Pikachu Best Tera Raid Build

The best Pikachu Tera Raid Build in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) has a Lightning Rod and Light Ball equipped to boost its Special Attacks. Read on to learn what the best Pikachu Tera Raid Build is and how to use it.

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Best Pikachu Tera Raid Build

Water Tera Unrivaled Special Attacker

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Pikachu	Tera Type			Nature
				Modest (↑Sp.Atk, ↓Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP 252		Sp.Atk 252		Sp.Def 4
Ability	Moveset
Lightning Rod	・ Rain Dance ・ Nasty Plot ・ Thunder ・ Surf
Held Item
Light Ball

Summary

The best Ability for Pikachu is Lightning Rod which gives it full immunity to Electric-type moves raises its Special Attack by one stage instead, and is handy once it terastallizes into a Water-type Pokemon.

Best Tera Type

The Unrivaled Pikachu has Water Tera Type which gives it a secondary STAB on its Water-type moves. As a Special Attacker, a Modest Nature is best to further boost the damage of its special attacks.

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards bulky offense. Max out your HP and Special Attack to give it as much bulk and special offense as possible while adding the remaining EVs into Special Defense.

Giving Pikachu a Light Ball doubles its Attack and Special Attack, allowing it to deal even more damage with its moves.

Tera Raid Strategy

Water Tera Special Attacker Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy
Turns 1~3	Use Nasty Plot three times to max out Pikachu's Special Attack.
Turn 4	Use Rain Dance to boost Water-type moves and give Thunder perfect accuracy.
Turns 5~7	Use Thunder to deal damage and gain Tera Orb Charge. If the Raid Boss is weak to Water and/or resists or is immune to Electric, use Surf instead.
Turns 8+	Terastallize into a Water-type and use boosted Surf or Thunder to finish the battle.

Start the Tera Raid with Nasty Plot three times to max out Pikachu's Special Attack.

Use Rain Dance to change the weather, which also boosts the power of Water-type moves and gives Thunder perfect accuracy.

Follow up with Thunder or Surf to deal as much damage to the Tera Raid boss as possible, while also accumulating Tera Orb charge.

Once you have enough Tera Charge, terastallize into a Water-type and use boosted STAB Surf to break the Tera Raid boss' shield!

Effective Counter Against Fire, Ground, Rock and Water Type Tera Raids

Super Effective (2x)
Not Very Effective (x0.5)
No Effect (x0)	None

This Water Tera Special Attacker Raid Build is an effective counter to Fire, Ground and Rock Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Grass or Ground Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Pikachu will be weak to Ground before Terastallizing and Grass after Terastalling into a Water Type attacker.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

Flying Tera Special Attacker

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Pikachu	Tera Type			Nature
				Modest (↑Sp.Atk, ↓Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP 252		Sp.Atk 252		Sp.Def 4
Ability	Moveset
Lightning Rod	・ Rain Dance ・ Nasty Plot ・ Thunder ・ Tera Blast
Held Item
Light Ball

Summary

The best Ability for Pikachu is Lightning Rod which gives it full immunity to Electric-type moves raises its Special Attack by one stage instead, and is handy once it terastallizes into a Flying-type Pokemon.

Best Tera Type

The Mystery Gift Pikachu has Flying Tera Type which gives it a secondary STAB on its Flying-type moves. As a Special Attacker, a Modest Nature is best to further boost the damage of its special attacks.

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards bulky offense. Max out your HP and Special Attack to give it as much bulk and special offense as possible while adding the remaining EVs into Special Defense.

Giving Pikachu a Light Ball doubles its Attack and Special Attack, allowing it to deal even more damage with its moves.

Tera Raid Strategy

Flying Tera Special Attacker Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy
Turns 1~3	Use Nasty Plot three times to max out Pikachu's Special Attack.
Turn 4	Use Rain Dance to give Thunder perfect accuracy.
Turns 5~7	Use Thunder to deal damage and gain Tera Orb Charge. Once fully charged, terastallize into a Flying-type and use boosted Tera Blast to finish the battle..
Turns 8+	Terastallize into a Flying-type and use boosted Tera Blast to finish the battle.

Start the Tera Raid with Nasty Plot three times to max out Pikachu's Special Attack.

