Tera Raid Cloyster Counters

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Cloyster
Austos • Crustabri • パルシェン • 파르셀 • 刺甲贝

Ice
Water

Steel

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks
Power Category
Razor Shell
75
Icicle Crash
85
Scary Face
0
Ice Shard
40
Shell Smash
0
Withdraw
0
Possible Abilities Possible Abilities
Ability Ability Description Description Possible Possible
Shell Armor
 The Pokémon is protected against critical hits. Yes
Skill Link
 Increases the frequency of multi-strike moves. Yes
Overcoat

(Hidden Ability)		 The Pokémon takes no damage from sandstorms. It is also protected from the effects of powders and spores. Yes
Stats Stats
LVL Level HP HP ATT Attack DEF Defense SP. ATT Sp. Attack SP. DEF Sp. Defense SPD Speed
45 50 95 180 85 45 70

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon Types RES/
IMMU/
WKNS Resis./
Immun./
Weakns.		 (SP.)
ATT		 DEF Counter RSLT Result
Volcanion Volcanion Counters
Steel
Water Absorb
Home
R
I
W
 130
Δ 85
Sp.Att.		 120
Δ 25
Defense 		Counters

Steel
Xcellent (5)
Lapras Lapras
Water Absorb
DLC 2
R
I
W
 85
Δ 40
Sp.Att.		 80
Δ -15
Defense 		Great (4)
Poliwrath Poliwrath Counters
Steel
Water Absorb
DLC 1
R
I
W
 95
Δ -85
Attack		 95
Δ 0
Defense 		Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Volcanion Volcanion Counters
Steel
Home
R
I
W
 130
Δ 85
Sp.Att.		 120
Δ 25
Defense 		Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Cloyster Cloyster
R
I
W
 85
Δ 40
Sp.Att.		 180
Δ 85
Defense 		Great (3)
Vaporeon Vaporeon
Water Absorb
R
I
W
 110
Δ 65
Sp.Att.		 60
Δ -35
Defense 		Great (3)
Lapras Lapras
DLC 2
R
I
W
 85
Δ 40
Sp.Att.		 80
Δ -15
Defense 		Great (3)
Iron Bundle Iron Bundle
R
I
W
 124
Δ 79
Sp.Att.		 114
Δ 19
Defense 		Great (3)
Empoleon Empoleon
DLC 1
R
I
W
 111
Δ 66
Sp.Att.		 88
Δ -7
Defense 		Great (3)
Gastrodon Gastrodon Counters
Steel
Storm Drain
R
I
W
 92
Δ 47
Sp.Att.		 68
Δ -27
Defense 		Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Urshifu (Rapid Strike) Urshifu (Rapid Strike) Counters
Steel
Home
R
I
W
 130
Δ -50
Attack		 100
Δ 5
Defense 		Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Lanturn Lanturn
Water Absorb
DLC 1
R
I
W
 76
Δ 31
Sp.Att.		 58
Δ -37
Defense 		Great (3)
Poliwrath Poliwrath Counters
Steel
DLC 1
R
I
W
 95
Δ -85
Attack		 95
Δ 0
Defense 		Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Politoed Politoed
Water Absorb
DLC 1
R
I
W
 90
Δ 45
Sp.Att.		 75
Δ -20
Defense 		Great (3)
Quaquaval Quaquaval Counters
Steel
R
I
W
 120
Δ -60
Attack		 80
Δ -15
Defense 		Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Quagsire Quagsire Counters
Steel
Water Absorb
R
I
W
 85
Δ -95
Attack		 85
Δ -10
Defense 		Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Dewgong Dewgong
DLC 2
R
I
W
 70
Δ 25
Sp.Att.		 80
Δ -15
Defense 		Great (3)
Toxicroak Toxicroak Counters
Steel
Dry Skin
R
I
W
 106
Δ -74
Attack		 65
Δ -30
Defense 		Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Lumineon Lumineon
Storm Drain
R
I
W
 69
Δ 24
Sp.Att.		 76
Δ -19
Defense 		Great (3)
Tauros (Paldea Aqua Breed) Tauros (Paldea Aqua Breed) Counters
Steel
R
I
W
 110
Δ -70
Attack		 105
Δ 10
Defense 		Counters

Steel
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
Dry Skin
 Reduces HP if it is hot. Water restores HP.
Razor Shell
Storm Drain
 Draws in all Water-type moves to up Sp. Attack.
Razor Shell
Water Absorb
 Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move.
Razor Shell
Good as Gold
 Gives immunity to status moves.
Scary Face
Magic Bounce
 Reflects status- changing moves.
Scary Face
Psychic Surge
 The Pokémon creates a Psychic Terrain when it enters a battle.
Ice Shard

Best Counter Types

Type RESI Resistances IMMU Immunities WKNS Weaknesses COUNTR Counter TOT Total RSLT Result
Water
Water
2 Great
Fighting
Fighting
Counters
Steel
 1 Good
Dark
Dark
0 Neutral
Electric
Electric
0 Neutral
Ghost
Ghost
0 Neutral
Ice
Ice
0 Neutral
Steel
Steel
0 Neutral
Bug
Bug
-1 Bad
Fairy
Fairy
-1 Bad
Fire
Fire
Counters
Steel
 -1 Bad
Normal
Normal
-1 Bad
Psychic
Psychic
-1 Bad
Poison
Poison
-2 Poor
Dragon
Dragon
-3 Poor
Grass
Grass
-3 Poor
Flying
Flying
-4 Poor
Rock
Rock
-4 Poor
Ground
Ground
Counters
Steel
 -5 Poor

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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

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