PKMN no.384

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RAKKUZA
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Rayquaza is based on the Aztec deity Quetzalcoatl and the Jewish Ziz. Rayquaza resembles a large emerald-green snake or imperial dragon. It has skinny arms and no legs, as well as pairs of rudder-like wings and two horns protruding from its head.

Some have likened its aerodynamic appearance to that of a contorted missile. Rayquaza is the longest pokemon because it is 23 feet in a serpentine curl, meaning it's much longer from nose to tail.

Rayquaza resides within the ozone layer of the Earth and has lived there for hundreds of millions of years without ever descending (see Atmospheric beast).

To those who have observed Rayquaza from the surface of the planet, Rayquaza has always appeared to be a zooming meteor. Rayquaza feeds on water and particles in the Earth's atmosphere.

Due to its extreme age and living conditions under the rays of the sun, Rayquaza has been tempered to wield incredible power.

Rayquaza is capable of calming any disturbance in nature, be it a storm or drought. This is reflected in its ability Air Lock, which annuls all weather effects.

It is said to descend from the ozone layer if Kyogre and Groudon were to fight, in order to break up the feud and maintain the balance of nature.

Rayquaza, Groudon, and Kyogre all share the same characteristic of lines on their skin/carapace/etc.

..that's about it...