Pokemon SV
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Wiki Guide
Hydreigon & Dragapult Tera Raid Event - Best Pokemon & Types

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet | Hydreigon & Dragapult Tera Raid Event - Best Pokemon & Types | Pokemon SV

Last Updated:
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet | Hydreigon & Dragapult Tera Raid Event - Best Pokemon & Types | Pokemon SV - GameWith

Hydreigon & Dragapult Raid Guide for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (Pokemon SV). Guide includes how to defeat, recommended Tera Type, weaknesses and counters, recommended Pokemon, how to unlock, rewards and more!

▶Best Pokemon For Tera Raid Battles & Team Raid Tips

Table of Contents

Hydreigon & Dragapult Tera Raid Event - How To Unlock & Duration

Locations / How To Unlock & Duration

Hydreigon Tera Raid
DurationJan 6 (Fri) 00:00am ~ Jan 8 (Sun) 11:59pm UTC
How To Unlock4★ : 6 or more Badges
5★ : After completing the main story
How To JoinParticipate in Raids or Multiplayer Raids

The Hydreigon and Dragapult Raid event will be held for 3 days starting on January 6, 2023 and will last until January 9, 2023. During this event, Hydreigon and Dragapult with Hidden Abilities will be easier to spawn so rerolling for your specific individual will be easier so make sure to join.

Will Be Scarlet & Violet Exclusives

ScarletViolet
Hydreigon IconHydreigonDragapult IconDragapult

In this Raid event, Hydreigon raids will only appear in Pokemon Scarlet, while Dragapult raids will be exclusive to Pokemon Violet. If you want to get the Pokemon outside of your version, join Multiplayer raids!

▶Tera Raid Battle Codes Search Board

How To Join Multiplayer Raids

Connect to the internet
① Connect to the Internet
Connect to the Internet from the menu. After connecting, Event Raid crystals will appear on the map
Head to the Glowing Crystal icons
② Head to the Glowing Crystal icons
On the map, raid icons that have a white glow are event raids. There are about 10 Raid events on the map so go to any of their location to join the Raid.

Hydreigon & Dragapult Tera Raid Rewards & Recommended Tera Type

Reward Pokemon & Best Tera Type

Hydreigon Icon
Tera TypeNatureAbilityItem
RandomRandomLevitate-
Effort Value
5★:4 IV and higher Fixed(Random)
4★:3 IV and higher Fixed(Random)
▶Hydreigon - Location, Stats, Best Moveset and Nature

Learned Moveset (5★)

  1. Dark
    Special
    80
    100
    15
  2. Normal
    Physical
    80
    75
    20

Hidden Abilities Does Not Exist

  1. Is not effected by Ground types

Hydreigon's Ability will only be Levitate. There is no other abilities than this so you will only be rerolling Tera Types.

Recommended Tera Types for Hydreigon

TypeReason
Fire・Can half Fairy types
・Can strengthen Fire type moves
Poison・Can half Fairy types
・Tera Blast can be a strong move
Steel・Can half Fairy types
・Increase the power of the Flash Cannon
Ghost・Fighting is the original weakness, but with this Tera Type can make it ineffective
Electric・No weaknesses with Ability Levitate
・It can attack the weakness of Water type Pokemon like Dondozo

These are the Tera Types that are recommended to get in this Tera Raid Event. Dark and Dragon Tera types are available to catch in the original game so the recommendation is low.

Dragapult Icon
Tera TypeNatureAbilityItem
RandomRandomClear Body
Infiltrator
Cursed Body
-
Effort Value
5★:4 IV and higher Fixed(Random)
4★:3 IV and higher Fixed(Random)
▶Dragapult - Location, Stats, Best Moveset and Nature

Learned Moveset (5★)

  1. Ghost
    Special
    65
    100
    10

Need to Reroll the Hidden Ability?

  1. With a 30% chance when attacked from an opponent, it will Disable them will not let them use that move for 3 turns.

Dragapult's Hidden Ability is "Cursed Body". Cursed Body, like the other abilities it is very useful in battles, so it is recommended to reroll to get this ability.

Recommended Tera Types for Dragapult

TypeReason
Steel・Can half Fairy types
・It can attack against Ice & Fairy types with Steel moves
Fire・It can ineffective Burns
・Can half Fairy types
Electric・It can attack Azumarill's weakness
Fighting・It can attack Kingambit's weakness

These are the Tera Types that are recommended to get in this Tera Raid Event. Ghost and Dragon Tera types are available to catch in the original game so the recommendation is low.

