Rayquaza

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Rayquaza (裂空座)
Alias(es)	Ruler of the Skies; Sky Overlord; Shiny Rayquaza
Species/Race	Legendary Pokémon
Affiliation	Mark's Pokémon team
Occupation/Role	Ruler and protector of its atmospheric territory
Status	Active; captured by Mark in a pink Friend Ball 617
First Appearance	Chapter 593

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Mega Evolution	624	Learns to Mega Evolve independently after systematic training, becoming Mega Rayquaza. Its overall strength is regarded as the highest among Mark's Pokémon. 624
Expanded territorial authority	643	Groudon yields the border region between sky and earth; Rayquaza receives earth-derived power and demonstrates Sandstorm and Earthquake. 643
Shiny Rayquaza	653–654	After challenging the Sun and suffering severe burns, its green scales are replaced by black Shiny scales. 653 654
True Dragon transformation power	655–656	Gains voluntary color change, size alteration, human form, smoke transformation, and greatly enhanced weather manipulation. 655 656
Plasma Form	723	Uses Dragon-type power and territorial authority to ionize the sky over hundreds of kilometers, forming a sea of silver plasma and a silvery-white, Ampharos-like body. 723
Nuclear Fusion	725–726	Learns nuclear fusion within the Sun but cannot yet control it; its next goal is to split protons and neutrons within atomic nuclei. 725 726

Background / History

Rayquaza is a Legendary Pokémon whose territory extends from the ground through the atmosphere and into Outer Space. It normally resides high within the atmosphere—roughly four-fifths to five-sixths of the way up—rather than beyond it. Its authority weakens somewhat near the borders of its territory, including the ground. 617

It repeatedly intervenes in Groudon and Kyogre's conflicts because changes to land and sea would alter the atmosphere within its territory. To Rayquaza, their struggle is insignificant compared with its view of the planet and the wider universe. 617

Rayquaza first descends over Clear Stream Village when Kakuna's World Devouring Worm form darkens the sky. It dispels the darkness with a roar, warns the Worm that the sky is its territory, then redirects its attack toward Jirachi in Fallen Sky Forest. 593

Its hostility toward Jirachi is instinctive rather than a remembered grudge: Rayquaza admits that it does not know why it feels compelled to attack Jirachi. 613

Appearance

Rayquaza is an immense serpentine dragon; when first seen above Clear Stream Village, its green body is over one hundred meters long. After its solar challenge, it becomes a black Shiny Rayquaza and later decorates itself with pink graffiti-style patterns. 593 653 655

• Originally possesses green scales and a massive dragon body. 593
• Its Shiny form has black armor-like scales, acquired beneath its charred outer shell after entering the Sun. 653
• Prefers pink coloring and patterned designs over either its original green or Shiny black appearance. 655
• Can shrink below two meters, become as small as an earthworm, or expand into a dragon roughly ten thousand meters long. 655 656
• Can assume a human form, though its pink floral shirt made its disguise as Mark immediately recognizable. 655

Personality

Rayquaza is proud, arrogant, and highly confident in battle. When Mark proposes a conventional six-on-one challenge, it dismissively agrees to face Mark and all of his Pokémon at once, believing no opposition can truly threaten it. 610 Its confidence softens after Mewtwo forces it to fight seriously, and it begins to recognize Mark, Mewtwo, and other powerful opponents. 611 612

Despite its intimidating reputation, Rayquaza is relatively even-tempered once it acknowledges someone. Mark provokes it with Jirachi's Poké Ball, but Rayquaza responds with a warning roar rather than attacking Mark directly. 609 It is also clingy and self-willed, following Mark across vast distances and even matching Jirachi's space travel to remain beside him. 617 624

After becoming Shiny and gaining its transformation powers, Rayquaza becomes more playful, mischievous, and interested in ordinary activities it could not enjoy in its enormous body, including phones, games, and writing autographs. 656 It is exceptionally gifted in combat but easily loses focus when studying abstract knowledge outside that field. 722

Abilities & Skills

Territorial Authority

Rayquaza's power is tied to its territory, which encompasses the atmosphere and reaches from the ground toward Outer Space.

• Maintains atmospheric stability by stopping Groudon and Kyogre from drastically changing the balance of land and sea. 617
• Can suppress weather phenomena and clear a darkened sky with a Dragon Roar. 593
• Uses its territorial power to summon dense cloud cover and pressure Groudon into yielding a disputed border region. 643
• Can travel across space rapidly enough to follow Mark after Jirachi uses Small Wish. 617
• Gains a continuous power supply while fighting on its atmospheric home ground. 668

Dragonic Pressure and Combat

Rayquaza possesses overwhelming dragon-type power, combat instincts, and physical durability.

• Its Dragonic Pressure can compress Mark's Aura Flame and restrict movement. 608 609
• Uses Dragon Ascent, including Dragon Ascent · Extreme Speed, to strike with laser-like speed. 612
• Can use Dragon Ascent: Rainstorm, unleashing hundreds of green energy streaks in rapid succession. 737
• Its battle against Mewtwo improves its fighting skill even further, despite Mewtwo ultimately losing the challenge. 613
• Has sufficient strength to decisively suppress Groudon; Groudon and Kyogre together can at most force it into a draw. 643

Mega Evolution

Rayquaza can Mega Evolve without external assistance.

