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The best Calyrex Tera Raid Build in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) has the As One ability, and the Shell Bell held item. Read on to learn what the best Calyrex Tera Raid Build is and how to use it.
Calyrex - Related Guides | |
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Evolution and Learnset | Tera Raid Build |
List of Contents
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Best Calyrex Tera Builds | |||
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Shadow Rider Ghost Tera Build |
Stored Power Shadow Rider Build |
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Swords Dance Ice Rider Build |
Grass Tera Shadow Rider Build |
Calyrex (Shadow Rider) |
Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Modest (↑Sp.Atk, ↓Atk) |
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EV Spread | ||||||
HP 252 |
Sp.Atk 252 |
Sp.Def 4 |
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Ability | Moveset | |||||
As One (Shadow Rider) | ・
Giga Drain
・ Nasty Plot ・ Will-O-Wisp ・ Hex |
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Held Item | ||||||
Shell Bell |
The best ability for Calyrex (Shadow Rider) in Tera Raid Battles is As One (Shadow Rider). This is the only ability Calyrex has in this Form.
While the Unnerve half of the ability is generally useless in Raids, the Grim Neigh half is useful if you are running a Solo Tera Raid. You can use the ability as a healing move that can also buff your Sp. Atk by attacking and knocking out your Party Raid member with Shadow Ball or Hex.
We also recommend getting a Calyrex (Shadow Rider) with a Ghost Tera Type to boost the power of its Shadow Balll and Hex. As a Special Attacker, a Modest Nature would be best to ensure it hits as hard as possible with its special moves.
Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize
Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards bulky offense. Max out your HP and Sp.Atk EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Special Defense. Give it a Shell Bell to help Calyrex recover HP when it attacks.
Calyrex (Shadow Rider) Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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Turn 1 | Use Will-O-Wisp to inflict a burn to both increase Hex's damage output and halve the Raid Bosses Physical damage output. |
Turns 2~4 | Use Nasty Plot three times to give Calyrex (Shadow Rider) max Sp.Atk. |
Low HP Turn | Use Giga Drain to recover HP. |
Turns 5~7 | Attack with Hex to deal boosted damage thanks to the Status Condition inflicted earlier. |
Turns 8+ | Once you have enough Tera Orb charge, terastallize into a Ghost-type and use Hex to deal boosted damage to the boss' shield and finish the raid. |
Start the Tera Raid with Will-O-Wisp to inflict a burn on the Raid boss.
Follow up by using Nasty Plot three times to boost Calyrex (Shadow Rider)'s Sp. Atk to +6.
Use Giga Drain on turns where your HP is too low.
From there, spam Hex, which will have 130 Base Power when the boss is inflicted with a status condition. Once you have enough Tera Orb charge, terastallize into a Ghost-type and continue to attack with Hex.
Super Effective (2x) |
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Not Very Effective (x0.5) | |
No Effect (x0) |
This Calyrex (Shadow Rider) Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Psychic and Ghost Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Dark, Normal, or Fighting Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Calyrex (Shadow Rider) will be ineffective to these Types.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness
Best Calyrex Tera Builds | |||
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Shadow Rider Ghost Tera Build |
Stored Power Shadow Rider Build |
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Swords Dance Ice Rider Build |
Grass Tera Shadow Rider Build |
Calyrex (Shadow Rider) |
Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Modest (+Sp. Atk, -Attack) |
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EV Spread | ||||||
Sp. Atk: 252 |
HP: 252 |
Defense: 4 |
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Ability | Moveset | |||||
As One (Shadow Rider) | ・
Sunny Day
・ Growth ・ Psychic Terrain ・ Stored Power |
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Held Item | ||||||
Shell Bell |
The best ability for Calyrex (Shadow Rider) in Tera Raid Battles is As One (Shadow Rider). This is the only ability Calyrex has in this Form.
While the Unnerve half of the ability is generally useless in Raids, the Grim Neigh half is useful if you are running a Solo Tera Raid. You can use the ability as a healing move that can also buff your Sp. Atk by attacking and knocking out your Party Raid member with Stored Power.
We recommend getting a Calyrex (Shadow Rider) with a Psychic Tera Type since it will improve the power of its Psychic-type Stored Power. As an Attacker with a focus on Special Moves, a Modest nature would be best.
Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize
Max out Calyrex (Shadow Rider)'s HP and Sp.Atk EVs while adding the remaining 4 EVs into Defense so that Calyrex (Shadow Rider) can hit as hard as possible with Stored Power and Draining Kiss.
