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The Iron Leaves Tera Raid Event is now over which started on Friday, February 21 in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV)! Learn the best Pokemon to counter Iron Leaves, all rewards, and how to beat Iron Leaves.
List of Contents
| Iron Leaves Raid Event Links | ||
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Event Detailsand Counters | TeamStrategies | Raid CodeSharing Board |
| Walking Wake Raid Event Links | ||
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Event Detailsand Counters | TeamStrategies | Raid CodeSharing Board |
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| Schedule | Start Date: Feb 21, 2025 (00:00 UTC) End Date: Feb 27, 2025 (23:59 UTC) |
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| Rewards | Walking Wake and Iron Leaves Up For Grabs Defeat the "Walking Wake" in Pokemon Scarlet and "Iron leaves" in Pokemon Violet in Tera Raids to catch these returning Paradox Pokemon! |
Another rerun for the Walking Wake and Iron Leaves Tera Raid Events has ended and ran from Feb 21 until Feb 27, 2025, 23:59 UTC. This event was available in the Paldea region.
The Iron Leaves Raid can only be encountered natively in Pokemon Violet Version. Scarlet Players will need to join a Raid online from a Violet host if they wish to participate in this raid!
Iron Leaves and Walking Wake Tera Raid Event Codes Board
Players that have caught Walking Wake and Iron Leaves before in a previous Tera Raid Event will not be able to catch them a second time.
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Iron Leaves
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Walking Wake, Iron Leaves, Raging Bolt, Iron Crown, Gouging Fire and Iron Boulder are all legal for Regulation G of Ranked Battle (which reran January of 2025)! These Pokemon are sure to dominate the meta with their excellent typings, great stats and new exclusive moves!
Iron Leaves Movesets and Best Builds
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Iron Leaves
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Ability:
Quark Drive
IVs: 4 Random 31 IVs Held Item: None ・ Psyblade ・ Leaf Blade ・ Megahorn ・ Swords Dance Extra Moves |
| Best Iron Leaves Tera Raid Counters | ||
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Kingambit |
Gholdengo |
Scizor |
Kingambit ![]()
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Adamant (↑Atk, ↓Sp.Atk) |
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| HP: 252 |
Atk: 252 |
Def: 4 |
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| Defiant | ・
Swords Dance
・ X-Scissor ・ Kowtow Cleave ・ Poison Jab |
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Kingambit is able to face Iron Leaves as its typing allows it to match up against the raid boss. Being a Dark and Steel-type Pokemon, Kingambit is immune to Iron Leaves' Psyblade, resists Leaf Blade, and takes neutral damage from Megahorn.
| Kingambit Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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| Turn 1~3 | Use Swords Dance to boost Kingambit's attack stat. |
| Turns 4+ | Repeatedly use Kowtow Cleave and KO Iron Leaves. |
Kingambit Best Tera Raid Build
Gholdengo ![]()
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Modest (↑Sp. Atk, ↓Atk.) |
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| HP: 252 |
Sp. Atk: 252 |
Def: 4 |
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Nasty Plot
・ Shadow Ball ・ Metal Sound ・ Recover |
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Gholdengo is also able to stand against Iron Leaves during Tera Raids as its Steel and Ghost typing helps it resist all of Iron Leaves' attacks which are Psychic, Grass, and Bug-type moves. It is also able to use a STAB-boosted Shadow Ball, which is super-effective against the raid boss.
| Gholdengo Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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| Turn 1 | Use Metal Sound to reduce Iron Leaves' Special Defense. |
| Turns 2~4 | Use Nasty Plot to boost Gholdengo's special attack stat. |
| Turns 5+ | Use Shadow Ball and KO Iron Leaves. |
Gholdengo Best Tera Raid Build
Scizor ![]()
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Adamant (↑Atk, ↓Sp.Atk) |
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| HP: 252 |
Atk: 252 |
Def: 4 |
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| Swarm | ・
Swords Dance
・ X-Scissor ・ Leer ・ Focus Energy |
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Scizor is able to resist all of Iron Leaves' attacks. It is able to withstand Bug and Psychic-type moves, and even have 4x resistance to the raid boss' Leaf Blade, which is a Grass-type attack.
| Scizor Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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| Turn 1~3 | Use Swords Dance to boost Scizor's attack stat. |
| Turn 4 | Use Focus Energy to boost Scizor's critical hit rate. |
| Turns 5+ | Use X-Scissor and KO Iron Leaves. |
| Pokemon | Moveset / Strengths |
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Skeledirge
4★ |
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Torch Song
・ Shadow Ball ・ Will-O-Wisp ・ Slack Off ・Can deal super effective damage with STAB Shadow Ball. ・Resists Iron Leaves' Grass-type moves. ▶︎ Best Skeledirge Build for Tera Raids |
Chi-Yu
4★ |
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Dark Pulse
・ Overheat ・ Flamethrower ・ Tera Blast ・Can deal super effective damage with STAB Dark Pulse. ・Resists Iron Leaves' Grass-type moves and immune to Psychic-type moves. ▶︎ Best Chi-Yu Build for Tera Raids |
Grimmsnarl
4★ |
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Bulk Up
・ Crunch ・ Fake Tears ・ Reflect ・Can boost its Attack and Defense with Bulk Up. ・Takes neutral damage from Iron Leaves' Grass-type moves and immune to Psychic-type moves. ▶︎ Best Grimmsnarl Build for Tera Raids |
Azumarill
4★ |
・
Belly Drum
・ Play Rough ・ Snowscape ・ Ice Spinner ・Can maximize Attack stat with Belly Drum. ・Similar build as the Walking Wake counter build with slight variations to serve as a counter for both Paradox Pokemon. ▶︎ Best Azumarill Build for Tera Raids |
Spiritomb
3★ |
・
Nasty Plot
・ Shadow Ball ・ Will-O-Wisp ・ Taunt ・Can boost Sp. Atk stat with Nasty Plot. ・Can effectively disrupt Iron Leaves with Taunt and Will-O-Wisp. ▶︎ Best Spiritomb Build for Tera Raids |
Best OHKO and One-Shot Team Strategy to Beat Iron Leaves

