How to get Armarouge Build For Raid Guide in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (Pokemon SV). See how to train Weak Armor, Effort Values, recommended skills, and what to bring.
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Armarouge - Pokemon Details
Ability to Disable Fire Type Moves Special Attacker
| Tera Type | Nature | Ability | Held Item | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modest | Flash Fire | Shell Bell | ||||
| HP | ATK | DEF | SP. ATK | SP. DEF | SPD | ||
| Base Stats | 85 | 60 | 100 | 125 | 80 | 75 | |
| EV | 252 | 0 | 4 | 252 | 0 | 0 | |
Recommended Moves
Armarouge is a Special Attacker that can use Flash Fire to disable Fire-type moves. However, Armarouge has no moves that can recover and heal itself, so it is highly recommended that you equip it with Shell Bell or cheer with Heal up! to help it regain any lost HP.
Powerful With Fire Moves and Psychic Weakness Raids
| Fighting | Poison |
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For example with the Mighty Cinderace Tera Raid, Armarouge can disable Cinderace's Fire type moves with its Ability Flash Fire and attack Cinderace's Fighting Tera Type weakness with Psychic type moves and deal big damage to them.
Effective Against 7 Star Cinderace Tera Raid
The Armorouge is likely to be useful in the Raid Battle against Cinderace in the 7 Star Raid Event. It can still attack while avoiding Cinderace's main weapon which can attack weaknesses Psychic moves while keeping Fire and Fighting moves at or below half strength.
Cinderace Tera Raid Event - Counter Pokemon & TypesHow To Train Armarouge For Raids
| Navigation Table (Tap to Jump) | |
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| ▼ How To Train & Strengthen Armarouge | ▼Learn Armarouge's Best Move |
How To Train & Strengthen Armarouge
- Catch an Armarouge or an Unevolved Charcadet.
└ Reroll or breed if you want to save money. - Exchange Auspicious Armor for evolution.
└ Only required if evolving from Charcadet. - Change Ability to Flash Fire when used in Raid.
- Change Tera Type to Psychic.
- Change Nature to Modest with Mints.
- Raise Effort Value.
- Raise Armarouge to Lv100.
- Raise Individual Value with Bottle Cap.
- Catch An Armarouge Or An Unevolved Charcadet
- Exchange Auspicious Armor For Evolution
- Change Ability to Flash Fire when used in Raid.
- Change Tera Type To Psychic
- Change Nature To Modest With Mints
- Raise Effort Value
- Raise Armarouge To Lv 100
- Raise Individual Value With Bottle Cap
| Charcadet Location | Map |
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Armarouge is limited to Scarlet and only appears in Tera Raid 5 and 6, so catch Charcadet before it evolves if you do not have it. Charcadets usually appears in a wide area, but the probability of their appearance is low, so it is recommended to activate Encounter Power when they do not appear easily.
Charcadet - Location, Stats, Best Moveset and NatureReroll Or Breed If You Want To Save Money
Eventually, you will need to use items to raise Charcadet and evolve. If you want to save money, reroll or breed since buying various items can be costly. In addition, the Nature of each Pokemon differs thus it is recommended to reroll or breed.
How To Get Strong Pokemon| Zapapico Location | NPC Location |
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For the Scarlet version only, talk to the old man in front of the Zapapico Fountain to exchange 10 Bronzor Fragments for Auspicious Armor. Since it is not available in the Violet version, use the Malicious Armor, its counterpart item, as an exchange material and trade it with someone from the Scarlet version.
Pokemon Trading BoardCollect Bronzor Shards In Habitat
When Bronzor is defeated or captured, a piece of Bronzor can be obtained. You can also get them by defeating them with Let's Go! Basically, it is recommended that you look for them in habitat location above and gather them in the Mass Outbreak if you have it.
| Item | Effect How To Get |
|---|---|
| Ability Patch | Can be a special Ability (Hidden Ability) ★6 Star Tera Raid Reward |
When preparing Armorouge to be used in raids, make sure to change its ability from Weak Armor to Flash Fire. However,it is a waste of time and money in reverting from its Normal Ability to its Hidden Ability, so it is recommended to have a spare Charcadet with Flash Fire unless you have an excess of Ability Patches at hand.
| Item | Effect How To Get |
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| Tera Shard Psychic ×50 | Set Tera Type to Psychic Rewards for Tera Raids (Psychic Type) |
If a wild Charcadet is caught or hatched, the Tera Type will always be the Fire type. Even when obtained through raids, the Tera Type will not become Psychic unless you draw it though its probability is as low as 1/18, so use 50 Tera Shard (Psychic) to change it to Psychic.
Can Be Changed In Medali's Treasure Eatery
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| Location | NPC |
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Tera Type can be changed by going to Treasure Eatery in Medali. Enter the restaurant and talk to the NPC in the kitchen. You can't use it unless you've cleared the Medali Gym, so if you haven't already, make sure to do so.
Gym Leader Larry (Medali Gym)| Item | Effect How To Get |
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| Modest Mint | ・Change Nature to Modest. ・Nature does not change by itself Purchased at Chansey Supply for 20,000 Poke Dollars |
Modest Mint can be used to turn Nature into Modest. If you don't have one, go to Chansey Supply in Mesagoza or elsewhere and buy one for 2,000 Poke Dollars. There is no need to use Mints if the original Nature is Modest.
| HP | SP. ATK | DEF |
|---|---|---|
| 252 | 252 | 6 |
Add 252 to HP and Sp.Attack to balance its firepower and provide consistency on its damage. Defense is recommended for the rest.
