7-Star Greninja Tera Raid Event: Best Counters and Rewards

Trainers can catch a Poison Tera Type Greninja with the Mightiest Mark during the 7-Star Unrivaled Greninja Event in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Learn the start and end date of the raid event, the best Pokemon to counter Greninja with, all rewards, and how to join.

7-Star Greninja Raid Event Duration

Schedule	Round 1 Start Date: 2023/01/27 00:00 UTC End Date: 2023/01/30 23:59 UTC Round 2 Start Date: 2023/02/10 00:00 UTC End Date: 2023/02/12 23:59 UTC
Rewards	7-Star Greninja Up For Grabs Defeat the "Greninja the Unrivaled" in a Black Crystal Tera Raid during the event and you'll get a Poison Tera Type Greninja 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 Tera Raid Event featuring a Poison Tera Type Greninja with the Mightiest Mark is now over! This round ran from February 10 up until February 12.

Greninja Tera Raid Codes Board

Encounter Bronzong and Lucario

During the event, Tera Raids featuring Bronzong and Lucario were also available in 4-Star and 5-Star raid dens.

7-Star Greninja Moveset

Greninja Uses Both Special and Physical Attacks

Pokemon	Set
Greninja	Tera Type: Ability: Protean (Hidden Ability) IVs: 31 IVs in Every Stat Nature: Sassy ・ Gunk Shot ・ Hydro Pump ・ Ice Beam ・ Night Slash During the Raid, the 7-Star Greninja could also use Double Team and Toxic Spikes, and will always lead with those 2 moves prior to the battle commencing.

Greninja has a higher Special Attack Stat than its Physical Attack Stat, so its Gunk Shot and Night Slash will do less damage compared to Hydro Pump and Ice Beam.

Greninja will use Hydro Pump repeatedly against Pokemon who are not immune to it.

It also has Ice Beam which is useful against Ground-types, and Night Slash to use against Psychic-types.

Greninja's Gunk Shot is further boosted by its Poison Tera Typing.

It is recommended to pump up your Pokemon's HP and Special Defense stats before participating in these raids to raise your chance of surviving longer against Greninja.

Has Protean Hidden Ability

Greninja has Protean as its Ability during the raid. This works similarly to Cinderace's Libero, but since Greninja will always be Terastallized during the raid, it will be a Poison-type throughout the entire raid even if it uses different moves.

Greninja Will Wipe Your Team's Stat Buffs at the End of Turn 3

While the timing of when the Tera shield goes up for this 7-Star Raid is timer based, generally if you are quick to input your moves, you will get 3 moves in before your stat buffs are removed. Keep this in mind and use these first 3 turns to instead debuff Greninja with moves such as Acid Spray and Screech, as Greninja's debuffs are wiped at a much later stage in the battle.
Tera Raid Battle Mechanics Explained

7-Star Greninja Rewards

1x Ability Patch, 1x Toxic Spikes, Bottle Caps, Ability Capsules, Poison Tera Shards and More!

You can get many useful rewards for completing the Greninja 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 Greninja raid!

List of Rewards

Greninja Raid Event Rewards
Bottle Cap	Exp. Candy L	Exp. Candy XL
Ability Patch (First Win Only)	Ability Capsule	Rare Candy
Nugget	Star Piece	Comet Shard
Sassy Mint	Carbos	PP Up
Poison Tera Shard	(TM091) Toxic Spikes (First Win Only)

Greninja with the Unrivaled Mark

The biggest reward from conquering this raid is the opportunity to catch Greninja itself. Keep in mind that it can only be caught once per save file.

The Greninja will have its Hidden Ability Protean, max IVs in every stat, and the unique Mightiest Mark which confers it the title of Greninja the Unrivaled.

Shiny Greninja Will Not Appear in Raids

You will not be able to encounter any Shiny Greninja for the entire duration of the raid event. If you want a Shiny Greninja, you need to breed and hatch for a Shiny Froakie.

