Over the course of this weekend, Pokemon Scarlet And Violet players will be challenging a 7 Star Tera Raid which features a Flying Tera Type Blaziken with the Mightiest Mark.

Aside from being the one of the few ways to obtain Blaziken without Pokemon HOME or trading, the 7 Star Tera Raid gives out a great deal of useful rewards such as Vitamins, Rare Candies, and Ability Patches. This makes being able to complete the raid consistently extremely useful. Below you will find some quick tips and tricks for beating this Raid Battle, as discovered and shared by many members of the Pokemon community.

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How To Unlock 7-Star Raids

In order to even participate in this raid battle, players will need to progress far enough in the game to qualify for 7-Star raids. This essentially means meeting the following requirements:

• Have completed the story and seen the end credits
• Have completed all Gym Rematches and the Academy Ace Tournament
• Have completed 10 or more raids rated 4* and above.

Once you have completed these steps, the 7-Star Raid will appear both in your overworld as well as on the Tera Raid board.

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Blaziken’s Ability and Moves

• The Tera Raid Blaziken has a Flying Tera-Type, meaning that it does more damage with its Flying moves in addition to its Fire and Fighting moves.
• As a Flying Tera-Type, it is weak to Electric, Rock, and Ice type attacks.
• Blaziken’s Ability is Speed Boost, which boosts its Speed stat by one stage every turn.
• Blaziken’s notable moves include the following:
  • Blaze Kick ~ Powerful Fire-Type Physical Attack with a high critical hit rate.
  • Brave Bird ~ Powerful Flying-Type Physical Attack that damages the user.
  • Earthquake ~ Powerful Ground-Type Physical Attack that hits all opponents.
  • Low Kick ~ Fighting-Type Physical Attack that does more damage to heavier Pokemon.
  • Overheat ~Powerful Fire-Type Special Attack which sharply lowers the user’s Special Attack stat.
  • Rock Slide ~ Powerful Rock-Type Phsyical Attack which hits all opponents.
  • Swords Dance ~ Status move that boosts Blaziken’s Attack stat by two stages.
  • Bulk Up ~ Status move that boosts Blaziken’s Attack and Defense stats by one stage each.
• Blaziken’s Battle Behaviour
  • 90% Time Remaining ~ Blaziken will use Swords Dance to sharply raise it’s attack stat
  • 90% HP Remaining ~ Blaziken will clear all of the player’s buffs.
  • 80% HP /  Time Remaining ~Blaziken will set up it’s Tera Shield
  • 79% HP Remaining ~ Blaziken will use Overheat.
  • 70% HP Remaining ~ Blaziken will clear all negative status effects and stat changes from itself.
  • 65% Time Remaining ~ Blaziken will use Bulk Up to boost its stats.
  • 50% HP Remaining ~ Blaziken will use Rock Slide to damage all opponents.

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General Recommendations

• Avoid using Pokemon with a weakness to Fire, Fighting, and Flying moves. Fainting in battle reduces the timer, and if it reaches zero before the raid boss is defeated, everyone will fail the raid battle.
• Use Level 100 Pokemon to maximize your chance of successfully completing the raid.
• Use Vitamins to maximize your Pokemon’s key stats to increase your chance of successfully completing the Raid.
• Use Cheers when necessary
  • Go For It! ~ Boosts Attacking stats.
  • Heal Up! ~ Heals HP and cures Status conditions.
• Use moves which reduce Blaziken’s stats
  • Reduce Def or Sp.Def to take it down faster.
  • Reduce Atk or Sp.Atk to prevent it from fainting your Pokemon.

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Recommended Pokemon

Miraidon

• Dragon/Electric typing makes resistant to most of Blaziken’s attacks.
• Ability Hadron Engine sets up Electric Terrain, which boosts the power of Electric-Type attacks.
• Recommended Stat Spread
  • Modest Nature.
  • Max out Sp.Atk stat with Calcium
  • Max out Def stat with Iron
• Recommended Moves:
  • Parabolic Charge ~ Special Electric-Type attack which also recovers Miraidon’s HP.
  • Electro Drift ~ Powerful Special Electric-Type attack which does more damage if its Super Effective.
  • Metal Sound ~ Reduces opponent’s Sp.Def.
  • Reflect ~ Raises the whole party’s Defense stat.
• Recommended Items:
  • Metronome ~ Boosts power of attacks that are used repeatedly.
• Strategy (Main Attacker)
  • Use Metal Sound 3 times to reduce Blaziken’s  Sp.Def.
  • Use Parabolic Charge to deal damage and recover HP.
  • Once your Tera Orb is charged, Terastalize into an Electric-Type and use Electro Drift until Blaziken faints.

