Decidueye Best Tera Raid Build

The best Decidueye Tera Raid Build in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) has a Flying or Grass Tera Type and is best used as a Special Attacker. Read on to learn what the best Decidueye Tera Raid Build is and how to use it.

Attention!	This is the Raid Build page for Decidueye. For the best counters to use against Hisuian Decidueye in the 7-Star Raid Event, click here!

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Best Decidueye Tera Raid Build

Grass Tera Special Attacker

Best Decidueye Tera Builds
Special Grass		Special Flying		Physical Flying
Physical Grass		Physical Ghost		Special Ghost

Video Guide

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Decidueye	Tera Type			Nature
				Modest (↑Sp.Atk, ↓Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Sp.Atk: 252		Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Overgrow	・ Giga Drain ・ Nasty Plot ・ Sunny Day ・ Solar Beam
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Decidueye's resistance to Grass and immunity to Fighting-type moves make it a great counter for the 7-Star the opponent Raid.

Overgrow is the best Ability for this build so that Decidueye gets a 50% Attack or Special Attack boost when using a Grass-type move when it has 1/3 of its HP left.

Best Tera Type

Grass Tera Type is best for this build to give it a boost to its Giga Drain. A Modest Nature is necessary so that it can hit as hard as possible with its special moves.

EV Spread Explanation

Max out Decidueye's HP and Sp.Atk EVs while adding the remaining 4 EVs into Defense so that Decidueye can hit as hard as possible with Giga Drain.

For this build, giving it a Shell Bell allows it to recover health while dealing damage stacks with Giga Drain.

Tera Raid Strategy

Decidueye Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy
Turn 1	Use Nasty Plot to boost Decidueye's Special Attack.
Turns 2~4	Use Giga Drain to deal damage, heal, and build Tera Orb Charge.
Turns 5+	Terastallize into a pure Grass-type and use boosted Giga Drain to damage the opponent's shield and eventually KO it.

Start the battle by using Nasty Plot to boost Decidueye's Sp. Atk, then use Giga Drain to damage the opponent and build up Tera Orb Charge..

Once you have enough Tera Orb charge, terastallize into a pure Grass-type and use boosted Giga Drain to damage the opponent's shield and finish the battle.

Effective Counter Against Rock, Water, and Ground Tera Raids

Super Effective (2x)
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 Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, and Dark-type outside of Terastallization, perhaps use a different build as Decidueye will be weak to these Types.

Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

Flying Tera Special Attacker

Best Decidueye Tera Builds
Special Grass		Special Flying		Physical Flying
Physical Grass		Physical Ghost		Special Ghost

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Decidueye	Tera Type			Nature
				Modest (↑Sp.Atk, ↓Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP 252		Sp.Atk 252		Def 4
Ability	Moveset
Overgrow	・ Rain Dance ・ Nasty Plot ・ Giga Drain ・ Hurricane
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Overgrow is a great initial Ability for Decidueye that boosts its Attack and Special Attack by 50% when using a Grass move when it has less than 1/3 of its maximum HP.

This is very useful in 6 and 7-Star Tera Raids against exceptionally strong bosses as the increased 50% boost translates to stronger healing from Giga Drain and Shell Bell.

Best Tera Type

Decidueye has a Flying Tera Type when caught during the special Tera Raid event and is a great choice to give it STAB on Hurricane, while also removing its weakness to Fire, Ghost, Flying, and Dark types.

As a special attacker, a Modest Nature is best to ensure that its special attacks hit as hard as possible.

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 Defense.

Giving Decidueye Shell Bell ensures that it recovers health while dealing damage.

Tera Raid Strategy

Decidueye Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Strategy
Turn 1~3	Use Nasty Plot three times to raise Decidueye's Special Attack to 6 stages.
Turn 4	Use Rain Dance to set up rain.
Turns 5~7	Use Giga Drain to build up Tera Orb charge.
Turns 8+	Terastallize into a Flying-type and use Hurricane to break the Tera Raid boss' shield.

Start the Tera Raid by using Nasty Plot three times to max out Decidueye's Special Attack by six stages, then use Rain Dance to set up rain. Next, use Giga Drain to build up Tera Orb charge and recover lost health.

