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Trainers can catch a Fighting Tera Type Cinderace with the Mightiest Mark during the 7-Star Unrivaled Cinderace Event in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Learn the best counters for Cinderace, the start and end dates of the raid event, the rewards, and how to join!
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| Schedule | Round 1 Start Date: 2022/12/30 00:00 UTC End Date: 2023/01/01 23:59 UTC Round 2 Start Date: 2023/01/13 00:00 UTC End Date: 2023/01/15 23:59 UTC |
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| Rewards | 7-Star Cinderace Up For Grabs Defeat the "Cinderace the Unrivaled" in a Black Crystal Tera Raid during the event and you'll get a Fighting Tera Type Cinderace with the Mightiest Mark. |
| Unlock Requirements | Unlock 6-Star Tera Raid Battles to Participate To do this, you'll need to complete the Academy Ace Tournament, then do 8-10 4-Star or 5-Star Raids until you get a call from Jacq. |
The second round of the 7-Star Raid Event featuring Galar's very own Cinderace has ended on January 15, 2023.
Cinderace had a Fighting Tera Type and had its own Mightiest Mark. Like with the previous 7-Star Raid, Cinderace can only be caught once, but players were able to participate on other raids to get more rewards.
During the event, Tera Raids featuring Gyarados and Gengar were also available in 4-Star and 5-Star raid dens.
| Pokemon | Set |
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 Cinderace
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Tera Type:
Ability: Libero (Hidden Ability) 
IVs: 31 IVs in Every Stat Nature: Adamant ・ High Jump Kick ・ Pyro Ball ・ Acrobatics ・ Iron Head During the Raid, the 7-Star Cinderace can also use Bulk Up. |
Cinderace's Attack stat is high and it will use physical moves throughout the raid. It also knows a move which allows it to power up its attacks even more.
Cinderace uses High Jump Kick, a strong Fighting-type move which has its damage further boosted by the Fighting Tera Type bonus. Cinderace also has its signature Fire-type move Pyro Ball which has a chance to burn the target, debilitating physical attackers.
In addition Cinderace will also use Acrobatics and Iron Head, powerful Flying and Steel Type coverage moves, respectively.
Finally, rounding out Cinderace's moveset is the additional move, Bulk Up which increases its Attack and Defense stats making it even more formidable.
It is recommended to pump up your Pokemon's HP and Defense stats before participating in these raids to raise your chance of surviving longer against Cinderace.
Cinderace has Libero as its Ability during the raid. This works similarly to Protean, but since Cinderace will always be Terastallized during the raid, it will be a Fighting-type throughout the entire raid even if it uses different moves. Cinderace will still get the additional STAB bonus from Libero on the Type of the first move it uses.
The biggest reward from conquering this raid is the opportunity to catch the Cinderace itself. Keep in mind that it can only be caught once per save file.
The Cinderace will have its Hidden Ability Libero, max IVs in every stat, and the unique Mightiest Mark which confers it the title of Cinderace the Unrivaled.
You will not be able to encounter any Shiny Cinderace for the entire duration of the raid event. If you want a Shiny Cinderace, you need to breed and hatch for a Shiny Scorbunny.
Shiny Hunting Guide and Shiny Odds
You can also get useful rewards for completing the Cinderace Tera Raid. These range from treasures you can sell to items you can use to train competitively viable Pokemon. Furthermore, you can obtain some of these rewards as many times as you can as long as you clear the Cinderace raid!
| Cinderace Raid Event Rewards | ||
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 Bottle Cap
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 Exp. Candy L
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 Exp. Candy XL
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 Ability Patch
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 Ability Capsule
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 Rare Candy
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 Nugget
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 Star Piece
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 Comet Shard
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 Adamant Mint
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 Protein
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 PP Up
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 Fighting Tera Shard
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(TM064) Bulk Up | |
Since Cinderace's Tera Type is Fighting, it is recommended to use Psychic and Fairy-type Pokemon to deal super-effective damage against it. You can also use Ghost-type Pokemon to be unaffected by its High Jump Kick.
You can also use Fire-type Pokemon which can render Cinderace's Fire-type moves ineffective, provided you can use attacks that are strong against a Fighting-type Pokemon.
