Gholdengo Best Tera Raid Build

The best Gholdengo Tera Raid Build in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) has a Steel Tera Type with the ability Good as Gold and the move Nasty Plot. Read on to learn what the best Gholdengo Tera Raid Build is and how to use it.

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Video Guide

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Gholdengo	Tera Type			Nature
				Modest (↑Sp. Atk, ↓ Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP: 4		Sp. Atk: 252		Sp. Def: 252
Ability	Moveset
Good as Gold	・ Flash Cannon ・ Metal Sound ・ Nasty Plot ・ Light Screen
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Summary
Increase the damage dealt by Flash Cannon thanks to Metal Sound and Nasty Plot. Shrug off damage from Iron Bundle's devastating moves thanks to Light Screen. Immunity to Status moves thanks to Good as Gold.

The best ability for Gholdengo in Tera Raid Battles is Good as Gold. While it doesn't matter for this build, it makes Gholdengo immune to all moves that directly inflict status effects or reduce stats.

Gholdengo also gets access to Metal Sound and Nasty Plot, an amazing debuffing combo that will allow Gholdengo to consistently deal damage.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Gholdengo with a Steel Tera Type as it is still resistant Ice and Water-type moves and will increase Flash Cannon's power when Gholdengo Terastallizes.

As a special attacker, a Modest nature would be best. If your Bronzong happens to have a different nature, you can use a Modest Mint to change its nature to Modest.

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards increasing the Pokemon's Special Attack and Special Defense. Max out these EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into HP. Give it a Shell Bell to help Gholdengo recover HP when it attacks.

Tera Raid Strategy

Gholdengo Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy
Turns 1~2	Use Nasty Plot twice to boost Gholdengo's Sp. Atk stat by four stages.
Turns 3~5	Use Flash Cannon to deal super-effective damage and build Tera Orb charge.
Turns 6+	Terastallize and alternate between Metal Sound and Flash Cannon to deal super-effective stat boosted damage.

Start the raid by using Light Screen to reduce the damage your team will receive from Iron Bundle.

Then, use Nasty Plot three times to boost Gholdengo's Sp. Atk stat. After setting up, use Flash Cannon to deal Super Effective stat boosted damage while building Tera Orb Charge.

Once you have enough Tera Orb charge, Terastallize and alternate between Metal Sound and Flash Cannon to deal as much damage as possible. Keep attacking Iron Bundle using these moves until it goes down. You can sneak in a Nasty Plot in between attacks if you feel like you're not dealing enough damage.

Sample Damage Calculations

Damage Dealt by Gholdengo
7590 HP (-2 Sp. Def, Max HP x50)	Flash Cannon (+6 Sp. Atk, Steel Tera) 3,004 ~ 3,536 (39.5 ~ 46.5%)

These calculations were done using our Tera Raid Damage Calculator

Tera Raid Damage Calculator

Effective Counter Against 7-Star Iron Bundle

Using this strategy it should take approximately 11~15 turns to take out the 7-Star Iron Bundle. More turns may be required, depending on when it will put up its shield and reset stat changes.

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EV Spread, Ability, Helt Item, and Moveset

Gholdengo	Tera Type			Nature
				Modest (↑Sp. Atk Stat, ↓Atk.)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Sp. Atk: 252		Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Good as Gold	・ Nasty Plot ・ Shadow Ball ・ Metal Sound ・ Recover
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Thanks to Gholdengo's Good as Gold Ability, it is completely immune to status moves, making it a great counter against the likes of Amoongus, Dondozo and Gardevoir. Its typing is also good for offense, as its STAB Shadow Ball is only resisted by Dark, although Normal is immune.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Gholdengo with a Ghost Tera Typeas it will increase Shadow Ball's power when Gholdengo Terastallizes. As a special attacker, a Modest nature would be best.

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards increasing the Pokemon's Special Attack and HP. Max out these EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Defense. Shell Bell will allow it to recover HP each time it attacks with Shadow Ball.

