

Mega Ray is probably the closest we'll ever get to having another gen 1 Mewtwo... God I can still hear the screaming

[@Kalenz1234]

Mega Rayquaza > Gen 1 Mewtwo. Mewtwo was so broken because the game balance was unrefined. Special stat was op, psychic type was op. Mega Rayquaza existed in a mostly balanced environment with many viable pokemon and strategies. And completely messed it up.

[@llSuperSnivyll]

@@Kalenz1234 RBY Mewtwo is still more broken than Mega Rayquaza. Now, I do agree that Mega Rayquaza's brokenness holds a lot more merit.

[@MX3rules]

@@llSuperSnivyll RBY Mewtwo was only slightly better than RBY Alakazam, but nothing even touches the brokenness of Mega Rayquaza.

[@mysterysecret6815]

Cookiestroke Completely disagreed. Gen 1 Mewtwo is magnitudes above gen 1 Alakazam. Gen 1 Mewtwo’s effect on gen 1 is way bigger than Mega Ray’s effect on gen 6 and gen 7

[@mysterysecret6815]

Moist Marsupial Also I believe Let’s Go Mewtwo is the closest thing to gen 1 Mewtwo unless if you don’t count Let’s go.

[@Demonmagnos]

When it finally gets to Ray's 6th gen section and you realize it's only the half-way point of the video. Oh lawdy.

[@cyberizeddm1179]

He’s even in talks to being banned from balanced hackmons now.

[@ElHarmonyV]

Those stats are just too damn good and stats and typings I believe are the only things you can't change in Hackmons.

[@imperatorecho9527]

And it was

[@hoanganphanle]

@@ElHarmonyV stats alone is not saying much. P-Kyo is not banned at the moment, while Diancie, whose bst is just 700, is sometimes considered suspect worthy. And don't let me start on how something as Mega Audino is actually viable there. M-Ray is banned because it can abuse too many sets, from Mixed Aerilate, Spec Aerilate, Triage Oblivion Wings to Dazzling Shell Smash Sweeper. You can counter one of them but not all of these set at once, so it really puts a lot of pressure when team-building. In a meta where everyone has to already prepare for a tons of threats like other -ate abusers, Normalize Gengar, Impostor Chansey, Sturdy Shed, adding the threat of M-Ray and P-Don (P-Don tinted lens choice band V-Create 2HKO every single non Flash Fire/Primordial Sea viable wall in the metagame which is stupid) is too much for one team. Hence it was banned

[@DrGandW]

Unbalanced Hackmon tier

[@aquaneutral]

@@DrGandW pure hackmons

[@mattiismouse1086]

Ubers: *exist* Mega Rayquaza: Parry this casuals

[@pajamazz1161]

Smash 4 Bayonetta: I sleep Brawl Meta Knight: Still sleep FighterZ Android 16: Snoring Mega Rayquaza: *YO FOR REAL*

[@Joe-yx1gq]

ulitmate King K Rool Still A Thing!

[@bryanhu6017]

Brawl Meta Knight was hella OP, how tf u sleeping on it.

[@ivanshiny_]

FighterZ Bardock: excuse you?

[@Clapkreag]

Pet shop from heritage of the future

[@deathserpent9747]

@@bryanhu6017 agreed, hes harder to kill than the fool from darkest dungeon

[@Grandflea02]

Deoxys-Attack has incredibly high attacking stats, and is balanced by having essentially zero HP, defence and sp.defence Mega rayquaza has incredibly high attacking stats, and is balanced by... Having no flying related weaknesses?

[@tigran010]

Yeah.... That why i hate this green snake

[@GravityIsFalling]

Yeah it’s almost as if megas were an unbalanced and horrible idea

[@Grandflea02]

@@GravityIsFalling some of them were unbalanced, but they werent a horrible idea

[@GravityIsFalling]

@@Grandflea02 Yes they were Why couldn’t we just get an evo so mawile looked like her mega self forever? Cause no one wants to see that base forme when that mega exists

[@GravityIsFalling]

@The Randomizer Master Weaknesses of the flying type

[@dragonslair951167]

"I fear nothing, for I am fear incarnate." -Mega Rayquaza

[@TerraTuso]

*you've commited to a trio* *Please choose between Groudon or Kyogre*

[@yymoomoo1509]

KYogre

[@portersona]

Groudon

[@Boybobka]

This is not the place for suggestions, community tab

[@ItsJustKaya]

Well competitive ofc kyogre but my favorite is Groudon... and i like the pun of kyOGRE, maybe that's why it can use Thunder o_ó

[@DestroyerOfTime93]

I'd rather see Groudon since he's the most used Pokemon in the Uber Tier

[@abbad707]

I remember level 70 Rayquaza with 7 badges as a kid and pummelled through Emerald.

[@jeffreycottle9896]

Ahhhhhh good times

[@classarank7youtubeherokeyb63]

Rayquaza used outrage! Foe [literally anything] fainted!

[@Kali_Krause]

I remember beating the elite four with Rayquaza in gen 3 and 4. It's moves were Blizzard, Thunderbolt, Fly, and Focus Blast in gen 4

[@abbad707]

Kali Krause same lol I remember teaching my blastoise in firered all water moves.😂 God ol’ days

[@shotgunner777]

I'm actually playing it for the first time right now and I'm speechless at how you get it at level 70 before beating Juan. All my team training just went out the window because I'm just gonna one-shot everything forever.

[@MisterSleep1123]

Eat, Sleep, Conquer Ubers, Repeat

[@raythehomie123]

Tell me again why can't I mega evolve in Galar? I paid the passport fee,find a house,just to wait to mega evolve. So sad.