Shiny Hunting Guide and Shiny Odds

Best Sandwich for Greninja Tera Raid Event

Raid Power: Poison Level 2 Sandwich

Raid Power Poison Sandwich Lv. 2
Ingredients	Meal Powers
・ Chorizo x4 ・ Potato Tortilla x2 ・ Mustard x2 ・ Peanut Butter x 1 ・ Pepper x1	・Exp. Point Power: Fire Lv. 2 ・Raid Power: Poison Lv. 2 ・Humungo Power: Dragon Lv. 1

Title Power Fire Chorizo Sandwich Lv. 2
Ingredients	Meal Powers
・ Basil x1 ・ Chorizo x1 ・ Kiwi x1 ・ Potato Tortilla x1 ・ Red Bell Pepper x1 ・ Olive Oil x1 ・ Peanut Butter x1 ・ Spicy Herba Mystica x1	・Title Power: Fire Lv. 2 ・Humungo Power: Fire Lv. 2 ・Raid Power: Poison Lv. 2

Sandwiches give various meal powers when consumed. If you want to gain even more rewards after defeating Greninja during its Raid Event, make sure to eat this sandwich before challenging the raid!

Meal Powers last for 30 minutes, so try to find and beat as many raids as possible during that time!
All Raid Power Sandwich Recipes

Best Pokemon for 7-Star Greninja

Use Pokemon with Water Absorb, Storm Drain or Dry Skin

As Greninja has access to Hydro Pump so it is recommended to use Pokemon that are immune to Water Type moves. Luckily there are many Water immunity granting Abilities in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, including Water Absorb, Storm Drain and Dry Skin. If you combine this with a Ground Type Pokemon that can deal super-effective damage to the Poison Tera Greninja, you have a winning formula.

Although Poison is weak to Psychic and Ground Type moves, Greninja is able to deal STAB super effective damage to these two types with its Water and Dark Type moves, so only use them in conjunction with an immunity granting ability.

	Water Immunity	Attackers	Support
5★
4★
3★

Best Water Immunity Counters

Greninja has Hydro Pump as its Water-type Move. Using Pokemon with high defenses and Abilities that grant it a water immunity are very useful in this raid.

Pokemon	Moveset / Strengths
Vaporeon 5★	・ Aqua Ring ・ Acid Armor ・ Calm Mind ・ Stored Power ・Aqua Ring provides residual healing. ・Calm Mind and Acid Armor boosts Vaporeon's Offense and Defense. ・Stored Power Deals massive damage after a +6 to 3 separate stats. ・Heals off of Water-type moves thanks to Water Absorb. ▶︎ Best Vaporeon Build for Tera Raids
Quagsire 5★	・ Haze ・ Earthquake ・ Recover ・ Stockpile ・Haze removes Greninja's Double Team boosts. ・Can deal 2x Damage with STAB Earthquake. ・Heals off of Water-type moves thanks to Water Absorb. ▶︎ Best Quagsire Build for Tera Raids
Gastrodon (West Sea) 5★	・Mud Shot ・Clear Smog ・Earth Power ・Recover ・Stockpile allows Gastrodon to boost its Defense and Sp. Defense by up to three stages. ・Clear Smog removes Greninja's evasion boosts ・Gains +1 Sp. Atk from Water-type moves thanks to Storm Drain. ▶︎ Best Gastrodon Build for Tera Raids
Clodsire 4★	・ Yawn ・ Curse ・ Earthquake ・ Recover ・Curse improves offense and defense on top of naturally high Sp. Defense. ・Heals off of Water-type moves thanks to Water Absorb. ▶︎ Best Clodsire Build for Tera Raids
Toxicroak 3★	・ Swords Dance ・ Earthquake ・ Taunt ・ Mud-Slap ・Access to Swords Dance and Earthquake makes it a viable attacker. ・Resists Dark and Poison type moves thanks to its dual-typing. ・Heals off of Water-type moves thanks to Dry Skin ▶︎ Best Toxicroak Build for Tera Raids

Best Set Up Attackers

Pokemon with resistances to Greninja's moves are very useful for this raid, as these Pokemon can set up their offenses and deal meaningful damage.