Once Decidueye has enough Tera Orb charge, terastallize into a Flying-type and use STAB Hurricane to damage the Tera Raid boss' shield and finish the battle!

Effective Counter Against Grass, Bug and Fighting Type Tera Raids

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

This Decidueye Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Grass, Bug and Fighting Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Fire, Ghost, Flying or Dark Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Decidueye will be weak to these Types before terastallizing.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

Flying Tera Physical Attacker

Best Decidueye Tera Builds
Special Grass		Special Flying		Physical Flying
Physical Grass		Physical Ghost		Special Ghost

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Decidueye	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑Atk, ↓Sp.Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP 252		Atk 252		Def 4
Ability	Moveset
Long Reach	・ Swords Dance ・ Spirit Shackle ・ Leaf Blade ・ Brave Bird
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Decidueye has Long Reach when caught during the special Tera Raid event, and this move prevents its contact moves from triggering Abilities that activate by contact.

This is very useful against Tera Raid bosses with the Flame Body, Gooey, and Seed Sower Abilities to name a few.

Best Tera Type

Decidueye has a Flying Tera Type when caught during the special Tera Raid event and is a great choice to give it STAB on Brave Bird, while also removing its weakness to Fire, Ghost, Flying, and Dark types.

As a physical attacker, an Adamant Nature is best to ensure that its physical attacks hit as hard as possible.

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 physical offense as possible while adding the remaining EVs into Defense.

Giving Decidueye Shell Bell ensures that it recovers health while dealing damage and offsets some of the recoil damage from Brave Bird.

Tera Raid Strategy

Decidueye Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Strategy
Turn 1~3	Use Swords Dance three times to raise Decidueye's Attack to 6 stages.
Turns 4~6	Alternate between using Spirit Shackle and Leaf Blade to build Tera Orb charge.
Turns 7+	Terastallize into a Flying-type and use Brave Bird to break the Tera Raid boss' shield.

Start the Tera Raid by using Swords Dance three times to max out Decidueye's Attack by six stages, then alternate between using Spirit Shackle and Leaf Blade to build Tera Orb charge.

Once Decidueye has enough Tera Orb charge, terastallize into a Flying-type and use STAB Brave Bird to damage the Tera Raid boss' shield and finish the battle!

Effective Counter Against Grass, Bug and Fighting Type Tera Raids

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

This Decidueye Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Grass, Bug and Fighting Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Fire, Ghost, Flying or Dark Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Decidueye will be weak to these Types before terastallizing.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

Grass Tera Physical Attacker

Best Decidueye Tera Builds
Special Grass		Special Flying		Physical Flying
Physical Grass		Physical Ghost		Special Ghost

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Decidueye	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑Atk, ↓Sp.Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP 252		Atk 252		Def 4
Ability	Moveset
Long Reach	・ Swords Dance ・ Leaf Blade ・ Roost ・ Spirit Shackle
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Decidueye has Long Reach when caught during the special Tera Raid event, and this move prevents its contact moves from triggering Abilities that activate by contact.

This is very useful against Tera Raid bosses with the Flame Body, Gooey, and Seed Sower Abilities to name a few.

Best Tera Type

Grass Tera Type further boosts the power of Decidueye's Grass-type moves while also removing its Ghost and Dark-type weakness.

As a physical attacker, an Adamant Nature is best to ensure that its physical attacks hit as hard as possible.

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 physical offense as possible while adding the remaining EVs into Defense.

Giving Decidueye Shell Bell ensures that it recovers health while dealing damage.

Tera Raid Strategy

Decidueye Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Strategy
Turn 1~3	Use Swords Dance three times to raise Decidueye's Attack to 6 stages.
Turns 4~6	Alternate between using Spirit Shackle and Leaf Blade to build Tera Orb charge.
Turns 7+	Terastallize into a Grass-type and use Leaf Blade to break the Tera Raid boss' shield.

Start the Tera Raid by using Swords Dance three times to max out Decidueye's Attack by six stages, then alternate between using Spirit Shackle and Leaf Blade to build Tera Orb charge.

Once Decidueye has enough Tera Orb charge, terastallize into a Grass-type and use STAB Leaf Blade to damage the Tera Raid boss' shield and finish the battle!