| Attacker | Support | |
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| Pokemon | Set |
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 Espathra
★★★★★ |
Item:
Shell Bell
Ability: Opportunist EVs: 106 HP / 252 Def / 152 Sp. Atk Nature: Timid ・Lumina Crash ・Stored Power ・Feather Dance ・Calm Mind ▶︎ Best Espathra Build for Tera Raids ・Espathra's Opportunist Ability allows it to take Cinderace's Bulk Up boosts. ・Calm Mind works in tandem with Opportunist, which lets Espathra deal big damage with Stored Power thanks to multiple stat buffs. ・Lumina Crash can reduce Cinderace's Special Defense by two stages while also dealing damage and is a solid attacking choice for when Espathra doesn't have enough boosts to take advantage of Stored Power. |
| Pokemon | Set |
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 Slowbro
★★★★★ |
Item:
Shell Bell
Ability: Oblivious EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Sp. Atk Nature: Bold ・ Stored Power ・ Iron Defense ・ Nasty Plot ・ Slack Off ▶︎ Best Slowbro Build to Solo Cinderace Tera Raid Event Slowbro can boost its stats by multiple stages with Iron Defense and Nasty Plot, which makes for very powerful Stored Powers. Slack Off is in this build to give Slowbro a reliable recovery option. |
 Armarouge
★★★★ |
Item:
Shell Bell
Ability: Flash Fire EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Sp. Atk Nature: Modest ・Calm Mind ・Expanding Force ・Clear Smog ・Will-O-Wisp ▶︎ Best Armarouge Build for Tera Raids Calm Mind is necessary for Armarouge to deal meaningful damage to Cinderace with Expanding Force. Clear Smog removes Cinderace's Bulk Up buffs, while Will-O-Wisp reduces its damage output. |
 Ceruledge
★★★★ |
Item:
Shell Bell
Ability: Flash Fire EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def Nature: Adamant ・Swords Dance ・Bitter Blade ・Psycho Cut ・Clear Smog ▶︎ Best Ceruledge Build for Tera Raids Ceruledge can boost its Attack with Swords Dance, then deal good damage with Psycho Cut. Bitter Blade gives Ceruledge some recovery while dealing damage. Clear Smog gives Ceruledge a chance to remove Cinderace's Bulk Up buffs if it has to. |
 Gyarados
★★★★ |
Item:
Damp Rock
Ability: Intimidate EVs: 252 HP / 252 Sp.Atk / 4 Def Nature: Modest ・Rain Dance ・Hurricane ・Taunt ・Chilling Water ▶︎ Best Gyarados Build for Tera Raids Gyarados can cut down Cinderace's offense with Intimidate and setting up Rain Dance to weaken its Pyro Ball. Having rain active will also help it always land Hurricane. |
| Pokemon | Set |
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Slowbro
★★★★★ |
Item:
Shell Bell
Ability: Oblivious EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Sp. Atk Nature: Bold ・ Yawn ・ Chilling Water ・ Psychic ・ Slack Off ▶︎ Best Support Slowbro Build for Cinderace Tera Raid Event This Slowbro runs Yawn and Chilling Water in order to disrupt Cinderace with Attack Drops and Sleep. Slack Off is in this build to give Slowbro a reliable recovery option. |
 Gengar
★★★★ |
Item:
Leftovers
Ability: Cursed Body EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Sp.Atk Nature: Bold ・ Clear Smog ・ Will-O-Wisp ・ Psychic ・ Sludge Bomb ▶︎ Best Gengar Build for Tera Raids Gengar is immune to High Jump Kick, and though it takes neutral damage to Cinderace's other attacks, its Cursed Body Ability has a chance to disable those moves for a few turns. It can also use Clear Smog to wipe away any stat boosts Cinderace can get from using Bulk Up. |
 Mimikyu
★★★ |
Item:
Muscle Band
Ability: Disguise EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def Nature: Adamant ・ Play Rough ・ Charm ・ Will-O-Wisp ・ Swords Dance ▶︎ Best Mimikyu Build for Tera Raids Mimikyu can take a hit with Disguise, and reduce Cinderace's damage output with Charm and Will-O-Wisp. It can also boost the power of Play Rough with Swords Dance. |
 Dachsbun
★★★ |
Item:
Metronome
Ability: Well-Baked Body EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def Nature: Impish ・ Charm ・ Play Rough ・ Helping Hand ・ Misty Terrain ▶︎ Best Dachsbun Build for Tera Raids Dachsbun resists Cinderace's High Jump Kick and is immune to Pyro Ball, however it takes neutral damage from Acrobatics and is weak to Iron Head. Dachsbun can offer support by reducing Cinderace's damage output with Charm. It can protect its team from burns with Misty Terrain and boost its teammate's damage with Helping Hand. |
 Sylveon
★★ |
Item:
Metronome
Ability: Cute Charm EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Sp. Atk Nature: Bold ・ Helping Hand ・ Charm ・ Calm Mind ・ Draining Kiss ▶︎ Best Sylveon Build for Tera Raids Sylveon is a solid support Pokemon, as it can reduce Cinderace's damage output with Charm, and boost its own attacks with Calm Mind. Draining Kiss gives Sylveon incremental recovery. Sylveon's mediocre Defense Stat and susceptibility to Iron Head makes it so it must be used as a dedicated Support Pokemon. |
| Pokemon | Strategy |
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 Skeledirge
★★★★ |
・ Resists Fire-type moves ・ Immune to Fighting-type attacks thanks to its Ghost typing ・ Exploit boosts from Torch Song and Throat Spray to deal damage ・ Unaware ignores Cinderace's Attack buffs ▶︎ Best Skeledirge Build for Tera Raids |
 Pelipper
★★★★ |
・ Weakens Cinderace's Pyro Ball by setting up Rain with Drizzle ・ Boosts the damage of its allies with Helping Hand ▶︎ Best Pelipper Build for Tera Raids |
 Azumarill
★★★★ |
