Leavanny Best Tera Raid Build

The best Leavanny Tera Raid Build in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) has the Chlorophyll ability, and the Shell Bell held item. Read on to learn what the best Leavanny Tera Raid Build is and how to use it.

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Best Leavanny Tera Raid Build

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Grass Tera Leavanny

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Leavanny	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑Atk, ↓SpA)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Atk: 252		Sp. Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Chlorophyll	・ Grassy Terrain ・ Screech ・ Swords Dance ・ Leaf Blade
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Boost the power of Leaf Blade with Grassy Terrain. Screech and Swords Dance are staples in solo strats. Leaf Blade is a great Physical Attack that has a high Critical Hit ratio. Can substitute for Ogerpon in a pinch.

The best ability for Leavanny in Tera Raid Battles is Chlorophyll. This helps Leavanny work exceptionally well in Sun by boosting its Speed. While Overcoat is also great, Leavanny's typing makes it reduntant with its immunity to Powder and Spore Moves.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Leavanny with a Grass Tera Type to further boost the damage of Leaf Blade. As a Physical Attacker, an Adamant nature would be best.

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards bulky offense to help with survivability while still dealing as much damage as possible. Max out your HP and Atk EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Sp. Def or Def depending on whichever one you need. The Shell Bell allows Leavanny to recover some HP after every turn.

Tera Raid Strategy

Start by setting up with Screech and Swords Dance. These should let you deal absurd amounts of damage with Leaf Blade once you Terastallize. Should the raid boss take some Tera Orb Charges, feel free to use Leaf Blade

Sample Damage Calculations

Super Effective Damage Dealt by Leavanny
(-6 Def, Water Tera, 128 Sp. Def) 7600 HP (Max HP x25)	Leaf Blade(+6 Atk, Grassy Terrain, Grass Tera) 7,228 ~ 8,504 (95.1 ~ 111.8%)
	Leaf Blade(+6 Atk, Grassy Terrain, Grass Tera, Critical Hit) 10,840 ~ 12,756 (142.6 ~ 167.8%)

These calculations were done using our Tera Raid Damage Calculator

Tera Raid Damage Calculator

Effective Counter Against Water, Ground and Rock Type Tera Raids

Super Effective (2x)
Not Very Effective (x0.5)
No Effect (x0)	None

This Leavanny Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Water, Ground and Rock Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Fire, Ice or Flying Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Leavanny will be weak to these Types as a Grass Type attacker.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

Bug Tera Build

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Leavanny	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑Atk, ↓Sp.Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Atk: 252		Sp. Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Swarm	・ Swords Dance ・ X-Scissor ・ Light Screen ・ Screech
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Access to both Screen moves lets it tank a few hits and set-up. Make use of Swarm thanks to Leavanny's lackluster Defenses. X-Scissor has a high chance to crit combined with Screech and Swords Dance.

This Build is designed to counter Bug-weak Pokemon in Tera Raids. With access to Light Screen, Leavanny can safely set up Swords Dance and Screech without much fear of being one-shot by any move barring Fire and Flying-type Moves.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Leavanny with a Bug Tera Type as it will increase X-Scissor's power when Leavanny Terastallizes. As a physical attacker, an Adamant nature would be best.

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards bulky offense to help with survivability while still dealing as much damage as possible. Max out your HP and Atk EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Sp.Def or Def depending on which one you need. The Shell Bell allows Leavanny to recover some HP after every turn.

Tera Raid Strategy

Start by setting up with Screech and Swords Dance. These should let you deal absurd amounts of damage with Leaf Blade once you Terastallize. Should the raid boss take some Tera Orb Charges, feel free to use Leaf Blade.

Alternative Moves

Leavanny can also be built to counter Physical Attackers with minimal changes to the build. Make sure to invest in Def EVs instead of Sp.Def instead for this build.

