A special Tera Raid Event featuring Annihilape and Kingambit will run on December 12 until December 19 2024 in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on to learn more about this raid, the best counters to use on Annihilape and Kingambit, the rewards you can get, and more!

November and December Tera Raid Events
5☆ Corviknight and Bellibolt	5☆ Azumarill and Clodsire
5☆ Annihilape and Kingambit	5☆ Rayquaza

Annihilape and Kingambit Raid Event Duration

Annihilape and Kingambit Raid is now LIVE!

Schedule	Start Date: 2024/12/13 00:00 UTC End Date: 2024/12/19 23:59 UTC
Rewards	Annihilape and Kingambit Defeat and capture Annihilape and Kingambit 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 special Tera Raid event featuring the popular Raid Pokemon Annihilape and Kingambit is now live and will run from December 13, 2024 (00:00 UTC) until December 19, 2024 (23:59 UTC)!

Annihilape and Kingambit will appear in Raid crystals with various other Tera Types being made available for capture during the event. This 5-Star Raid Event is similar to the recently rerun Version Exclusive Tera Raid Event!

Annihilape and Kingambit Moveset

Annihilape Moveset and Abilities

Pokemon	Set
Annihilape	Tera Type: Random Ability 1: Vital Spirit Ability 2: Inner Focus Hidden Ability: Defiant Nature: Any ・ Rage Fist ・ Throat Chop ・ Close Combat ・ Stomping Tantrum ・ Screech ・ Swagger

Kingambit Moveset and Abilities

Pokemon	Set
Kingambit	Tera Type: Random Ability 1: Defiant Ability 2: Supreme Overlord Hidden Ability: Pressure Nature: Any ・ Iron Head ・ Night Slash ・ Kowtow Cleave ・ Slash ・ Iron Defense ・ Swords Dance

Best Counters for Annihilape and Kingambit

Hisuian Zoroark for Annihilape and Azumarill for Kingambit!

Pokemon	Best Moves/How to Use
Hisuian Zoroark	・Bitter Malice ・Dark Pulse ・Nasty Plot ・Hyper Voice ・Immune to both Ghost and Fighting type moves. ・Bitter Malice will lower Annihilape's attack while dealing damage. ・Has good coverage with Psychic and Sludge Bomb to name a few. ▶︎ Hisuian Zoroark Best Tera Raid Builds
Azumarill	・Belly Drum ・Liquidation ・Play Rough ・Ice Spinner ・Resists Steel and Dark moves. ・Can quickly take care of Kingambit with Huge Power and Belly Drum boosts. ・You can go for Body Slam for neutral damage if you don't have coverage. ▶︎ Azumarill Best Tera Raid Builds

Annihilape Top Counters

Pokemon	Best Moves/How to Use
Terapagos	・Calm Mind ・Stored Power ・Withdraw ・Rock Polish ・Withdraw will help in taking damage from Fighting moves. ・Stored Power will easily take care of Annihilape even with a type resist. ・Immune to Ghost type moves! ▶︎ Terapagos Best Tera Raid Builds
Wyrdeer	・Calm Mind ・Reflect ・Stored Power ・After Intimidating Annihilape, copy Defiant with Role Play should Annihilape hit you with a Screech. ・Stored Power will easily take care of Annihilape even with a type resist. ・Immune to Ghost type moves!
Bellibolt	・Acid Spray ・Parabolic Charge ・Electric Terrain ・Reflect ・Use Acid Spray to boost Damage. ・Recommended over Miraidon due to its stats and movepool but the latter can still perform well. ・Resists Water type moves! ▶︎ Bellibolt Best Tera Raid Builds
Arceus	・Acid Spray ・Judgment ・Recover ・Calm Mind ・Brute force with Arceus' sheer power. ・Can deal with any Type raid. ・Use Recover when low on HP. ▶︎ Arceus Best Tera Raid Builds

