Tera Raid Houndour Counters

Tera Raid Houndour 2-star Dark guide with the best counters, builds, and strategies.

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Houndour

Hunduster • Malosse • デルビル • 델빌 • 戴鲁比

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Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks

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Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon		RES/ IMMU/ WKNS Resis./ Immun./ Weakns.	(SP.) ATT	DEF	SP. DEF	Counter	RSLT Result
Diancie Diancie Counters Dark	Home	R I W	100 Δ 70 Attack	150 Δ 90 Defense	150 Δ 70 Sp.Def	Counters Dark	Great (4)
Carbink Carbink Counters Dark	Home	R I W	50 Δ 20 Attack	150 Δ 90 Defense	150 Δ 70 Sp.Def	Counters Dark	Great (4)
Dachsbun Dachsbun Counters Dark Well-Baked Body		R I W	80 Δ 50 Attack	115 Δ 55 Defense	80 Δ 0 Sp.Def	Counters Dark	Great (4)
Koraidon Koraidon Counters Dark		R I W	135 Δ 105 Attack	115 Δ 55 Defense	100 Δ 20 Sp.Def	Counters Dark	Great (3)
Tyranitar Tyranitar		R I W	134 Δ 104 Attack	110 Δ 50 Defense	100 Δ 20 Sp.Def		Great (3)

Kommo-o Kommo-o Counters Dark	DLC 1	R I W	110 Δ 80 Attack	125 Δ 65 Defense	105 Δ 25 Sp.Def	Counters Dark	Great (3)
Annihilape Annihilape Counters Dark		R I W	115 Δ 85 Attack	80 Δ 20 Defense	90 Δ 10 Sp.Def	Counters Dark	Great (3)
Urshifu Urshifu Counters Dark	Home	R I W	130 Δ 100 Attack	100 Δ 40 Defense	60 Δ -20 Sp.Def	Counters Dark	Great (3)
Urshifu (Rapid Strike) Urshifu (Rapid Strike) Counters Dark	Home	R I W	130 Δ 100 Attack	100 Δ 40 Defense	60 Δ -20 Sp.Def	Counters Dark	Great (3)
Scrafty Scrafty Counters Dark	DLC 1	R I W	90 Δ 60 Attack	115 Δ 55 Defense	115 Δ 35 Sp.Def	Counters Dark	Great (3)
Primarina Primarina Counters Dark	DLC 2	R I W	126 Δ 76 Sp.Att.	74 Δ 14 Defense	116 Δ 36 Sp.Def	Counters Dark	Great (3)
Poliwrath Poliwrath Counters Dark	DLC 1	R I W	95 Δ 65 Attack	95 Δ 35 Defense	90 Δ 10 Sp.Def	Counters Dark	Great (3)
Drednaw Drednaw		R I W	115 Δ 85 Attack	90 Δ 30 Defense	68 Δ -12 Sp.Def		Great (3)
Tauros (Paldea Aqua Breed) Tauros (Paldea Aqua Breed) Counters Dark		R I W	110 Δ 80 Attack	105 Δ 45 Defense	70 Δ -10 Sp.Def	Counters Dark	Great (3)
Quaquaval Quaquaval Counters Dark		R I W	120 Δ 90 Attack	80 Δ 20 Defense	75 Δ -5 Sp.Def	Counters Dark	Great (3)
Flutter Mane Flutter Mane Counters Dark		R I W	135 Δ 85 Sp.Att.	55 Δ -5 Defense	135 Δ 55 Sp.Def	Counters Dark	Great (3)
Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl Counters Dark		R I W	120 Δ 90 Attack	65 Δ 5 Defense	75 Δ -5 Sp.Def	Counters Dark	Great (3)
Iron Valiant Iron Valiant Counters Dark		R I W	130 Δ 100 Attack	90 Δ 30 Defense	60 Δ -20 Sp.Def	Counters Dark	Great (3)
Mimikyu (Busted) Mimikyu (Busted) Counters Dark		R I W	90 Δ 60 Attack	80 Δ 20 Defense	105 Δ 25 Sp.Def	Counters Dark	Great (3)
Mimikyu Mimikyu Counters Dark		R I W	90 Δ 60 Attack	80 Δ 20 Defense	105 Δ 25 Sp.Def	Counters Dark	Great (3)

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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
Flash Fire	It powers up Fire-type moves if it's hit by one.	Ember
Well-Baked Body	Immune to Fire-type moves, and Defense is sharply boosted.	Ember

Best Counter Types

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