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

▶Best Pokemon For Tera Raid Battles & Team Raid Tips

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Garchomp & Sylveon Tera Raid Event - How To Unlock & Duration

Locations / How To Unlock & Duration

Garchomp & Sylveon
DurationFeb 17 - Feb 20
How To Unlock4★: 6 or more Badges
5★: After completing the main story
How To JoinParticipate in Raids or Multiplayer Raids

The Garchomp and Sylveon Raid event will be held for 3 days starting on February 17 and will last until February 20. During this event, Garchomp and Sylveon with Hidden Abilities and various Terastal Type will have a high chance of spawning so rerolling for your specific type and ability will be easier so make sure to join.

▶Tera Raid Event List

How To Join Multiplayer Raids

① Connect to the Internet
Connect to the Internet from the menu. After connecting, Event Raid crystals will appear on the map
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

Garchomp & Sylveon Tera Raid Rewards & Recommended Tera Type

Reward Pokemon & Best Tera Type

Garchomp Icon
Tera TypeNatureAbilityItem
RandomRandomSand Veil
Rough Skin
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Individual Values
5★:At Least 4V Guaranteed (Random)
4★:At Least 3V Guaranteed (Random)
▶Garchomp - Location, Stats, Best Moveset and Nature

Need To Reroll the Hidden Ability?

  1. Inflicts damage to the attacker on contact, and maximum decrease the opponents HP by 1/8

Garchomp's Hidden Ability is "Rough Skin", and at times it is stronger and more useful in PvP Battles than Sand Veil. Because of it, rerolling for hidden ability is recommended.

Recommended Tera Types for Garchomp

TypeReason
Fire・It has a resistance against Fairy and Ice types which are its weakness
・Can nullify burns
Steel・It has a resistance against all of the original weaknesses
・With Tera Blast, it can attack Fairy type weakness
Poison・It has a resistance against Fairy type which is its weakness
・Can counter with Tera Blast
Fairy・Can nullify Dragon types
・Strong against Dragons

The listed above types are the recommended Tera Type for Garchomp in this event. Same type attack bonus can be caught in the wild so you do not have to specially get it in the raid.

Sylveon Icon
Tera TypeNatureAbilityItem
RandomRandomCute Charm
Pixilate
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Individual Values
5★:At Least 4V Guaranteed (Random)
4★:At Least 3V Guaranteed (Random)
▶Sylveon - Location, Stats, Best Moveset and Nature

Need To Reroll The Hidden Ability?

  1. Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves and power is increased by 1.2 times

Sylveon's Hidden Abiity is "Pixilate". Pixilate is useful in PvPs so it is recommended to reroll for Hidden Ability.

Recommended Tera Types for Sylveon

TypeReason
Fire・Can half damage from Steel and Fairy types
・Fairy + Fire types moves have a good range and useful
Water・It can half Steel which is its weakness
・Unlike Fire, Ground type will not become its weakness
Steel・It can half and even lower Steel and Poison which are its weakness
・It can attack Fairy type's weakness
Fairy・With Same type attack bonus, Fairy move damage will increase by 2 times
・Before evolving it is a Normal type so you will need Tera Shards

Raid Reward Items

The last Tera Raid Events, were the same rewards as a normal 4★ and 5★ raids so it is predicted that this raid will be the same.

Raid Event - Recommended Pokemon & Counters

Choose Attackers Based On The Tera Type

Select the Tera Type of Raid Battles!
    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 Taunt and Screech
      ▶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 Calm Mind to raise it's Sp. Atk and Sp. Def first turn
      ・Hyper Voice is powerful with Pixilate ability
      ・Attack with Draining Kiss to heal yourself
      ・Use Fake Tears to lower the enemy's Sp. DEF
      ▶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. ・Can use both Reflect/Light Screen to reinforce allies' durability
      ・Taunt can interfere with the enemy's bothersome Status Move
      ・High SPD and a good amount of firepower can at least inflict damage
      ▶How to Train Iron Valiant for Raid
    18. ・High Durability
      ・Excellent support with debuffs such as Screech and Fake Tears
      ・Taunt can interfere with the enemy's bothersome Status Move
      ・Can use both Reflect/Light Screen to reinforce allies' durability
      ▶How to Train Umbreon for Raid
    19. ・High Durability
      Excellent support with debuffs such as Screech and Fake Tears
      ・Taunt can interfere with the enemy's bothersome Status Move
      ・Can use both Reflect/Light Screen to reinforce allies' durability
      ▶How to Train Corviknight for Raid
    20. ・The Prankster ability to preempt enemy's Status Move
      ・Excellent Support with Fake Tears and Reflect/Light Screen
      ・Taunt can interfere with the enemy's bothersome Status Move
      ・Thunder Wave can also paralyze the enemy
      ▶How to Train Grimmsnarl for Raid
    21. 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
    22. 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
    23. Recommended for Cinderace Random Group Raid
      ・Lowers Sp. Defense with Acid Spray
      ・Psychic Terrain+Expanding Force is powerful
      ▶How to Train Armarouge for Raid
    24. 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
    25. 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
    26. 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
    27. 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
    28. For completing Greninja raid solo
      ・Ability [Water Absorb] disables Water moves
      ・Stored Power inflicts large damage
      ▶How to Train Vaporeon for Raid
    29. 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

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    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.
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