Over the course of this weekend, Pokemon Scarlet And Violet players will be challenging a 7 Star Tera Raid which features an Ice Tera Type Empoleon with the Mightiest Mark.
Aside from being the one of the few ways to obtain Empoleon 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.
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.
Empoleon’s Ability and Moves
- The Tera Raid Empoleon has an Ice Tera-Type, meaning that it does more damage with its Ice moves in addition to its Water and Steel moves.
- As an Ice Tera-Type, it is weak to Fire, Fighting, Steel, and Rock type attacks.
- Empoleon’s Ability is Competitive, which boosts its Sp.Atk stat every time its own stats are lowered.
- Empoleon’s notable moves include the following:
- Surf ~ Powerful Water-Type special attack that hits all opponents.
- Flash Cannon ~ Powerful Steel-Type special attack that has a chance to lower the opponent’s Sp.Def stat.
- Ice Beam ~ Powerful Ice-Type special attack with a chance to freeze the opponent.
- Grass Knot ~ Grass-Type special attack that does more damage to heavier Pokemon.
- Snowscape ~ Status move that sets snowy weather, raising the defense of Ice-Type Pokemon and boosting Blizzard’s accuracy.
- Blizzard ~ Powerful Ice-Type special attack with a chance to freeze the opponent.
- Iron Defense ~ Status move that sharply boosts the user’s Defense stat.
- Empoleon’s Battle Behaviour
- 99% Time Remaining ~ Empoleon uses Snowscape
- 98% Time Remaining ~ Empoleon uses Blizzard
- 80% Time Remaining OR 80% HP Remaining ~ Empoleon sets up its Tera Shield
- 80% HP Remaining ~ Empoleon resets the players’ Stats & Status
- 65% HP Remaining ~ Empoleon uses Iron Defense
- 50% HP Remaining ~ Empoleon resets its own Stats & Status Reset
- 50% Time Remaining~ Empoleon resets the players’ Stats & Status
General Recommendations
- Avoid using Pokemon with a weakness to Ice, Water, Steel, and Grass moves. Fainting in battle reduces the timer, and if it reaches zero before the raid boss is defeated, everyone will fail the raid battle.
- Avoid using any moves and abilities that reduce Empoleon’s stats. These will boost Empoleon’s Sp.Atk stat, allowing it to KO your Pokemon more easily.
- When attempting the Raid solo, reset if you receive any partners with the ability Intimidate. Their abilities will boost Empoleon’s Sp.Atk every time they faint, making the Raid much more difficult.
- 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.
Recommended Pokemon
Skeledirge
- Fire/Ghost typing makes resistant to most of Empoleon’s attacks.
- Ability Unaware ignores the effects of the opponent’s Stat boosts, meaning Skeledirge will not take as much damage if Empoleon’s stats are accidentally raised.
- Recommended Stat Spread
- Modest Nature.
- Max out Sp.Atk stat with Calcium
- Max out Sp.Def stat with Zinc
- Recommended Moves:
- Torch Song ~ Special Fire-Type attack which also boosts Skeledirge’s Sp.Atk stat.
- Sunny Day ~ Status move that sets up Sunny Weather, boosting the power of Fire-Type attacks and reducing the power of Water-Type attacks.
- Slack Off ~ Heals Skeledirge’s HP.
- Recommended Items:
- Shell Bell ~ Heals HP after attacking.
- Strategy (Main Attacker)
- Use Sunny Day to override Empoleon’s Snowy weather.
- Use Torch Song to deal damage and boost your own Sp.Atk stat.
- Use Slack Off to recover HP.
- Once your Tera Orb is charged, Terastalize into a Fire or Stellar type and use Torch Song until Empoleon faints.
Umbreon
- Dark typing is neutral to all of Empoleon’s moves.
- Ability Inner Focus prevents being flinched, used for the Skill Swap strategy.
- Recommended Stat Spread
- Calm Nature
- Max out HP stat with HPUp
- Max out Sp.Def with Zinc
- Recommended Moves:
- Skill Swap ~ Swaps abilities with target.
- Light Screen ~ Sets up a barrier that reduces damage taken from Special Moves.
- Sunny Day ~ Status move that sets up Sunny Weather, boosting the power of Fire-Type attacks and reducing the power of Water-Type attacks.
- Snarl ~ Special move that reduces the opponent’s Sp.Attack stat.
- Fake Tears ~ Status move that sharply reduces the opponent’s Sp.Def stat.
- Recommended Items:
- Light Clay ~ Increases the number of turns barrier moves last from 5 to 8 turns.
- Strategy (Support)
- Use Skill Swap to give Empoleon Inner Focus instead of Competitive, which will prevent it from getting stat boosts from stat lowering moves.
- Use Light Screen to put up a barrier to protect the team from Special Moves.
- Use Sunny Day to override Empoleon’s Snowy weather.
- Use Snarl and Fake Tears to reduce Empoleon’s stats, this will be fine if you used Skill Swap on turn one.
Poliwrath
- Water/Fighting typing is neutral or resistant to all of Empoleon’s moves.
- Ability Water Absorb makes it immune to Empoleon’s Water-Type moves, which will heal it instead.
- Recommended Stat Spread
- Adamant Nature
- Max out Atk stat with Protein
- Max out Sp.Def stat with Zinc
- Recommended Moves:
- Drain Punch ~ Fighting-Type physical move that heals Poliwrath’s HP.
- Belly Drum ~ Maxes out the user’s Attack stat, but halves Poliwrath’s HP.
- Rain Dance ~ Status move that sets up Rainy Weather
- Taunt ~ Stops the opponent from using status moves.
- Recommended Items:
- Shell Bell ~ Heals HP after attacking.
- Strategy (Main Attacker)
- Use Rain Dance to override Empoleon’s Snowy weather.
- Use Taunt to stop Empoleon from using Snowscape or Iron Defense.
- Use Belly Drum to boost your Attack stat.
- Use Drain Punch continuously to deal damage and heal HP.
- Once your Tera Orb is charged, Terastalize into a Fighting-Type or a Stellar-Type and use Drain Punch until Empoleon faints.
Slowking
- Water/Psychic typing is neutral or resistant to all of Empoleon’s moves.
- Ability Own Tempo prevents the user from being confused, used for the Skill Swap strategy.
- Recommended Stat Spread
- Modest Nature.
- Max out Sp.Atk stat with Calcium
- Max out Sp.Def stat with Zinc
- Recommended Moves:
- Weather Ball ~ Powerful special attack that changes type under different weathers, becomes a Fire-Type attack under sunny weather.
- Sunny Day ~ Status move that sets up Sunny Weather, boosting the power of Fire-Type attacks and reducing the power of Water-Type attacks.
- Skill Swap ~ Swaps abilities with target
- Light Screen ~ Sets up a barrier that reduces damage taken from Special Moves.
- Nasty Plot ~ Status move that sharply boosts the user’s Sp.Atk stat.
- Recommended Items:
- Heat Rock ~ Increases the number of turns Sunny weather lasts from 5 to 8 turns.
- Strategy (All-Rounder)
- Use Sunny Day to override Empoleon’s Snowy weather, and changes your Weather Ball to a Fire-Type attack
- Use Skill Swap to give Empoleon Own Tempo instead of Competitive, which will prevent it from getting stat boosts from stat lowering moves.
- Use Light Screen to put up a barrier to protect the team from Special Moves, or use Nasty Plot to boost your Sp.Atk stat.
- Use Weather Ball continuously to deal damage.
- Once your Tera Orb is charged, Terastalize and use Weather Ball until Empoleon faints.
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