Tera Raid Applin Counters

Tera Raid Applin 3-star Steel guide with the best counters, builds, and strategies.

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Applin
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Dragon
Grass

Steel

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks
Power Category
Sucker Punch
70
Withdraw
0
Astonish
30
Possible Abilities Possible Abilities
Ability Ability Description Description Possible Possible
Ripen
Doubles the effect of berries. Yes
Gluttony
Encourages the early use of a held Berry. Yes
Bulletproof

(Hidden Ability)
Protects the Pokémon from ball and bomb moves. Yes
Stats Stats
LVL Level HP HP ATT Attack DEF Defense SP. ATT Sp. Attack SP. DEF Sp. Defense SPD Speed
35 40 40 80 40 40 20

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon Types RES/
IMMU/
WKNS
Resis./
Immun./
Weakns.
(SP.)
ATT
DEF Counter RSLT Result
Urshifu Urshifu Counters
Steel
Home
R
I
W
130
Δ 50
Attack
100
Δ 60
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Meloetta (Pirouette) Meloetta (Pirouette) Counters
Steel
Home
R
I
W
128
Δ 48
Attack
90
Δ 50
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Scrafty Scrafty Counters
Steel
DLC 1
R
I
W
90
Δ 10
Attack
115
Δ 75
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Scraggy Scraggy Counters
Steel
DLC 1
R
I
W
75
Δ -5
Attack
70
Δ 30
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Ting-Lu Ting-Lu Counters
Steel
R
I
W
110
Δ 30
Attack
125
Δ 85
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Ursaluna Ursaluna Counters
Steel
Home
R
I
W
140
Δ 60
Attack
105
Δ 65
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Iron Valiant Iron Valiant Counters
Steel
R
I
W
120
Δ 80
Sp.Att.
90
Δ 50
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Wigglytuff Wigglytuff
R
I
W
85
Δ 45
Sp.Att.
45
Δ 5
Defense
Great (3)
Chi-Yu Chi-Yu Counters
Steel
R
I
W
135
Δ 95
Sp.Att.
80
Δ 40
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Pyroar Pyroar Counters
Steel
R
I
W
109
Δ 69
Sp.Att.
72
Δ 32
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Incineroar Incineroar Counters
Steel
DLC 2
R
I
W
115
Δ 35
Attack
90
Δ 50
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl
R
I
W
120
Δ 40
Attack
65
Δ 25
Defense
Great (3)
Krookodile Krookodile Counters
Steel
R
I
W
117
Δ 37
Attack
80
Δ 40
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Houndoom Houndoom Counters
Steel
R
I
W
110
Δ 70
Sp.Att.
50
Δ 10
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Litleo Litleo Counters
Steel
R
I
W
73
Δ 33
Sp.Att.
58
Δ 18
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Morgrem Morgrem
R
I
W
75
Δ 35
Sp.Att.
45
Δ 5
Defense
Great (3)
Jigglypuff Jigglypuff
R
I
W
45
Δ 5
Sp.Att.
20
Δ -20
Defense
Great (3)
Houndour Houndour Counters
Steel
R
I
W
80
Δ 40
Sp.Att.
30
Δ -10
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Krokorok Krokorok Counters
Steel
R
I
W
82
Δ 2
Attack
45
Δ 5
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Igglybuff Igglybuff
R
I
W
40
Δ 0
Sp.Att.
15
Δ -25
Defense
Great (3)

Δ 10
*Δ (delta) means e.g. the difference between your PKMNs STAT and the Raid Pokemons counter STAT (e.g. your ATT vs enemies DEF). A higher Δ is better.

Best Counter Abilities

Ability Description Good against
Psychic Surge
The Pokémon creates a Psychic Terrain when it enters a battle.
Sucker Punch

Best Counter Types

Type RESI Resistances IMMU Immunities WKNS Weaknesses COUNTR Counter TOT Total RSLT Result
Dark
Dark
2 Great
Fighting
Fighting
Counters
Steel
2 Great
Fire
Fire
Counters
Steel
1 Good
Ground
Ground
Counters
Steel
1 Good
Normal
Normal
1 Good
Electric
Electric
0 Neutral
Fairy
Fairy
0 Neutral
Water
Water
0 Neutral
Bug
Bug
-1 Bad
Dragon
Dragon
-1 Bad
Flying
Flying
-1 Bad
Grass
Grass
-1 Bad
Ice
Ice
-1 Bad
Rock
Rock
-1 Bad
Steel
Steel
-1 Bad
Poison
Poison
-2 Poor
Ghost
Ghost
-6 Poor
Psychic
Psychic
-7 Poor

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Understanding Tera Raids in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

What are Tera Raids?

Tera Raid Battles are cooperative multiplayer battles in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet where up to 4 players team up to battle and catch a Terastallized wild Pokémon. These powerful Pokémon have shifted to a different Tera Type, changing their strengths and weaknesses dramatically from their standard typing.

Raid Difficulty Levels

  • 1-2 Star Raids: Beginner-friendly raids perfect for new trainers
  • 3-4 Star Raids: Intermediate difficulty requiring type advantage planning
  • 5 Star Raids: Advanced raids with competitive movesets and higher stats
  • 6 Star Raids: Post-game content requiring optimized builds and coordination
  • 7 Star Raids: Special event raids featuring the most challenging opponents with perfect stats

Why Tera Types Matter

When a Pokémon Terastallizes, it changes to its Tera Type, gaining STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus) on moves of that type and adopting the defensive properties of the new type. A Fire-type Charizard that becomes Dragon Tera Type will be weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Ice moves instead of its usual Water, Electric, and Rock weaknesses. Understanding these shifts is crucial for raid success.

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