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

This 7 Star Tera Raid gives out a great deal of useful rewards such as Vitamins, Rare Candies, Ability Patches, and most notably, Herba Mystica. 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 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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Goodra’s Ability and Moves

• The Tera Raid Goodra has a Water Tera-Type, meaning that it does more damage with its Dragon-Type, Water-Type moves.
• As a Water Tera-Type, it is weak to Grass, and Electric type attacks.
• Goodra’s Ability is Sap Sipper, which causes Grass-Type moves to raise its Attack stat instead of damaging it.
• Goodra’s notable moves include the following:
  •  Scald ~  Water-Type special move that has a chance to burn the opponent
  • Dragon Pulse ~ Dragon-Type special move
  • Sludge Bomb ~ Poison-Type special move that has a chance to poison the opponent
  • Earthquake ~ Ground-Type physical move that hits all opponents
  • Sludge Wave ~ Poison-Type special move that hits all opponents
  • Surf ~ Water-Type special move that hits all opponents
• Goodra’s Battle Behaviour
  • Start ~ Uses Sludge Wave
  • 90% Time / 90% HP ~ Sets up Tera Energy Shield
  • 87% Time ~ Player Status and Stats Reset
  • 84% Time ~ Usess Surf
  • 60% HP ~ Player Status and Stats Reset
  • 55% Time ~Goodra Stats and Status Reset
  • 52% Time ~ Uses Earthquake

General Recommendations

• Avoid using Pokemon with a weakness to Water, Dragon, Poison, and Ground 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.
  • Hang Tough! ~ Boosts Defensive stats.
  • Heal Up! ~ Heals HP and cures Status conditions.

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Recommended Pokemon

Bellibolt

• Electric typing makes resistant to most of Goodra’s attacks.
• Ability Electromorphosis boosts the power of its Electric-Type moves after being hit.
• Recommended Stat Spread
  • Modest Nature to raise Sp.Atk
  • Max out Sp.Atk with Calcium
  • Max out HP with HPUp
• Recommended Moves:
  • Parabolic Charge ~ Electric-Type attack which also recovers Bellibolt’s HP.
  • Acid Spray ~ Poison-Type attack that does damage while also reducing the opponent’s Sp.Defense
  • Slack Off ~ Status move that heals the user’s HP
  • Light Screen ~ Sets up a barrier which reduces damage taken from Special attacks
• Recommended Items:
  • Shell Bell ~ Recovers HP when attacking.
• Strategy (All Rounder)
  • User Light Screen to protect the whole team from Goodra’s Special Attacks
  • Use Acid Spray to reduce Goodra’s Sp.Defense stat and charge your Tera Orb
  • Once your Tera Orb is charged, Terastalize into an Electric-Type and use Parabolic Charge until Goodra faints.
  • Use Slack off when your HP is low
  • Switch to Acid Spray when Goodra resets its own status

Eelektross

• Electric typing makes it resistant to most of Goodra’s moves.
• Ability Levitate makes it immune to Goodra’s Earthquake.
• Recommended Tera-Type: Electric
• Recommended Stat Spread
  • Modest Nature to raise Sp.Atk
  • Max out Sp.Atk with Calcium
  • Max out HP with HPUp
• Recommended Moves:
  • Gastro Acid ~ Disables the effects of the opponent’s Ability.
  • Acid Spray ~ Poison-Type attack that does damage while also reducing the opponent’s Sp.Defense
  • Discharge ~ Electric-Type attack that damages all other Pokemon.
  • Giga Drain ~ Grass-Type attack that heals the user
• Recommended Items:
  • Shell Bell ~ Recovers HP when attacking.
• Strategy (Main Attacker)
  • Use Gastro Acid immediately to disable Goodra’s ability for the entire battle.
  • Use Acid Spray three times to reduce Goodra’s Sp.Defense.
  • Once the Tera Orb is charged, ensure your Elektross is at near full HP before Terastalizing to a to am Electric-Type, then use Discharge repeatedly until Goodra faints. Switch to Acid Spray when Goodra resets its own stat changes.
  • With Goodra’s ability disabled by Gastro Acid, you can use Giga Drain to heal yourself

Victreebel

• Grass/Poison typing makes resistant to most of Goodra’s attacks.
• Ability Chlorophyll boosts its Speed in Sunny Weather.
• Recommended Stat Spread
  • Modest Nature to raise Sp.Atk
  • Max out Sp.Atk with Calcium
  • Max out Def with Iron
• Required Moves:
  • Gastro Acid ~ Disables the effects of the opponent’s Ability.
  • Acid Spray ~ Poison-Type attack that does damage while also reducing the opponent’s Sp.Defense
  • Giga Drain ~ Grass-Type attack that deals damage and heals the user.
  • Strength Sap ~ Grass-Type attack that heals the user by an amount based on the opponent’s Attack stat, then reduces it by one stage.
• Recommended Items:
  • Shell Bell ~ Recovers HP when attacking.
• Strategy (Main Attacker)
  • Use Gastro Acid immediately to disable Goodra’s ability for the entire battle.
  • Use Acid Spray three times to reduce Goodra’s Sp.Defense.
  • Once your Tera Orb is charged, Terastalize into a Grass-Type and use Giga Drain until Goodra faints.

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