Tera Raid Ariados Counters

Tera Raid Ariados 3-star Grass guide with the best counters, builds, and strategies.

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Ariados

Migalos • アリアドス • 아리아도스 • 阿利多斯

Bug

Poison

Grass

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks

Power

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon		RES/ IMMU/ WKNS Resis./ Immun./ Weakns.	(SP.) ATT	DEF	Counter	RSLT Result
Heatran Heatran Counters Grass	Home	R I W	130 Δ 60 Sp.Att.	106 Δ 16 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (7)
Corviknight Corviknight Counters Grass		R I W	87 Δ 17 Attack	105 Δ 15 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (7)
Revavroom Revavroom Counters Grass		R I W	119 Δ 49 Attack	90 Δ 0 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (7)
Skarmory Skarmory Counters Grass	DLC 2	R I W	80 Δ 10 Attack	140 Δ 50 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (7)
Varoom Varoom Counters Grass		R I W	70 Δ 0 Attack	63 Δ -27 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (7)

Forretress Forretress Counters Grass		R I W	90 Δ 20 Attack	140 Δ 50 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (6)
Scizor Scizor Counters Grass		R I W	130 Δ 60 Attack	100 Δ 10 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (6)
Iron Moth Iron Moth Counters Grass		R I W	140 Δ 70 Sp.Att.	60 Δ -30 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (6)
Salazzle (Totem) Salazzle (Totem) Counters Grass		R I W	111 Δ 41 Sp.Att.	60 Δ -30 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (6)
Salazzle Salazzle Counters Grass		R I W	111 Δ 41 Sp.Att.	60 Δ -30 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (6)
Grafaiai Grafaiai Counters Grass		R I W	95 Δ 25 Attack	65 Δ -25 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (6)
Salandit Salandit Counters Grass		R I W	71 Δ 1 Sp.Att.	40 Δ -50 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (6)
Eternatus Eternatus Counters Grass	Home	R I W	145 Δ 75 Sp.Att.	95 Δ 5 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (5)
Dialga Dialga	Home	R I W	150 Δ 80 Sp.Att.	120 Δ 30 Defense		Xcellent (5)
Dialga (Origin) Dialga (Origin)	Home	R I W	150 Δ 80 Sp.Att.	120 Δ 30 Defense		Xcellent (5)
Archaludon Archaludon	DLC 2	R I W	125 Δ 55 Sp.Att.	130 Δ 40 Defense		Xcellent (5)
Okidogi Okidogi Counters Grass	DLC 1	R I W	128 Δ 58 Attack	115 Δ 25 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (5)
Magearna Magearna	Home	R I W	130 Δ 60 Sp.Att.	115 Δ 25 Defense		Xcellent (5)
Moltres Moltres Counters Grass	Home	R I W	125 Δ 55 Sp.Att.	90 Δ 0 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (5)
Duraludon Duraludon	DLC 2	R I W	120 Δ 50 Sp.Att.	115 Δ 25 Defense		Xcellent (5)

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*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.	Shadow Sneak
Sap Sipper	Boosts Attack when hit by a Grass-type move.	Trailblaze

Best Counter Types

Type	COUNTR Counter	TOT Total	RSLT Result
Poison Poison	Counters Grass	4	Great
Steel Steel		4	Great
Fire Fire	Counters Grass	3	Great
Flying Flying	Counters Grass	3	Great
Bug Bug	Counters Grass	2	Great
Normal Normal		2	Great
Dragon Dragon		1	Good
Fighting Fighting		1	Good
Ice Ice	Counters Grass	1	Good
Electric Electric		-1	Bad
Ghost Ghost		-1	Bad
Dark Dark		-2	Poor
Fairy Fairy		-2	Poor
Rock Rock		-2	Poor
Ground Ground		-3	Poor
Water Water		-4	Poor
Grass Grass		-6	Poor
Psychic Psychic		-6	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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