Effective Counter Against Water, Ground and Rock Type Tera Raids

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

This Decidueye 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, Ghost, Flying or Dark Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Decidueye will be weak to these Types before terastallizing.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

Ghost Tera Physical Attacker

Best Decidueye Tera Builds
Special Grass		Special Flying		Physical Flying
Physical Grass		Physical Ghost		Special Ghost

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Decidueye	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑Atk, ↓Sp.Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP 252		Atk 252		Def 4
Ability	Moveset
Long Reach	・ Swords Dance ・ Spirit Shackle ・ Leaf Blade ・ Tailwind
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Decidueye has Long Reach when caught during the special Tera Raid event, and this move prevents its contact moves from triggering Abilities that activate by contact.

This is very useful against Tera Raid bosses with the Flame Body, Gooey, and Seed Sower Abilities to name a few.

Best Tera Type

Ghost Tera Type further boosts the power of Decidueye's Ghost-type moves while also removing its Flying, Fire, and Ice-type weakness.

As a physical attacker, an Adamant Nature is best to ensure that its physical attacks hit as hard as possible.

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 physical offense as possible while adding the remaining EVs into Defense.

Giving Decidueye Shell Bell ensures that it recovers health while dealing damage.

Tera Raid Strategy

Decidueye Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Strategy
Turn 1~3	Use Swords Dance three times to raise Decidueye's Attack to 6 stages.
Turns 4~6	Alternate between using Spirit Shackle and Leaf Blade to build Tera Orb charge.
Turns 7+	Terastallize into a Ghost-type and use Spirit Shackle to break the Tera Raid boss' shield.

Start the Tera Raid by using Swords Dance three times to max out Decidueye's Attack by six stages, then alternate between using Spirit Shackle and Leaf Blade to build Tera Orb charge.

Once Decidueye has enough Tera Orb charge, terastallize into a Ghost-type and use STAB Spirit Shackle to damage the Tera Raid boss' shield and finish the battle!

Effective Counter Against Psychic and Ghost Type Tera Raids

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

This Decidueye Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Psychic and Ghost Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Ghost or Dark Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Decidueye will be weak to these Types both before and after terastallizing.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

Ghost Tera Special Attacker

Best Decidueye Tera Builds
Special Grass		Special Flying		Physical Flying
Physical Grass		Physical Ghost		Special Ghost

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Decidueye	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑Atk, ↓Sp.Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP 252		Sp.Atk 252		Def 4
Ability	Moveset
Overgrow	・ Nasty Plot ・ Shadow Ball ・ Giga Drain ・ Tailwind
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Overgrow is a great initial Ability for Decidueye that boosts its Attack and Special Attack by 50% when using a Grass move when it has less than 1/3 of its maximum HP.

This is very useful in 6 and 7-Star Tera Raids against exceptionally strong bosses as the increased 50% boost translates to stronger healing from Giga Drain and Shell Bell.

Best Tera Type

Ghost Tera Type further boosts the power of Decidueye's Ghost-type moves while also removing its Flying, Fire, and Ice-type weakness.

As a special attacker, an Modest Nature is best to ensure that its special attacks hit as hard as possible.

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 Defense.

Giving Decidueye Shell Bell ensures that it recovers health while dealing damage.

Tera Raid Strategy

Decidueye Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Strategy
Turn 1~3	Use Nasty Plot three times to raise Decidueye's Special Attack to 6 stages.
Turns 4~6	Alternate between using Giga Drain and Shadow Ball to build Tera Orb charge.
Turns 7+	Terastallize into a Ghost-type and use Shadow Ball to break the Tera Raid boss' shield.

Start the Tera Raid by using Nasty Plot three times to max out Decidueye's Special Attack by six stages, then alternate between using Giga Drain and Shadow Ball to build Tera Orb charge.

Once Decidueye has enough Tera Orb charge, terastallize into a Ghost-type and use STAB Shadow Ball to damage the Tera Raid boss' shield and finish the battle!

Effective Counter Against Psychic and Ghost Type Tera Raids

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

This Decidueye Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Psychic and Ghost Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Ghost or Dark Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Decidueye will be weak to these Types both before and after terastallizing.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

How to Make Best Decidueye Tera Raid Build

How to Make Best Decidueye Tera Raid Build
Catch Rowlet at Savanna Biome Use an Adamant or Modest Mint to change its Nature Use an Ability Patch to Change Its Ability EV Train HP and Atk or HP and Sp.Atk Hyper Train at Montenevera. Level up to 100. Give it a Shell Bell

Catch Rowlet at Savanna Biome

You can catch a Rowlet with a Grass Tera Type at the Savanna Biome.

