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Trainers were catch a Flying Tera Type Salamence with the Mightiest Mark during the 7-Star Tera Raid Event which ran from April 18, 2025 ~ April 27, 2025 in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Learn the start and end date of this Tera Raid Event, the best counters to use and how to beat Salamence, all rewards you can get, and how to join.
| 7-Star Unrivaled Salamence Raid Event Links | Event Details and Counters |
Raid Code Board |
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List of Contents
| Time Until Event Ends |
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| Raid Event is now Over! |
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| Schedule |
Round 1 Start Date: 2025/04/18 00:00 UTC End Date: 2025/04/20 23:59 UTC Round 2 Start Date: 2025/04/25 00:00 UTC End Date: 2025/04/27 23:59 UTC |
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| Rewards |
7-Star Salamence Defeat "Salamence the Unrivaled" in a Black Crystal Tera Raid during the event and you'll get a Flying Tera Type Salamence with the Mightiest Mark. Treasures and Battle Items Obtain various items which you can use to build battle-ready Pokemon or sell in stores for money. |
| Unlock Requirements |
Unlock 6-Star Tera Raid Battles to Participate To do this, you'll need to complete the Academy Ace Tournament, then do 8-10 4-Star or 5-Star Raids until you get a call from Jacq. |
Round 2 of the 7-Star Tera Raid Event featuring Salamence with a Flying Tera Type is now over! The event ran from April 18, 2025 (00:00 UTC) up until April 27, 2025 (11:59 UTC) as a set with the Powerhouse Pokemon Tera Raid Events.
Salamence with the Mightiest Mark, the featured Pokemon for this event, could only be caught once. However, you could still participate in this event even after you've caught Salamence if you wanted to get more of its rewards.
Just like previous 7-Star Tera Raid events, the 7-Star Salamence Raid Dens would only spawn in Paldea. If you haven't purchased The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC, no need to worry as the Raid Den cannot appear in Kitakami or the Terarium. You also don't need to do the Mochi Mayhem Epilogue in order to start this raid.
| Pokemon | Set |
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Salamence
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Ability:
Moxie
(Hidden Ability) IVs: 31 IVs in Every Stat Nature: Quiet ・ Tera Blast ・ Dragon Pulse ・ Earthquake ・ Flamethrower Can also use: ・ Heat Wave ・ Breaking Swipe ・ Dragon Dance |

If you want to solo this Raid, you need to use Pokemon that can disable or remove Salamence's Moxie! Having NPC Allies will be detrimental as they are only Level 75 which Salamence can easily defeat and max out its Attack stat.
Alternatively, you can just connect with other players so Moxie isn't that much of an issue. Use our Raid Codes Board to set up raids with other trainers!
7-Star Tera Raid Event Codes Board

