Grimmsnarl Best Tera Raid Build

The best Grimmsnarl Tera Raid Build in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) has a Prankster ability with moves like Light Screen and Reflect to help the team survive longer in the field. Read on to learn what the best Grimmsnarl Tera Raid Build is and how to use it.

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Best Grimmsnarl Tera Raid Builds

Best Grimmsnarl Tera Builds
Specially Offensive		Support Grimmsnarl		Tank Grimmsnarl

Specially Offensive Grimmsnarl

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Grimmsnarl	Tera Type			Nature
				Modest (↑SpA, ↓Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Sp. Atk: 252		Sp. Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Prankster	・ Light Screen ・ Fake Tears ・ Nasty Plot ・ Dark Pulse
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Grimmsnarl has decent Sp. Atk, and has access to Special Attack stat modifiers such as Fake Tears and Nasty Plot. Its typing is also good for offense, as its STAB Dark Pulse can deal Super Effective damage after setting up.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Grimmsnarl with a Dark Tera Type as it still resists Ghost type moves and will increase Dark Pulse's power when Grimsnarl Terastallizes. As a Special Attacker, Modest nature would be best.

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards bulky offense to help with survivability while still dealing as much damage as possible. Max out your HP and Sp. Atk EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Sp. Def. The Shell Bell held item can help make Grimmsnarl invincible by allowing it to restore HP each time it deals damage.

Tera Raid Strategy

At the start of the battle, use Light Screen to reduce the amount of damage received from Typhlosion's Special moves. Follow up with Fake Tears three times to lower the Raid Pokemon's Sp. Defense by 6 stages.

Alternate between Nasty Plot and Dark Pulse to raise your Sp. Atk stat in between dealing damage using Dark Pulse. Once you have enough Tera Orb charge, Terastallize and continue using Dark Pulse.

Prankster Support Grimmsnarl

Grimmsnarl	Tera Type			Nature
				Impish (↑Def, ↓Sp. Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Def: 252		Sp. Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Prankster	・ Light Screen ・ Reflect ・ Taunt ・ Play Rough
Held Item
Light Clay

The best ability for Grimmsnarl in Tera Raid Battles is Prankster. This move increases the Speed priority of status moves by 1. Moves affected by this ability are ineffective against Dark-type opponents.

We also recommend getting a Grimmsnarl with a Fairy Tera Type because of its immunity to Dragon and the boost it gives to its Fairy-type STAB. As a Support Pokemon, an Impish nature would be best.

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards a bulky defense to help with survivability and support your team longer in the field. Max out your Defense and HP EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Special Defense. The Light Clay would make Reflect and Light Screen linger longer in the field; decreasing damage taken from the opposing Pokemon.

Start a Tera Raid Battle by Taunting the opponent to prevent it from using status moves. Afterward, set up a Light Screen or Reflect, depending on the opposing Pokemon's higher damaging stat. Play Rough will be Grimmsnarl's damaging option, but otherwise it can also support teammates by Cheering.

Set up Light Screen and Reflect again when they're no longer in the field.

Special Tank Grimmsnarl

Grimmsnarl	Tera Type			Nature
				Careful (↑Sp. Def, ↓Sp. Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Sp. Def: 252		Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Prankster	・ Light Screen ・ Reflect ・ Taunt ・ Spirit Break
Held Item
Light Clay

This Grimmsnarl Tera Raid Build is a variant of the Prankster Support Grimmsnarl, to be used when you're up against a Tera Pokemon with Special Attack moves as opposed to Physical moves.

This Grimmsnarl retains its Tera Type and ability but has a Careful Nature instead of Impish to buff its already good Special Defense stat. The EV Spread also invests heavily into HP and Sp. Def, and its moveset has been adjusted to replace Play Rough with Spirit Break.

Start the fight by using Taunt, then follow with Light Screento reduce the damage received by you and your teammates. Then once you feel that you have the upper hand, use Spirit Break to go on the offense, while also reducing the raid boss' Special Attack.

How to Make Best Grimmsnarl Tera Raid Build

How to Make Prankster Support Grimmsnarl
Catch a Fairy Tera Type Impidimp at Tagtree Thicket. Use an Impish Mint to Change Its Nature. Use an Ability Capsule to Change Its Ability. EV Train Grimmsnarl. Hyper Train at Montenevera. Level up to 100. Give it a Held Item.

Catch a Fairy Tera Type Impidimp at Tagtree Thicket

You can catch an Impidimp with a Fairy Tera Type at Tagtree Thicket . Check every Impidimp that you catch to make sure it has the Fairy Tera Type. Otherwise, keep catching Impidimps until you find one.

Afterward, level it up to Lv. 42 so it evolves into a Grimmsnarl.

When trying to catch an Impidimp, make sure to bring a Pokemon that has False Swipe and can inflict a status effect to make it easier to catch.

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Use Tera Shards to Change Tera Type

If the Grimmsnarl build you are following requires it to have a Dark Tera type, you will need 50 Dark Tera Shards, and bring it to Medali to have your Pokemon's Tera Type changed.

