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*It is said that Rayquaza will come if {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}} are battling, but it didn't appear in the episodes ''[[AG097|Gaining Groudon]]'' and ''[[AG098|The Scuffle of Legends]]''. | *It is said that Rayquaza will come if {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}} are battling, but it didn't appear in the episodes ''[[AG097|Gaining Groudon]]'' and ''[[AG098|The Scuffle of Legends]]''. | ||
*On Rayquaza's back sprite in the Generation III games, there is confusion with one of its frills/spikes (the one that would be bottom-right in the back view). It could be said to either be actually overlapping with Rayquaza's lower jaw, or an accidental omission, leaving only two frills visible. The frill/spike in question is clearly distinguishable in the Generation IV back sprite. In both Generation III and IV, the bottom-left frill/spike is hidden from the back view by Rayquaza's neck. | *On Rayquaza's back sprite in the Generation III games, there is confusion with one of its frills/spikes (the one that would be bottom-right in the back view). It could be said to either be actually overlapping with Rayquaza's lower jaw, or an accidental omission, leaving only two frills visible. The frill/spike in question is clearly distinguishable in the Generation IV back sprite. In both Generation III and IV, the bottom-left frill/spike is hidden from the back view by Rayquaza's neck. | ||
*In some depictions, such as in the Generation III GBA games and in one of the sprites for [[Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire]], the inside of Rayquaza's mouth has a bluish hue. In other depictions, like the Pokemon anime, [[Pokémon Trozei!]], and in [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions]], however, the mouth has a reddish hue inside, and includes the tongue. The official Ken Sugimori artwork shows the inside of Rayquaza's mouth with a | *In some depictions, such as in the Generation III GBA games and in one of the sprites for [[Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire]], the inside of Rayquaza's mouth has a bluish hue. In other depictions, like the Pokemon anime, [[Pokémon Trozei!]], and in [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions]], however, the mouth has a reddish hue inside, and includes the tongue. The official Ken Sugimori artwork shows the inside of Rayquaza's mouth with a red hue. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
It is based on {{wp|Chinese dragon}}s, or ''lóng''. In terms of relevance to other Pokémon, Rayquaza has similarities to {{wp|Ziz}}, the Hebrew lord of the sky, when compared to Groudon's {{wp|behemoth}} origins and Kyogre's {{wp|leviathan}} origins. | It is based on {{wp|Chinese dragon}}s, or ''lóng''. In terms of relevance to other Pokémon, Rayquaza has similarities to {{wp|Ziz}}, the Hebrew lord of the sky, when compared to Groudon's {{wp|behemoth}} origins and Kyogre's {{wp|leviathan}} origins. | ||