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Dragon Ascent is a Flying Pokémon move introduced in the sixth generation games Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. It is Rayquaza's signature move.

​Effect[]

Dragon Ascent inflicts damage and then lowers the user's Defense stat and Special Defense stat by one stage each.

​Other effects[]

The player can Mega Evolve any Rayquaza that knows Dragon Ascent. Rayquaza cannot Mega Evolve if it is holding a Z-Crystal or knows the move only through Mimic. Starting in the Eighth Pokémon generation, Rayquaza no longer Mega Evolves.

Dragon Ascent doesn't exist in the game data of Pokémon X and Y, ​which means that a Pokémon that knows the move can't be traded to Pokémon X and Y from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire​. Likewise, a Pokémon in Pokémon Bank that knows Dragon Ascent cannot be withdrawn in Pokémon X and Y​. The Pokémon must forget Dragon Ascent in order to be transferred to ​Pokémon X and Y.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon Type Generation
VI VII VIII IX
Rayquaza DragonDragonFlyingFlying Move tutor Move tutor 1 1
Flying type moves
Gen I Drill PeckFlyGustMirror MovePeckSky AttackWing Attack
Gen II Aeroblast
Gen III Aerial AceAir CutterBounceFeather Dance
Gen IV Air SlashBrave BirdChatterDefogPluckRoostTailwind
Gen V AcrobaticsHurricaneSky Drop
Gen VI Dragon AscentOblivion Wing
Gen VII Beak BlastFloaty FallSupersonic Skystrike
Gen VIII Bleakwind StormDual WingbeatG-Max Wind RageMax Airstream
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