For this build, giving it a Shell Bell allows it to recover health while dealing damage.
Calyrex (Shadow Rider) Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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Turn 1 | Use Sunny Day to buff Growth. |
Turns 2~4 | Use Growth to max out Calyrex (Shadow Rider)'s Atk and Sp. Atk. |
Note: | If you find yourself low on HP while setting up, use Stored Power in between Growths to heal yourself while also building Tera Orb charge. |
Turn 5 | Use Psychic Terrain to boost Stored Power's damage output even further! |
Turns 6~8 | Use Stored Power to deal a lot of damage, while building Tera Charge and recovering HP! |
Turns 9+ | Terastallize and continue using Stored Power to deal maximum damage! |
Start off by setting up the field with Sunny Day in order for Growth to gain double the buffs.
If needed, you can also heal yourself with the Shell Bell using Stored Power. You also need to do this in order to build up Tera Orb charges!
Set up a Psychic Terrain after you have finished Growth setups if in good HP, in order to boost the power of subsequent Stored Powers
When you have enough Tera Orb charge to terastallize, proceed to Terastalize and start spamming Stored Power to damage the raid Pokemon's shield and finish the battle!
Neutral Damage Dealt by Calyrex (Shadow Rider) |
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Stored Power(+6 Sp. Atk, +6 Atk, Psychic Tera, Psychic Terrain) 4,250 ~ 5,002 (55.9 ~ 65.8%) |
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Super Effective Damage Dealt by Calyrex (Shadow Rider) |
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Stored Power(+6 Sp. Atk, +6 Atk, Psychic Tera, Psychic Terrain) 8,500 ~ 10,004 (111.8 ~ 131.6%) |
Super Effective (2x) |
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Not Very Effective (x0.5) | |
No Effect (x0) |
This Calyrex (Shadow Rider) Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Poison and Fighting Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Dark, Bug, or Steel Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Calyrex (Shadow Rider) will be weak to these Types as a Psychic-Type attacker.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness
Best Calyrex Tera Builds | |||
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Shadow Rider Ghost Tera Build |
Stored Power Shadow Rider Build |
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Swords Dance Ice Rider Build |
Grass Tera Shadow Rider Build |
Calyrex (Ice Rider) |
Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Brave (+Atk, -Spd) |
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EV Spread | ||||||
Atk: 252 |
HP: 252 |
Sp. Def: 4 |
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Ability | Moveset | |||||
As One (Ice Rider) | ・
Avalanche
・ Life Dew ・ Swords Dance ・ Mist / Snowscape |
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Held Item | ||||||
Shell Bell |
The best ability for Calyrex (Ice Rider) in Tera Raid Battles is As One (Ice Rider). This is the only ability Calyrex has in this Form.
While the Unnerve half of the ability is generally useless in Raids, the Chilling Neigh half is useful if you are running a Solo Tera Raid.
You can use the ability as a healing move that can also buff your Atk by attacking and knocking out your Party Raid member.
We also recommend getting a Calyrex with an Ice Tera Type because this will boost Calyrex's STAB Avalanche when it Terastallizes. As a slow Physical Attacker, a Brave nature would be best.
This build has Shell Bell to regain the health lost from being attacked to due to the restrictions on Avalanche's effect.
Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize
Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards a bulky offense to help with survivability and with dealing as much damage as possible. Max out your HP and Attack EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Sp. Def.
Calyrex Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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Turn 1 | Use Mist to prevent Stat Changes or Snowscape to bolster your Defense. |
Turns 2~4 | Use Swords Dance to Max your Sp. Atk. |
Turn 5~7 | Use Avalanche to build Tera Orb Charge. |
Turns 8+ | Terastallize and keep attacking with the same process as above. You can also use Life Dew if you or your party are low on HP. |
Start the Tera Raid with Mist or Snowscape to prevent Stat Changes or bolster your Defense respectively.
Follow up by using Swords Dance three times to boost Calyrex (Ice Rider)'s Atk to +6.
This form of Calyrex also has access to Life Dew, an amazing support move that can heal every member in a Raid! Use this on turns where you or your allies are low on HP.
Finally, Calyrex (Ice Rider) has amazing Physical and Special bulk compared to other Ice Type Pokemon, this makes it one of the best users of Avalanche's damage doubling effect. This will be your main attacking move once the setup has been complete!
