Shiny Rayquaza Will Appear in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Next Month

Nintendo announced that we will get a chance to catch a shiny Rayquaza in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet in December 2024 and January 2025, thanks to a Tera Raid Battle event. It will be available in the two Switch games between December 19, 2024 and January 5, 2025. 

We don’t know too much about this Rayquaza we’ll get to catch yet. One of the confirmed details is that it will show up in five-star Tera Raids. The other is that it will be a Dragon Tera Type. While that raid is going on, there will also be Mass Outbreaks for Carbink, Cetoddle, and Fraxure throughout the game. This is because all of their shiny forms also feature black as a signature color. Since this is a five-star event, you will need to have beaten the main campaign in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet and beaten the elite four to find the Rayquaza.

There’s also an animated trailer accompanying this news that shows a shiny Rayquaza flying across the Paldean cities and environments. 

Leading up to that, we know the schedule for Tera Raids for November 2024, December 2024, and January 2025. Here’s what’s coming up soon:

• November 28-December 5, 2024: Corviknight and Bellibolt will be in Tera Raids.
• December 5-12, 2024: Azumarill and Clodsire will be in Tera Raids.
• December 12-19, 2024: Annihilape and Kingambit will be in Tera Raids.
• December 19, 2024-January 5, 2025: Shiny Rayquaza

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are available for the Nintendo Switch.