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The best Hisuian Zoroark Tera Raid Build in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) has a Ghost Tera Type and is best used as a Special Attacker. Thanks to its excellent Dual Typing affording it immunity to many of Typhlosion's moves, Hisuian Zoroark is sure to be a great pick to counter it in it's 7-Star Raid! Read on to learn what the best Hisuian Zoroark Tera Raid Build is and how to use it.
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Modest (↑Sp.Atk, ↓Atk) |
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| EV Spread | ||||||
| HP 252 |
Sp.Atk 252 |
Def 4 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||
| Illusion | ・
Nasty Plot
・ Fake Tears ・ Snarl ・ Shadow Ball |
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Hisuian Zoroark's Ghost and Normal dual-typing gives it immunity to a raid boss' likely Ghost Tera STAB move as well as a potential Fighting coverage move! On top of this, Hisuian Zoroark can reduce incoming damage of the raid boss' likely Special Attack moves with Snarl.
Hisuian Zoroark's high STAB super-effective damage output, combined with status buffing and debuffing moves, along with its great typing is sure to make it an excellent solo counter against the Raid Boss.
We also recommend getting a Hisuian Zoroark with a Ghost Tera Type to further boost the power of its Ghost-type moves. As a special attacker, a Modest Nature is best to ensure that its special attacks hit as hard as possible.
Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize
Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards bulky offense. Max out your HP and Special Attack EVs to give it as much bulk and special offense as possible while adding the remaining EVs into Defense.
Giving Hisuian Zoroark Shell Bell ensures that it recovers health while dealing damage.
| Typhlosion Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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| Turns 1~3 | Use Snarl to lower the Raid Boss' Special Attack stat. |
| Turns 4~6 | Use Fake Tears to lower the Raid Boss' Special Defense stat by 6 stages. |
| Turn 7 | Terastallize and Use Shadow Ball to deal damage, and heal thanks to Shell Bell. |
| Turns 8+ | Alternate between Nasty Plot and Shadow Ball to boost your Special Attack to deal more damage, and healing thanks to Shell Bell. |
| Shadow Ball (Ghost Tera) 1,720 ~ 2,024 (19.30 ~ 22.72%) |
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| Shadow Ball (+6 Sp. Atk, Ghost Tera) 6,868 ~ 8,080 (77.08 ~ 90.68%) |
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| Super Effective (2x) |
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| Not Very Effective (x0.5) | |
| No Effect (x0) |
This Hisuian Zoroark Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Psychic and Ghost Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Dark Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Hisuian Zoroark will be weak to this type before terastallizing, and will become weak to both Ghost and Dark after.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness
Hisuian Zoroark ![]()
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Modest (↑Sp.Atk, ↓Atk) |
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| EV Spread | ||||||
| HP 252 |
Sp.Atk 252 |
Def 4 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||
| Illusion | ・
Nasty Plot
・ Fake Tears ・ Bitter Malice ・ Hyper Voice |
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Hisuian Zoroark's only Ability is Illusion, which causes it to enter the battle disguised as the last non-fainted Pokemon in the party.
This Ability, however, has no effect in Tera Raids as Hisuian Zoroark will enter the raid as itself instead of disguised as another Pokemon.
We also recommend getting a Hisuian Zoroark with a Ghost Tera Type to further boost the power of its Ghost-type moves. As a special attacker, a Modest Nature is best to ensure that its special attacks hit as hard as possible.
Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize
Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards bulky offense. Max out your HP and Special Attack EVs to give it as much bulk and special offense as possible while adding the remaining EVs into Defense.
Giving Hisuian Zoroark Shell Bell ensures that it recovers health while dealing damage.
| Hisuian Zoroark Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Strategy | |
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| Turn 1~3 | Use Nasty Plot three times to raise Hisuian Zoroark's Special Attack to 6 stages. |
| Turns 4~6 | Use Fake Tears three times to lower the target's Special Defense by 6 stages. |
| Turns 7~9 | Use Bitter Malice to build Tera Orb Charge while. |
| Turns 10+ | Terastallize into a Normal-type and use Hyper Voice to break the Tera Raid boss' shield. |
Start the Tera Raid by using Nasty Plot three times to max out Hisuian Zoroark's Special Attack by six stages, and then use Fake Tears three times to lower the boss' Special Defense by six stages.
Use Bitter Malice to build Tera Orb charge while damaging the boss. This move also lowers the target's Attack stat by one stage.
Once you have enough Tera Orb charge, terastallize into a Normal-type and use Hyper Voice to damage the Tera Raid boss' shield and finish the battle!
| Super Effective (2x) |
None |
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| Not Very Effective (x0.5) | |
| No Effect (x0) |
This Hisuian Zoroark Tera Raid Build is a good choice for most Tera Raid bosses that don't carry a Dark-type coverage move before terastallization. Keep in mind that once it terastallizes into a Normal-type, it becomes weak to Fighting-type moves.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness
Hisuian Zoroark ![]()
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Adamant (↑Atk, ↓Sp.Atk) |
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| EV Spread | ||||||
| HP 252 |
Atk 252 |
Def 4 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||
| Illusion | ・
Swords Dance
・ Fling ・ Facade ・ Taunt |
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| Held Item | ||||||
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Hisuian Zoroark's only Ability is Illusion, which causes it to enter the battle disguised as the last non-fainted Pokemon in the party.
This Ability, however, has no effect in Tera Raids as Hisuian Zoroark will enter the raid as itself instead of disguised as another Pokemon.
We also recommend getting a Hisuian Zoroark with a Normal Tera Type to further boost the power of Facade. As a physical attacker, an Adamant Nature is best to ensure that its physical attacks hit as hard as possible.
Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize
Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards bulky offense. Max out your HP and Attack EVs to give it as much bulk and physical offense as possible while adding the remaining EVs into Defense.
Giving Hisuian Zoroark Shell Bell ensures that it recovers health while dealing damage.
| Hisuian Zoroark Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Strategy | |
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| Turn 1 | Use Swords Dance to boost Hisuian Zoroark's Attack by two stages. Note: Flame Orb will activate at the end of the turn. |
| Turns 2 | Once Flame Orb activates, use Fling to inflict a burn on the Tera Raid boss. |
| Turns 3~4 | Use Swords Dance two times to max out Hisuian Zoroark's Attack. |
| Turns 5+ | Use Facade to damage the boss and build up Tera Orb Charge. Once charged, terastallize into a Normal-type and use boosted Facade to break the Tera Raid boss' shield. |
Start the Tera Raid by using Swords Dance to raise Hisuian Zoroark's Attack by one stage. At the end of the turn, Flame Orb will activate and burn Hisuian Zoroark.
Use Fling on the next turn to damage the Tera Raid boss and inflict a burn, then use Swords Dance two times to max out Hisuian Zoroark's Attack.
Next, use boosted Facade to deal damage to the boss and build up Tera Orb Charge. Once you have enough charge, terastallize into a Normal-type to damage the Tera Raid boss' shield and finish the battle!
| Super Effective (2x) |
None |
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| Not Very Effective (x0.5) | |
| No Effect (x0) |
This Hisuian Zoroark Tera Raid Build is a good choice for most Tera Raid bosses that don't carry a Dark-type coverage move before terastallization. Keep in mind that once it terastallizes into a Normal-type, it becomes weak to Fighting-type moves.
This Normal Tera Raid build is also not a good choice against Rock, Steel, and Ghost-types as they resist or are immune to Facade.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness
| How to Make Best Hisuian Zoroark Tera Raid Build |
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Currently, only one Hisuian Zoroark is available in the game, available as an early purchase bonus for the Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC.. You can obtain it as a Mystery Gift using a unique one-time code.