In order to get Rowlet in the Terarium, you need to complete Terry's Boost biodiversity in the Savanna Biome request on the Support Board for 3000 BP.

Make sure to bring a Pokemon that has False Swipe and can inflict a status effect to make it easier to catch.

Best Pokemon for Catching

Transfer via Pokemon HOME

Rowlet in Other Pokemon Games
SV	SWSH	PLA

Alternatively, you can transfer any member of the Decidueye line into Scarlet and Violet via Pokemon HOME! Check out where you can obtain them in our other guides!

How to Transfer Pokemon from Pokemon HOME

Catch Decidueye from the Special Tera Raid Event

Decidueye could be caught from the special Decidueye Tera Raid Event. This Tera Raid is a 7-Star Battle against a Decidueye with a Flying Tera Type.

Best Counters for Decidueye

Use an Adamant or Modest Mint to Change its Nature

If it has a different nature, you can use an Adamant Mint or Modest Mint to change its Nature to Adamant and Modest respectively.

The easiest way to get these mints is by buying it from the Chansey Supply shop at Mesagoza for ₽20,000 each.

How to Change a Pokemon's Nature

Use an Ability Patch to Change Its Ability

Decidueye caught in the special Tera Raid event comes with Long Reach. If you need to change it to Overgrow, you need to usue an Ability Patch to change it and is a rare drop from 6-Star Tera Raids.

Ability Patch Location and How to Get

EV Train HP and Atk or HP and Sp.Atk

If you have the money for it, you can just buy 26 Protein, 26 HP Up, and 1 Iron for the physical attacking builds. For the special attacking builds, you can buy 26 Calcium, 26 HP Up, and 1 Iron.

All of these items can be bought at a Chansey Supply shop and it will cost you ₽530,000 each 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
Power Weight (For HP EVs)	28 in Total (To get 252 HP EVs)	・Azurill ・Lechonk ・Paldean Wooper Location: South of Los Platos
Power Bracer (For Attack EVs)	28 in Total (To get 252 Attack EVs)	・Shinx ・Growlithe ・Yungoos ・Nymble Location: South Province (Area 3)
Power Belt (For Defense EVs)	1 in Total (To get 4 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)

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 Shell Bell

Lastly, give it a Shell Bell to help it recover HP while dealing damage. This item can be bought from the Delibird Presents shop for ₽20,000.

Decidueye Tera Raid Moveset Guide

Learn Spirit Shackle, Nasty Plot, Leaf Blade, and Brave Bird Through Level Up

Move	Type	Level Learned
Spirit Shackle		On Evolution
Nasty Plot		30
Leaf Blade		44
Brave Bird		58

Spirit Shackle is a move Dartrix learns upon evolving into Decidueye, while Nasty Plot, Leaf Blade, and Brave Bird are moves that it learns at Lv. 30, 44, and 58 respectively.

You can have it remember the move by going to the "Moves and Stats" menu and pressing A.

How to Relearn Moves

Get Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Swords Dance, Tailwind, and Shadow Ball From TMs

Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Swords Dance, Tailwind, and Shadow Ball are moves that Decidueye can learn 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
TM049 Sunny Day	Can be found along the road from the northwest exit of Cortondo. Follow the road west out of the town until you head up the cliffside. You will see the TM near a rock on the cliff overlooking Cortondo. Required League Points: 3000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Litleo Tuft x3 ・Sunkern Leaf x3 ・Torkoal Coal 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
TM088 Swords Dance	Available for Crafting through TM Machine after defeating Team Star's Fighting Crew Required League Points: 5000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Scyther Claw x3 ・Zangoose Claw x3 ・Gible Scales x3
TM114 Shadow Ball	Reward for clearing the Montenevera Gym. Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Gastly Gas x5 ・Sandygast Sand x3 ・Sinistea Chip x3

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How to Beat 5-Star and 6-Star Tera Raids	How to Host Raids Repeatedly
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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

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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