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Tera Raid Pokemon with a Water Tera Type are weak to Grass and Electric-type moves. Learn the best counters against Pokemon appearing in Tera Raids with a Water Tera Type in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV)!
List of Contents
| Best Pokemon for Water Tera Type Raids | ||
|---|---|---|
Meowscarada |
Iron Hands |
Miraidon |
Meowscarada Tera Raid Build
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rash (↑ Sp.Atk, ↓ Sp.Def) |
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| EV Spread | ||||||
| HP: 4 |
Atk: 252 |
Sp.Atk: 252 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||
| Overgrow | ・
Flower Trick
・ Giga Drain ・ Grassy Terrain ・ Leaf Storm |
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| Held Item | ||||||
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This Meowscarada build focuses on getting the most out of its Grass typing, making it an effective counter against Water-type raid bosses.
Meowscarada Best Tera Raid Build
Iron Hands Tera Raid Build
|
Tera Type | Nature | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Adamant (↑ Atk, ↓ Sp.Atk) |
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| EV Spread | ||||||
| HP: 76 |
Atk: 252 |
Sp.Def: 172 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||
| Quark Drive | ・
Belly Drum
・ Electric Terrain ・ Thunder Punch ・ Drain Punch |
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| Held Item | ||||||
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Iron Hands with Belly Drum is one of the most useful Pokemon for Tera Raids. The move raises its Attack stat by 6 stages which allows Iron Hands to unleash massive damage with Thunder Punch to easily deal with Water Tera Type raid bosses.
Iron Hands Best Tera Raid Build
Miraidon Tera Raid Build
|
Tera Type | Nature | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Modest (↑ Sp.Atk, ↓ Atk) |
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| EV Spread | ||||||
| HP: 252 |
Sp.Atk: 252 |
Sp.Def: 4 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||
| Hadron Engine | ・
Electro Drift
・ Metal Sound ・ Dragon Pulse ・ Power Gem |
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| Held Item | ||||||
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Miraidon's Electro Drift deals bonus damage when the target is weak against Electric-type attacks, making it an effective Pokemon to use against those with a Water Tera Type.
The following Pokemon are viable alternatives against Water Tera Type raid bosses. They can still dish out damage to help take out the raid Pokemon while being able to provide some support to its allies with their moves.
| Pokemon | Moveset / Strengths |
|---|---|
Breloom
|
・
Swords Dance
・ Spore ・ Seed Bomb ・ Sunny Day ・Spore opponents, use Swords Dance, then hit with super-effective Seed Bomb. ▶︎ Best Breloom Build for Tera Raids |
Raichu
|
・
Nasty Plot
・ Thunderbolt ・ Grass Knot ・ Surf ・Use Nasty Plot to boost Raichu's Special Attack, and deal super-effective damage with Thunderbolt or its coverage moves. ▶︎ Best Raichu Build for Tera Raids |
Iron Leaves
|
・
Electric Terrain
・ Leer ・ Swords Dance ・ Leaf Blade ・Boost Attack stat with Swords Dance, then attack with Leaf Blade. ▶︎ Best Iron Leaves Build for Tera Raids |
Mow Rotom
|
・
Nasty Plot
・ Leaf Storm ・ Light Screen ・ Rest ・Use Nasty Plot to boost Mow Rotom's Special Attack and hit with boosted a Leaf Storm. ▶︎ Best Mow Rotom Build for Tera Raids |
Decidueye
|
・
Sunny Day
・ Nasty Plot ・ Giga Drain ・ Solar Beam ・Use Nasty Plot to boost Decidueye's Special Attack and deal damage with Giga Drain ・Sunny Day removes the charge from Solar Beam. ▶︎ Best Decidueye Build for Tera Raids |
| Weak to: | ||
|---|---|---|
| (2x) | ||
| Damaged Normally By: | (1x) | |
| Resists: | (0.5x) | |
You may battle raid Pokemon who have the Levitate Ability, which makes then immune to Electric-type moves. Consider using a Grass-type attacker if you encounter these Pokemon.
Other raid Pokemon may have Rain Dance included in their moveset, which will boost the power of Water-type attacks if they have one. Try changing the weather with other moves or use Taunt to prevent them from setting up rainy weather.
Weather Effects and How to Change the Weather

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Best Pokemon for Tera Raid Battles
| 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 Pokemon for Water Tera Type Raids



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