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The Great Tusk and Iron Treads 5 Star Tera Raid Event is set to be reran along the 7-Star Roaring Moon and Iron Valiant Raids in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for more information about this raid, the best counters to use against Great Tusk and Iron Treads, and more!
| Great Tusk and Iron Treads Raid Event Links | Event Details and Counters |
Raid Code Board |
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| Schedule |
Recent Rerun Date: Start Date: 2025/10/03 00:00 UTC End Date: 2025/10/12 23:59 UTC Initial Release: Start Date: 2022/06/16 00:00 UTC End Date: 2022/06/18 23:59 UTC |
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| Rewards |
Great Tusk and Iron Treads Defeat and capture Great Tusk and Iron Treads with different Tera Types during this Tera Raid Event. Treasures and Battle Items Obtain various items which you can use to build battle-ready Pokemon or sell in stores for money. |
The 5-Star Tera Raid Event featuring Great Tusk and Iron Treads will be reran! The event runs October 3, 2025 (00:00 UTC) up until October 12, 2025 (11:59 UTC) a few days just before Pokemon Legends Z-A releases!
This event will be reran alongside the 7-Star Roaring Moon and 7-Star Iron Valiant Tera Raid Events!
Pokemon Scarlet players can challenge Great Tusk during the event, while Pokemon Violet players take on Iron Treads.
Players looking to catch the opposite version exclusive Paradox Pokemon must join online raids hosted by a player with the different version of the game.
Just like previous 7-Star Tera Raid events, the Raid Event would only spawn in Paldea. If you haven't purchased The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC, no need to worry as the Raid Den cannot appear in Kitakami or the Terarium. You also don't need to do the Mochi Mayhem Epilogue in order to start this raid.
| Pokemon | Set |
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Great Tusk
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Tera Type: Random
Ability: ProtosynthesisNature: Random ・ Close Combat ・ Earthquake ・ Rock Slide ・ Ice Spinner Other Moves ・ Sunny Day ・ Stomping Tantrum |
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Iron Treads
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Tera Type: Random
Ability: Quark DriveNature: Random ・ Iron Head ・ Earthquake ・ Megahorn ・ Wild Charge Other Moves ・ Electric Terrain ・ Bulldoze |
| Best Great Tusk and Iron Treads Tera Raid Counters | |||
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Annihilape |
Skeledirge |
Slowbro |
Heat Rotom |
Annihilape ![]()
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Adamant (↑Atk, ↓SpA) |
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| HP: 252 |
Atk: 252 |
Def: 4 |
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| Defiant | ・
Rage Fist
・ Drain Punch ・ Bulk Up ・ Screech |
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The main draw of this build is Annihilape's Defiant Ability, which gives it an attack when one of its stats get lowered. Annihilape also has immunity to Fighting-type moves, making it effective against Great Tusk, and its Fighting-type also gives it an edge over Iron Treads' Steel type.
Annihilape Best Tera Raid Build
| Best Great Tusk and Iron Treads Tera Raid Counters | |||
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Annihilape |
Skeledirge |
Slowbro |
Heat Rotom |
Skeledirge ![]()
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Modest (↑SpA, ↓Atk) |
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| Sp. Atk: 252 |
HP: 252 |
Def: 4 |
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| Unaware | ・
Torch Song
・ Shadow Ball ・ Will-O-Wisp ・ Slack Off |
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Skeledirge's Ghost and Fire typing gives it immunity to Great Tusk's Fighting STAB moves, and resistance to Iron Treads' STAB Steel moves. Despite being weak to Ground-type attacks, Skeledirge's bulk along with healing from Slack Off should make up for it.
Skeledirge Best Tera Raid Build
| Best Great Tusk and Iron Treads Tera Raid Counters | |||
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Annihilape |
Skeledirge |
Slowbro |
Heat Rotom |
Slowbro ![]()
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Modest (↑SpA, ↓Atk) |
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| HP 252 |
Def 4 |
Sp.Atk 252 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||
| Oblivious | ・
Iron Defense
・ Nasty Plot ・ Stored Power ・ Psychic Terrain |
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Slowbro's Water and Psychic dual typing gives it key resistances to both Great Tusk and Iron Treads' STAB Fighting and Steel moves respectively. With Stored Power as its main damaging move, it can go up against most Tera Types of Great Tusk and Iron Treads, except for Steel, Psychic, or Dark.
Slowbro Best Tera Raid Build
| Best Great Tusk and Iron Treads Tera Raid Counters | |||
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Annihilape |
Skeledirge |
Slowbro |
Heat Rotom |
Heat Rotom ![]()
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Modest (↑SpA, ↓Atk) |
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| EV Spread | ||||||
| HP: 252 |
Sp. Atk: 252 |
Def: 4 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||
| Levitate | ・
Nasty Plot
・ Overheat ・ Reflect ・ Tera Blast |
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This Heat Rotom build is specially designed to counter Iron Treads.
The best ability for Heat Rotom in Tera Raid Battles is Levitate. This is Rotom's only ability, but works great for Heat Rotom since it should normally be 4x weak to Ground.
Heat Rotom Best Tera Raid Build
You could get the following items after clearing a Great Tusk or Iron Treads raid.
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Raid Power Steel Sandwich Lv. 2 |
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| Ingredients | Meal Powers |
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| ・ Fried Fillet x2 ・ Egg x4 ・ Pepper x4 |
・Exp. Point Power: Ice Lv. 2 ・Raid Power: Steel Lv. 2 ・Humungo Power: Flying Lv. 1 |
Sandwiches give various meal powers when consumed. If you want to gain even more rewards after defeating Great Tusk during its Raid Event, make sure to eat this sandwich before challenging the raid!
Meal Powers last for 30 minutes, so try to find and beat as many raids as possible during that time!
All Raid Power Sandwich Recipes
Raid Power Ground Sandwich Lv. 2 |
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| Ingredients | Meal Powers |
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| ・ Noodles x6 ・ Pepper x4 |
・Humungo Power: Ice Lv. 2 ・Raid Power: Ground Lv. 2 ・Encounter Power: Poison Lv. 1 |
Title Power Water Basil Sandwich Lv. 2 |
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| Ingredients | Meal Powers |
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| ・ Basil x1 ・ Cucumber x1 ・ Fried Fillet x1 ・ Herberd Sausage x1 ・ Pineapple x1 ・ Chili Sauce x1 ・ Cream Cheese x1 ・ Salty Herba Mystica x1 |
・Title Power: Water Lv. 2 ・Encounter Power: Water Lv. 2 ・Raid Power: Ground Lv. 2 |
Sandwiches give various meal powers when consumed. If you want to gain even more rewards after defeating Iron Treads during its Raid Event, make sure to eat this sandwich before challenging the raid!
Meal Powers last for 30 minutes, so try to find and beat as many raids as possible during that time!
All Raid Power Sandwich Recipes
| How to Join Great Tusk and Iron Treads Raid Event |
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The level of raids that appeared on the map is dependent on the player's progress in the game and how many Gym Badges have been earned so far.
Since the raid are 4 and 5-Star Tera Raids, make sure you reach the required game progression to unlock them!
| Raid Level | Raid Level |
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| 1★ | Available from the start |
| 2★ | Available from the start |
| 3★ | Obtain 3 Gym Badges |
| 4★ | Obtain 7 Gym Badges |
| 5★ | Available post-game |
How to Increase Tera Raid Star Level