Super Effective Damage Dealt by Calyrex |
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Avalanche (after being attacked) (+6 Atk, Ice Tera) 2,584 ~ 3,044 (34 ~ 40%) Glacial Lance (+6 Atk, Ice Tera) 2,800 ~ 3,296 (36.8 ~ 43.3%) |
Super Effective (2x) |
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Not Very Effective (x0.5) | |
No Effect (x0) |
None |
This Calyrex Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Dragon, Grass, and Flying Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Rock, Fighting, or Fire Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Calyrex will be weak to these Types as an Ice-Type attacker.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness
Best Calyrex Tera Builds | |||
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Shadow Rider Ghost Tera Build |
Stored Power Shadow Rider Build |
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Swords Dance Ice Rider Build |
Grass Tera Shadow Rider Build |
Calyrex (Shadow Rider) |
Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Modest (+Sp. Atk, -Attack) |
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EV Spread | ||||||
Sp. Atk: 252 |
HP: 252 |
Defense: 4 |
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Ability | Moveset | |||||
As One (Shadow Rider) | ・
Nasty Plot
・ Giga Drain ・ Leaf Storm ・ Grassy Terrain |
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Held Item | ||||||
Miracle Seed |
The best ability for Calyrex (Shadow Rider) in Tera Raid Battles is As One (Shadow Rider). This is the only ability Calyrex has in this Form.
While the Unnerve half of the ability is generally useless in Raids, the Grim Neigh half is useful if you are running a Solo Tera Raid. You can use the ability as a healing move that can also buff your Sp. Atk by attacking and knocking out your Party Raid member with Giga Drain.
We also recommend getting an Calyrex with a Grass Tera Type because this will boost Calyrex's STAB Giga Drain or Energy Ball when it Terastallizes. As a Special Attacker, a Modest nature would be best.
This build has Miracle Seed to further strengthen its Grass Type moves.
Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize
Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards a bulky offense to help with survivability and with dealing as much damage as possible. Max out your HP and Special Attack EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Defense.
Calyrex Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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Turn 1 | Use Grassy Terrain to strengthen your Grass Type Moves while getting passive healing. |
Turns 2~4 | Use Giga Drain to build Tera Orb Charge while also healing off any damage you might accrue. |
Low HP Turns | Use Nasty Plot to raise your Sp.Atk to deal more damage to the raid boss. |
Turn 5+ | Terastallize and keep attacking with the same process as above. Replenish your buffs as you see fit. If the Chesnaught's HP is low enough, finish it off with Leaf Storm |
Calyrex is one of relatively few Pokemon with access to Nasty Plot, a move than can raise your Sp Atk by two stages. Use this to your advantage along with Grassy Terrain to boost your attacking moves.
Use Giga Drain as your main attacking move, it has amazing base power while also restoring HP. In tandem with this, use Leaf Storm, in order to finish off the Raid Boss once it is low enough.
Damage Dealt by Calyrex (Shadow Rider) |
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Giga Drain (+6 Sp Atk, Meadow Plate, Grass Tera) 2,540 ~ 2,990 (22.8 ~ 26.9%) Leaf Storm (+6 Sp Atk, Meadow Plate, Grass Tera) 4,406 ~ 5,186 (39.7 ~ 46.7%) |
Super Effective (2x) |
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Not Very Effective (x0.5) | |
No Effect (x0) |
None |
This Grass Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Rock, Water, and Ground Tera Raids.
If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Flying, Bug, Ice, Dragon, Fairy and Poison-type outside of Terastallization, perhaps use a different build as Calyrex will be weak to these Types.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness
How to Make Best Calyrex Tera Raid Build |
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Once you complete 10 Solo Blueberry Quests and get a Glastrier Treat from Snacksworth, Glastrier will show up around the snowy ruins found near the Glaseado Gym in Glaseado Mountain.
Glastrier Location Indigo Disk
Once you complete 10 Solo Blueberry Quests and get a Spectrier Treat from Snacksworth, Spectrier will show up around the secluded ruins found near the Dalizapa Passage Center.
Spectrier Location Indigo Disk
Calyrex in Other Pokemon Games | |||
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SV | SWSH |
Unfortunately, there is no treat in The Indigo Disk DLC that can let you capture Calyrex in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. You can, however, transfer Calyrex, or even Galstrier and Spectrier, 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
If the Calyrex build you are following requires it to have a different Tera type, you will need to have 50 Tera Shards of the type you need, and bring it to Medali to have your Pokemon's Tera Type changed.
Item | Effect |
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Reins of Unity | An item used to combine Calyrex and Glastier or Spectrier into their Calyrex Rider Forms. It can also be used to separate Calyrex, you can only have one fused Calyrex at a time. |
You can change Calyrex's Form into the Shadow Rider Form or Ice Rider Form using the Reins of Unity if you have Spectrier or Glastrier respectively.
