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Tera Raid Pokemon with a Dark Tera Type are weak to Fighting, Bug, and Fairy-type moves. Learn the best counters against Pokemon appearing in Tera Raids with a Dark Tera Type in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV)!
List of Contents
| Best Pokemon for Dark Tera Type Raids | ||
|---|---|---|
Azumarill |
Iron Hands |
Koraidon |
Azumarill Tera Raid Build
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Adamant (↑ Atk, ↓ Sp.Atk) |
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| EV Spread | ||||||
| HP 228 / Atk 252 / Def 12 / Sp.Def 12 / Spe 4 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||
| Huge Power | ・
Belly Drum
・ Play Rough ・ Liquidation ・ Rain Dance |
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| Held Item | ||||||
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Azumarill's Belly Drum and Play Rough combo is an effective way to cheese most Dark Tera Type raids. Using Belly Drum will raise Azumarill's Attack stat by six stages, which is also bolstered by Huge Power. It can then attack with Play Rough to deal massive damage!
Azumarill Best Tera Raid Build
Iron Hands Tera Raid Build
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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
・ Close Combat ・ Thunder Punch ・ Drain Punch |
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| Held Item | ||||||
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Iron Hands is another formidable Tera Raid attacker who relies on maximizing its Attack stat with Belly Drum and Booster Energy.
It can then use Drain Punch to recover lost health when using Belly Drum or unleash huge damage with Close Combat.
Iron Hands Best Tera Raid Build
Koraidon Tera Raid Build
|
Tera Type | Nature | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Adamant (↑ Atk, ↓ Sp.Atk) |
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| EV Spread | ||||||
| HP: 252 |
Atk: 252 |
Def: 4 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||
| Orichalcum Pulse | ・
Collision Course
・ Drain Punch ・ Screech ・ Fire Fang |
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| Held Item | ||||||
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Koraidon is one of the best physical attackers to use in Tera Raid Battles. Its main and signature move Collision Course hits 30% stronger against raid Pokemon with a Dark Tera Type, which can be powered-up further when it is Terastallized with a Fighting Tera Type.
The following Pokemon are viable alternatives against Dark Tera Type raid bosses. They can still dish out damage to help take out the raid Pokemon.
| Pokemon | Moveset / Strengths |
|---|---|
Flutter Mane
|
・ Moonblast ・ Shadow Ball ・ Mystical Fire ・ Fake Tears ・Utilize the combo of Protosynthesis and Booster Energy. ・Use Moonblast as your primary move. ▶︎ Best Flutter Mane Build for Tera Raids |
Scizor
|
・
Swords Dance
・ Focus Energy ・ X-Scissor ・ Leer ・Can boost its Attack and critical hit rate with Swords Dance and Focus Energy. ・Deal super-effective damage with X-Scissor. ▶︎Best Scizor Build for Tera Raids |
Sylveon
|
・Moonblast ・Draining Kiss ・Yawn ・Helping Hand ・Use Moonblast as your main attacking move. ・Use Metronome to boost attacks. ・Use Draining Kiss to recover health. ▶︎ Best Sylveon Build for Tera Raids |
Quaquaval
|
・ Ice Spinner ・ Close Combat ・ Swords Dance ・ Liquidation ・Set up Attack boosts with Swords Dance ・Use Close Combat to deal damage. ▶︎ Best Quaquaval Build for Tera Raids |
| Weak to: | ||
|---|---|---|
| (2x) | ||
| Damaged Normally By: | (1x) | |
| Resists: | (0.5x) | |
| Immune to: | (0x) |
The Dark-type move Foul Play uses the target's Attack stat in determining damage dealt, which the raid boss may use. This can pose some risks to physical attacking-counters to Dark Tera Type bosses.

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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 Dark Tera Type Raids



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