Tera Raid Strategy

Gholdengo Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy
Turns 1~3	Use Metal Sound to reduce the raid boss' Special Defense stat to -6.
Low HP Turn	Use Recover or attack with Shadow Ball to recover HP while dealing damage thanks to Shell Bell
Turns 4~6	Use Nasty Plot to boost Gholdengo's Special Attack stat to +6.
Turns 7+	Attack with Shadow Ball. Terastallize when possible and continue to use Shadow Ball.

At the start of the battle, use Metal Sound 3 times to reduce the opponent's special defense. Then use Nasty Plot 3 times to give yourself boosts in Special Attack.

Use Recover or Shadow Ball when Gholdengo's health gets too low. Try not to get too greedy as the opponent may reset stats.

Once your set up is completely, proceed to attack with Shadow Ball, Terastallizing when possible.

Key Damage Calculations

Damage Dealt by Gholdengo
(-2 Sp. Def) 4860 HP (Max HP x20)	Shadow Ball (+6 Sp. Atk) 2,894 ~ 3,408 (59.55 ~ 70.12%)
Damage Received by Gholdengo
223 Atk	Psyblade (+2 Atk, Quark Drive) 168 ~ 198 (44.4 ~ 52.3%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO

Effective Counter Against 7-Star Iron Leaves

Using this strategy it should take approximately 11~15 turns to take out the 7-Star Iron Leaves. More turns may be required, depending on when it will put up its shield and reset stat changes.

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Metal Sound Steel Tera Gholdengo

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EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Gholdengo	Tera Type			Nature
				Modest (↑Sp. Atk, ↓Atk.)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Sp. Atk: 252		Sp. Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Good as Gold	・ Nasty Plot ・ Make It Rain ・ Metal Sound ・ Recover
Held Item
Metal Coat

Summary

This Build is designed to counter Fairy Tera Pokemon in Tera Raids. Gholdengo matches up favorably against Tera Fairy Pokemon in Tera Raids, as it is resistant to Fairy-type attacks thanks to its Steel typing. Its typing is also good for offense, as Steel is super-effective against Fairy, while its Ability allows it to be immune to the effects of status moves.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Gholdengo with a Steel Tera Type as it is still resistant Fairy-type moves and will increase Make it Rain's power when Gholdengo Terastallizes. As a special attacker, a Modest nature would be best.

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards increasing the Pokemon's Special Attack and HP. Max out these EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Defense. Equip the Pokemon with Metal Coat to increase the power of Make it Rain.

Tera Raid Strategy

Gholdengo Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy
Turn 1	Use Taunt to prevent the opposing Pokemon from setting up.
Turns 2~4	Use Nasty Plot to boost Gholdengo's special attack stat.
Turns 5+	Use Make it Rain and KO the opposing Fairy-type.

At the start of the battle, use Nasty Plot to give yourself boosts in Special Attack for stronger Make it Rains. You may also use Metal Sound to reduce the opponent's special defense, and Recover when Gholdengo's health gets too low. Try not to get too greedy as the opponent may reset stats. Use Make It Rain to KO the raid boss.

Wise Glasses Special Attacker Gholdengo

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Steel Beam Steel Tera	Shadow Ball Ghost Tera

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Gholdengo	Tera Type			Nature
				Modest (↑Sp. Atk, ↓Atk.)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Sp. Atk: 252		Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Good as Gold	・ Nasty Plot ・ Shadow Ball ・ Make It Rain ・ Thunderbolt
Held Item
Wise Glasses

Summary

The best ability for Gholdengo in Tera Raid Battles is Good as Gold. The ability makes Gholdengo immune to all moves that directly inflict status effects or reduce stats such as Thunder Wave and Screech, respectively.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Gholdengo with a Steel Tera Type as it is resistant to ten types. As a special attacker, a Modest nature would be best.

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards increasing the Pokemon's Special Attack and HP. Max out these EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Defense. Equip the Pokemon with Wise Glasses to increase the power of Special Attack moves.

Tera Raid Strategy

Gholdengo Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy
Turns 1~3	Use Nasty Plot to boost Gholdengo's special attack stat.
Turns 4~6	Use Make it Rain, Shadow Ball, or Thunderbolt to deal damage.
Turns 7+	Terastallize and continue using Make it Rain to finish the raid.

