Iron Boulder Best Tera Raid Build

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

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Rock Tera Build

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Iron Boulder	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑Atk, ↓SpA)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Atk: 252		Spd 4
Ability	Moveset
Quark Drive	・ Swords Dance ・ Electric Terrain ・ Leer / Sandstorm ・ Mighty Cleave
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Use Leer to lower the Raid Boss' Defense. Boost Iron Boulder's Attack with Swords Dance. Use Mighty Cleave to deal damage to the Raid Boss.

Take advantage of Iron Boulder's ability, Quark Drive, and place an Electric Terrain to boost its Attack by an additional 30%.

Iron Boulder's attack can be further boosted with Swords Dance, pairing this with Leer to lower the Raid Boss' Defense, maximizing the damage Iron Boulder will deal when it uses its signature-move, Mighty Cleave.

Best Tera Type, Nature, and Held Item

This build recommends Iron Boulder to have a Rock Tera Type to maximize the damage dealt by Mighty Cleave as it's a Rock-type move.

As a Physical Attacker, an Adamant nature is the recommended nature. If your Iron Boulder happens to have a different nature, you can use an Adamant Mint to change its nature.

Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards bulky offense to increase survivability while dealing the maximum damage possible. EV Train to max out Iron Boulder's Attack and HP, adding the remaining EVs into Speed.

Let Iron Boulder hold a Shell Bell to restore health when it deals damage, increasing its survivability against raid bosses.

Tera Raid Strategy

Start the raid battle with Swords Dance and use it three times to boost Iron Boulder's Attack. You can place a Sandstorm to increase Iron Boulder's special defense when fighting against special attackers, while also dealing a bit of damage to the raid boss.

Place an Electric Terrain to make use of Iron Boulder's Quark Drive ability and further increase its damage output.

After setting everything up, use Mighty Cleave to deal damage and build its Tera Orb Charge. Terastallize to double the STAB for Mighty Cleave and continue using it until the Raid Boss is defeated.

Sample Damage Calculations

Damage Dealt by Iron Boulder
7675 HP (-6 Sp. Def, Max HP x25)	Mighty Cleave (Quark Drive Atk, Rock Tera) 1,616 ~ 1,904 (21.2 ~ 25%)

These calculations were done using our Tera Raid Damage Calculator

Tera Raid Damage Calculator

Effective Counter Against Fire, Ice, Flying, and Bug Type Tera Raids

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

This Iron Boulder Rock Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Bug Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Fighting, Ground or Steel Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Iron Boulder will be weak to these Types as a Rock-type attacker.

Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

Psychic Tera Build

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Iron Boulder	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑Atk, ↓Sp. Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP 252		Atk 252		Spd 4
Ability	Moveset
Quark Drive	・ Swords Dance ・ Electric Terrain ・ Leer or Taunt ・ Psycho Cut
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Use Leer to lower the Raid Boss' Defense Boost Iron Boulder's Attack with Swords Dance and Quark Drive via Electric Terrain Attack the Raid Boss with Psycho Cut with the move's passive crit ratio boost

Iron Boulder's ability, Quark Drive, gives it a 30% Atk Boost in Tera Raid Battles. Instead of having Iron Boulder hold a Booster Energy to activate this ability, use Electric Terrain before attacking instead.

Before using Psycho Cut for damage, use Leer to decrease the Raid Boss Defense, then Swords Dance to increase Iron Boulder's Attack. Lasty, activate Quark Drive by using Electric Terrain for that last boost of damage, then start using Psycho Cuts afterwards.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Iron Boulder with a Psychic Tera Type for the extra damage boost with Psychic moves. As a Physical Attacker, Adamant nature would be best.
Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize

EV Spread Explanation

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards Attack and HP. Max out your HP and Atk EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Speed.

Tera Raid Strategy

Start the raid battle by using Leer once or twice to decrease to Boss' defense. Alternatively, you can use Taunt to disable any disruptive Status Moves the Raid Boss may have.

Maximize Iron Boulder's attack to 6 stages by using Swords Dance for 3 turns. Then use Electric Terrain for another source of an extra attack boost from Quark Drive.

Now that you're done setting up everything, it's time to dish out attacks. Use Psycho Cut to deal damage and build Tera Orb Charge. Thanks to your Shell Bell, you'll be able to recover some of your HP when you attack as well!

Once you have enough Tera Orb charge, terastallize and continue using Psycho Cut until the Raid Boss goes down.

Sample Damage Calculations

Super Effective Damage Dealt by Iron Boulder
(Fighting Tera) 7600 HP (Max HP x25)	Psycho Cut(+6 Atk, Psychic Tera) 1,192 ~ 1,404 (15.6 ~ 18.4%)

These calculations were done using our Tera Raid Damage Calculator

Tera Raid Damage Calculator

Effective Counter Against Fighting and Poison Type Tera Raids

Super Effective (2x)
Not Very Effective (x0.5)
No Effect (x0)

This Iron Boulder Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Fighting and Poison Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Bug, Ghost, or Dark Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Iron Boulder will be weak to these Types as a Psychic-Type attacker.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

How to Make Best Iron Boulder Tera Raid Build

How to Make Best Iron Boulder Tera Raid Build
Catch Iron Boulder in Area Zero Use Adamant Mint to change its nature. EV Train Iron Boulder Hyper Train at Montenevera. Level up to 100. Give Iron Boulder a Held Item.

Catch Iron Boulder in Area Zero

Iron Boulder is found in Area Zero in The Indigo Disk DLC, and you can catch it once you register 200 Pokemon in the Blueberry Pokedex and help Perrin. Follow the steps below to get the Violet-exclusive Paradox Pokemon Iron Boulder.

You can follow these steps to reach Iron Crown in Area Zero:

1. Finish the Bloodmoon Ursaluna Quest in Kitakami
2. Register 200 Pokemon on the Blueberry Pokedex
3. Talk to Perrin at the Savanna Rest Area 1.
4. Head to Area Zero.
5. Teleport to Research Station 2.
6. Exit the research station.
7. Go straight and jump down to the level beneath.
8. Iron Boulder should be a level down just below Research Station 2.
9. Approach it, then press A to attempt to catch it.

Make sure to bring a Pokemon that has False Swipe and can inflict a status effect to make it easier to catch.

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Use Tera Shards to Change Tera Type

If the Iron Boulder 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.

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EV Train Iron Boulder

EV train Iron Boulder 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.

Physical Tera Builds

If you have the money for it, you can just buy 26 HP Up (for HP), 26 Protein (for Atk), 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.

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 Band (For Special Defense EVs)	1 in Total (To get remaining 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.

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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.

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Give Iron Boulder a Held Item

You can also give your Iron Boulder 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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Iron Boulder Tera Raid Moveset Guide

Learn Moves Through Level Up

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

Level	Move	Type
1	Electric Terrain
1	Leer
28	Psycho Cut
56	Mighty Cleave
63	Swords Dance

You can have Iron Boulder 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 Iron Boulder 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
TM051 Sandstorm	Climb on top of a tower in East Province Area Three, Middle Section. Required League Points: 3000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Hippopotas Sand x3 ・Sandygast Sand x3 ・Silicobra Sand x3
TM087 Taunt	Available for Crafting through TM Machine after defeating Team Star's Fighting Crew Required League Points: 3000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Meowth Fur x3 ・Sneasel Claw x3 ・Sableye Gem x3

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