Pokemon	Moveset / Strengths
Slowbro 5★	・ Iron Defense ・ Nasty Plot ・ Stored Power ・ Slack Off ・Stored Power becomes a 260 base power move after one Iron Defense and Nasty Plot ・Can heal off lost health with Slack Off ▶︎ Best Slowbro Build for Tera Raids
Armarouge 5★	・ Stored Power ・Part of a one-turn Greninja One-Shot strategy featuring Florges, Mimikyu and Oranguru ・Stored Power can take out Greninja in just the first turn after receiving multiple buffs from teammates ▶︎ Best Armarouge Build for Tera Raids
Krookodile 5★	・ Scary Face ・ Earthquake ・ Bulk Up ・ Power Trip ・Part of a two-turn Greninja One-Shot strategy featuring 2 Murkrow and a Glalie ・Earthquake can take out Greninja in just the second turn after maxxing its attack and with Greninja's Def at -6 ▶︎ Krookodile Best Tera Raid Build
Great Tusk 5★	・ Ice Spinner ・ Taunt ・ Headlong Rush ・ Close Combat ・Part of a one-turn Greninja One-Shot strategy featuring Koraidon, Oranguru and Stonjourner ・Headlong Rush can take out Greninja in the first turn after several boosts from teammates. ▶︎ Great Tusk Best Tera Raid Build
Klefki 4★	・Calm Mind ・Iron Defense ・Stored Power ・Recycle ・Calm Mind and Iron Defense give Klefki enough buffs to make effective use of Stored Power. ・Recycle + Sitrus Berry is a reliable combo for recovering HP. ▶︎ Best Klefki Build for Tera Raids
Kingambit 3★	・ Zen Headbutt ・ Swords Dance ・ Thunder Wave ・ Night Slash ・Zen Headbutt can deal good damage after Swords Dance setup ・Immune to Poison and resists Dark type moves ▶︎ Best Kingambit Build for Tera Raids

Best Support Pokemon

These Pokemon are used to set up the main attacker to use a powerful move to OHKO Greninja.

Pokemon	Moveset / Strengths
Florges 5★	・ Helping Hand ・Part of a one-turn Greninja One-Shot strategy featuring Armarouge ・Florges' Symbiosis Hidden Ability allows it to transfer its held item to Armarouge. ・Helping Hand to boost Armarouge's Stored Power. ▶︎ Best Florges Build for Tera Raids
Oranguru 5★	・ Foul Play ・Part of a one-turn Greninja One-Shot strategy featuring Armarouge ・Use Foul Play to activate Armarouge's Weakness Policy. ・Let Oranguru have Symbiosis Hidden Ability so it can transfer its held item to Armarouge. ▶︎ Best Oranguru Build for Tera Raids
Mimikyu 5★	・ Fling ・Part of a one-turn Greninja One-Shot strategy featuring Armarouge ・This Mimikyu holds Petaya Berry, and uses Fling to boost Armarouge with its effect, as well as activate Weakness Policy and Weak Armor on the first turn. ▶︎ Best Mimikyu Build for Tera Raids
Murkrow 5★	・ Haze ・ Screech ・Part of a two-turn Greninja One-Shot strategy featuring Krookodile. ・On turn 1, one of the Murkrow use Haze to remove Greninja's Evasion buff, while the other uses Screech. ・On turn 2 both use Screech to bring its Defense down to -6. ・Prankster Ability allows Murkrow to always move first when using Status moves. ▶︎ Best Murkrow Build for Tera Raids
Glalie 4★	・ Frost Breath ・ Helping Hand ・Part of a two-turn Greninja One-Shot strategy featuring Krookodile. ・On turn 1, Glalie uses Frost Breath on Krookodile to activate its Anger Point Ability. ・On turn 2 it uses Helping Hand to Boost Krookodile's Earthquake even further ・Frost Breath always lands a critical hit ▶︎ Best Glalie Build for Tera Raids
Qwilfish 4★	・ Acupressure ・ Acid Spray ・ Haze ・ Chilling Water ・Haze can be used turn 1 to remove Greninja's evasion boost ・Can boost allies using Stored Power as well as sharply lower Greninja's Sp. Def. ・Resists most of Greninja's moves ▶︎ Best Qwilfish Build for Tera Raids
Lucario 3★	・ Sunny Day ・ Heal Pulse ・ Life Dew ・ Howl or Helping Hand ・Can provide group and burst healing with Life Dew and Heal Pulse respectively. ・Can help Stored Power users boost with Howl or increase the base power of ally moves with Helping Hand. ・Immune to Poison and resists Dark and Ice-type moves. ▶︎ Best Lucario Build for Tera Raids

Alternative Counters

These are less viable counters that can work against Greninja, but will require a little more effort on the player's part.

