Tera Raid Garganacl Counters

Tera Raid Garganacl 5-star Dark guide with the best counters, builds, and strategies.

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Garganacl
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Rock

Dark

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks
Power Category
Salt Cure
40
Rock Slide
75
Hammer Arm
100
Sandstorm
0
Possible Abilities Possible Abilities
Ability Ability Description Description Possible Possible
Purifying Salt
Protects from status conditions and halves damage from Ghost-type moves. Yes
Sturdy
It cannot be knocked out with one hit. Yes
Clear Body

(Hidden Ability)
Prevents other Pokémon from lowering its stats. Yes
Stats Stats
LVL Level HP HP ATT Attack DEF Defense SP. ATT Sp. Attack SP. DEF Sp. Defense SPD Speed
75 100 100 130 45 90 35

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon Types RES/
IMMU/
WKNS
Resis./
Immun./
Weakns.
(SP.)
ATT
DEF Counter RSLT Result
Annihilape Annihilape Counters
Dark
R
I
W
115
Δ -15
Attack
80
Δ -20
Defense
Counters

Dark
Great (4)
Great Tusk Great Tusk Counters
Dark
R
I
W
131
Δ 1
Attack
131
Δ 31
Defense
Counters

Dark
Great (3)
Great Tusk Great Tusk Counters
Dark
R
I
W
131
Δ 1
Attack
131
Δ 31
Defense
Counters

Dark
Great (3)
Gholdengo Gholdengo
R
I
W
133
Δ 43
Sp.Att.
95
Δ -5
Defense
Great (3)
Kommo-o Kommo-o Counters
Dark
Overcoat
DLC 1
R
I
W
100
Δ 10
Sp.Att.
125
Δ 25
Defense
Counters

Dark
Great (3)
Palossand Palossand
R
I
W
100
Δ 10
Sp.Att.
110
Δ 10
Defense
Great (3)
Okidogi Okidogi Counters
Dark
DLC 1
R
I
W
128
Δ -2
Attack
115
Δ 15
Defense
Counters

Dark
Great (3)
Hatterene Hatterene Counters
Dark
R
I
W
136
Δ 46
Sp.Att.
95
Δ -5
Defense
Counters

Dark
Great (3)
Iron Valiant Iron Valiant Counters
Dark
R
I
W
120
Δ 30
Sp.Att.
90
Δ -10
Defense
Counters

Dark
Great (3)
Scream Tail Scream Tail Counters
Dark
R
I
W
65
Δ -25
Sp.Att.
99
Δ -1
Defense
Counters

Dark
Great (3)
Gardevoir Gardevoir Counters
Dark
R
I
W
125
Δ 35
Sp.Att.
65
Δ -35
Defense
Counters

Dark
Great (3)
Golurk Golurk
DLC 2
R
I
W
124
Δ -6
Attack
80
Δ -20
Defense
Great (3)
Flutter Mane Flutter Mane Counters
Dark
R
I
W
135
Δ 45
Sp.Att.
55
Δ -45
Defense
Counters

Dark
Great (3)
Fezandipiti Fezandipiti Counters
Dark
DLC 1
R
I
W
91
Δ -39
Attack
82
Δ -18
Defense
Counters

Dark
Great (3)
Toxicroak Toxicroak Counters
Dark
R
I
W
106
Δ -24
Attack
65
Δ -35
Defense
Counters

Dark
Great (3)
Sneasler Sneasler Counters
Dark
Home
R
I
W
130
Δ 0
Attack
60
Δ -40
Defense
Counters

Dark
Great (3)
Gallade Gallade Counters
Dark
R
I
W
125
Δ -5
Attack
65
Δ -35
Defense
Counters

Dark
Great (3)
Giratina Giratina
Home
R
I
W
100
Δ 10
Sp.Att.
120
Δ 20
Defense
Great (2)
Giratina (Origin) Giratina (Origin)
Home
R
I
W
120
Δ 30
Sp.Att.
100
Δ 0
Defense
Great (2)
Iron Hands Iron Hands Counters
Dark
R
I
W
140
Δ 10
Attack
108
Δ 8
Defense
Counters

Dark
Great (2)

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
Good as Gold
Gives immunity to status moves.
Sandstorm
Overcoat
The Pokémon takes no damage from sandstorms. It is also protected from the effects of powders and spores.
Sandstorm

Best Counter Types

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

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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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