Tera Raid Counters
Best builds for the current 7-star events — what to bring and how to play it.
Last checked: October 3, 2026.
Tyranitar the Unrivaled
● LIVE NOWOct 2 – Oct 8, 2026 · Tera: GhostBoss behavior: Stone Edge, Crunch, Shadow Claw, Earthquake — plus Focus Energy (crit boosts) and Dragon Dance. Bring Intimidate allies (Staraptor with Feather Dance is ideal).
Krookodile
- Tera
- Dark
- Ability
- Anger Point (HA)
- Item
- Shell Bell
- Nature
- Adamant
- EVs
- 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def
- Moves
- Bulk Up · Breaking Swipe · Power Trip · Taunt
Breaking Swipe to charge Tera and lower its Attack. Taunt before it Dragon Dances. When it crits you, Anger Point maxes your Attack — then sweep with Tera-boosted Power Trip.
Primeape
- Tera
- Ghost
- Ability
- Anger Point
- Item
- Shell Bell
- Nature
- Adamant
- EVs
- 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
- Moves
- Taunt · Rage Fist
Simple solo build: Taunt to block Dragon Dance, then Rage Fist — it grows stronger every time you're hit. Anger Point turns its crits into your win condition.
Crawdaunt
- Tera
- Dark
- Ability
- Shell Armor
- Item
- Shell Bell
- Nature
- Adamant
- EVs
- 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
- Moves
- Swords Dance · Iron Defense · Crunch · Protect
Shell Armor ignores all its boosted crits. Set up with Iron Defense + Swords Dance, spam Crunch. Protect on the turn it nullifies your ability.
Salamence the Unrivaled
UPCOMINGOct 9 – Oct 15, 2026 · Tera: FlyingBoss behavior: Flying Tera Salamence (Dragon/Flying base) — 4× weak to Ice. Expect Dragon Dance setup and heavy Flying/Dragon physical hits; bring Ice counters and Intimidate support.
Baxcalibur
- Tera
- Ice
- Ability
- Thermal Exchange
- Item
- Shell Bell
- Nature
- Adamant
- EVs
- 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
- Moves
- Swords Dance · Icicle Crash · Ice Shard · Protect
Ice hits Dragon/Flying for 4× damage. Set up Swords Dance behind Protect, then sweep. Thermal Exchange punishes Fire coverage.
Cetitan
- Tera
- Ice
- Ability
- Thick Fat
- Item
- Shell Bell
- Nature
- Adamant
- EVs
- 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
- Moves
- Belly Drum · Ice Spinner · Play Rough · Protect
Classic Belly Drum sweeper — max Attack in one turn, then Ice Spinner for massive damage. Thick Fat softens Fire/Ice hits.
Metagross the Unrivaled
UPCOMINGOct 16 – Oct 22, 2026 · Tera: SteelBoss behavior: Steel Tera Metagross (Steel/Psychic base). Full moveset and behavior TBA — check back as the event approaches. Fire, Fighting, and Ground hit it super-effectively.
Skeledirge
- Tera
- Fire
- Ability
- Unaware
- Item
- Shell Bell
- Nature
- Modest
- EVs
- 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
- Moves
- Torch Song · Will-O-Wisp · Slack Off · Protect
Preliminary pick: Unaware ignores its stat boosts, Will-O-Wisp halves its Attack, and Torch Song stacks Special Attack. Full tested builds coming before Oct 16.
7-star raid fundamentals
- 7-star raids are Lv. 100 with the Mightiest Mark — bring Lv. 100 Pokémon with maxed IVs (Hyper Trained) and a proper EV spread.
- Shell Bell is the default raid item: it heals you as you deal damage, which matters more than raw power in long raids.
- Cheer strategically: 'Go all out!' after setting up, 'Heal up!' when the team is low — cheers don't cost a turn.
- Terastallize only after the boss nullifies your stat changes (it wipes your Tera charge timing otherwise) — usually best mid-fight.
- For solo runs, NPC allies with Intimidate (Arcanine, Staraptor, Tauros) quietly carry by lowering the boss's Attack all fight.
- You can only catch the 7-star boss once per event, but you can re-run it for Herba Mystica and other drops.