Pokemon	Moveset / Strengths
Tinkaton 3★	・ Swords Dance ・ Gigaton Hammer ・ Bulldoze ・ Light Screen ・Immune to Poison and resistant to Dark-type moves. ・Bulldoze lowers Greninja's Speed by one stage. ▶︎ Best Tinkaton Build for Tera Raids
Gallade 2★	・ Psycho Cut ・ Swords Dance ・ Thunder Wave ・ Psychic Terrain ・Swords Dance, Sharpness, and Psychic Terrain all boost Psycho Cut's Super Effective Damage. ・Psychic Terrain disables Greninja's Water Shuriken. ▶︎ Best Gallade Build for Tera Raids
Lucario 2★	・ Swords Dance ・ Life Dew ・ Zen Headbutt ・ Screech ・Immune to Poison-type attacks, thanks to Steel typing ・Swords Dance boosted Zen Headbutt can deal decent damage ▶︎ Best Lucario Build for Tera Raids

Solo Offline 7-Star Greninja Counter

Best Solo Vaporeon Build for Greninja Tera Raid

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Vaporeon Rating: ★★★☆☆	Tera Type			Nature
				Modest (↑SpA, ↓Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Sp. Atk: 252		Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Water Absorb	・ Stored Power ・ Calm Mind ・ Aqua Ring ・ Acid Armor
Held Item
Covert Cloak

Summary

The best ability for Vaporeon in Tera Raid Battles is Water Absorb. This allows Vaporeon to be completely immune from Greninja's Water-type attacks, and heal from it instead. This becomes even more valuable when you Terastallize, since Ground types are usually weak to Water-types.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Vaporeon with a Ground Tera Type to be able to hit the Poison Tera Greninja with Super Effective Tera Blast once you Terastallize. As a Special Attacker, a Modest nature would be best.

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards bulky offense to help with survivability, while increasing your maximum damage output. Max out your HP, and Sp. Attack EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Defense. The Covert Cloak protects Vaporeon from the additional effects of Greninja's moves, such as Gunk Shot's poison chance.

Tera Raid Strategy

Greninja Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy
Turn 1	Use Acid Armor to boost your Defense against Greninja's Gunk Shot.
Turn 2	Use Aqua Ring to set up passive healing after Greninja removes all effects. Note: Aqua Ring stays on the field indefinitely unless Greninja removes alll effects.
Turn 3~5	Use Acid Armor again to boost your Defense.
Turns 6~8	Use Calm Mind to further boost the power Stored Power
Turns 9+	Use stat-boosted Stored Power to deal Super Effective Damage. Terastallize once you have enough Tera charge to deal multi stat boosted STAB Super Effective damage.

Start off the raid by using Acid Armor, which will boost Vaporeon's defensive capabilities against Greninja's Gunk Shot.

On the second turn and after Greninja removes alll effects, use Aqua Ring to provide Vaporeon passive healing that will stay on the field indefinitely. Afterwards, continue using Acid Armor to further boost Vaporeon's Defense.

Once you maximize your Defense, use Calm Mind to further accumulate boosts for Stored Power.

Using Acid Armor twice, and Calm Mind 3 times brings the base power of Stored Power to 220, which should deal decent enough damage against the Poison Tera Greninja.

