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The best Crawdaunt Tera Raid Build in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) has the Adaptability ability, and the Shell Bell held item. Read on to learn what the best Crawdaunt Tera Raid Build is and how to use it.
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List of Contents
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Crawdaunt ![]()
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Adamant (↑Atk, ↓Sp. Atk) |
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| EV Spread | ||||||
| HP: 4 |
Atk: 252 |
Def: 252 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||
| Adaptability | ・
Liquidation
・ Swords Dance ・ Taunt ・ Rain Dance |
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| Held Item | ||||||
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The best ability for Crawdaunt in Tera Raid Battles is Adaptability which increases the damage of all its Water-type moves.
Liquidation is an amazing attacking move as it allows Crawdaunt to passively lower the Raid Boss' Defense even through its shield. This, combined with Swords Dance allows Crawdaunt to deal a ton of damage thanks to its amazing Attack stat.
We recommend getting a Poliwrath with a Water Tera Type to use in Tera Raids so that it can get an additional boost on its STAB when it Terastallizes combined with its ability to deal a lot of damage. As a Physical Attacker, an Adamant nature would be best.
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 Def and Attack EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into HP. Give it a Shell Bell to recover HP when dealing damage with Liquidation.
| Crawdaunt Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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| Turn 1 | Use Taunt to prevent the Raid Boss from doing its own Status Moves. |
| Turns 2~4 | Use Swords Dance until you are at +6 Attack. |
| Low HP Turns | Use Liquidation to heal up any damage you may incur while setting up. |
| Turns 5~7 | Use Liquidation to build Tera Orb Charges. |
| Before Terastallizing | Use Rain Dance to power up Liquidation once you Terastallize. |
| Turns 9+ | Terastallize and use Liquidation until the raid boss is defeated. |
This build focuses on Liquidation's high chance to lower the Raid Boss' Defense coupled with Swords Dance to deal massive amounts of damage to the Tera Raid Boss.
Rain Dance is used in the build to further boost Liquidation's damage along with Adaptability. You can start the raid off with Taunt to prevent the Raid Boss from setting up or inflicting you with Burn.
| Liquidation(Adaptability, Rain, +6 Atk, Water Tera) 2,444 ~ 2,876 (32.1 ~ 37.8%) |
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These calculations were done using our Tera Raid Damage Calculator
| Super Effective (2x) |
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| Not Very Effective (x0.5) | |
| No Effect (x0) |
None |
This Crawdaunt Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Fire, Ground and Rock Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Grass, Bug, Fighting, or Electric Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Crawdaunt will be weak to these Types as a Water-Type attacker.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness
Crawdaunt ![]()
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Adamant (↑Atk, ↓Sp. Atk) |
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| EV Spread | ||||||
| HP: 4 |
Atk: 252 |
Def: 252 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||
| Adaptability | ・
Crunch
・ Swords Dance ・ Taunt ・ Leer |
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| Held Item | ||||||
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The best ability for Crawdaunt in Tera Raid Battles is Adaptability which increases the damage of all its Dark-type moves.
Crunch is an amazing attacking move as it allows Crawdaunt to passively lower the Raid Boss' Defense even through its shield. This, combined with Swords Dance allows Crawdaunt to deal a ton of damage thanks to its amazing Attack stat.
We recommend getting a Poliwrath with a Dark Tera Type to use in Tera Raids so that it can get an additional boost on its STAB when it Terastallizes combined with its ability to deal a lot of damage. As a Physical Attacker, an Adamant nature would be best.
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 Def and Attack EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into HP. Give it a Shell Bell to recover HP when dealing damage with Liquidation.
| Crawdaunt Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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| Turn 1 | Use Taunt to prevent the Raid Boss from doing its own Status Moves. |
| Turns 2~4 | Use Swords Dance until you are at +6 Attack. You can swap this step with Leer depending on the Raid Boss' behavior. |
| Low HP Turns | Use Crunch to heal up any damage you may incur while setting up. |
| Turns 5~7 | Use Crunch to build Tera Orb Charges. |
| Turns 8~10 | Use Leer a few times before you Terastallize. You can swap this step with Swords Dance depending on the Raid Boss' behavior. |
| Turns 11+ | Terastallize and use Crunch until the raid boss is defeated. |
This build focuses on Crunch's high chance to lower the Raid Boss' Defense coupled with Swords Dance and Leer to deal massive amounts of damage to the Tera Raid Boss.
You can start the raid off with Taunt to prevent the Raid Boss from setting up or inflicting you with Burn.
| Crunch(Adaptability, +6 Atk, Dark Tera) 3,824 ~ 4,504 (50.3 ~ 59.2%) |
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These calculations were done using our Tera Raid Damage Calculator
| Super Effective (2x) |
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| Not Very Effective (x0.5) | |
| No Effect (x0) |
None |
This Crawdaunt Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Psychic and Ghost Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Grass, Bug, Fighting, or Electric Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Crawdaunt will be weak to these Types as a Dark-Type attacker.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness
| How to Make Best Crawdaunt Tera Raid Build |
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You can catch a Corphish with a Water Tera Type at Fellthorn Gorge.
Make sure to bring a Pokemon that has False Swipe and can inflict a status effect to make it easier to catch.
If the Crawdaunt 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.

If it has a different nature, you can use Adamant Mint to change its nature to Adamant.
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
If the build you are following requires it to have its Hidden Ability, you can use an Ability Patch to give Crawdaunt its Hidden Ability.
Ability Patch Location and How to Get

EV train Crawdaunt 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.
Vitamins can be bought at any Chansey Supply shop and it will cost you ₽530,000 to fully train a Pokemon. Meanwhile, Mochi can be obtained through the Ogre Oustin' Minigame.
EV train Crawdaunt according to the build's EV spread using Vitamins or the traditional way with Power Items and battling Pokemon with the right EV yield.
| Held Item | Number of Pokemon to Defeat | Defeat Any of These Pokemon |
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(For HP EVs) |
1 in Total (To get 4 HP EVs) |
・Azurill ・Lechonk ・Paldean Wooper Location: South of Los Platos |
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(For Attack EVs) |
28 in Total (To get 252 Attack EVs) |
・Shinx ・Growlithe ・Yungoos ・Nymble Location: South Province (Area 3) |
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(For Defense EVs) |
28 in Total (To get 252 Defense EVs) |
・Tarountula Location: South of Lost Platos |

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 Crawdaunt 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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| Levincia Delibird Presents | ₽20,000 |
Delibird Presents Locations and All Items
The table below includes all the moves Crawdaunt 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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| 1 | Leer |
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| 1 | Taunt |
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| 40 | Swords Dance |
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| 46 | Crunch |
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You can have Crawdaunt remember moves by going to the "Moves and Stats" menu and pressing A.
The table below includes all the moves Crawdaunt 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: ・Shellos Mucus x3 ・Azurill Fur x3 ・Wattrel Feather x3 |
| TM110 Liquidation |
![]() Available for Crafting through TM Machine after defeating Team Star's Fighting Crew Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Arrokuda Scales x5 ・Wiglett Sand x3 ・Buizel Fur x3 |

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| Best Pokemon For Raids Per Tera Type | |||||
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Grass |
Water |
Fire |
Electric |
Ice |
Fighting |
Ground |
Poison |
Flying |
Psychic |
Bug |
Rock |
Ghost |
Dragon |
Dark |
Steel |
Fairy |
Normal |
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