Use Vitamins To Increase Effort Value
| HP | HP Up ×25Health Feather ×2 |
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| Sp. Attack | Calcium ×25Genius Feather ×2 |
| Defense | Genius Feather ×6 |
If you can afford it, the fastest way is to buy Vitamins in bulk to raise the Effort Value. However, it costs 10,000 Poke Dollars each piece, to boost it to 1 stat approximately 26 pieces may be used while roughly 50 pieces (500,000 Poke Dollar) are necessary to raise all stats to the maximum.
| Power Item (Increase Specific Ev Gain By +8) | |
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| HP | SP. ATK |
| Power Weight | Power Lens |
By catching or defeating Wild Pokemon, you can earn 1-3 Effort Value. If a Power Item is given, it is also possible to increase the Effort Value gained by 8. Power Item costs only 10,000 Poke Dollars each and is recommended for those who want to save money.
Power Items Guide▼Recommended Pokemon To Defeat To Raise Effort Value
| Effort Value | Pokemon | Map & Location |
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| +1 |  Lechonk |  |
| +2 |  Oinkologne |  |
 Chansey※Encounter Power required |  |
| Effort Value | Pokemon | Map & Location |
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| +1 |  Scatterbug Tarountula | |
| +2 |  Orthworm Sandaconda Stonjourner |  |
If you cannot see the appearance location image, please click to enlarge it.
| Effort Value | Pokemon | Map & Location |
|---|---|---|
| +1 |  Houndour |  |
| +2 |  Glimmora |  |
| +3 |  Iron Jugulis※Limited to Violet Edition | |
If you cannot see the appearance location image, please click to enlarge it.
Fastest Way Is To Use Exp Candy
| Exp. Candy L | EXP Value: 10,000 |
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| Exp. Candy XL | EXP Value: 30,000 |
You can get Exp. Candy L and Exp. Candy XL by clearing 5-6★ Tera Raids. Because it is most effective to level up a single Pokemon, it is recommended that you work on your Pokemon team one at a time.
▶Tera Raid Battle Codes Search BoardGet Chansey If You Have Few Candy
If you don't have enough candy to raise your level to Lv 100, try to defeat Chansey in North Province (Area Three) to raise your level. It is recommended to hunt for Chansey until you get sufficient candies.
EXP Farming Guide| Item | Effect How To Get |
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| Bottle Cap | Maximize 1 Individual Value Buy from Delibird Presents ($ 20,000) |
| Gold Bottle Cap | Maximize all Individual Value Win bidding auction at Porto Marinada ▶Bidding & Auction Guide |
Perform Hyper Training using the Bottle Cap and maximize the Individual Values other than Attack. Hyper Training can be done by talking to the NPC behind the Pokemon Center in Montenevera.
Where To Perform Hyper Training
| Montenevera | NPC Location |
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Best Moves To Get For Armarouge
| Move | Description |
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| Psychic | ・Acquired with TM 120 ・Psychic move that becomes the main firepower |
| Acid Spray | ・Acquired in TM13 ・Greatly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Calm Mind (Flex) | ・Learn at Lv 37 ・Increases your Sp. Attack and Sp. Defense by 1 |
| Iron Defense (Flex) | ・Acquired at TM104 ・Increase your Defense by 2 levels |
| Will-O-Wisp (Flex) | ・Learned at Lv 16 ・Enables to shoot a sinister flame at the target to inflict a burn. |
| Reflect (Flex) | ・Acquired in TM74 ・Reduce damage from physical attacks for five turns. |
Armarouge's main firepower move Psychic is fixed and the other moves are free slots. Iron Defense and Will-O-Wisp can only be used to Armarouge's advantage if the opponent is a Pokemon that uses Physical Attack moves, It is recommended to adjust the combination of moves according to your opponent.
How To Use It In Raid Battles
- Equip Shell Bell
- Use Stat Buffs, Debuffs and Status Moves
- Use Psychic when its ready
- Equip Shell Bell
- Use Stat Buffs, Debuffs And Status Moves
- Use Psychic When Its Ready
| Held Item | Effect |
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| Shell Bell | If you have it, it heals HP by 1/8 of the damage inflicted on the opponent. |
Since Armarouge does not have any moves that can recover its HP, it is recommended to equip it with Shell Bell to increase its survivability in battle.
| Buffs | Effect |
|---|---|
| Calm Mind | Increases your Sp. Attack and Sp. Defense by 1 |
| Iron Defense | Increase your Defense by 2 levels. |
| Poison | Effect |
| Acid Spray | While attacking, the opponent's Sp. Defense is reduced by 2 levels. |
| Will-O-Wisp | Half the opponent's attack with burns |
| Debuffs | Effect |
| Reflect | Halves the damage of the opponent's Physical Attack |
Once the battle begins, make sure to use buff to boost Armarouge's stats, debuff the enemies moves and further inflict them with Status Moves to make it easier to deal damage and increase your survivability in battle. It is also important to use Cheer to support your Pokemon Team when HP is low or when you have finished using buff or debuff moves.
When you are ready, Attack with Psychic. As the opponent's HP decreases, the effects of buff moves and debuff moves are reset as the opponent's HP decreases, so make sure to continue attacking while reusing buff and Cheer.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Raid Information
▶Latest Raid EventsTera Raid Events
| Event | Event Duration & Contents |
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 Mighty Mewtwo | Event Period Sept 1 (Fri) 00:00 - Sept 18 (Sun) 11:59pm UTC 7★ Mighty Mewtwo will appear. The Mewtwo will have a Mightiest Mark and the Tera Type is Psychic. ▶7 Star Mighty Mewtwo Guide |
