Tera Raid Houndour Counters

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

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Houndour
HundusterMalosseデルビル델빌戴鲁比

Dark
Fire

Ground

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks
Power Category
Bite
60
Ember
40
Beat Up
0
Facade
70
Possible Abilities Possible Abilities
Ability Ability Description Description Possible Possible
Early Bird
The Pokémon awakens quickly from sleep. Yes
Flash Fire
It powers up Fire-type moves if it's hit by one. Yes
Unnerve

(Hidden Ability)
Makes the foe nervous and unable to eat Berries. No
Stats Stats
LVL Level HP HP ATT Attack DEF Defense SP. ATT Sp. Attack SP. DEF Sp. Defense SPD Speed
20 45 60 30 80 50 65

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon Types RES/
IMMU/
WKNS
Resis./
Immun./
Weakns.
(SP.)
ATT
DEF SP.
DEF
Counter RSLT Result
Drednaw Drednaw Counters
Ground
R
I
W
115
Δ 85
Attack
90
Δ 30
Defense
68
Δ -12
Sp.Def
Counters

Ground
Great (4)
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)
Palkia Palkia Counters
Ground
Home
R
I
W
150
Δ 100
Sp.Att.
100
Δ 40
Defense
120
Δ 40
Sp.Def
Counters

Ground
Great (3)
Palkia (Origin) Palkia (Origin) Counters
Ground
Home
R
I
W
150
Δ 100
Sp.Att.
100
Δ 40
Defense
120
Δ 40
Sp.Def
Counters

Ground
Great (3)
Carbink Carbink
Home
R
I
W
50
Δ 20
Attack
150
Δ 90
Defense
150
Δ 70
Sp.Def
Great (3)
Urshifu (Rapid Strike) Urshifu (Rapid Strike) Counters
Ground
Home
R
I
W
130
Δ 100
Attack
100
Δ 40
Defense
60
Δ -20
Sp.Def
Counters

Ground
Great (3)
Walking Wake Walking Wake Counters
Ground
R
I
W
125
Δ 75
Sp.Att.
91
Δ 31
Defense
83
Δ 3
Sp.Def
Counters

Ground
Great (3)
Primarina Primarina Counters
Ground
DLC 2
R
I
W
126
Δ 76
Sp.Att.
74
Δ 14
Defense
116
Δ 36
Sp.Def
Counters

Ground
Great (3)
Poliwrath Poliwrath Counters
Ground
DLC 1
R
I
W
95
Δ 65
Attack
95
Δ 35
Defense
90
Δ 10
Sp.Def
Counters

Ground
Great (3)
Tauros (Paldea Aqua Breed) Tauros (Paldea Aqua Breed) Counters
Ground
R
I
W
110
Δ 80
Attack
105
Δ 45
Defense
70
Δ -10
Sp.Def
Counters

Ground
Great (3)
Quaquaval Quaquaval Counters
Ground
R
I
W
120
Δ 90
Attack
80
Δ 20
Defense
75
Δ -5
Sp.Def
Counters

Ground
Great (3)
Kingdra Kingdra Counters
Ground
DLC 1
R
I
W
95
Δ 65
Attack
95
Δ 35
Defense
95
Δ 15
Sp.Def
Counters

Ground
Great (3)
Greninja (Ash) Greninja (Ash) Counters
Ground
R
I
W
145
Δ 115
Attack
67
Δ 7
Defense
71
Δ -9
Sp.Def
Counters

Ground
Great (3)
Samurott (Hisui) Samurott (Hisui) Counters
Ground
Home
R
I
W
108
Δ 78
Attack
80
Δ 20
Defense
65
Δ -15
Sp.Def
Counters

Ground
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)
Tatsugiri (Droopy) Tatsugiri (Droopy) Counters
Ground
R
I
W
120
Δ 70
Sp.Att.
60
Δ 0
Defense
95
Δ 15
Sp.Def
Counters

Ground
Great (3)
Tatsugiri (Stretchy) Tatsugiri (Stretchy) Counters
Ground
R
I
W
120
Δ 70
Sp.Att.
60
Δ 0
Defense
95
Δ 15
Sp.Def
Counters

Ground
Great (3)
Tatsugiri Tatsugiri Counters
Ground
R
I
W
120
Δ 70
Sp.Att.
60
Δ 0
Defense
95
Δ 15
Sp.Def
Counters

Ground
Great (3)
Crawdaunt Crawdaunt Counters
Ground
DLC 1
R
I
W
120
Δ 90
Attack
85
Δ 25
Defense
55
Δ -25
Sp.Def
Counters

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