Tera Raid Houndour Counters

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

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Houndour

Hunduster • Malosse • デルビル • 델빌 • 戴鲁比

Dark

Fire

Grass

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks

Power

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon		RES/ IMMU/ WKNS Resis./ Immun./ Weakns.	(SP.) ATT	DEF	SP. DEF	Counter	RSLT Result
Diancie Diancie	Home	R I W	100 Δ 70 Attack	150 Δ 90 Defense	150 Δ 70 Sp.Def		Great (3)
Tyranitar Tyranitar		R I W	134 Δ 104 Attack	110 Δ 50 Defense	100 Δ 20 Sp.Def		Great (3)
Carbink Carbink	Home	R I W	50 Δ 20 Attack	150 Δ 90 Defense	150 Δ 70 Sp.Def		Great (3)
Glimmora Glimmora Counters Grass		R I W	130 Δ 80 Sp.Att.	90 Δ 30 Defense	81 Δ 1 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (3)
Drednaw Drednaw		R I W	115 Δ 85 Attack	90 Δ 30 Defense	68 Δ -12 Sp.Def		Great (3)

Dachsbun Dachsbun Well-Baked Body		R I W	80 Δ 50 Attack	115 Δ 55 Defense	80 Δ 0 Sp.Def		Great (3)
Minior Minior Counters Grass	DLC 1	R I W	60 Δ 30 Attack	100 Δ 40 Defense	100 Δ 20 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (3)
Glimmet Glimmet Counters Grass		R I W	105 Δ 55 Sp.Att.	42 Δ -18 Defense	60 Δ -20 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (3)
Rolycoly Rolycoly Flash Fire		R I W	40 Δ 10 Attack	50 Δ -10 Defense	50 Δ -30 Sp.Def		Great (3)
Eternatus Eternatus Counters Grass	Home	R I W	145 Δ 95 Sp.Att.	95 Δ 35 Defense	95 Δ 15 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (2)
Koraidon Koraidon		R I W	135 Δ 105 Attack	115 Δ 55 Defense	100 Δ 20 Sp.Def		Great (2)
Avalugg (Hisui) Avalugg (Hisui) Counters Grass	Home	R I W	127 Δ 97 Attack	184 Δ 124 Defense	36 Δ -44 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (2)
Palkia Palkia	Home	R I W	150 Δ 100 Sp.Att.	100 Δ 40 Defense	120 Δ 40 Sp.Def		Great (2)
Palkia (Origin) Palkia (Origin)	Home	R I W	150 Δ 100 Sp.Att.	100 Δ 40 Defense	120 Δ 40 Sp.Def		Great (2)
Rhyperior Rhyperior	DLC 2	R I W	140 Δ 110 Attack	130 Δ 70 Defense	55 Δ -25 Sp.Def		Great (2)
Rayquaza Rayquaza Counters Grass	Home	R I W	150 Δ 120 Attack	90 Δ 30 Defense	90 Δ 10 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (2)
Iron Thorns Iron Thorns		R I W	134 Δ 104 Attack	110 Δ 50 Defense	84 Δ 4 Sp.Def		Great (2)
Dragonite Dragonite Counters Grass		R I W	134 Δ 104 Attack	95 Δ 35 Defense	100 Δ 20 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (2)
Garganacl Garganacl		R I W	100 Δ 70 Attack	130 Δ 70 Defense	90 Δ 10 Sp.Def		Great (2)
Bastiodon Bastiodon	DLC 2	R I W	52 Δ 22 Attack	168 Δ 108 Defense	138 Δ 58 Sp.Def		Great (2)

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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
Rock Rock		2	Great
Dark Dark		1	Good
Dragon Dragon		1	Good
Fairy Fairy		1	Good
Fighting Fighting		1	Good
Flying Flying	Counters Grass	1	Good
Poison Poison	Counters Grass	1	Good
Fire Fire	⚠️Houndour is immune to Fire because of Flash Fire	0	Neutral
Normal Normal		0	Neutral
Water Water		0	Neutral
Electric Electric		-1	Bad
Ghost Ghost		-1	Bad
Ground Ground		-1	Bad
Bug Bug	Counters Grass	-2	Poor
Ice Ice	Counters Grass	-2	Poor
Steel Steel		-2	Poor
Psychic Psychic		-3	Poor
Grass Grass		-4	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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