If it has a different nature, you can use 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

If you have the money for it, you can just 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 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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(For HP EVs) |
28 in Total (To get 252 HP EVs) |
・Azurill ・Lechonk ・Paldean Wooper Location: South of Los Platos |
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(For Defense EVs) |
1 in Total (To get 4 Defense EVs) |
・Tarountula Location: South of Lost Platos |
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(For Special Attack EVs) |
28 in Total (To get 252 Special Attack EVs) |
・Psyduck ・Toxel ・Hatenna Location: South Province (Area 4) |

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

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

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.
| Move | Type | Level Learned | |
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| Shadow Ball |
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40 | |
| Bitter Malice |
| 46 | |
| Nasty Plot |
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52 |
Hisuian Zoroark can learn Shadow Ball, Bitter Malice, and Nasty Plot at Lv. 40, 46, and 52 respectively. You can have it remember the move by going to the "Moves and Stats" menu and pressing A.
You can get Fake Tears and Rain Dance 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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| TM003 Fake Tears |
![]() Near a large rock south of Cortondo in South Province (Area Two) Required League Points: 400 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Bonsly Tears x3 ・Teddiursa Claw x3 |
| TM050 Rain Dance |
![]() Near the sunken watchtower in the middle of the Asado Desert. Required League Points: 3000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Shellos Mucus x3 ・Azurill Fur x3 ・Wattrel Feather x3 |

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