The Pokemon Company shares the correct way to pronounce Rayquaza

There’s only one correct way to say Rayquaza’s name, but it turns out that it’s one of the most mispronounced Pokemon.

During the 2025 Pokemon World Championships this weekend, one of the intermissions focused on the creature. It turns out that the correct pronunciation was provided here. So if you’re wondering how to pronounce Rayquaza, it’s ray-KWAY-zuh.

X user GlaxonXIII, who was in attendance at the Pokemon World Championships, shared this photo from the event:

Perhaps this will come as a shock to the system for some of you. We’ve definitely seen some fans go with the pronunciation of Ray-KWAH-zuh. However, as we now know officially, that was incorrect.

The 2025 Pokemon World Championships brought us a number of other news updates as well. You can get the latest on Pokemon Legends: Z-A here, Pokemon Unite here, and Pokemon Champions here. Also, there’s a special distribution now running for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, which we have here.

Which way have you’ve been pronouncing Rayquaza? Let us know in the comments.