The best Samurott Tera Raid Build in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) has the Torrent ability, and the Shell Bell held item. Read on to learn what the best Samurott Tera Raid Build is and how to use it.

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

Best Samurott Tera Raid Build

Best Samurott Tera Builds
Fighting Tera	Physically Offensive	Bug Tera

Fighting Tera Physical Samurott

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Samurott	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑Atk, ↓SpA)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Atk: 252		Sp. Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Shell Armor	・ Swords Dance ・ Razor Shell ・ Brick Break ・ Scary Face
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Samurott's Shell Armor is the best Ability for this build to give it immunity to critical hits.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Samurott with a Fighting Tera Type to boost the damage of Brick Break. As a Physical Attacker, Adamant nature would be best.

Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards bulky offense. Max out your HP and Atk EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Sp. Defense. Give it a Shell Bell to help Samurott recover HP when it attacks.

Tera Raid Strategy

Samurott can either start Tera Raid battles with Scary Face to allow itself to move before the raid boss, or head straight to using Swords Dance and Razor Shell to boost its own Attack stat and build Tera Orb charge.

After stacking Attack boosts and gaining enough Tera Orb charge, Terastallize and use Brick Break to deal boosted damage.

Effective Counter Against Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, and Steel Raids

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

This Samurott Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, and Steel Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Grass, or Electric Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Samurott will be weak to these Types as a Water-Type attacker.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

Physically Offensive Samurott

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Samurott	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑Atk, ↓SpA)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Atk: 252		Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Torrent	・ Swords Dance ・ Taunt ・ Razor Shell ・ Rain Dance
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

The best ability for Samurott in Tera Raid Battles is Torrent. This boosts the power of Samurott's Water-type moves once it falls to around 30% HP.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Samurott with a Water Tera Type to boost the damage of Razor Shell. As a Physical Attacker, Adamant nature would be best.

Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards bulky offense. Max out your HP and Atk EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Defense. Give it a Shell Bell to help Samurott recover HP when it attacks.

Tera Raid Strategy

Samurott can either start Tera Raid battles with Taunt to disable status moves, or head straight to using Swords Dance to boost its own Attack stat. After stacking Attack boosts, Samurott can use Rain Dance to further boost the power of Razor Shell.

Razor Shell is Samurott's main damage dealing move, since it benefits from STAB, Torrent, Swords Dance boosts, and Rain Dance. It also has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense, making Samurott a great Water-type attacker in tera raids.

Liquidation may be taken as an alternative to Razor Shell, which has a higher base power and accuracy, but only has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense.

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

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

This Samurott Tera 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 Electric Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Samurott will be weak to these Types as a Water-Type attacker.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

Bug Tera Physical Samurott

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Samurott	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑Atk, ↓SpA)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Atk: 252		Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Shell Armor	・ Swords Dance ・ Screech ・ X-Scissor ・ Focus Energy
Held Item
Leftovers

Summary

This build is a modified version of the featured 7-Star Samurott Raid Event. This makes use of the Bug Tera type to give X-Scissor STAB, after getting boosts from Samurott's stat-boosting status moves.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend keeping Samurott's Bug Tera Type, since this is its Tera type if caught from the 7-Star Raid. As a Physical Attacker, Adamant nature would be best.

Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards bulky offense. Max out your HP and Atk EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Defense. Give it Leftovers to help Samurott recover HP as it sets up.

Tera Raid Strategy

Start the battle off by using Swords Dance to boost Samurott's Attack stat, then use Screech to lower the raid Pokemon's Defense.

After setting up, Samurott can deal damage with X-Scissor. Focus Energy may be used to increase Samurott's critical hit ratio. If X-Scissor lands a Critical Hit, there is a good chance that the raid Pokemon can be knocked out in One hit.

Effective Counter Against Grass, Psychic and Dark Type Tera Raids

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

This Samurott Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Grass, Psychic and Dark Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Fire, Flying or Rock Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Samurott will be weak to these Types after Terastallizing as a Bug-Type attacker.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

How to Make Best Samurott Tera Raid Build

How to Make Best Samurott Tera Raid Build
Catch Oshawatt at Polar Biome Use Adamant Mint to change its nature. Use an Ability Capsule to Change Its Ability. EV Train HP and Atk Hyper Train at Montenevera. Level up to 100. Give it Shell Bell.

Catch Oshawatt at Polar Biome

You can catch a Oshawott with a Water Tera Type at the Polar Biome.

In order to get Oshawott in the Terarium, you need to complete Terry's Boost biodiversity in the Polar 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

Oshawott in Other Pokemon Games
SV	PLA

Alternatively, you can transfer any member of the Samurott 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 Samurott from the Special Tera Raid Event

Samurott could be caught from the special Samurott Tera Raid Event. This Tera Raid was a 7-Star Battle against a Samurott with a Bug Tera Type.

7-Star Samurott Tera Raid Event: Best Counters and Rewards

Use Adamant Mint to Change Its Nature

If it has a different nature, you can use Adamant Mint to change its nature to Adamant.

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 Capsule to Change Its Ability

If its ability is different from our recommendation, you can use an Ability Capsule to change it.

This item can be bought at Chansey Supply shops for ₽100,000.

Ability Capsule Location and How to Get

Use an Ability Patch to Change Its Ability

If the build you are following requires it to have its Hidden Ability, you can use an Ability Patch to give Samurott its Hidden Ability.

Ability Patch Location and How to Get

EV Train HP and Atk

If you have the money for it, you can just buy 26 HP Up (for HP), 26 Protein (for Atk), and 1 Iron (for Def). 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
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

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 Shell Bell

Lastly, give it a Shell Bell to help Samurott recover HP when dealing damage.

Alternatively, you can give Samurott Leftovers as its held item.

All of these items can be bought from the Delibird Presents Shop.

Delibird Presents Locations and All Items

Samurott Tera Raid Moveset Guide

Learn Moves Through Level Up

The table below includes all the moves Samurott learns through level up needed for our recommended builds. Choose the moves depending on the build you are trying to make.

Level	Move	Type
13	Focus Energy
18	Razor Shell
58	Swords Dance

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

How to Relearn Moves

Get Other Moves From TMs

The table below includes all the moves Samurott learns from TMs needed for our recommended builds. Choose the moves depending on the build you are trying to make.

TM / Move Name	How to Get Materials
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
TM087 Taunt	Available for Crafting through TM Machine after defeating Team Star's Fighting Crew Required League Points: 3000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Meowth Fur x3 ・Sableye Gem x3 ・Sneasel Claw x3
TM105 X-Scissor	Found on top a rock near a pond east of Cascarrafa City. Required League Points: 5000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Fomantis Leaf x3 ・Tarountula Thread x3 ・Kricketot Shell x3

Give Samurott Screech from Voltorb as an Egg Move

How to Learn and Transfer Egg Moves

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