Bellibolt

• Electric typing is neutral or resistant to all of Blaziken’s moves.
• Ability Electromorphosis boosts the power of its Electric-Type moves after being hit.
• Recommended Stat Spread
  • Quiet Nature to raise Sp.Atk and lower Speed, which will ensure Electromorphosis will always activate before it attacks.
  • Max out Sp.Atk stat with Calcium
  • Max out Def stat with Iron
• Recommended Moves:
  • Parabolic Charge ~ Special Electric-Type attack which also recovers Bellibolt’s HP.
  • Acid Spray ~ Does damage and reduces opponent’s Sp.Def stat.
  • Chilling Water ~ Does damage and reduces the opponent’s Attack stat.
  • Reflect ~ Raises the whole party’s Defense stat.
• Recommended Items:
  • Metronome ~ Boosts power of attacks that are used repeatedly.
• Strategy (All Rounder)
  • Use Chilling Water to reduce Blaziken’s Attack, improving team survivability.
  • Use Reflect to boost the team’s Defense.
  • Use Acid Spray to reduce Blaziken’s Sp.Def
  • Use Parabolic Charge to deal damage and recover HP.
  • Once your Tera Orb is charged, Terastalize into an Electric-Type and use Parabolic Charge until Blaziken faints.

Rotom-Wash

• Electric/Water typing is neutral or resistant to all of Blaziken’s moves.
• Ability Levitate makes it immune to Blaziken’s Earthquake.
• To convert Rotom to its Wash form, buy the Rotom Catalogue at the Porto Marinada Auction House, select it in the Key Items section of your bag, and pick the Washing Machine.
• Recommended Stat Spread
  • Modest Nature.
  • Max out Sp.Atk stat with Calcium
  • Max out Def stat with Iron
• Recommended Moves:
  • Thunderbolt ~ Powerful Special Electric-Type attack.
  • Will-O-Wisp ~  Inflicts opponent with a Burn, which will halve their Attack stat and deal damage to them over time.
  • Nasty Plot ~ Sharply boosts the user’s Special Attack stat.
  • Reflect ~ Raises the whole party’s Defense stat.
• Recommended Items:
  • Shell Bell ~ Heals HP after attacking.
• Strategy (Main Attacker)
  • Use Will-O-Wisp to inflict a Burn on Blaziken, reducing its damage output. Use this on the first turn so it is not blocked by the Tera Shield later.
  • Use Nasty Plot three times to boost your Special Attack.
  • Use Thunderbolt repeatedly to lower Blaziken’s HP.
  • Once your Tera Orb is charged, Terastalize into an Electric-Type and use Parabolic Charge until Blaziken faints.

Toxapex

• Poison/Water typing is neutral or resistant to all of Blaziken’s moves.
• Ability Regenerator heals it slightly after switching out.
• Recommended Stat Spread
  • Impish Nature.
  • Max out HP with HPUp
  • Max out Def stat with Iron
• Recommended Moves:
  • Acid Spray ~ Does damage and reduces opponent’s Sp.Def stat.
  • Chilling Water ~ Does damage and reduces the opponent’s Attack stat.
  • Recover  ~ Status move that heals own HP.
  • Rain Dance ~ Sets up Rainy weather, which reduces the power of Fire-Type moves.
• Recommended Items:
  • Black Sludge ~ Heals HP each turn.
• Strategy (Supporter)
  • Use Chilling Water to reduce Blaziken’s Attack, improving team survivability.
  • Use Reflect to boost the team’s Defense.
  • Use Acid Spray to reduce Blaziken’s Sp.Def
  • Use Rain Dance to reduce the power of Blaziken’s Fire-Type attacks.

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