Key Damage Calculations

Damage Dealt by Vaporeon
8550 HP｜210 Sp. Def Max HP x30 | 128 Sp. Def	Stored Power (220 Base Power, +3 Sp. Atk) 956 ~ 1126 (11.18 ~ 13.17%)
Damage Received by Vaporeon
226 Atk	Gunk Shot 63 ~ 75 (13.5 ~ 16.1%) Possible 7-Hit KO
242 Sp. Atk	Ice Beam 34 ~ 41 (18.5 ~ 21.8%) Possible 13-Hit KO
226 Atk	Night Slash (+4 Def) Tera Type: 74 ~ 90 (15.9 ~ 19.3%) Possible 6-Hit KO

Stored Power Slowbro Build

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Solo Slowbro Rating: ★★★★★	Tera Type			Nature
				Modest (↑SpA, ↓Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP 252		Def 4		Sp.Atk 252
Ability	Moveset
Oblivious	・ Iron Defense ・ Nasty Plot ・ Stored Power ・ Psychic Terrain
Held Item
Leftovers

Summary

This is a variation of the standard Bulky Raid Attacker Build with a modified strategy to solo 7-Star Greninja.

This set boosts its stats to deal massive damage with Stored Power thanks to Iron Defense and Nasty Plot which both boost Defense and Special Attack respectively by two stages. With 6 stages worth of boosts, the move's base power goes up dramatically to 260.

Psychic Terrain and a Go All Out Cheer are used to tip the damage output over the edge and one-shot Greninja.

Heal Up Cheers are used when Slowbro needs health, but the timing of when they are used is crucial. Leftovers gives it much needed additional recovery.

Despite its weakness to Dark-type moves, it's high Defense stat coupled with Heal Up Cheers allows it to shrug off super effective hits and retaliate with boosted Stored Power.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Slowbro with a Psychic Tera Type to further boost its offensive power. Since this Slowbro functions as a bulky attacker a Modest Nature is best to boost its Defense.

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards physical bulk to withstand physical attacks, while also investing heavily into Special Attack to deal maximum damage. Max out your HP and Special Attack EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Def.

Tera Raid Strategy

Solo Stored Power Turn-by-Turn Strategy
Turn 1~3	Use **Stored Power to Charge up your Tera Orb. Do this three times.
Turn 4	You will likely have very low HP by this point so use any move and let Greninja knock you out.
Turn 5~6	Use Iron Defense two times to increase Slowbro's Defense. This boosts the power of Stored Power and also allows Slowbro to take reduced damage from Night Slash.
Turn 7	Use 'Heal Up' Cheer to heal off damage and remove Poison Status
Turn 8	Use Iron Defense one more time to max out Slowbro's Defense.
Turn 9~11	Use Nasty Plot three times to max out Slowbro's Special Attack and boost Stored Power even further.
Turn 12	Use 'Heal Up' Cheer to heal off damage.
Turn 13	Use 'Psychic Terrain Cheer to boost Stored Powers damage on the following turn
Turn 14	Use 'Go All Out' Cheer to boost Stored Powers damage on the following turn
Turn 15	Finally Use Stored Power to OHKO Greninja

Greninja will reset your stat buffs on the conclusion of turn 3. Therefore it is best to use your first 3 turns building up Tera Charge instead.

After that you will need 3 Iron Defenses, 3 Nasty Plots and 1 Go All Out Cheer before you can Terastallize and safely OHKO 7-Star Greninja.

Be mindful of your HP and use 'Heal Up' Cheers in between as necessary. The step table above includes the general timing of when you will need to use Heal Up.

Although there are many steps to this strategy, if followed properly it is a consistent method to solo 7-Star Greninja.

Note that you must execute your moves quickly as if the timer runs too low your stat buffs will be removed. If the timer is getting down below the final quarter mark you are best to use Stored Power as quickly as possible in order to keep the battle still viable.

Damage Breakdown

Slowbro's Total Damage Output
Boost	Percentage
STAB	+50%
Tera STAB	+50%
Super Effective Damage	+200%
'Go All Out' Cheer	+50%
Psychic Terrain	+50%
+6 Sp. Atk	+300%
Effective Total	700%

Stored Power Total Base Power
Beginning Base Power	20
+6 Sp. Atk	+120
+6 Sp. Def	+120
Final Base Power	260

Key Damage Calculations

Damage Dealt by Slowbro
(-6 Def) 8550 HP (Max HP x30 | 128 Sp. Def)	Stored Power (260 BP) ('Go All Out' Cheer, +6 Sp. Atk, Psychic Terrain) 8228 ~ 9680 (96.23% ~ 113.22% Almost Guaranteed OHKO (Greninja will already have lost 2.2%~2.6% HP from first 3 Stored Powers)

The above damage calculations are for the 7-Star Level 100 Greninja with 30x HP and 128 EVs in Def and Sp. Def.