Use Rain Dance to change the weather, giving Thunder perfect accuracy.

Follow up with Thunder to deal as much damage to the Tera Raid boss as possible, while also accumulating Tera Orb charge.

Once you have enough Tera Charge, terastallize into a Flying-type and use boosted STAB Flying Tera Blast to break the Tera Raid boss' shield!

Effective Counter Against Grass, Fighting and Bug Type Tera Raids

Super Effective (2x)
Not Very Effective (x0.5)
No Effect (x0)	None

This Flying Tera Special Attacker Raid Build is an effective counter to Grass, Fighting and Bug Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Ground, Rock or Ice Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Pikachu will be weak to Rock after Terastallizing into a Flying Type attacker, and weak to Ground for the first 7 turns of the Raid Battle as an Electric Type.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

Electric Tera Solo Special Attacker

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Pikachu	Tera Type			Nature
				Modest (↑Sp.Atk, ↓Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP 252		Sp.Atk 252		Sp.Def 4
Ability	Moveset
Lightning Rod	・ Rain Dance ・ Nasty Plot ・ Fake Tears ・ Thunder
Held Item
Light Ball

Summary

This build is a specialized 5 and 6-Star Tera Raid Solo Build. Using this build, you should be able to make short work of most Pokemon that do not have a resistance or immunity to the Electric Type.

Best Ability

The best Ability for Pikachu is Lightning Rod which gives it full immunity to Electric-type moves raises its Special Attack by one stage instead.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Pikachu with Electric Tera Type to further boost the damage of its Electric-type moves. As a Special Attacker, a Modest Nature is best to further boost the damage of its special attacks.

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards bulky offense. Max out your HP and Special Attack to give it as much bulk and special offense as possible while adding the remaining EVs into Special Defense.

Giving Pikachu a Light Ball doubles its Attack and Special Attack, allowing it to deal even more damage with its moves.

Tera Raid Strategy

Electric Tera Special Attacker Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy
Turns 1~3	Use Fake Tears to lower the Tera Raid boss' Special Defense by six stages.
Turns 4~6	Use Nasty Plot three times to max out Pikachu's Special Attack.
Turn 7	Use Rain Dance to give Thunder perfect accuracy.
Turns 8+	Use Thunder to deal damage and gain Tera Orb Charge. Once fully charged, terastallize into a Electric-type and use boosted Thunder to finish the battle.

Start the Tera Raid by using Fake Tears three times to lower the Tera Raid boss' Special Defense by six stages.

Follow up with Nasty Plot three times to max out Pikachu's Special Attack.

Use Rain Dance to change the weather, giving Thunder perfect accuracy.

Charge Pikachu's Tera Orb with Thunder while also dealing as much damage as possible. Once you have enough Tera Charge, terastallize into an Electric-type and use boosted Thunder to break the Tera Raid boss' shield!

Effective Counter Against Water and Flying Type Tera Raids

Super Effective (2x)
Not Very Effective (x0.5)
No Effect (x0)

This Electric Tera Special Attacker Raid Build is an effective counter to Water and Flying Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Ground Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Pikachu will be weak to this Types as an Electric Type attacker.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

Electric Tera Solo Physical Attacker

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Pikachu	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑Atk, ↓Sp.Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP 252		Atk 252		Sp.Def 4
Ability	Moveset
Lightning Rod	・ Charm ・ Volt Tackle ・ Electric Terrain ・ Charge
Held Item
Light Ball

Summary

This build is a specialized 5 and 6-Star Tera Raid Solo Build. Using this build, you should be able to make short work of most Pokemon that do not have a resistance or immunity to the Electric Type.

Best Ability

The best Ability for Pikachu is Lightning Rod which gives it full immunity to Electric-type moves raises its Special Attack by one stage instead.

Although this Tera Raid Build is a physical attacker, Lightning Rod is still the better choice for Ability since Pikachu's low defenses mean that even resisted Electric attacks can chip its health significantly.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Pikachu with Electric Tera Type to further boost the damage of its Electric-type moves. As a Special Attacker, a Modest Nature is best to further boost the damage of its special attacks.