How to Change Tera Type

Use an Impish Mint to Change Its Nature

If it has a different nature, you can use an Impish Mint to change its nature to Impish.

You can also use Careful, Jolly, or Adamant mints, depending on the build you are trying to make.

The easiest way to get this is by buying it from the Chansey Supply shop at Mesagoza for ₽20,000.

How to Change a Pokemon's Nature

Use an Ability Capsule to Change Its Ability

If its ability is different from our recommendation, you can use an Ability Capsule to change it.

This item can be bought at Chansey Supply shops for ₽100,000.

Ability Capsule Location and How to Get

EV Train Grimmsnarl

Grimmsnarl EV Training Guide
Build Name	EV Training Vitamins Required
Prankster Support	HP Up 26	Iron 26	Zinc 1
Special Tank	HP Up 26	Zinc 26	Iron 1
Foul Play Build	Carbos 12	-	-
Bulk Up Build	HP Up 26	Protein 26	Iron 1

The table above shows the amount of Vitamins needed for each Grimmsnarl Raid build.

All of these items can be bought at a Chansey Supply shop and it will cost you ₽530,000 in total.

Alternatively, you can use Power Items that you can buy at a Delibird Presents shop for ₽10,000 each. Have your Pokemon hold the respective Power Item while defeating the Pokemon listed below.

Held Item	Number of Pokemon to Defeat	Defeat Any of These Pokemon
Power Weight (For HP EVs)	28 in Total (To get 252 HP EVs)	・Azurill ・Lechonk ・Paldean Wooper Location: South of Los Platos
Power Belt (For Defense EVs)	28 in Total (To get 252 Defense EVs)	・Tarountula Location: South of Lost Platos
Power Band (For Special Defense EVs) (Prankster Support Build)	1 in Total (To get 4 Special Defense EVs)	・Hoppip ・Swablu Location: South Province (Area 1)
Power Band (For Special Defense EVs) (Special Tank Build)	28 in Total (To get 252 Special Defense EVs)	・Hoppip ・Swablu Location: South Province (Area 1)
Power Belt (For Defense EVs) (Special Tank Build)	1 in Total (To get 4 Defense EVs)	・Tarountula Location: South of Lost Platos
Power Anklet (For Speed EVs) (Foul Play Build)	15 in Total (To get 116 Speed EVs)	・Rookidee Location: South Province (Area 3)
Power Bracer (For Attack EVs) (Bulk Up Build)	28 in Total (To get 252 Attack EVs)	・Shinx ・Growlithe ・Yungoos ・Nymble Location: South Province (Area 3)

How to EV Train Fast

Hyper Train at Montenevera

After EV training it, head to Montenevera and talk to the man with an Abomasnow near the Pokemon Center. He will hyper train your Pokemon using Bottle Caps.

A Bottle Cap can be bought at the Delibird Presents shops for ₽20,000 after getting 6 Gym Badges. 1 Bottle Cap is needed for each stat that will be maxed out.

Hyper Training: How to Increase IVs

Level Up to 100

Next, level it up to 100 to maximize its stats. The easiest way to do this is by farming Exp candies from Tera Raid Battles.

How to Level Up Fast: EXP Farming Guide

Give It a Shell Bell, Light Clay, Choice Band or Electric Seed

Lastly, give it a Shell Bell to heal HP each time you do damage. This item can be bought from Delibird Presents shops for ₽20,000.

Alternatively, you can give Grimmsnarl a Light Clay, Choice Band or Electric Seed, depending on which build you are trying to make.

All these Items can be bought from the Delibird Presents Shop.

Delibird Presents Locations and All Items

Grimmsnarl Tera Raid Moveset Guide

Learn Moves Through Level Up

The table below includes all the moves Grimmsnarl learns through level up needed for our recommended builds. Choose the moves depending on the build you are trying to make.

Level	Move	Type
Base	Bulk Up
Base	Spirit Break
12	Fake Tears
20	Swagger
48	Play Rough
56	Foul Play

You can have Grimmsnarl remember these moves by going to the "Moves and Stats" menu and pressing A.

How to Relearn Moves

Get Reflect, Light Screen, Crunch, and Taunt From TMs

You can get Reflect, Light Screen, Crunch, and Taunt from TMs. Check out the table below to see where you can get the TMs and the materials needed to craft them.

Choose which moves to learn based on which build you are trying to make.

TM / Move Name	How to Get Materials
TM074 Reflect	Inside the scaffolding on the northern side of East Province (Area Three). Required League Points: 800 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Drowzee Fur x3 ・Flittle Down x3
TM075 Light Screen	Found to the east of Artazon on rocky terrain. Required League Points: 800 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Magnemite Screw x3 ・Voltorb Sparks x3
TM087 Taunt	Available for Crafting through TM Machine after defeating Team Star's Fighting Crew Required League Points: 3000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Meowth Fur x3 ・Sneasel Claw x3 ・Sableye Gem x3
TM108 Crunch	Updated in the TM Machine once Fairy crew is defeated. Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Yungoos Fur x3 ・Bruxish Tooth x3 ・Maschiff Fang x5

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