Sample Damage Calculations

Super Effective Damage Dealt by Leavanny
(-6 Def, Psychic Tera, 128 Sp. Def) 7600 HP (Max HP x25)	X-Scissor or Lunge(+6 Atk, Bug Tera) 4,940 ~ 5,816 (65 ~ 76.5%)
	X-Scissor(+6 Atk, Swarm, Bug Tera, Critical Hit) 11,116 ~ 13,080 (146.2 ~ 172.1%)

These calculations were done using our Tera Raid Damage Calculator

Tera Raid Damage Calculator

Effective Counter Against Psychic, Dark, and Grass Type Tera Raids

Super Effective (2x)
Not Very Effective (x0.5)
No Effect (x0)	None

This Leavanny Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Psychic, Dark, and Grass Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Fire or Flying Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Leavanny will be weak to these Types as a Bug/Grass Type attacker.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

How to Make Best Leavanny Tera Raid Build

How to Make Best Leavanny Tera Raid Build
Catch Sewaddle at Apple Hills Use Adamant Mint to change its nature. Use an Ability Capsule to Change Its Ability. EV Train Leavanny Hyper Train at Montenevera. Level up to 100. Give Leavanny a Held Item.

Catch Sewaddle at Apple Hills

You can catch a Sewaddle with a Grass or Bug Tera Type at Apple Hills, Mossfell Confluence, or Wistful Fields.

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

Use Tera Shards to Change Tera Type

If the Leavanny 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.

How to Change Tera Type

Use Adamant Mint to Change Its Nature

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

Use an Ability Capsule to Change Its Ability

If its ability is different from our recommendation, you can use an Ability Capsule to change it.

This item can be bought at Chansey Supply shops for ₽100,000.

Ability Capsule Location and How to Get

Use an Ability Patch to Change Its Ability

If the build you are following requires it to have its Hidden Ability, you can use an Ability Patch to give Leavanny its Hidden Ability.

Ability Patch Location and How to Get

EV Train Leavanny

EV train Leavanny 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.

Bug and Grass Tera Build

If you have the money for it, you can just buy 26 Protein, 26 HP Up, and 1 Iron or Zinc. You can also just use the respective Mochi if you wish to do so.

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
Power Weight (For HP EVs)	28 in Total (To get 252 HP EVs)	・Azurill ・Lechonk ・Paldean Wooper Location: South of Los Platos
Power Bracer (For Attack EVs)	28 in Total (To get 252 Attack EVs)	・Shinx ・Growlithe ・Yungoos ・Nymble Location: South Province (Area 3)
Power Belt (For Defense EVs)	1 in Total (To get the remaining 4 Defense EVs)	・Tarountula Location: South of Lost Platos
Power Band (For Special Defense EVs)	1 in Total (To get 4 Special Defense EVs)	・Hoppip ・Swablu Location: South Province (Area 1)

How to EV Train Fast

Hyper Train at Montenevera

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

Level Up to 100

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

Give Leavanny a Held Item

You can also give your Leavanny 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
Shell Bell	Levincia Delibird Presents	₽20,000

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Leavanny Tera Raid Moveset Guide

Learn Moves Through Level Up

The table below includes all the moves Leavanny learns through level up needed for our recommended builds. Choose the moves depending on the build you are trying to make.

Level	Move	Type
36	Leaf Blade
39	X-Scissor
46	Swords Dance

You can have Leavanny remember moves by going to the "Moves and Stats" menu and pressing A.

How to Relearn Moves

Get Other Moves From TMs

The table below includes all the moves Leavanny 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
TM074 Reflect	Inside the scaffolding on the northern side of East Province (Area Three). Required League Points: 800 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Drowzee Fur x3 ・Flittle Down x3
TM075 Light Screen	Found to the east of Artazon on rocky terrain. Required League Points: 800 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Magnemite Screw x3 ・Voltorb Sparks x3
TM137 Grassy Terrain	Found near the tree southwest of Mesagoza in South Province Area Two. Required League Points: 3000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Sunkern Leaf x3 ・Flabébé Pollen x3 ・Fomantis Leaf x3

List of TMs and Locations

Give Leavanny Screech from Lokix Line as an Egg Move

1	Catch a Lokix or Nymble, then make them remember the move Screech.
2	Buy a Mirror Herb at Delibird Presents in Cascarrafa. The item costs ₽30,000 so make sure you have enough money.
3	Remove everyone from your party except for Leavanny and Lokix. There should only be two Pokemon in your party.
4	Delete one of Leavanny's moves, then let it hold the Mirror Herb.
5	Have a picnic with Leavanny and Lokix. Wait for a few minutes, then pack up. Check Leavanny's summary to see that it now has Screech!

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