How to Solo and One-Shot 6 and 7-Star Tera Raids

One-Shot 7-Star Greninja Teams and Strategies

Best 7-Star Greninja One-Shot Strategies
Stored Power Armarouge	Stored Power Slowbro	Anger Point Krookodile	Turn One Great Tusk

Armarouge One-Shot Strategy

This strategy is from 101Leafy, and consists of utility Pokemon powering up an Armarouge with stat boosts to deal massive damage with Stored Power.

Armarouge Stored Power Counter Strategy for 7-Star Greninja 101Leafy
Turns	Choice Specs Holder	Weakness Policy Holder	Petaya Berry Holder	Special Attacker
#1	Foul Play	Helping Hand	Fling	Stored Power

How to One-Shot Greninja

At the start of the raid, let Oranguru attack Armarouge with Foul Play, which will activate Armarouge's held Weakness Policy and Weak Armor Ability.

Once Armarouge consumes it, Florges' Symbiosis will activate and transfer a second Weakness Policy to Armarouge. At this point Florges can use Helping Hand on Armarouge to boost its damage output. Have Mimikyu use Fling on Armarouge which will let it consume its second held Weakness Policy as well as receive the benefits of the Berry and Weak Armor Ability. After this, Oranguru will give Oranguru its held Choice Specs thanks to Symbiosis.

With all the stat boosts prepared Armarouge uses Stored Power to wipe out Greninja in just one turn.

Damage Breakdown

Armarouge's Total Damage Output
Boost	Percentage
STAB	+50%
Super Effective Damage	+200%
Choice Specs	+50%
+5 Sp. Atk	+250%
Helping Hand	+50%
Total	600%

Stored Power's Base Damage Breakdown
Source	Stat Boost
Weakness Policy	+ 2 Atk, +2 Sp. Atk
Weak Armor	+2 Speed
Petaya Berry (Fling from Mimikyu)	+1 Sp. Atk
Weakness Policy (Symbiosis from Florges)	+2 Atk, +2 Sp. Atk
Weak Armor	+2 Speed
Total	280 Base Power (+4 Atk, +5 Sp. Atk, +4 Speed)

Key Damage Calculations

Damage Dealt by Armarouge
8550 HP (Max HP x30 | 128 Sp. Def)	Stored Power (280 Base Power) 7,830 ~ 9,212 (91.58% ~ 107.74%) 50% Chance to OHKO

The above damage calculations are for the 7-Star Level 100 Greninja with 30x HP and 128 EVs in Def and Sp. Def.

Armarouge 7-Star Greninja One-Shot Strategy

Slowbro One-Shot Strategy

This one-shot strategy requires a dedicated team with 3 Quagsires to provide Acid Spray and Eerie Impulse support.

Slowbro Stored Power Counter Strategy for 7-Star Greninja
Turns	Fast Haze Support Leftovers	Fling Support Flame Orb	Debuff Support Leftovers	Special Attacker Leftovers
#1	Haze	Fling	Eerie Impulse	Nasty Plot
#2	Acid Spray	Acid Spray	Acid Spray	Nasty Plot
#3	Helping Hand	Helping Hand	Helping Hand	Stored Power

How to One-Shot Greninja

Turn 1

At the start of the raid, the Fast Haze Support Quagsire with 4 Speed Evs should use Haze to remove Greninja's evasion boost from Double Team.

Once Haze resets the stat boosts, the Fling Support should use Fling to inflict a burn, while the Debuff Support should use Eerie Impulse to lower Greninja's Special Attack by 2 stages.

Finally, Nasty Plot to increase Slowbro's Special Attack by 2 stages.

Turn 2

On Turn 2, all Quagsire users should use Acid Spray to lower Greninja's Special Defense by 2 stages. The Slowbro user should once again setup with Nasty Plot.