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards bulky offense. Max out your HP and Attack to give it as much bulk and phyiscal offense as possible while adding the remaining EVs into Special Defense.

Giving Pikachu a Light Ball doubles its Attack and Special Attack, allowing it to deal even more damage with its moves.

Tera Raid Strategy

Electric Tera Physical Attacker Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy
Turns 1~3	Use Charm to lower the Tera Raid boss' Defense by six stages.
Turns 4~6	Use Volt Tackle three times to charge Pikachu's Tera Orb. Note: Even if Pikachu faints using this move, it will retain the Tera Orb Charge it accumulated.
Turn 7	Use Electric Terrain to boost Pikachu's Electric-type moves by 30%.
Turn 8	Use Charge to double the damage of Pikachu's next Electric-type Attack.
Turns 9+	Terastallize into an Electric-type and use boosted Volt Tackle to finish the battle.

Start the Tera Raid by using Charm three times to lower the Tera Raid boss' Defense by six stages.

Follow up with Volt Tackle to charge Pikachu's Tera Orb. Take note that even if Pikachu faints using thius move, it retains the charges it accumulated.

Once Pikachu revives, use Electric Terrain to boost Pikachu's Electric-type moves by 30%. Follow this up by using Charge to double the damage of its next Electric-type Attack, while also boosting its Special Defense.

Finally, terastallize into an Electric-type and use boosted Volt Tackle to break the boss' shield and finish the battle!

Effective Counter Against Water and Flying Type Tera Raids

Super Effective (2x)
Not Very Effective (x0.5)
No Effect (x0)

This Electric Tera Special Attacker Raid Build is an effective counter to Water and Flying Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Ground Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Pikachu will be weak to this Type as an Electric Type attacker.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

How to Make Best Pikachu Tera Raid Build

How to Make Best Pikachu Tera Raid Build
Catch a Pikachu in the area surrounding Medali. Use a Modest Mint to change its Nature. Use an Ability Patch to Change Its Ability. EV Train Sp.Atk and HP Hyper Train at Montenevera. Level up to 100. Give it a Light Ball.

Catch a Pikachu in the Area Surrounding Medali

Using Sandwiches to increase the enounter rate for electric Pokemon will cause a Pikachu to spawn more frequently in the area surrounding Medali.

Best Pokemon for Catching

Use a Modest Mint to Change Its Nature

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

Use an Ability Patch to Change Its Ability

Pikachu caught in the wild, as well as the Flying Tera Type Pikachu you can get as a Mystery Gift, has Static as its Ability.

You need to use an Ability Patch to change it to Lightning Rod which isa a Hidden Ability. This item is a possible rare drop from 6-Star Raids, as well as special 7-Star Tera Raids.

Ability Patch Location and How to Get

EV Train Sp.Atk and HP

If you have the money for it, you can just buy 26 Calcium, 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.

For the physical attacking Pikachu build, you'll need to buy 26 Protein to max out its Attack.

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 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 4 Special Defense EVs)	・Hoppip ・Swablu Location: South Province (Area 1)
Power Bracer (For Attack EVs)	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 Light Ball

Lastly, give it a Light Ball which doubles Pikachu's Attack and Special Attack. You can get this item as a possible held item from wild Pikachu.

Light Ball Location and How to Get

Pikachu Tera Raid Moveset Guide

Learn Nasty Plot, Charm, and Thunder Through Level Up

Nasty Plot and Charm are moves that Pikachu learns once it evolves from Pichu, and it learns Thunder once it reaches Lv. 44. You can have it remember these move by going to the "Moves and Stats" menu and pressing A.

How to Relearn Moves

Get Fake Tears, Rain Dance, Surf, Electric Terrain, and Tera Blast from TMs

You can get Fake Tears, Rain Dance, Surf, Electric Terrain, and Tera Blast 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
TM003 Fake Tears	Near a large rock south of Cortondo in South Province (Area Two) Required League Points: 400 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Teddiursa Claw x3 ・Bonsly Tears x3
TM050 Rain Dance	Near the sunken watchtower in the middle of the Asado Desert. Required League Points: 3000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Azurill Fur x3 ・Shellos Mucus x3 ・Wattrel Feather x3
TM123 Surf	Located at the southern part of Levincia City, beside a barrel near some vending machines. Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Finneon Scales x5 ・Wiglett Sand x3 ・Finizen Mucus x3
TM136 Electric Terrain	Found at a pier near the center of Levincia City. Required League Points: 3000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Pincurchin Spines x3 ・Tadbulb Mucus x3 ・Pawmi Fur x3
TM171 Tera Blast	Receive from Geeta after clearing the fifth gym. Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Glimmet Crystal x8

Take note that the Unrivaled Pikachu already has Surf as one of its learned moves when you catch it.