Raid Reward Items

5★ Event Rewards

★5HydreigonExp. Candy XL IconExp. Candy XL/Deino Scales IconDeino Scales
Genius Feather IconGenius Feather/Tera Shards IconTera Shards
Exp. Candy L IconExp. Candy L/Rare Candy IconRare Candy
Tamato Berry IconTamato Berry/Big Mushroom IconBig Mushroom
Pearl String IconPearl String/Nugget IconNugget
Timid Mint IconTimid Mint/PP Up IconPP Up
Bottle Cap IconBottle Cap/Ability Capsule IconAbility Capsule
★5DragapultExp. Candy XL IconExp. Candy XL/Dreepy Powder IconDreepy Powder
Genius Feather IconGenius Feather/Tera Shards IconTera Shards
Exp. Candy L IconExp. Candy L/Rare Candy IconRare Candy
Tamato Berry IconTamato Berry/Big Mushroom IconBig Mushroom
Pearl String IconPearl String/Nugget IconNugget
Timid Mint IconTimid Mint/PP Up IconPP Up
Bottle Cap IconBottle Cap/Ability Capsule IconAbility Capsule

4★ Event Rewards

★4HydreigonExp. Candy M IconExp. Candy M/Exp. Candy L IconExp. Candy L
Deino Scales IconDeino Scales/Genius Feather IconGenius Feather
Tera Shards IconTera Shards/Sitrus Berry IconSitrus Berry
Lum Berry IconLum Berry/Qualot Berry IconQualot Berry
Big Pearl IconBig Pearl/Nugget IconNugget
★4DragapultExp. Candy M IconExp. Candy M/Exp. Candy L IconExp. Candy L
Dreepy Powder IconDreepy Powder/Genius Feather IconGenius Feather
Tera Shards IconTera Shards/Sitrus Berry IconSitrus Berry
Lum Berry IconLum Berry/Qualot Berry IconQualot Berry
Big Pearl IconBig Pearl/Nugget IconNugget