• Reaches Mega Rayquaza through training under Mark. 624
• Its Mega Evolution is presented as corresponding to Groudon and Kyogre's Primal Reversions. 640
• Can shift into Mega Rayquaza even after casually interacting with the other Pokémon. 737

Infinite Energy Storage

Rayquaza has an unusual compatibility with Victini's Infinite Energy.

• Can store Infinite Energy in its body and activate or stop it at will. 653
• Uses the energy more efficiently than ordinary Pokémon; an enhancement that lasts others about half an hour can last Rayquaza around an hour and a half. 653
• Used stored Infinite Energy to escape the Sun after its body began to burn apart. 654

Shiny True Dragon Powers

Rayquaza's Shiny transformation grants a set of powers resembling those of mythological True Dragons.

• Can change its body color, though it cannot copy Mew's ability to transform into other Pokémon. 656
• Can freely alter its size, take human form, and dissolve into smoke. 656
• Can summon clouds, rain, wind, lightning, and thunder with greatly enhanced ease and precision. 656
• Its ten-thousand-meter form increases its raw strength severalfold, but its larger body absorbs more solar heat and is less suitable for entering the Sun. 657

Plasma Form and Nuclear Fusion

After learning about microscopic particles and stellar fusion from Mark, Rayquaza develops powers related to plasma and the Sun.

• Cannot learn Aura Power due to lacking the required aptitude. 723
• Can instead use finely controlled Dragon-type power to sense microscopic particles. 723
• Creates Plasma Form by separating electrons from atomic nuclei, ionizing the sky into a vast sea of silver plasma. 723 726
• Learns nuclear fusion while training inside the Sun, but returns battered and unable to control the process. 725
• Must next learn to split protons and neutrons inside atomic nuclei to progress toward controlled nuclear fusion. 726

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Pink Friend Ball — Rayquaza personally chooses this heart-patterned Poké Ball when agreeing to become Mark's Pokémon. 617 655
• Pink graffiti paint and patterns — Used to decorate its Shiny scales according to its preferred aesthetic. 655 656

Relationships

• Mark — Trainer, teacher, and trusted companion. Rayquaza initially agrees to let Mark train it because it recognizes Mark's self-developed strength; it later chooses to become his Pokémon and follows him closely. 609 617 652
• Jirachi — Initially fears and is instinctively targeted by Rayquaza. Their conflict is later resolved after Rayquaza joins Mark's team. 593 613 624
• Mewtwo — Rival and respected combat partner. Their battle is interrupted by Deoxys, after which they cooperate to defeat it and agree to battle again later. 612
• Groudon — A weaker territorial rival whom Rayquaza routinely suppresses; Groudon eventually yields a border region rather than confront it. 617 643
• Kyogre — Another territorial rival whose battles with Groudon Rayquaza stops to preserve the atmosphere. 617
• Deoxys — A recurring intruder into Rayquaza's territory. Rayquaza acknowledges its strength but is angered by its interference in the battle with Mewtwo. 612 613
• Victini — Provides Infinite Energy, which Rayquaza can uniquely store and use efficiently. 653
• Bulbasaur Sage — Rayquaza watches it play Pokémon Battle because it recognizes Bulbasaur Sage's strength; this sparks Rayquaza's interest in phones and games. 616 617

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Clear Stream Village incident — Appears to warn the World Devouring Worm away from its sky territory, then attacks Jirachi. 593
• Outer Space challenge — Mark confronts Rayquaza using Jirachi's Poké Ball to gain its attention. Rayquaza accepts Mark as a potential trainer but demands a battle worthy of its recognition. 608 609 610
• Mewtwo battle and Deoxys intervention — Faces an extensively enhanced Mewtwo, then teams up with Mewtwo to defeat the interfering Deoxys. 611 612
• Joining Mark — Follows Mark back to Clear Stream Village, becomes increasingly attached to him, and ultimately enters the pink Friend Ball by choice. 613 615 617
• Solar territory training — Chooses the Sun as its future territory, challenges its flames, and becomes Shiny after barely escaping severe injury. 651 652 653
• Transformation development — Discovers its True Dragon powers and begins expressing its preferences through pink paint, changing forms, games, and human-sized activities. 655 656
• Plasma and fusion training — Learns the principles of nuclear fusion, awakens Plasma Form, and begins attempting to master nuclear fusion inside the Sun. 722 723 725

Trivia

• Rayquaza normally eats large ice spheres formed from atmospheric moisture and dust. 615
• It does not naturally understand the human concepts of “sky” and “ground,” having been born beyond that limited planetary perspective. 616
• It ignores most humans and weaker Pokémon, but takes interest in those it considers powerful. 617
• Although it initially hates its black Shiny scales, it is proud of its pink paint job and worries that combat could damage it. 655 668