Turn 3

On Turn 3, all Quagsire users should use Helping Hand to boost Slowbro's next move by a total of 237.5%.

With three Helping Hand boosts, Slowbro can one-shot Greninja with boosted Stored Power.

Damage Breakdown

Slowbro's Total Damage Output
Boost	Percentage
STAB	+50%
Helping Hand (x3)	+237.5%
Super Effective Damage	+200%
+4 Sp. Atk	+200%
Total	687.5%

Key Damage Calculations

Damage Dealt by Slowbro
(-6 Sp. Def) 8550 HP (Max HP x30 | 128 Sp. Def)	Stored Power (100 Base Power, +3 Helping Hand, +4 Sp. Atk) 12494 ~ 14702 (146.13% ~ 171.95%) Guaranteed OHKO

The above damage calculations are for the 7-Star Level 100 Greninja with 30x HP and 128 EVs in Def and Sp. Def.

Slowbro Best Tera Build to Beat 7-Star Greninja

Krookodile One-Shot Strategy

This one-shot strategy requires a dedicated team with Glalie for its guaranteed critical hit Frost Breath to activate Krookodile's Anger Point Ability, and 2 Murkrow to provide Haze and Screech support.

Krookodile Anger Point Counter Strategy for 7-Star Greninja
Turns	Haze Support	Screech Support	Anger Point Activation	Physical Attacker
#1	Haze	Screech	Frost Breath (Krookodile)	Scary Face
#2	Screech	Screech	Helping Hand	Earthquake

How to One-Shot Greninja

Turn 1

At the start of the raid, the faster Haze Support Murkrow with 4 Speed EVs should use Prankster priority boosted Haze to remove Greninja's evasion boost from Double Team.

Once Haze resets the stat boosts, the Screech Support Murkrow should use Screech to lower Greninja's Defense by 2 stages.

Glalie should then use Frost Breath on Krookodile, guaranteeing a critical hit and activating its Anger Point Ability to max out its Attack.

Finally, Krookodile uses Scary Face to lower Greninja's Speed in order to outspeed it next turn.

Turn 2

On Turn 2, both Murkrow users should use Screech to lower Greninja's Defense to the lowest it can go.

Glalie then uses Helping Hand on Krookodile to give it one final boost.

With Krookodile's +6 Attack, Helping Hand Boost, Life Orb and Greninja's -6 Defense, Earthquake will get the OHKO on 7-Star Greninja.

Damage Breakdown

Krookodile's Total Damage Output
Boost	Percentage
STAB	+50%
Super Effective Damage	+200%
Life Orb	+30%
Helping Hand	+50%
+6 Atk	+300%
-6 Def (Greninja)	-300% (effective +300% Krookodile)
Effective Total	930%

Key Damage Calculations

Damage Dealt by Krookodile
(-6 Def) 8550 HP (Max HP x30 | 128 Sp. Def)	Earthquake (100 Base Power, Helping Hand, +6 Atk, Life Orb) 12231 ~ 14391 (143.1% ~ 168.3%) Guaranteed OHKO

The above damage calculations are for the 7-Star Level 100 Greninja with 30x HP and 128 EVs in Def and Sp. Def.

Krookodile 7-Star Greninja One-Shot Strategy

Great Tusk One-Shot Strategy

This strategy is from HoodlumCallum, and consists of utility Pokemon powering up a Great Tusk using a Weakness Policy to deal massive damage with Headlong Rush.

Great Tusk Counter Strategy for 7-Star Greninja HoodlumCallum
Turns	Weather Setter	Choice Band Holder	Power Spot User	Physical Attacker
#1	Screech	Go All Out! Cheer	Gravity	Headlong Rush

How to One-Shot Greninja

At the start of the raid, both Oranguru will use Go All Out! cheers to boost their team's offense, and more importantly, Great Tusk's. Stonjourner will use Gravity

Koraidon sets weather with Orichalcum Pulse to trigger Great Tusk's Protosynthesis and boost its Attack. It will then use Screech to reduce Greninja's Defense stat by two stages.

