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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.
Samurott - Related Guides | ||
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Evolution and Learnset | Moveset for Ranked Battle | Tera Raid Build |
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! |
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Best Samurott Tera Builds | ||
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Samurott |
Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Adamant (↑Atk, ↓SpA) |
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EV Spread | ||||||
HP: 252 |
Atk: 252 |
Sp. Def: 4 |
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Ability | Moveset | |||||
Shell Armor | ・
Swords Dance
・ Razor Shell ・ Brick Break ・ Scary Face |
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Held Item | ||||||
Shell Bell |
Samurott's Shell Armor is the best Ability for this build to give it immunity to critical hits.
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
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.
Samurott Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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Optional | Use Scary Face to lower Inteleon's Speed. |
Turns 2~7 | Alternate between Swords Dance and Razor Shell to maximize Samurott's Attack stat and build Tera Orb charge. |
Turns 8+ | Terastallize and use Brick Break to deal massive Super Effective damage. |
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.
Super Effective (2x) |
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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
Samurott |
Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Adamant (↑Atk, ↓SpA) |
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EV Spread | ||||||
HP: 252 |
Atk: 252 |
Def: 4 |
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Ability | Moveset | |||||
Torrent | ・
Swords Dance
・ Taunt ・ Razor Shell ・ Rain Dance |
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Held Item | ||||||
Shell Bell |
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.
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
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.
Samurott Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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Optional | Use Taunt to prevent the raid pokemon from using status moves. |
Turns 2~4 | Use Swords Dance three times to maximize Samurott's Attack stat. |
Turn 5 | Use Rain Dance to boost the power of Razor Shell. |
Turns 6+ | Use Razor Shell to deal damage. Terastallize and continue using Razor Shell once possible. |
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.
Super Effective (2x) |
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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
Samurott |
Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Adamant (↑Atk, ↓SpA) |
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EV Spread | ||||||
HP: 252 |
Atk: 252 |
Def: 4 |
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Ability | Moveset | |||||
Shell Armor | ・
Swords Dance
・ Screech ・ X-Scissor ・ Focus Energy |
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Held Item | ||||||
Leftovers |
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.
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
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.
Samurott Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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Turns 1~3 | Use Swords Dance three times to maximize Samurott's Attack stat. |
Turn 4~6 | Use Screech three times to lower the Raid Pokemon's Defense by six stages. |
Turns 7+ | Use X-Scissor to deal damage. Terastallize and continue using X-Scissor once possible. |
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.
Super Effective (2x) |
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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 |
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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.
Oshawott in Other Pokemon Games | |||
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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
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
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
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
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
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 |
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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 |
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 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
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 |
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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.
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 |
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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 |
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 ・Sneasel Claw x3 ・Sableye Gem x3 |
TM105 X-Scissor |
Found on top a rock near a pond east of Cascarrafa City. Required League Points: 5000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Kricketot Shell x3 ・Fomantis Leaf x3 ・Tarountula Thread x3 |
1 | Catch a Voltorb, then make them remember the move Screech. |
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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 Samurott and Voltorb. There should only be two Pokemon in your party. |
4 | Delete one of Samurott's moves, then let it hold the Mirror Herb. |
5 | Have a picnic with Samurott and Voltorb. Wait for a few minutes, then pack up. Check Samurott's summary to see that it now has Screech! |
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