Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV)

Best Tera Build for using Great Tusk (Scarlet Paradox Donphan)

The best Great Tusk Tera Raid Build in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) has a Ground Tera Type with the ability Protosynthesis and the move Ice Spinner. Read on to learn what the best Great Tusk Tera Raid Build is and how to use it.

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Best Great Tusk Tera Raid Build

Physically Offensive Great Tusk

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Great Tusk ImageGreat Tusk
Ground TypeFighting Type
Tera Type Nature
Ground Icon Adamant
(↑Atk, ↓Sp. Atk)
EV Spread
HP
4
Atk
252
Sp. Def
252
Ability Moveset
Protosynthesis Ice Spinner
Taunt
Headlong Rush
Close Combat
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Booster Energy ImageBooster Energy

General Great Tusk Tera Raid Build

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Great Tusk ImageGreat Tusk
Ground TypeFighting Type
Tera Type Nature
Ground Icon Adamant
(↑Atk, ↓Sp. Atk)
EV Spread
HP
4
Atk
252
Sp. Def
252
Ability Moveset
Protosynthesis Headlong Rush
Taunt
Close Combat
Ice Spinner
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Booster Energy ImageBooster Energy

Summary

Great Tusk only comes with one ability, Protosynthesis. This ability boosts a Pokemon's highest stat by a whopping 30% when holding a Booster Energy or when the Weather is Sunny. This makes an Attack focused Great Tusk capable of dealing significant amounts of damage to opposing Pokemon.

Best Tera Type

We recommend getting a Great Tusk with a Ground Tera Type because of the boost it gives to its Ground-type STAB. As a Physical Attacker, an Adamant nature would suit it best.

EV Spread Explanation: Physical Attacker

Great Tusk's EV spread should lean toward offense, maxing out Attack EVs, putting a considerable number of EVs into both Special Defense and Attack. Add the rest of the EVs into HP.

Tera Raid Strategy

Physically Offensive Great Tusk Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy
Turn 1 Use Taunt to prevent the opposing Pokemon from setting anything up.
Turn 2-4 Use Headlong Rush to deal super-effective Ground-type damage.
Turns 5+ Terastallize and use Headlong Rush to deal even more damage and get the KO.

Start the Tera Raid Battle by using Taunt to prevent the opposing Pokemon from setting up

Use Headlong Rush and Close Combat when it is safe to do so, and use Ice Spinner when we need to get rid of troublesome Terrain.

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Effective Counter Against Dark, Rock and Normal Type Tera Raids

This Great Tusk Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Dark, Rock and Normal Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Fairy, Psychic or Water Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Great Tusk will be weak to these Types as a Ground and Fighting Type attacker.
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How to Make Best Great Tusk Tera Raid Build

How to Make Best Great Tusk Tera Raid Build





Catch Ground Tera Type Great Tusk at Area Zero

Area Zero Location Map Zoomed-Out

You can catch an Great Tusk with a Ground Tera Type along the cliffs in Area Zero.

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 an Adamant Mint to Change Its Nature

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV Adamant Mint.png

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

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

EV Train HP and Attack

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV Power Items.png

If you have the money for it, you can just buy 26 Protein (for Atk), 26 Zinc (for Sp. Def), and 1 HP Up (for HP). All of these items can be bought at a Chansey Supply shop and it will cost you ₽510,000 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
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Power Bracer ImagePower Bracer
(For Attack EVs)
28 in Total
(To get 252 Attack EVs)
Shinx
Growlithe
Yungoos
Nymble
Location: South Province (Area 3)
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Power Band ImagePower Band
(For Special Defense EVs)
28 in Total
(To get 252 Special Defense EVs)
Swablu
Location: West Province (Area 1)
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Power Weight ImagePower Weight
(For HP EVs)
1 in Total
(To get 9 HP EVs)
Azurill
Lechonk
Paldean Wooper
Location: South of Los Platos

How to EV Train Fast

Hyper Train at Montenevera

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV Hyper Training NPC Montenevera.png

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

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV Drifblim Tera Raid Drops.png

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 Booster Energy

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - Booster Energy Location

You can pick up a Booster Energy inside Area Zero during The Way Home, the secret final storyline in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

This item is located in Professor Sada/Turo's lab, nestled deep inside Area Zero.

The Way Home: Area Zero Walkthrough

Great Tusk Tera Raid Moveset Guide

Learn Taunt, Earthquake, Close Combat, and Headlong Rush Through Level Up

Taunt, Earthquake, Close Combat, and Headlong Rush are moves that Iron Hands can learn at Lv. 14, Lv. 49, Lv. 63, and Lv. 91 respectively. You can have it remember the moves by going to the "Moves and Stats" menu and pressing A.

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