To join this raid event and spawn these special Tera Raid Crystals, you will need to connect your game to the Internet to update the game data. Once done, event Tera Raid crystals should start appearing on your map!
To connect to the Internet, simply press the X button to open the menu and press the L button to connect to the Internet.
After connecting to the Internet, unique Tera Raid Crystals will start appearing in the overworld. These are distinct enough from regular Tera Raid Crystals and will sparkle, as seen in the overworld, so you can determine which ones contain the featured Pokemon!
| Icon | Explanation |
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| Event Tera Raid icons will sparkle compared to regular Tera Raids. |
Event Tera Raids will also appear differently on the map, as their icons will sparkle!

After connecting to the Internet and having your game data updated, you can immediately group up with other players and join Tera Raids through the Tera Raid Battle menu in the Poke Portal screen, which can be accessed from the main menu by pressing the X button.
Event Tera Raids will have show the feature Pokemon's icon displayed in a yellow box, and the Tera Type will be shown on the upper right.

Alternatively, you can also host Tera Raids once you find a sparkling Tera Raid Crystal in the overworld.
You can either challenge Tera Raids as a group with other players, or you can face them solo.
How to Host Raids Repeatedly for Unlimited Rewards
An important note to keep in mind is that event Tera Raids will have yellow event cards, which can be observed from the Tera Raid preparation screen or the Tera Raid Battle Search menu in Poke Portal.
This is useful so you can determine if the Tera Raid you found or will join is an event raid, and not just a regular one!
Note that you need a Nintendo Switch Online subscription to host or join online Tera Raids with other players across the Internet!

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| Tera Raid Events | |
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| Start Date | Nov 28, 2025 (Fri) at 00:00 UTC |
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