[@ShaulaXNinja]

The irony that Serebii's Pokémon of the week is Rayquaza and your Rayquaza video uploaded on the same day.

[@chuyrenteria6252]

That isn't irony, it's called coincidence.

[@GregOrtiz]

Noticed that too

[@kevinstephenson3531]

Chuy Renteria that isn’t called coincidence; it’s called intention.

[@rayflyers]

Rayquaza is the best legendary, best shiny, and best mega. Honestly, it's just the best pokemon.

[@M3rtyville]

best Dragon Type, Best Flying Type, best green Pokemon, best black pokemon, best serpent Pokemon, best Dragon ascent user

[@pantslesswrock]

Honestly? Poke-GOAT

[@carrier2823]

Nah, best Pokémon is obviously quilfish. They gave rayquaza a mega because they wanted a Pokémon that might threaten it. Quilfish is still even better.

[@otterex]

@@carrier2823 You must be stupid, everybody knows Dunsparce is the most powerful

[@megami-gabriel3813]

@@otterex No, Peanut Butter will destroy them all!

[@bobi200samatar6]

Rayquaza: Is a giant serpent who lives in the atmosphere, has the authority to tell two other elemental monsters to shut up, can sit all over the uber tier and has a mega that was so insanely powerful it got its own tier. Brendon/ May: I'm gonna name you Sphagetti 😊

[@Aesyaan]

me and Groudon call him our danger noodle

[@Chaos_Contingency]

"Hand Banana, I want you to meet... The Enforcer." "I want my name to be Spaghetti."

[@mrtrollnator123]

I named him shenron 😎

[@hmm2692]

Primal groudon: IM THE BEST UBER Mega Rayquaza: DONT MAKE ME COME BACK DOWN THERE

[@phantomgg7790]

How broken was mega ray? It literally invented it's own tier.

[@nomad8690]

Regular Rayquaza- Ultra-Instinct Omen. Mega Rayquaza- Mastered Ultra Instinct.

[@aquawater5069]

12:26 perfect dragon ascent timing with the music.

[@nonplayercharacter12333]

Imagine being Arceus. God and creator of ALL Pokémon. Now imaging creating something that can eviscerate you

[@marche800]

Mega Rayquaza was the most unnecessary buff ever given too a pokemon.

[@lenlimbo]

It was also one of the funniest. I know it made me laugh when they took an already broken mon and elevated it to what its legend says, being able to bitchslap Kyogre and Groudon at once.

[@llSuperSnivyll]

It's a cover legendary. What little thought towards balance Game Freak gives is completely ignored for them.

[@kds6992]

need it for arceus,creatiin trio and reggigas aswell such a buff

[@xt6997]

Well gen 7's ultra necrozma is giving it a run

[@hoanganphanle]

@@xt6997 Ultra-Necrozma is far from the Mega-Ray level of broken. It has to hold a specific item to go Ultra, preventing it from running Life Orb or Choice Items, and its stat is not even equal to the two Primal Mons. It also has a quite mediocre typing unlike that of Primal Groudon. In fact, the most offensive form that Ultra-Necrozma can run is outright beaten by Extreme Killer Arceus, who has been in Uber for years. Yes, you can counter my arguement by stating that Necrozma has the element of surprise, because people would most likely expect a Dusk Mane Necrozma instead of the Ultra one. But such is the threat of the Dusk Mane itself. The ingame UN is so powerful because it starts off at +1 to every stats, and most likely out-levelled your party at that point. In a straight and fair confrontation, and in team-building, at least in single, Mega-Ray is far more oppresive than Ultra-Nec ever was

[@CaioXG002]

I found a small mistake. It is said that VGC 2010 is the first year where you could bring two restricted Pokémon per TEAM. While that was the standard for 2016 and 2019, in VGC 2010, you could bring up to four per team, but two per BATTLE.

[@Sizdothyx]

*Rayquaza in competitive* : _Hiroshima and Nagasaki fornicating while Chernobyl touches itself in a corner watching_ *Rayquaza in my Alpha Sapphire game* : _Who's a good boy? Who's good boy? You're a good boy, yes you are! Yes you are!_

[@tommyortega7796]

r/oddlyspecific Bruh

[@boney4947]

@@tommyortega7796 dont do that

[@tommyortega7796]

@@boney4947 *NO*

[@boney4947]

@@tommyortega7796 yes

[@tommyortega7796]

N O O

[@Felipera_]

15:03 VGS always cracks me up with its MEGA RAYQUAZA, MEGA RAYQUAZA, PRIMAL KYOGRE and... raichu

[@shizukousapostle1stapostle710]

*Are we really asking this question?*

[@infernoblast7133]

Well yes

[@Gugnar678]

Did it for mewtwo as well

[@meatshield_]

Personally, I don't really care how good Rayquaza is, it's just my favorite legendary. That being said, the more powerful, the better. Also, lucario being my favorite non-legendary makes me happy that they work well together.

[@SilverScarletSpider]

It’s crazy that Scizor, Lucario, Metagross, Ludicolo, Gyarados, Flygon, Kingdra, Tyranitar, Kabutops, Salamance, and Swampert could hang with the likes of Rayquaza, Deoxys, Mewtwo, Darkrai, Garchomp, Groudon, Dialga, Kyogre, Lugia, Ho Oh, and Palkia.

[@theway289]

I'm still salty about Garchomp's mega evolution. The fact that they made is slower is a huge slap in the face.

[@FBI-wn2qo]

Swampert mentioned🎉🎉🎉

[@remko7559]

Rayquaza: Mega Evolves Ubers: Why do I hear boss music?

[@baconbaconbobacon]

"Its Rayquaza for Arceus sake" 😂😂😂