At the start of the battle, use Nasty Plot to give yourself boosts in Special Attack for stronger hits. Try not to get too greedy as the opponent may reset your stats. Use Make It Rain, Shadow Ball, or Thunderbolt to reduce the raid Pokemon's health.

Once you have enough Tera Orb charge, Terastallize and use Make it Rain to deal double STAB boosted damage.

Steel Beam Steel Tera Gholdengo

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Best Build Against Iron Leaves Raid	Metal Sound Steel Tera
Wise Glasses Special Attacker	Steel Beam Steel Tera

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Gholdengo	Tera Type			Nature
				Modest (↑SpA, ↓Atk.)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Sp. Atk: 252		Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Good as Gold	・ Nasty Plot ・ Flash Cannon ・ Steel Beam ・ Metal Sound
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Offensively, Gholdengo can use Nasty Plot to raise its own Special Attack stat to dish out massive damage with Flash Cannon or Steel Beam.

Tera Raid Strategy

Gholdengo Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy
Turns 1~2	Use Nasty Plot twice to boost Gholdengo's Sp. Atk stat by four stages.
Turns 3~5	Use Flash Cannon to deal super-effective damage and build Tera Orb charge.
Turns 6+	Terastallize and alternate between Metal Sound and Flash Cannon to deal super-effective stat boosted damage.

Start the raid by using Nasty Plot three times to boost Gholdengo's Sp. Atk stat. After setting up, use Flash Cannon to deal Super Effective stat boosted damage while building Tera Orb Charge.

Once you have enough Tera Orb charge, Terastallize and alternate between Metal Sound and Flash Cannon to deal as much damage as possible. If you have more than 50% HP remaining, you can use Steel Beam instead, which would deal more damage, but cost some HP.

How to Make Best Gholdengo Tera Raid Build

How to Make Best Gholdengo Tera Raid Build
Catch a Gimmighoul and get 999 coins. Use a Modest Mint to change its nature. EV Train HP, and Special Attack. Hyper Train at Montenevera. Level up to 100. Give it a Metal Coat.

Catch a Gimmighoul and Get 999 Coins

You can find Gimmighouls on top of the watchtowers around Paldea. Collect at least 999 Gimmighoul Coins to evolve the Pokemon into Gholdengo.

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Use a Modest Mint to Change Its Nature

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

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

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EV Train HP, and Special Attack

If you have the money for it, you can just buy 26 Calcium (for Sp. Atk), 26 HP Up (for HP), and 1 Zinc (for Sp. Def), or 1 Iron (for Def). 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)	1 in Total (To get 4 Defense EVs)	・Tarountula Location: South of Lost Platos
Power Lens (For Special Attack EVs)	28 in Total (To get 252 Special Attack EVs)	・Psyduck ・Toxel ・Hatenna Location: South Province (Area 4)
Power Band (For Sp. Defense EVs)	1 in Total (To get the remaining 4 Sp. Defense EVs)	・Spoink 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.

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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.

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Give It a Metal Coat

Lastly, give it a Metal Coat to boost the power of Steel-type moves. You can purchase this item from Delibird Presents for ₽3,000.

Alternatively, you can give it Wise Glasses or Electric Seed, depending on the build you are following.

All of these items can be purchased from the Delibird Presents shop.

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Gholdengo Tera Raid Moveset Guide

Learn Moves Through Level Up

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

Level	Move	Type
28	Metal Sound
35	Shadow Ball
42	Recover
56	Make It Rain
63	Nasty Plot

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

How to Relearn Moves

Get Other Moves From TMs

The table below includes all the moves Gholdengo learns from TMs needed for our recommended builds. Choose the moves depending on the build you are trying to make.

TM / Move Name	How to Get Materials
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
TM126 Thunderbolt	Located next to a wall east of Port Marinada. Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Pichu Fur x3 ・Pachirisu Fur x5 ・Tadbulb Mucus x3

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