Tera Raid Houndstone Counters

Tera Raid Houndstone 4-star Water guide with the best counters, builds, and strategies.

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Water

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks
Power Category
Last Respects
50
Bite
60
Charm
0
Lick
30
Possible Abilities Possible Abilities
Ability Ability Description Description Possible Possible
Sand Rush
Boosts the Pokémon's Speed in a sandstorm. Yes
Fluffy

(Hidden Ability)
Halves damage from contact moves, but doubles damage from Fire-type moves. Yes
Stats Stats
LVL Level HP HP ATT Attack DEF Defense SP. ATT Sp. Attack SP. DEF Sp. Defense SPD Speed
45 72 101 100 50 97 68

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon Types RES/
IMMU/
WKNS
Resis./
Immun./
Weakns.
(SP.)
ATT
DEF Counter RSLT Result
Brute Bonnet Brute Bonnet Counters
Water
R
I
W
127
Δ 27
Attack
99
Δ -2
Defense
Counters

Water
Great (3)
Urshifu Urshifu
Home
R
I
W
130
Δ 30
Attack
100
Δ -1
Defense
Great (3)
Zarude Zarude Counters
Water
Home
R
I
W
120
Δ 20
Attack
105
Δ 4
Defense
Counters

Water
Great (3)
Meloetta (Pirouette) Meloetta (Pirouette)
Home
R
I
W
128
Δ 28
Attack
90
Δ -11
Defense
Great (3)
Arboliva Arboliva Counters
Water
R
I
W
125
Δ 28
Sp.Att.
90
Δ -11
Defense
Counters

Water
Great (3)
Wo-Chien Wo-Chien Counters
Water
R
I
W
95
Δ -2
Sp.Att.
100
Δ -1
Defense
Counters

Water
Great (3)
Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl
R
I
W
120
Δ 20
Attack
65
Δ -36
Defense
Great (3)
Wigglytuff Wigglytuff
R
I
W
85
Δ -12
Sp.Att.
45
Δ -56
Defense
Great (3)
Scrafty Scrafty
DLC 1
R
I
W
90
Δ -10
Attack
115
Δ 14
Defense
Great (3)
Meowscarada Meowscarada Counters
Water
R
I
W
110
Δ 10
Attack
70
Δ -31
Defense
Counters

Water
Great (3)
Sawsbuck Sawsbuck Counters
Water
R
I
W
100
Δ 0
Attack
70
Δ -31
Defense
Counters

Water
Great (3)
Shiftry Shiftry Counters
Water
DLC 1
R
I
W
100
Δ 0
Attack
60
Δ -41
Defense
Counters

Water
Great (3)
Cacturne Cacturne Counters
Water
R
I
W
115
Δ 18
Sp.Att.
60
Δ -41
Defense
Counters

Water
Great (3)
Morpeko Morpeko Counters
Water
DLC 1
R
I
W
95
Δ -5
Attack
58
Δ -43
Defense
Counters

Water
Great (3)
Scraggy Scraggy
DLC 1
R
I
W
75
Δ -25
Attack
70
Δ -31
Defense
Great (3)
Slaking Slaking
R
I
W
160
Δ 60
Attack
100
Δ -1
Defense
Great (2)
Terapagos (Stellar Form) Terapagos (Stellar Form)
DLC 2
R
I
W
130
Δ 33
Sp.Att.
110
Δ 9
Defense
Great (2)
Iron Hands Iron Hands Counters
Water
R
I
W
140
Δ 40
Attack
108
Δ 7
Defense
Counters

Water
Great (2)
Ting-Lu Ting-Lu
R
I
W
110
Δ 10
Attack
125
Δ 24
Defense
Great (2)
Ursaluna Ursaluna
Home
R
I
W
140
Δ 40
Attack
105
Δ 4
Defense
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.
Charm
Magic Bounce
Reflects status- changing moves.
Charm

Best Counter Types

Type RESI Resistances IMMU Immunities WKNS Weaknesses COUNTR Counter TOT Total RSLT Result
Dark
Dark
2 Great
Normal
Normal
2 Great
Electric
Electric
Counters
Water
1 Good
Fairy
Fairy
1 Good
Fighting
Fighting
1 Good
Grass
Grass
Counters
Water
1 Good
Bug
Bug
0 Neutral
Dragon
Dragon
0 Neutral
Flying
Flying
0 Neutral
Ground
Ground
0 Neutral
Poison
Poison
0 Neutral
Rock
Rock
0 Neutral
Fire
Fire
-1 Bad
Ice
Ice
-1 Bad
Steel
Steel
-1 Bad
Water
Water
-1 Bad
Ghost
Ghost
-6 Poor
Psychic
Psychic
-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

  • 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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