・ Resists Cinderace's Pyro Ball, Iron Head and High Jump Kick, however it takes neutral damage from Acrobatics ・ Can use Charm and Rain Dance to reduce Cinderace's offensive power ・ Boosts the damage of its allies with Helping Hand ▶︎ Best Azumarill Build for Tera Raids |
 Annihilape
★★★ |
・ Immune to Fighting-type attacks thanks to its Ghost typing ・ Defiant Ability boosts its Attack stat if its stats gets lowered ▶︎ Best Annihilape Build for Tera Raids |
 Flutter Mane
★★★ |
・ Immune to Fighting-type attacks thanks to its Ghost typing ・ Use Fake Tears and capitalize on Sp. Def drop before Cinderace removes debuff ▶︎ Best Flutter Mane Build for Tera Raids |
 Salamence
★★★ |
・ Resists Fighting and Fire-type moves ・ Intimidate Ability lowers Cinderace's Attack stat ▶︎ Best Salamence Build for Tera Raids |
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Espathra
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||||
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Timid (↑Spe, ↓Atk) |
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| HP: 106 |
Def: 252 |
Sp. Atk: 152 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||||
| Opportunist | ・
Lumina Crash
・ Calm Mind ・ Stored Power ・ Feather Dance |
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| Held Item | ||||||||
 Shell Bell
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This strategy allows you to take on the Cinderace raid alone, and relies on stacking up stat boosts to deal huge damage with Stored Power.
Cinderace can use Bulk Up, which activates Espathra's Opportunist Ability which also raises its stats.
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Turn 1 ・ Use Feather Dance to lower Cinderace's Attack ・ Cinderace may use Bulk Up, which activates Opportunist and copies its stat changes Turn 2~4 ・ Use Lumina Crash to deal damage and recover some HP with Shell Bell Turn 5 ・ Use Calm Mind to gain +1 Sp. Atk and Sp. Def ・ Get more stat boosts if Cinderace uses Bulk Up Turn 6+ ・ Terastallize into a Psychic-type ・ Use multi-stat boosted + Tera STAB Stored Power to deal massive damage |
At the start of the battle, use Feather Dance to reduce Cinderace's Attack stat. It will also use Bulk Up, which is also beneficial to you, thanks to the Ability Opportunist which allows Espathra to copy Cinderace's stat boosts.
After that, deal some super-effective damage with Lumina Crash. You can recover HP if you take some damage form your attacks thanks to Shell Bell.
Next, set up Espathra to use Stored Power by stacking up stat boosts with Calm Mind and those obtained from Opportunist. Once you're done, Terastallize Espathra and unleash its might with Stored Power!
Cinderace normally cannot be found in Paldea, making the 7-Star Cinderace quite the catch. But you have to fight it in a Black Crystal Tera Raid.
These raids are tough, so trainers will have to prepare in advance. It's also recommended to complete the post-game before you participate. Players who are in earlier points of the game can still join via Link Code, but it is highly discouraged since these 7-Star raids will be extremely difficult.
How to Unlock 6-Star Raids and List of Pokemon
Remember that Black Tera Raid symbols on the map do not come in any other color except black. Meanwhile, normal Tera Raid symbols are colored according to the Tera Type of the Pokemon in them.
When you're looking for the Tera Raid with the 7-Star Cinderace, keep your eyes peeled for a Black Tera Raid symbol on the map with the Fighting-type Pokemon icon.
Black Crystal Tera Raid Battles
After defeating the raid once in your game, you can rechallenge Cinderace by joining other Cinderace Raids, or by adjusting the date on your Switch one day forward.
To participate in the event with other players, you must have a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership, which is bought separately from the game.
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Trainers must also make sure they have the latest version of Poke Portal News in their game. This should automatically download if your Switch is connected to the Internet.
| 1 |  Press the X Button and select "Poke Portal." Make sure your Switch is connected to the internet. |
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| 2 |  Select "Mystery Gift." |
| 3 |  Select "Check Poke Portal News." |
Players can only catch one 7-Star Cinderace, but even after they catch it, Black Crystals containing Cinderace will still spawn in their game once per day, and they can still participate in others' raids.
However, they cannot catch another Cinderace, and will only gain the other rewards for participating.
Additionally, players who caught the Cinderace in Round 1 cannot catch Cinderace again even if they participate in Round 2.
Once you've caught the Cinderace, you can easily breed it to produce Scorbunny Eggs. Like other bred Pokemon, they also have a chance to be Shiny!
However, note that these Scorbunny will not inherit the Fighting Tera Type or the Mightiest Mark from the 7-Star Cinderace. If you want to have another with a Fighting Tera Type, you need to collect and use 50 Fighting Tera Shards to change its Tera Type.
Breeding Guide: How to Breed and Get Eggs
The raid Cinderace that you will encounter will have Libero, which is its Hidden Ability. During the raid, Cinderace will not change types depending on the move it will use, as its Tera Type will always be Fighting.
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