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The best Appletun Tera Raid Build in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) has Apple Acid and Giga Drain. Read on to learn what the best Appletun Tera Raid Build is and how to use it.
Appletun - Related Guides | |
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Evolution and Learnset | Tera Raid Build |
List of Contents
Best Appletun Tera Builds | |
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Appletun |
Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Modest (↑Sp.Atk, ↓Atk) |
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EV Spread | ||||||
Def: 252 |
Sp.Atk: 252 |
HP: 4 |
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Ability | Moveset | |||||
Thick Fat | ・
Reflect
・ Iron Defense ・ Apple Acid ・ Giga Drain |
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Held Item | ||||||
Shell Bell |
Appletun's great HP and mixed bulk on top of its resistances to Grass-type makes it a great choice to counter Tera raids bosses that mainly deal Grass Type Damage. It's main draw is Apple Acid, which is an 80 BP Grass-type move that always lowers the target's Sp.Def by one stage.
Since this build is equipped with Shell Bell, Thick Fat is the better Ability since Appletun will not benefit from Ripen or Gluttony without a berry.
Grass Tera Type is best for this build to further boost the power of Appletun's Grass-type moves. A Modest Nature is necessary so that it can hit as hard as possible with its special moves.
Max out Appletun's Def and Sp.Atk EVs while adding the remaining 4 EVs into HP so that Appletun can hit as hard as possible with Giga Drain and Apple Acid.
For this build, giving it a Shell Bell allows it to recover health while dealing damage.
Appletun Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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Turn 1 | Use Reflect to double Appletun's Defense for five turns. |
Turn 2 | Use Iron Defense to raise Appletun's Defense by two stages. |
Turns 3~5 | Use Apple Acid three times to deal damage and build up Tera Orb Charge, while lowering the Raid Boss' Sp.Def by three stages. Note: If Appletun received a critical hit in the previous turns, use Giga Drain instead for more healing. |
Turns 6+ | Terastallize into a pure Grass-type and use boosted Apple Acid to deal damage to opponent's shield while constantly lowering its Sp.Def by one stage per attack. |
Start the battle by using Reflect to double Appletun's Defense for five turns. Next, use Iron Defense once to raise Appletun's Defense by two stages.
Use Apple Acid three times to deal damage, build up Tera Orb Charge, and lower Raid Boss' Sp.Def by three stages. If Appletun received a critical hit in any of the previous turns, use Giga Drain instead to restore more health.
Once you have enough Tera Orb charge, terastallize into a pure Grass-type and use boosted Apple Acid to deal damage to opponent's shield and finish the battle.
Super Effective (2x) |
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Not Very Effective (x0.5) | |
No Effect (x0) |
None |
This Grass Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Rock, Water, and Ground Tera Raids.
If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Flying, Bug, Ice, Dragon, Fairy and Poison-type outside of Terastallization, perhaps use a different build as Appletun will be weak to these Types.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness
Best Appletun Tera Builds | |
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Appletun |
Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Modest (↑Sp. Atk, ↓Atk) |
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EV Spread | ||||||
HP 252 |
Sp.Atk 252 |
Sp. Def 4 |
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Ability | Moveset | |||||
Ripen | ・
Apple Acid
・ Giga Drain ・ Iron Defense ・ Recover |
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Held Item | ||||||
Sitrus Berry |
The best Ability for Appletun in Tera Raid Battles is Ripen which doubles the recovery it receives from its Sitrus Berry.
We also recommend getting a Appletun with a Grass Tera Type because this will boost Appletun's STAB Giga Drain and Apple Acid when it Terastallizes. As a Special Attacker, a Modest nature would be best.
Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards a bulky offense to help with survivability and with dealing as much damage as possible. Max out your HP and Special Attack EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Special Defense.
Grass Tera Appletun Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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Turn 1~3 | Repeatedly use Apple Acid to deal damage to the Raid Pokemon. This will consistently reduce its Special Defense with each successful hit, while charging your Tera Orb. |
Turn 4 | Use Iron Defense to boost your Defense by two stages |
Optional | Use Recover whenever HP gets too low |
Turns 5+ | Terastallize and Alternate between Giga Drain to deal damage while replenishing HP, and Apple Acid. |
Focus on accumulating Tera Orb Charge at the start of the battle using Apple Acid. This also lowers its Special Defense by one stage for each successful hit, increasing Appletun's damage each time.
Use Iron Defense to boost its Defense by two stages. Make sure to use Recover to heal off lost health.
Once you are able to, Terastallize and alternate between Giga Drain to deal damage and recover HP, and Apple Acid to further decrease the Raid Pokemon's Sp. Def, until it reaches -6.
Super Effective (2x) |
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Not Very Effective (x0.5) | |
No Effect (x0) |
None |
This Appletun Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Water, Ground, and Rock Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Fire, Flying, or Bug Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Appletun will be weak to these Types as a Grass Type attacker.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness
How to Make Best Appletun Tera Raid Build |
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You can catch a Grass Tera Applin at East Area Province One.
Applin are mostly found hanging from trees within their natural habitats, Have Koraidon or Miraidon dash towards the tree to knock the Applin down, or press ZL to aim and throw a Pokeball at it and engage it in battle.
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Make sure to bring a Pokemon that has False Swipe and can inflict a status effect to make it easier to catch.
If it has a different nature, you can use a Modest Mint to change its nature to Modest.
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
Applin Evolution Line | ||||
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Applin |
Use a
Tart Apple
→ |
Flapple | ||
Use a
Sweet Apple
→ |
Appletun |
Depending on the item you use to evolve, Applin will either evolve into Flapple if you use a Tart Apple, or into Appletun if you use a Sweet Apple.
EV train Appletun according to the build's EV spread using Vitamins or the traditional way with Power Items and battling Pokemon with the right EV yield.
If you have the money for it, you can just buy 26 Iron, 26 Calcium and 1 HP Up. 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 |
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Power Belt
(For Defense EVs) |
28 in Total (To get 252 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 Weight
(For HP EVs) |
1 in Total (To get 4 HP EVs) |
・Azurill ・Lechonk ・Paldean Wooper Location: South of Los Platos |
If you have the money for it, you can just buy 26 Protein, 26 HP Up and 1 Zinc. 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 |
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Power Weight
(For HP EVs) |
28 in Total (To get 252 HP EVs) |
・Azurill ・Lechonk ・Paldean Wooper Location: South of Los 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 Special Defense EVs) |
1 in Total (To get remaining 4 Special Defense EVs) |
・Hoppip ・Swablu Location: South Province (Area 1) |
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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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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Lastly, give it a Sitrus Berry.
You can obtain this item by interacting with sparkling dropped items on the ground. These are laid out randomly around the area, so you may have to scout around to find the item.
Recover and Apple Acid are moves that Appletun can learn by leveling up. These Moves can be learned at levels 24 and 28 respectively You can have it remember the moves by going to the "Moves and Stats" menu and pressing A.
You can get Giga Drain and Iron Defense from TMs. Check out the table below to see where you can get the TMs and the materials needed to craft them.
TM / Move Name | How to Get Materials |
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TM104 Iron Defense |
On one of the sunken terrains near Tagtree Thicket on East Province Area Three. Required League Points: 1500 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Pineco Husk x3 ・Bronzor Fragment x3 |
TM111 Giga Drain |
Found outside Cascarrafa City, East Section Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Hoppip Leaf x3 ・Skiddo Leaf x3 ・Capsakid Seed x5 |
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