Raid Event - Recommended Pokemon & Counters

Attacker Recommended Pokemon

Choose the Tera Type
    1. Use Belly Drum on the first turn
      ・Doubles Power with Huge Power ability and Belly Drum move
      ・Note that your HP will be reduced to half after Belly Drum
      ▶How to Train Azumarill for Raid
    2. Use Screech to lower the enemy's Defense on the first turn
      ・Rock-type Sp. DEF is increased by 1.5 times during sandstorms, can be used as a tank against effective Pokemon
      ・Can support with Thunder Wave
      ▶How to Train Tyranitar for Raid
    3. ・A substitute for Azumarill
      Use Swords Dance to boost firepower in the beginning
      ・High Base Stats among Ground-type Pokemon
      ・High Attack Stats makes Earthquake powerful
      ▶How to Train Garchomp for Raid
    4. ・Super effective Attacker
      ・Greatly increases firepower with Nasty Plot
      ・Focus Blast is powerful, but beware of its low hit rate
      ▶How to Train Lucario for Raid
    5. Use Fake Tears to lower the enemy's Sp. DEF on the first turn
      ・Hyper Voice is powerful with Pixilate ability
      ・Attack with Moonblast when your Ability is disabled
      ・Misty Terrain can be used to prevent allies from status effects
      ▶How to Train Sylveon for Raid
    6. High firepower only if all four players use Perrserker
      ・Stack Screech and Swords Dance to the max, you may take down enemy with a single blow
      ▶How to Train Perrserker for Raid
    7. ・Torch Song allows you to attack while increasing Sp. ATK
      ・Hidden Ability Unaware allows you to attack after enemy's buff effects
      ・Can recover with Slack Off and support with Will-O-Wisp
      ▶How to Train Skeledirge for Raid
    8. ・Lumina Crash can attack while lowering Sp. DEF by 2 levels
      ・Can lower enemy's Sp. DEF even after it put up a barrier
      ・If the Ability is Opportunist, it can copy enemy's stat boosts
      ▶How to Train Espathra for Raid
    9. ・Gigaton Hammer inflicts large damage
      ・The Steel/Fairy combination has excellent resistance, and hard to be weak against the enemy.
      ・It is best to use Reflect or Light Screen depending on the enemy
      ▶How to Train Tinkaton for Raid
    10. ・Two Main weapons can trigger Same-type attack bonus
      ・Can lower the enemy's Sp. DEF by 2 levels with Fake Tears
      ・Taunt can interfere with the enemy's bothersome Status Move
      ▶How to Train Flutter Mane for Raid
    11. Use Belly Drum to raise ATK on the first turn
      ・The combination of Belly Drum and Drain Punch allows you to keep fighting
      ・Excellent Durability
      ▶How to Train Iron Hands for Raid
    12. ・Acid Spray lowers enemy's Sp. DEF by 2 levels
      ・A Super effective attacker due to the High Base Stats
      ・Can recover HP with Morning Sun
      ▶How to Train Iron Moth for Raid
    13. ・The substitute for Fire-type Pokemon
      ・Inflicts high damage by stacking Swords Dance
      ・Increases Critical hit ratio with Focus Energy
      ・The Thermal Exchange ability is immune to Burns and no risk of lowering ATK
      ▶How to Train Baxcalibur for Raid
    14. ・The Beads of Ruin ability can lower the enemy's Sp. DEF and increase firepower
      ・Note that this Ability also lowers allies' Sp. DEF
      ・High Base Stats
      ▶How to Train Chi-Yu for Raid
    15. ・High Attack Base Stats
      ・Screech can lower the enemy's DEF by 2 levels
      ・Can increase ATK by stacking Swords Dance
      ▶How to Train Koraidon for Raid
    16. ・High Sp. ATK Base Stats
      ・Metal Sound lowers the enemy's Sp. DEF by 2 levels
      ・Taunt can interfere with the enemy's bothersome Status Move
      ▶How to Train Miraidon for Raid
    17. Increase firepower/durability with Bulk Up on the first turn
      ・Rage Fist can inflict large damage under the right conditions
      ・Better to use in Solo rather than Multi-play
      ▶How to Train Annihilape for Raid
    18. A Pokemon as a specific measure
      ・First, Swords Dance can be used to increase firepower.
      ・Bitter Blade can be used to heal while attacking.
      ・Many learnable Status Moves
      ▶How to Train Ceruledge for Raid
    19. Recommended for Cinderace Random Group Raid
      ・Lowers Sp. Defense with Acid Spray
      ・Psychic Terrain+Expanding Force is powerful
      ▶How to Train Armarouge for Raid
    20. Recommended for Charizard Solo Raid
      ・Use Calm Mind on 1st turn
      ・Use Fake Tears three times
      ・Use Draining Kiss repeatedly
      ▶How to Train Sylveon for Raid
    21. Recommended for Charizard Co-op Raid
      ・Use Fake Tears three times
      ・Use Go all out! one time
      ・Use Hyper Beam
      ▶How to Train Sylveon for Raid
    22. Recommended for Cinderace Solo Raid
      ・Gain power and defense with Nasty Plot & Iron Defense
      ・Single Blow Attack with Stored Power
      ▶How to Train Slowbro for Raid
    23. Recommended for Cinderace Solo Raid
      ・Use Opportunist to effectively invalid Bulk Up
      ・Stop Cinderace's moves with Feather Dance
      ▶How to Train Espathra for Raid

    Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Raid Information

    Pokemon SV Raid Events Banner
    ▶Latest Raid Events

    Tera Raid Events

    EventEvent Duration & Contents
    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

    How to Train Pokemon for Raid

    ▶Best Pokemon For Tera Raid Battles
    Have some feedback? Click here

    Your feedbacks will be checked by our staffs and will be attended to accordingly. Please be advised that we may not reply to every individual feedbacks.


    Article Written by
    Pokemon SV Strategy Team

    Pokemon SV Strategy Team

    Reader Comments
    Max. 300 Characters

    By clicking Submit you are agreeing to the Terms of Use.
    *Offensive, insulting or inappropriate use of forum may lead to ban/restriction.
    To avoid griefing, you will not be able to post or report for the first %d hours upon visiting this forum for the first time.

    Close

    Looks like nobody posted here yet...

    Copyright Notice

    ©2022 Pokémon.
    ©1995–2022 Nintendo / Creatures Inc. / GAME FREAK inc. All Rights Reserved.
    All trademarks, character and/or image used in this article are the copyrighted property of their respective owners.
    ▶Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Official Website

    Article Menu
    News
    New Raid Battle
    Board/Forum
    Databases
    Pokemon List
    Moves
    Story Guides
    Elite Four Members
    Victory Road
    Gym Leader Rematch
    ★ Starfall Street ★
    Starfall Team Rematch
    Path Of Legends
    The Way Home
    Academy Ace Tournament
    Map Tools
    Beginner's Guide
    System Guides
    Items
    How To Gain Powers With Food
    Best Pokemon For Tera Raids
    Best Build For Series 1 Pokemon
    日本語版ポケモンSV攻略