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

Aside from being the one of the few ways to obtain Primarina without Pokemon HOME or trading, the 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 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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Primarina’s Ability and Moves

• The Tera Raid Primarina has a Fairy Tera-Type, meaning that it does more damage with its Fairy and Water-Type moves.
• As a Fairy Tera-Type, it is weak to Poison and Steel type attacks.
• Primarina’s Ability is Liquid Voice, which changes all sound-based moves into Water-Type moves.
• Primarina’s notable moves include the following:
  • Sparkling Aria ~ Water-Type special attack that heals burns.
  • Moonblast ~ Fairy-Type special attack that may lower the opponent’s Sp.Atk stat.
  • Sing ~ Status move that puts the opponent to sleep.
  • Psychic ~ Psychic-Type special attack that may lower the opponent’s Sp.Defense stat.
  • Encore ~ Status move that forces the opponent to use the same move again for three turns.
  • Surf ~ Water-Type special attack that hits all opponents.
• Primarina’s Battle Behaviour
  • 9o% Time Remaining ~ Primarina reduces the opponent’s Tera Orb charge.
  • 85% Time Remaining ~ Primarina resets own status and stat debuffs.
  • 80% Time Remaining ~ Primarina resets the player’s stats and disables their Pokemon’s ability for one turn.
  • 75% Time Remining OR 80% HP Remaining ~ Primarina sets up its Tera Shield
  • 79% Time Remining ~ Primarina uses Encore.
  • 50% HP Remining ~ Primarina uses Surf.
  • 35% HP Remaining ~  Primarina resets own status and stat debuffs.

General Recommendations

• Avoid using Pokemon with a weakness to Water, Fairy, or Psychic 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

Gholdengo

• Ghost/Steel typing makes resistant to most of Primarina’s Attacks.
• Ability Good As Gold makes it immune to all of Primarina’s status moves, most notably Sing.
• Recommended Stat Spread
  • Modest Nature.
  • Max out Sp.Atk stat with Calcium
  • Max out Sp.Def stat with Zinc
• Recommended Moves:
  • Flash Cannon ~ Steel-Type special move that has a chance to lower the opponent’s Sp.Defense stat. Max out its PP with a PPUp or PPMax.
  • Nasty Plot ~ Status move that sharply raises the user’s Sp.Atk stat.
  • Protect ~ Status move that prevents the user from being hit by the opponent’s move for one turn.
  • Light Screen ~ Status move that sets up a shield reducing damage taken from Special moves.
• Recommended Items:
  • Shell Bell ~ Heals HP after dealing damage.
• Strategy (Solo Attacker)
  • Use Light Screen to protect yourself from Primarina’s damaging moves.
  • Start using Flash Cannon to lower Primarina’s HP.
  • After Primarina clears your stat buffs, use Nasty Plot three times to max out your Sp.Atk stat.
  • When Primarina disables your ability, use Protect to avoid being put to sleep.
  • Once your Tera orb is charged, Terastalize into a Steel type and continue using Flash Cannon until Primarina faints.

Lapras

• Water/Ice typing resists most of Primarina’s moves.
• Change its Tera Type to Steel by giving 50 Steel Tera Shards to the Treasure Eatery in Medali
• Ability Water Absorb restores HP to the user whenever it is hit by a Water-Type move, which will make Lapras immune to Sing.
• Recommended Stat Spread
  • Adamant Nature.
  • Max out Atk stat with Protein
  • Max out Sp.Def stat with Zinc
• Recommended Moves:
  • Iron Head ~ Steel-Type physical move that has a chance to make the opponent flinch. Max out its PP with a PPUp or PPMax.
  • Dragon Dance ~ Status move that raises the user’s Speed and Attacking stats.
  • Protect ~ Status move that prevents the user from being hit by the opponent’s move for one turn.
  • Life Dew ~ Status move that heals the user and its allied Pokemon slightly.
• Recommended Items:
  • Shell Bell ~ Heals HP after dealing damage.
• Strategy (Attacker)
  • Start using Iron Head to lower Primarina’s HP.
  • After Primarina clears your stat buffs, use Dragon Dance three times to boost your Attack stat.
  • When Primarina disables your ability, use Protect to avoid being put to sleep.
  • Once your Tera orb is charged, Terastalize into a Steel type and continue using Iron Head until Primarina faints.

Tentacruel

• Water/Poison typing is resistant to most of Primarina’s moves.
• Ability Clear Body makes it immune to stat debuffs.
• Recommended Stat Spread
  • Careful Nature.
  • Max out HP stat with HPUp
  • Max out Sp.Def stat with Iron
• Recommended Moves:
  • Throat Chop ~ Dark-Type physical attack that prevents the opponent from using sound-based moves for two turns.
  • Acid Spray ~ Poison-Type special attack that reduces the opponent’s Sp.Def stat by two stages.
  • Screech ~ Status move that reduces the opponent’s Def stat two stages.
  • Skitter Smack ~ Bug-Type special attack the reduces the opponent’s Sp.Atk stat.
• Recommended Items:
  • Leftovers ~ Heals the user every turn.
• Strategy (Support)
  • Use Throat Chop to stop Primarina from using Sing and Sparkling Aria.
  • Use Screech and/or Acid Spray to lower Primarina’s defenses for the rest of your team. If Primarina’s Tera Shield is up, use Acid Spray.
  • Use Skitter Smack to reduce Primarina’s Sp.Atk stat and reduce the damage done to yourself and your allies.

Vaporeon

• Water typing resists most of Primarina’s moves.
• Change its Tera Type to Steel by giving 50 Steel Tera Shards to the Treasure Eatery in Medali
• Ability Water Absorb restores HP to the user whenever it is hit by a Water-Type move, which will make Vaporeon immune to Sing.
• Recommended Stat Spread
  • Modest Nature.
  • Max out Sp.Atk stat with Calcium
  • Max out Sp.Def stat with Zinc
• Recommended Moves:
  • Tera Blast ~ Special Attack that does damage based on the user’s highest attacking stat, and changes type to match the user’s Tera Type. Max out its PP with a PPUp or PPMax.
  • Calm Mind ~ Status move that boosts the user’s Sp.Atk and Sp.Def stats by one stage.
  • Fake Tears ~ Status move that reduces the opponent’s Sp.Def stat by two stages.
  • Mud Slap ~ Ground-Type physical move that reduces the opponent’s accuracy.
• Recommended Items:
  • Shell Bell ~ Heals HP after dealing damage.
• Strategy (Attacker)
  • Start by using Mud-Slap to charge your Tera orb and lower Primarina’s accuracy.
  • After Primarina clears your stat buffs, use Calm Mind three times to boost your Sp.Atk stat.
  • Once your Tera orb is charged, Terastalize into a Steel type and use Tera Blast until Primarina faints.

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