Kingambit Top Counters

Pokemon	Best Moves/How to Use
Landorus (Therian Forme)	・Nasty Plot ・Earth Power ・Weather Ball ・Sandstorm ・Immune to Kingambit's nasty Ground type moves! ・Has a decent enough Sp. Atk stat. ・Weather Ball can be used to cover Rock, Water, and Fire weak Tera Types. ▶︎ Landorus Best Tera Raid Builds
Munkidori	・Acid Spray ・Psychic Terrain ・Nasty Plot ・Stored Power ・You can also opt for a standard special attacker build. ・Stored Power can brute force through Kingambit. ・Other Stored Power users can be Vaporeon or Mewtwo. ▶︎ Munkidori Best Tera Raid Builds
Incineroar	・Darkest Lariat ・Temper Flare ・Taunt ・Swords Dance ・Use Swords Dance to boost Attack. ・After setting up, just keep spamming Drain Punch to stack boosts from your Metronome. ・Resists Steel and Dark type moves! ▶︎ Best Incineroar Build for Tera Raids
Koraidon	・Drain Punch ・Swords Dance ・Collision Course ・Breaking Swipe ・Use Swords Dance to boost Damage. ・Recommended over Miraidon due to its stats and movepool but the latter can still perform well. ・Resists Dark type moves! ▶︎ Koraidon Best Tera Raid Builds
Bellibolt	・Acid Spray ・Parabolic Charge ・Electric Terrain ・Reflect ・Use Acid Spray to boost Damage. ・Recommended over Miraidon due to its stats and movepool but the latter can still perform well. ・Resists Water type moves! ▶︎ Bellibolt Best Tera Raid Builds
Arceus	・Acid Spray ・Judgment ・Recover ・Calm Mind ・Brute force with Arceus' sheer power. ・Can deal with any Type raid. ・Use Recover when low on HP. ▶︎ Arceus Best Tera Raid Builds

Annihilape and Kingambit Rewards

All Raid Rewards

Annihilape and Kingambit Tera Raid Event Rewards
Ability Capsule	Big Pearl	Bottle Cap
Exp. Candy L	Exp. Candy XL	Nugget
Pearl String	PP Up	Rare Candy
Muscle Feather	Tera Shards	Adamant Mint
Salty Herba Mystica	Hondew Berry (Annihilape)	Tamato Berry (Kingambit)

Get Salty Herba Mystica!

During this raid, you will have a chance to get Salty Herba Mystica upon defeating the featured raid bosses. You can take advantage of this event to stock up on some Salty Herba Mystica!

How to Get Herba Mystica

Best Sandwich for Annihilape and Kingambit Raid Event

Raid Power: Ghost Lv. 2 Sandwich

(#30) Ultra Herbed-Sausage Sandwich
Ingredients	Meal Powers
・ Herbed Sausage ・ Lettuce ・ Ketchup ・ Mustard	・Exp. Point Power: Ground Lv. 2 ・Raid Power: Ghost Lv. 2 ・Encounter Power: Fighting Lv. 1

(#95) Master Smoky Sandwich
Ingredients	Meal Powers
・ Salty Herba Mystica ・ Vinegar ・ Pepper ・ Salt ・ Basil ・ Watercress ・ Smoked Fillet ・ Red Onion	・Title Power: Dark Lv. 2 ・Exp. Point Power: Psychic Lv. 2 ・Raid Power: Ghost Lv. 2

Sandwiches give various meal powers when consumed. If you want to gain even more rewards after defeating Annihilape 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: Dark Lv. 2 Sandwich

(#78) Ultra Fried Fillet Sandwich
Ingredients	Meal Powers
・ Ketchup ・ Mayonnaise ・ Horseradish ・ Potato Salad ・ Fried Fillet ・ Lettuce	・Teensy Power: Bug Lv. 2 ・Raid Power: Dark Lv. 2 ・Encounter Power: Steel Lv. 1

Sandwiches give various meal powers when consumed. If you want to gain even more rewards after defeating Kingambit 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 Annihilape and Kingambit Raid Event

How to Join Annihilape and Kingambit Raid Event
Obtain at Least 7 Gym Badges Connect to the Internet Check the Map for Sparkling Tera Raid Crystals Join or Host an Event Tera Raid

Tera Raid Level Depends on Game Progress

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!

How to Increase Tera Raid Star Level

Connect to the Internet

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.

Check the Map for Sparkling Tera Raid Crystals

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!

Look for Sparkling Tera Raid Icons

Icon	Explanation
	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!

Join an Event Tera Raid

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.

Hosting Event Tera Raids

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

Event Tera Raids in Yellow Cards

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!

Nintendo Switch Online Subscription Required for Online Play

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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