The Reins of Unity can be obtained in the Special Auction in Porto Marinada if you have Calyrex in your Boxes or Party.
Special Auctions: All Form Change Items at Porto Marinada
Item | Effect |
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Brave Mint | An item used to change a Pokemon's nature to copy the Brave nature, promoting the growth of a Pokemon's Attack while sacrificing the steady growth of it's Speed. |
Modest Mint | An item used to change a Pokemon's nature to copy the Modest nature, promoting the growth of a Pokemon's Special Attack while sacrificing the steady growth of it's Attack. |
If it has a different nature, you can use Mints to change its nature to your desired nature.
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
EV train Calyrex according to the build's EV spread using Vitamins, Mochis, or the traditional way with Power Items and battling Pokemon with the right EV yield.
If you have the money for it, you can just buy 26 Calcium (for Sp. Atk), 26 HP Up (for HP) and 1 Zinc (for Sp.Def). All of these items can be bought at a Chansey Supply shop and it will cost you ₽ 530,000 in total. You can also use the respective Mochis as substitute for the Vitamins.
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 Lens
(For Special Attack EVs) |
28 in Total (To get 252 Special Attack EVs) |
・Psyduck ・Toxel ・Hatenna Location: South Province (Area 4) |
Power Band
(For Special Defense EVs) |
1 in Total (To get remaining 4 Special Defense EVs) |
・Hoppip ・Swablu Location: South Province (Area 1) |
If you have the money for it, you can just buy 26 Protein (for Atk), 26 HP Up (for HP) , and 1 Zinc (for Sp. Def). All of these items can be bought at a Chansey Supply shop and it will cost you ₽510,000 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 Bracer
(For Attack EVs) |
28 in Total (To get 252 Attack EVs) |
・Shinx ・Growlithe ・Yungoos ・Nymble Location: South Province (Area 3) |
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) |
1 in Total (To get 9 Special Defense EVs) |
・Swablu Location: West Province (Area 1) |
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
You can also give your Calyrex a Held Item to help it when facing off against various Raid Pokemon.
Learn how to find the recommended held item and price from the table below!
Item Name | Location | Price |
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Shell Bell | Levincia Delibird Presents | ₽20,000 |
Miracle Seed | Mesagoza Delibird Presents | ₽3,000 |
Delibird Presents Locations and All Items
The table below includes all the moves Calyrex learns through level up needed for our recommended builds. Choose the moves depending on the build you are trying to make.
Lv. | Form | Move | Type |
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Base | Growth | ||
Base | Nasty Plot | ||
Base | Shadow Ball | ||
Base | Hex | ||
Base | Mist | ||
Base | Swords Dance | ||
Base | Avalanche | ||
16 | Giga Drain | ||
40 | Grassy Terrain | ||
40 | Psychic Terrain | ||
48 | Energy Ball |
You can have Calyrex remember moves by going to the "Moves and Stats" menu and pressing A.
The table below includes all the moves Calyrex 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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TM041 Stored Power |
In a corner west of Los Platos in South Province (Area One) Required League Points: 800 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Ralts Dust x3 ・Gothita Eyelash x3 |
TM049 Sunny Day |
Can be found along the road from the northwest exit of Cortondo. Follow the road west out of the town until you head up the cliffside. You will see the TM near a rock on the cliff overlooking Cortondo. Required League Points: 3000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Litleo Tuft x3 ・Sunkern Leaf x3 ・Torkoal Coal x3 |
TM052 Snowscape |
Beside the snowman near the Pokemon Center on Glaseado Mountain. Required League Points: 3000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Snom Thread x3 ・Snover Berries x3 ・Delibird Parcel x3 |
TM107 Will-O-Wisp |
On top of the elevated platform north of Levincia in East Province (Area Three) Required League Points: 3000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Shuppet Scrap x3 ・Salandit Gas x3 |
TM159 Leaf Storm |
Located at a Pokemon Center near Team Star Fairy Crew's Base (Ruchbah Squad) in North Province (Area Three) Required League Points: 12000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Tropius Leaf x3 ・Bounsweet Sweat x5 ・Toedscool Flaps x3 |
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Best Pokemon For Raids Per Tera Type | |||||
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Ground | Poison | Flying | Psychic | Bug | Rock |
Ghost | Dragon | Dark | Steel | Fairy | Normal |
Calyrex Best Tera Raid Build
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