Stonjourner boosts Great Tusk's Attack stat simply by being on the field thanks to its Ability, Power Spot. It then uses Gravity to increase the accuracy of moves, nullifying the effects of Greninja's Double Team.

Great Tusk simply clicks Headlong Rush, which happens after Greninja Attacks it with Ice Beam, triggering its Weakness Policy.

Oranguru's Symbiosis will trigger and give Great Tusk its Choice Band.

With all the boosts prepared Great Tusk uses Headlong Rush to cleanly KO Greninja in just one turn.

Damage Breakdown

Great Tusk's Total Damage Output
Boost	Percentage
STAB	+50%
Super Effective Damage	+200%
Choice Band	+50%
+2 Atk	+100%
Cheers	+50%
Total	600%

Key Damage Calculations

Damage Dealt by Great Tusk
8550 HP (Max HP x30 | 128 Def)	Headlong Rush 6,404 ~ 9,044 (74.90% ~ 105.78%) 18.75% Chance to OHKO

The above damage calculations are for the 7-Star Level 100 Greninja with 30x HP and 128 EVs in Def and Sp. Def.

Great Tusk 7-Star Greninja One-Shot Strategy

How to Join the 7-Star Greninja Event

Unlock 6-Star Tera Raids to Participate

Greninja normally cannot be found in Paldea, making the 7-Star Event Greninja 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

Black Tera Raids vs. Normal Tera Raids

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 Greninja, keep your eyes peeled for a Black Tera Raid symbol on the map with the Poison-type Pokemon icon.

Black Crystal Tera Raid Battles

Join Online Event Tera Raids

You are able to join Event Raid Dens online. When the event is live, you can use our Tera Raid Board to coordinate a team to take it down!

Greninja Tera Raid Codes Board

How to Join Online Tera Raid Events

Nintendo Online Needed to Play with Others

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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Update Poke Portal News

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.

How to Check Poke Portal News

1	Press the X Button and select "Poke Portal." Make sure your Switch is connected to the internet.
2	Select "Mystery Gift."
3	Select "Check Poke Portal News."

Greninja Raid FAQs

What is Poison-type's Weakness?

Poison Types are Weak to Ground and Psychic-type Moves

Greninja, during the Tera Raid, will have a Poison Tera Type and not its regular Water and Dark-typing. Its weakness will be Ground and Psychic-type moves, so make sure to attack with those!

How to Remove Greninja's Evasion Buff?

Use Clear Smog to Clear Stat Boost

Greninja will use Double Team to raise its evasiveness, which may result in your team missing most of your attacks. Use Clear Smog to remove this buff to ensure all of your attacks will land!

Can You Catch Greninja Again?

Only Catchable Once Per Event

Players can only catch one 7-Star Greninja, but even after they catch it, Black Crystals containing Greninja will still spawn in their game once per day, and they can still participate in others' raids.

However, they cannot catch another Greninja, and will only gain the other rewards for participating.

Additionally, players who caught the Greninja in Round 1 cannot catch Greninja again even if they participate in Round 2.

Can You Breed the 7-Star Greninja?

You Can Breed for a Froakie

Once you've caught the Greninja, you can easily breed it to produce Froakie Eggs. Like other bred Pokemon, they also have a chance to be Shiny!

However, note that these Froakie will not inherit the Poison Tera Type or the Mightiest Mark from the 7-Star Greninja. If you want to have another with a Poison Tera Type, you need to collect and use 50 Poison Tera Shards to change its Tera Type.

Breeding Guide: How to Breed and Get Eggs

Will Greninja Have Its Hidden Ability?

Raid Greninja Will Have Hidden Ability

The raid Greninja that you will encounter will have Protean, which is its Hidden Ability. During the raid, Greninja will not change types depending on the move it will use, as its Tera Type will always be Poison.

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Start Date	Nov 22, 2024 (Thu) at 00:00 UTC
End Date	Nov 24, 2024 (Sun) at 14:59 UTC
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Event	Description
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Event	Description
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Chansey Mass Outbreak	Duration: 11/29/2024 (12:00 AM) ~ 01/05/2025 (11:59 PM) Location: Paldea

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Event	Description
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