Due to the mixed attacking set of this Salamence, you need specific NPC Allies with the Ability Intimidate and Hailey's Bellibolt. This can help mitigate damage especially its hard-hitting Special moves.
The best allies in this situation would be Bellibolt, Staraptor, and Gardevoir.
| 7-Star Raid Salamence Behavior and Action Timings | |
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| Conditions | Raid Salamence |
| Start of Raid | ・Heat Wave |
| 86% Time | ・Player Status and Stats Reset |
| 85% HP / 85% Time | ・Tera Energy Shield |
| 50% Time | ・Breaking Swipe |
| 44% HP | ・Tyranitar Stats and Status Reset |
| 40% HP | ・Dragon Dance |
| Best Counters for 7-Star Salamence Raid | |||||||
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| Other Counters for 7-Star Salamence Raid | |||||||
The best counters for the Tyranitar Tera Raid are Eelektross or Bellibolt! Eelektross was a popular pick during the Quaquaval Raid, and should also do well in this raid to by using Gastro Acid to remove Moxie.
Bellibolt might be weak to Ground, but it can pull its own weight by healing with Parabolic Charge. Do note that it is required to have a few Intimidate users and Gardevoir for this one.
Eelektross
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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| Modest (↑Sp. Atk, ↓Atk) |
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| HP: 252 |
Def: 4 |
Sp. Atk: 252 |
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| Levitate | ・
Acid Spray
・ Gastro Acid ・ Discharge ・ Lunge |
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| Discharge (Electric Tera) 1276-1504 (11 - 12.9%) |
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Bellibolt
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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| Modest (↑Sp. Atk, ↓Atk) |
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| HP: 252 |
Def: 4 |
Sp. Atk: 252 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||
| Electromorphosis | ・
Acid Spray
・ Parabolic Charge ・ Chilling Water ・ Electric Terrain |
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| Parabolic Charge (Charged, Electric Tera) 2540-2992 (21.9 - 25.8%) |
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Bellibolt Best Tera Raid Build
Slowbro ![]()
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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| Modest (↑Sp. Atk, ↓Atk) |
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| EV Spread | ||||||
| HP: 252 |
Def: 4 |
Sp. Atk: 252 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||
| Oblivious | ・
Iron Defense
・ Nasty Plot ・ Stored Power ・ Skill Swap |
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| Stored Power (+6 Def, +6 Sp. Atk, Psychic Tera) 2486-2926 (21.4 - 25.2%) |
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| Pokemon | Best Moves/How to Use |
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Manaphy
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・Acid Armor ・Stored Power ・Skill Swap ・Tail Glow ・HOME Transfer Only. ・Faster set-up thanks to Tail Glow ・Vaporeon comes to mind with this build, but it doesn't get Skill Swap ▶︎ Manaphy Best Tera Raid Build |
Pawmot ![]()
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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| Adamant (↑Atk, ↓Sp. Atk) |
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| EV Spread | ||||||
| HP: 252 |
Atk: 252 |
Def: 4 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||
| Iron Fist | ・
Bulk Up
・ Entrainment ・ Thunder Punch ・ Charm |
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| Summary | ||||||
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| Thunder Punch (Iron Fist, +6 Atk, Electric Tera) 1436-1692 (12.3 - 14.6%) |
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Clefable
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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| Impish (↑Def, ↓Sp. Atk) |
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| EV Spread | ||||||
| HP: 252 |
Atk: 4 |
Def: 252 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||
| Magic Guard | ・
Skill Swap
・ Reflect ・ Life Dew ・ Chilling Water |
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| Summary | ||||||
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Alcremie
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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| Impish (↑Def, ↓Sp. Atk) |
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| HP: 252 |
Atk: 4 |
Def: 252 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||
| Sweet Veil | ・
Charm
・ Entrainment ・ Decorate ・ Helping Hand |
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Beating this 7-Star Tera Raid will allow you to catch an Salamence that will have the Mightiest Mark and its Hidden Ability, Moxie!
The following Poke Ball is the best one that fits Salamence's design. You can also catch in a Master Ball if you want!
| Pokemon | Best Pokeball | Reason |
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Salamence
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Lure Ball
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Matches extremely well with the colors. |
Dusk Ball
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Matches extremely well with its Shiny colors if you're planning to Masuda Method. |
List of All Poke Balls and How to Get
| 7-Star Unrivaled Salamence Raid Event Rewards | ||
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Humungo Power Normal Sandwich Lv. 2 |
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| Ingredients | Meal Powers |
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| ・ Rice x6 ・ Wasabi |
・Humungo Power: Normal Lv. 2 ・Raid Power: Flying Lv. 2 ・Encounter Power: Fighting Lv. 1 |
Catching Power Electric Fried Fillet Sandwich Lv. 2 |
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| Ingredients | Meal Powers |
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| ・ Cheese x2 ・ Yellow Bell Pepper x2 ・ Fried Fillet x2 ・ Mayonnaise x3 ・ Sweet Herba Mystica x1 |
・Title Power: Electric Lv. 2 ・Catching Power: Electric Lv. 1 ・Raid Power: Flying Lv. 2 |
Sandwiches give various meal powers when consumed. If you want to gain even more rewards after defeating Salamence 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

Salamence normally cannot be found in Paldea, making the 7-Star Event Salamence quite the catch, but you have to fight it in a Black Crystal Tera Raid.
These raids are tough, so trainers will have to prepare in advance. It's also recommended to complete the post-game before you participate. Players who are in earlier points of the game can still join via Link Code, but it is highly discouraged since these 7-Star raids will be extremely difficult.
How to Unlock 6-Star Raids and List of Pokemon

Remember that Black Tera Raid symbols on the map do not come in any other color except black. Meanwhile, normal Tera Raid symbols are colored according to the Tera Type of the Pokemon in them.
When you're looking for the Tera Raid with the 7-Star Salamence, keep your eyes peeled for a Black Tera Raid symbol on the map with the Flying-type icon.
Black Crystal Tera Raid Battles

You are able to join Event Raid Dens online. When the event is live, you can use our Tera Raid Board to coordinate a team to take it down!

To participate in the event with other players, you must have a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership, which is bought separately from the game.
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Trainers must also make sure they have the latest version of Poke Portal News in their game. This should automatically download if your Switch is connected to the Internet.
| 1 | ![]() Press the X Button and select "Poke Portal." Make sure your Switch is connected to the internet. |
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| 2 | ![]() Select "Mystery Gift." |
| 3 | ![]() Select "Check Poke Portal News." |

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| Tera Raid Events | |
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7☆ Unrivaled Goodra Raid Round 2 is LIVE! |
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| Start Date | Nov 28, 2025 (Fri) at 00:00 UTC |
| End Date | Nov 30, 2025 (Sun) at 11:59 UTC |
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[LIVE] |
Featured Pokemon: Blissey with increased odds to drop Tera Shards and Candies Duration: 11/28/2025 (12:00 AM) ~ 11/30/2025 (11:59 PM) |
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Salamence has moxie but it's not much use to him, he only has earthquake and breaking swipe as physical attacks. Flying, fairy or levitate type Pokémon like Eelektross don't fear him much.
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