How to Find Rayquaza in Pokémon Ruby

Last Updated: July 4, 2022

Rayquaza is a member of the Weather Trio in Generation 3. It's a really good Pokémon, and the highest leveled wild Pokémon in Ruby. Now you can get your very own.

Steps

1
Beat the Elite Four and the champion of the Pokémon League. This will give you access to the Sky Pillar in Ruby. You must also have the Mach Bike and a Pokémon that knows Surf, but, considering you must have beaten the Pokémon League, this shouldn't be a problem.
2
Get to Pacifidlog Town. The quickest way to Sky Pillar is by flying to Pacifidlog Town, then surfing right. If you stick to the top of the Route, you will notice that it goes to left after a little while. Travel through the two or three turns, and you will arrive at a small island. Enter the cave, travel up the steps, and you be at Sky Pillar.

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3
Get to the second floor. Repels might help, but are not necessary. To get past the first floor, go clockwise around the center.
4
Make it past the cracked floor tiles. On the second floor, you will see cracked floor tiles. You must go full-speed with on the Bike or else you will fall right through. Remember to save your game before going through the cracked floor tiles! Go clockwise around the center at max-speed to get to floor three.
- When you get to the third floor, you may notice a door to the right. This will be accessible later. Right now, just go counter-clockwise and up the steps.
5
Use the Mach Bike again and go clockwise. On the fourth floor, you'll get to some rocks blocking you from reaching the next flight of stairs. This is where it gets tricky. Use the Mach Bike, but stop ON THE MIDDLE CRACKED TILES. If you fall from the closest or furthest tiles, you'll have to go back through floors three and four.
6
Once you fall down a floor, go up the nearby staircase seen earlier. On floor four, you will now also be able to access the other set of stairs. Floor five has no cracked floor tiles, requiring you to walk, run, or cycle counter-clockwise and up the stairs.
7
Save your game. You are now at the top of Sky Pillar, where Rayquaza lays in wait. It is very important that you take this time to SAVE YOUR GAME!!!! That way, if you happen to knock it out or something else goes wrong, you can turn the game off and back on to be right there.
8
Battle Rayquaza. After saving, walk up to Rayquaza and press A, thus initiating battle. Rayquaza will be level 70, so be prepared for a tough fight.
9
Catch Rayquaza. To catch it more easily, it is suggested that you freeze it at the beginning of the battle, use False Swipe multiple times so that is gets down to one HP left. Also use a move like Confuse Ray to confuse it, thus raising your chance of catching it even more. Once it's frozen, confused, and left with only one HP, throw Ultra and/or Timer Balls until you catch it. This may take a while, so be patient.

Community Q&A

Question

Do I really need to bring my Pokemon to level 70 to get Rayquaza? Because I only have level 50 Pokemon.

Caeiia

Top Answerer

You can go with level 50s, but it'll be really hard to survive the attacks while slowly bringing down Rayquaza's HP.
Question

How do I catch all three starters without cheats?

Community Answer

You want to go to the Zen Island; go to north and keep west so the starters can't see you. When they turn back, battle them one by one -- you can throw master ball or ultra balls.
Question

How do I get to Rayquaza's shrine?

Community Answer

You have to surf there from the town on water. It is hidden by some rocks, and there are a lot of people around it.