As with most raids, you could get useful rewards for completing this special Tera Raid event ranging from treasures you can sell to items you can use to train competitively viable Pokemon.
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The biggest reward to participating in this special Tera Raid event was the chance to catch the Paradox Pokemon Iron Leaves!
Iron Leaves is a dual Grass/Psychic Pokemon based on Virizion.
This Paradox Pokemon are currently not obtainable through other means and were only available to catch during this special Tera Raid Event!

Although Walking Wake is exclusive to Pokemon Scarlet players and Iron Leaves to Pokemon Violet players, you could catch both by joining a player hosting a Tera Raid with the Paradox Pokemon you want to catch!
Walking Wake Tera Raid Event: Best Counters and Rewards

Despite being a one-time catch per save file like the previous Raid Pokemon, Nintendo confirmed on their official website that both Walking Wake and Iron Leaves will appear again in future events.
(#94) Ultra Smoky Sandwich |
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| Ingredients | Meal Powers |
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| ・ Smoked Fillet ・ Watercress ・ Red Onion ・ Basil ・ Vinegar ・ Pepper ・ Salt |
・Exp. Point Power: Dark Lv. 2 ・Raid Power: Psychic Lv. 2 ・Encounter Power: Ghost Lv. 1 |
All Raid Power Sandwich Recipes

To participate in raid events with other players, you must have a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership, which is bought separately from the game.
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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.
| 1 | ![]() Press the X Button and select "Poke Portal." Make sure your Switch is connected to the internet. |
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| 2 | ![]() Select "Mystery Gift." |
| 3 | ![]() Select "Check Poke Portal News." |
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| (2x) | ||
| Damaged Normally By: | (1x) | |
| Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Iron Leaves, during the Tera Raid, had a Psychic Tera Type and not its regular Psychic and Grass typing.
Due to this, Iron Leaves' weaknesses during the raid were Bug, Ghost, and Dark-type moves. Dark-type attackers needed to proceed with caution however, as Iron Leaves had Megahorn during the raid which was super-effective against them.
For the Iron Leaves Raid event, Iron Leaves was Shiny Locked. There is currently no legitimate way to get a Shiny Iron Leaves, but may change in the future, most probably as part of the DLC.
Can You Get Shiny Iron Leaves?
Paradox Pokemon currently have no way to breed, and will not produce eggs, even when paired with a Ditto.

As with most special Tera Raid Pokemon, you can only catch one Walking Wake and Iron Leaves per game.
You could still participate in Tera Raids with these Pokemon and get rewards, but you could only catch one Walking Wake and one Iron Leaves on your game.

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The recommended build and setup for Houndoom work well too, I would recommend using the strategy for Chi-yu with it though!
Iron Leaves Tera Raid Event: Best Counters and Rewards



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