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The best Honchkrow Tera Raid Build in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) has the Super Luck ability, and the Leftovers held item. Read on to learn what the best Honchkrow Tera Raid Build is and how to use it.
Honchkrow - Related Guides | |
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Evolution and Learnset | Tera Raid Build |
List of Contents
Honchkrow |
Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Careful (↑SpD, ↓SpA) |
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EV Spread | ||||||
HP: 252 |
Sp. Def: 252 |
Spe: 4 |
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Ability | Moveset | |||||
Super Luck | ・
Taunt
・ Screech ・ Swagger ・ Foul Play |
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Held Item | ||||||
Leftovers |
Honchkrow's STAB damage output, combined with status buffing moves, and ability to use the Raid Boss' own Attack Stat against it is makes it a potent Solo Tera Raid Pokemon.
The best ability for Honchkrow in Tera Raid Battles is Super Luck. This Ability increases the chance of landing a critical hit by 1 stage.
We also recommend getting a Honchkrow with a Dark Tera Type because this will boost the power of its Foul Play. As Honchkrow will not be using its own Attack stat in damage calculations, a Careful nature would be best.
Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize
Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards a mix of bulk and offense. In Honchkrow's case it will use the opponent's Attack stat in damage calculations, so it can afford to invest 100% in bulk. Max out your HP and Special Defense EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Speed. Give it Leftovers to recover HP each turn.
Honchkrow Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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Turns 1~3 | Use Swagger three times to confuse the Raid Boss and raise its Attack to +6. |
Optional | Use Taunt to prevent the Raid Boss from using setup moves. |
Turns 4~9 | Alternate between Foul Play and Screech, dealing damage and reducing the Raid Boss' Defense. |
Turns 10+ | Terastallize and repeatedly use Foul Play to KO the Raid Boss. |
Start the battle by using Swagger thrice to confuse the Raid Boss and maximize its Attack so that Foul Play and confusion damage will always deal plenty of damage.
Use Taunt to prevent the Raid Boss from using a set up move such as Nasty Plot.
On turn 4 onwards, alternate between Foul Play and Screech, dealing damage and reducing the Raid Boss' Defense.
From here, use Foul Play repeatedly, and terastallize once you have enough Tera Orb charge to deal even more damage.
Honchkrow |
Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Careful (↑SpD, ↓SpA) |
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EV Spread | ||||||
HP: 252 |
Sp. Def: 252 |
Spe: 4 |
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Ability | Moveset | |||||
Super Luck | ・
Rain Dance
・ Screech ・ Swagger ・ Foul Play |
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Held Item | ||||||
Leftovers |
Honchkrow's Dark and Flying dual-typing allows it to take resisted damage from Ghost-type STAB moves. On top of this, Honchkrow can halve the incoming damage of the occasional Fire-type move with Rain Dance.
Honchkrow's high STAB super-effective damage output, combined with status buffing moves, great typing and ability to use the opponent's own Attack Stat against it is sure to make it the perfect solo counter against Ghost and Dark-types.
The best ability for Honchkrow in Tera Raid Battles is Super Luck. This Ability increases the chance of landing a critical hit by 1 stage.
We also recommend getting a Honchkrow with a Dark Tera Type because this will boost the power of its Foul Play. As Honchkrow will not be using its own Attack stat in damage calculations, and because it will usually be up against Special Attackers, a Careful nature, which boosts Honchkrow's Special Defense would be best.
Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize
Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards a mix of bulk and offense. In Honchkrow's case it will use the opponent's Attack stat in damage calculations, so it can afford to invest 100% in bulk. Max out your HP and Special Defense EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Speed. Give it Leftovers to recover HP each turn.
Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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Turns 1~3 | Use Foul Play to deal damage and build Tera Orb Charge. |
Turns 4~6 | Use Swagger 3 times to boost the opponent's Attack stat to +6 while also confusing it. |
Turns 7~9 | Use Screech three times to lower the opponent's Defense stat. |
Turns 10+ | Terastallize when possible, and use Foul Play to deal double STAB boosted super-effective damage using the opponent's boosted Attack stat and clear the raid. |
Super Effective (2x) |
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Not Very Effective (x0.5) | |
No Effect (x0) |
None |
This Honchkrow Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Psychic and Ghost Type Tera Raids.
As Honchkrow uses the opponents stats in calculating damage rather than boosting its own stats, it can afford to be knocked out multiple times during the battle, meaning it is even effective against Raid Bosses with Super-Effective moves against it, provided Honchkrow is able to deal Super-Effective damage itself with Foul Play.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness
How to Make Best Honchkrow Tera Raid Build |
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You can catch a Murkrow at the following locations during the evening and at night in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet:
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
There is a Dusk Stone waiting to be looted in West Province (Area Three). It is found Southeast of Cascarrafa. Alternatively, it is both a reward for showing your Pokedex to Jacq after registering 130 species of Pokemn, as well as an occasional purchasable item at the Porto Marinada Auction.
Dusk Stone Location and How to Get
If it has a different nature, you can use a Careful Mint to change its nature to Careful.
The easiest way to get this Mint is by buying them from the Chansey Supply shop at Mesagoza for ₽20,000.
How to Change a Pokemon's Nature
If Honchcrow has the Insomnia Ability, you will need to use an Ability Capsule in order to get Super Luck on Honchkrow. This item can be won purchased from Delibird Presents for 100,000 Pokedollars (or LP).
Ability Capsule Location and How to Get
If you have the money for it, you can just buy 26 Zinc (for Sp. Def), 26 HP Up (for HP), and 1 Carbos. 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 Band
(For Special Defense EVs) |
28 in Total (To get 252 Special Defense EVs) |
・Hoppip Location: South Province (Area 1) |
Power Anklet
(For Speed EVs) |
Defeat 1 Rookidee in Total To get 9 Speed EVs |
・Rookidee Location: South Province (Area 3) |
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 Leftovers to Heal HP at the end of each turn. This item can be bought from the Delibird Presents Shop.
Delibird Presents Locations and All Items
The table below includes all the moves Honchkrow 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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25 | Swagger | |
45 | Foul Play |
You can have Honchkrow remember moves by going to the "Moves and Stats" menu and pressing A.
The table below includes all the moves Honchkrow 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 |
1 | Catch a Psyduck, then make it 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 every Pokemon from your party except for Psyduck and Honchkrow. There should only be two Pokemon in your party. |
4 | Delete one of Honchkrow's moves, then give it the Mirror Herb to hold. |
5 | Have a picnic with Honchkrow and Psyduck. Wait for a few minutes, then pack up. Check Honchkrow's summary to see that it now has Screech! |
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