7-Star Pikachu Tera Raid Event

Get Volt Tackle by Breeding a Pikachu with Light Ball

To get a Pikachu with the move Volt Tackle, you'll need to breed Pikachu while holding a Light Ball. When done correctly, the newly hatched Pichu will then have Volt Tackle as a move.

Give Charge from Pawmi as an Egg Move

1	Catch a Pawmi, then make them remember the move Charge.
2	Buy a Mirror Herb at Delibird Presents in Cascarrafa. The item costs ₽30,000 so make sure you have enough money.
3	Remove everyone from your party except for Pikachu and Pawmi. There should only be two Pokemon in your party.
4	Delete one of Pikachu's move, then let it hold the Mirror Herb.
5	Have a picnic with Pikachu and Pawmi. Wait for a few minutes, then pack up. Check Pikachu's summary to see that it now has Charge!

How to Learn and Transfer Egg Moves

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Related Guides

Tera Raid Guides

Tera Raid Guides
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Best Raids to Farm Rewards	List of Evolution and Version Exclusive Pokemon in Raids
How to Solo and One-Shot 6 Star Tera Raids	Tera Raid Events and Schedule
How to Beat 5-Star and 6-Star Tera Raids	How to Host Raids Repeatedly
Black Crystal Tera Raid Battles	Legendary Pokemon Tera Raids
Fun Pokemon Builds to Try Out in Tera Raids	Best Pokemon to Terastallize Stellar for Tera Raids
Best Moves to Use in Tera Raids

Tera Raid Battle Mechanics Explained

Tera Raid Level Guides

How to Unlock Tera Raids
1-Star Raids and List of Pokemon	2-Star Raids and List of Pokemon
How to Unlock 3-Star Raids and List of Pokemon	How to Unlock 4-Star Raids and List of Pokemon
How to Unlock 5-Star Raids and List of Pokemon	How to Unlock 6-Star Raids and List of Pokemon
How to Unlock 7-Star Raids and List of Pokemon

How to Increase Tera Raid Star Level

Tera Raid Boss Guides

Tera Raid Boss Guides
6☆ Blissey	6☆ Ditto	6☆ Dragonite
6☆ Corviknight	6☆ Clodsire	5☆ Indeedee

5 and 6-Star Tera Raid Boss Guides

Raid Event Boss Strategies

Raid Event Boss Strategies
7☆ Torterra	7☆ Feraligatr	7☆ Infernape	7☆ Serperior
7☆ Dondozo	7☆ Sceptile	7☆ Emboar	7☆ Swampert
7☆ Primarina	7☆ Meganium	7☆ Blastoise	7☆ Charizard
7☆ Venusaur	7☆ Empoleon	7☆ Blaziken	7☆ Iron Bundle
7☆ Hisuian Samurott	7☆ Eevee	7☆ Hisuian Typhlosion	7☆ Hisuian Decidueye
7☆ Mewtwo	7☆ Chesnaught	7☆ Delphox	7☆ Rillaboom
5☆ Walking Wake	5☆ Iron Leaves	7☆ Inteleon	7☆ Decidueye
7☆ Samurott	7☆ Typhlosion

Tera Raid Events and Schedule

Tera Raid Builds

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All Teal Mask Raid Builds

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Base Game Raid Builds

All Base Game Tera Raid Builds

Best Pokemon for Tera Raid Battles

Tera Raid Counters Per Tera Type

Best Pokemon For Raids Per Tera Type
Grass	Water	Fire	Electric	Ice	Fighting
Ground	Poison	Flying	Psychic	Bug	Rock
Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Steel	Fairy	Normal

Best Counters For Raids Per Tera Type