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

Aside from being the one of the few ways to obtain Serperior 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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Serperior ’s Ability and Moves

• The Tera Raid Serperior has a Grass Tera-Type, meaning that it does more damage with its Grass-Type moves.
• As a Grass Tera-Type, it is weak to Fire, Poison, Bug, Ice, and Flying type attacks.
• Serperior’s Ability is Contrary, which reverses the effects of all stat changing moves used on it.
• Serprior’s notable moves include the following:
  • Leaf Storm ~ Grass-Type special move that also sharply lowers the user’s Sp.Attack stat, however, because of Contrary, it sharply raises Serperior’s instead.
  • Gastro Acid ~ Poison-Type move that suppresses the opponent’s ability while it remains in battle.
  • Dragon Pulse ~ Dragon-Type special move
  • Iron Tail ~ Steel-Type physical attack that has a chance to lower the opponent’s Defense stat.
  • Sweet Scent ~ Status move that lowers the evasion of all opponents.
  • Breaking Swipe ~ Dragon-Type physical move that has a chance to lower the opponent’s Attack stat.
  • Glare ~ Status move that paralyzes the opponent.
• Serprior’s Battle Behaviour
  • 98% Time Remaining ~ Serperior uses Sweet Scent
  • 85% Time Remaining ~ Serperior clears the opponents’ stat changes and disables their abilities for one turn, uses Breaking Swipe
  • 75% Time Remaining OR 70% HP Remaining ~ Serprior sets up its Tera Shield.
  • 75% Time Remaining~ Serperior reduces the player’s Tera Orb charge
  • 65% Time Remaining ~ Serperior clears its own negative stat changes and status effects.
  • 50% HP Remaining ~ Serperior uses Glare

General Recommendations

• Avoid using Pokemon with a weakness to Grass, Dragon, or Steel 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.
• Avoid using Pokemon that have abilities which reduce the opponent’s stats (e.g. Intimidate) as they will only make Serperior stronger.

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Recommended Pokemon

Skeledirge

• Fire/Ghost typing makes resistant to most of Serperior’s Attacks.
• Ability Unaware allows it to ignore all of Serperior’s status changes, preventing it from doing as much damage as it could with its moves.
• Recommended Stat Spread
  • Modest Nature.
  • Max out Sp.Atk stat with Calcium
  • Max out Sp.Def stat with Zinc
• Recommended Moves:
  • Torch Song ~ Fire-Type special move that boosts the user’s Sp.Attack stat by one stage.
  • Flamethrower ~ Fire-Type special move.
  • Slack Off ~ Status move that heals the user’s HP by 50%.
  • Protect ~ Status move that prevents the user from being hit by the opponent’s move for one turn.
• Recommended Items:
  • Ability Shield ~ Prevents the user’s ability from being disabled by a Pokemon’s moves.
• Strategy (Solo Attacker)
  • Use Torch Song to charge your Tera Orb and boost your special attack stat.
  • When Serperior clears your stats and disables your ability, use Protect.
  • Once your Tera Orb is charged, Terastalize into a Fire-Type and use Torch Song or Flamethrower until Serperior faints.
  • Use Slack Off to recover HP if needed.

Delphox

• Fire/Psychic typing makes resistant to most of Serperior’s Attacks.
• Ability Blaze boosts the power of Fire-Type attacks when HP is low, but this will not be relevant for this Raid strategy.
• Recommended Stat Spread
  • Modest Nature.
  • Max out Sp.Attack stat with Calcium
  • Max out Sp.Def stat with Zinc
• Recommended Moves:
  • Skill Swap ~ Status move that swaps the user’s ability with the opponent’s, critical for this strategy to work.
  • Overheat ~ Fire-Type special move that sharply lower’s the user’s Sp.Attack stat.
  • Flamethrower~ Fire-Type special move.
  • Nasty Plot ~ Status move that sharply raises the user’s Sp.Attack stat.
• Recommended Items:
  • Shell Bell ~ Heals HP after dealing damage.
• Strategy (Solo Attacker)
  • Use Skill Swap immediately to exchange your Blaze ability for Serperior’s Contrary ability. This will prevent Serperior from using Leaf Storm effectively, as it will now lower its own Sp.Attack stat.
  • Once you have the benefit of Contrary, Overheat will boost your Sp.Attack stat instead of reduce it. Use Overheat at least three times to max out your Sp.Attack stat.
  • Once your Tera Orb is charged, Terastalize into a Fire-Type and use Flamethrower to whittle down Serperior’s HP.
  • If Serperior uses Gastro Acid to disable your ability, you can switch to using Nasty Plot to raise your Sp.Attack after Serperior clears your buffs.
  • If you are paralyzed by Glare, use the Heal Up! cheer to remove it.

Victreebel

• Grass/Poison typing makes resistant to most of Dondozo’s moves
• Ability Chlorophyll boosts its Speed in Sunny Weather.
• Recommended Stat Spread
  • Modest Nature
  • Max out Sp.Atk stat with Calcium
  • Max out Sp.Def stat with Zinc
• Required Moves:
  • Gastro Acid ~ Poison-Type attack that removes the effects of the opponent’s.
  • Acid Spray~ Deals damage while reducing the opponent’s Sp.Defense.
  • Sludge Bomb ~ Poison-Type special attack with a chance to poison the opponent.
  • Synthesis ~ Grass-Type healing move
• Recommended Items:
  • Shell Bell ~ Heals HP after dealing damage.
• Strategy (Main Attacker)
  • Use Gastro Acid to remove the effects of Serperior’s Contrary ability. This will prevent Serperior from using Leaf Storm effectively, as it will now lower its own Sp.Attack stat.
  • Use Acid Spray three times to lower Serperior’s Sp.Defense, this will work as intended since Serperior’s ability is disabled.
  • Once your Tera Orb is charged, Terastalize into a Poison-Type and use Sludge Bomb or Acid Spray until Serperior faints.

Galarian Slowking

• Poison/Psychic typing makes resistant to most of Serperior’s attacks.
• Ability Curious Medicince resets all Pokemon’s stat changes when it enters the battle.
• Recommended Stat Spread
  • Modest Nature.
  • Max out Sp.Attack stat with Calcium
  • Max out Sp.Def stat with Zinc
• Recommended Moves:
  • Skill Swap ~ Status move that swaps the user’s ability with the opponent’s, critical for this strategy to work.
  • Acid Spray~ Deals damage while reducing the opponent’s Sp.Defense.
  • Sludge Bomb ~ Poison-Type special attack with a chance to poison the opponent.
  • Nasty Plot ~ Status move that sharply raises the user’s Sp.Attack stat.
• Recommended Items:
  • Shell Bell ~ Recovers HP while attacking
• Strategy (Solo Attacker)
  • Use Skill Swap immediately to exchange your Curious Medicine ability for Serperior’s Contrary ability. This will prevent Serperior from using Leaf Storm effectively, as it will now lower its own Sp.Attack stat.
  • Use Acid Spray three times to lower Serperior’s Sp.Defense, this will work as intended since Serperior’s ability is disabled.
  • Once your Tera Orb is charged, Terastalize into a Poison-Type and use Sludge Bomb or Acid Spray until Serperior faints.

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