Tera Raid Iron Hands Counters

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Iron Hands
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Electric
Fighting

Fire

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks
Power Category
Wild Charge
90
Drain Punch
75
Earthquake
100
Heavy Slam
100
Electric Terrain
0
Rock Slide
75
Possible Abilities Possible Abilities
Ability Ability Description Description Possible Possible
Quark Drive
Raises highest stat on Electric Terrain, or if holding Booster Energy. Yes
Quark Drive

(Hidden Ability)
Raises highest stat on Electric Terrain, or if holding Booster Energy. Yes
Stats Stats
LVL Level HP HP ATT Attack DEF Defense SP. ATT Sp. Attack SP. DEF Sp. Defense SPD Speed
75 154 140 108 50 68 50

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon Types RES/
IMMU/
WKNS
Resis./
Immun./
Weakns.
(SP.)
ATT
DEF Counter RSLT Result
Ursaluna Ursaluna Counters
Fire
Bulletproof
Home
R
I
W
140
Δ 32
Attack
105
Δ -35
Defense
Counters

Fire
Xcellent (6)
Palossand Palossand Counters
Fire
R
I
W
100
Δ 32
Sp.Att.
110
Δ -30
Defense
Counters

Fire
Xcellent (6)
Landorus Landorus Counters
Fire
Home
R
I
W
115
Δ 47
Sp.Att.
90
Δ -50
Defense
Counters

Fire
Xcellent (6)
Landorus (Therian) Landorus (Therian) Counters
Fire
Home
R
I
W
145
Δ 37
Attack
90
Δ -50
Defense
Counters

Fire
Xcellent (6)
Giratina (Origin) Giratina (Origin)
Levitate
Home
R
I
W
120
Δ 52
Sp.Att.
100
Δ -40
Defense
Xcellent (5)
Great Tusk Great Tusk Counters
Fire
R
I
W
131
Δ 23
Attack
131
Δ -9
Defense
Counters

Fire
Xcellent (5)
Great Tusk Great Tusk Counters
Fire
R
I
W
131
Δ 23
Attack
131
Δ -9
Defense
Counters

Fire
Xcellent (5)
Chesnaught Chesnaught
Bulletproof
Home
R
I
W
107
Δ -1
Attack
122
Δ -18
Defense
Xcellent (5)
Chesnaught Chesnaught
Bulletproof
R
I
W
107
Δ -1
Attack
122
Δ -18
Defense
Xcellent (5)
Groudon Groudon Counters
Fire
Home
R
I
W
150
Δ 42
Attack
140
Δ 0
Defense
Counters

Fire
Great (4)
Kommo-o Kommo-o
Bulletproof
DLC 1
R
I
W
100
Δ 32
Sp.Att.
125
Δ -15
Defense
Great (4)
Hippowdon Hippowdon Counters
Fire
R
I
W
112
Δ 4
Attack
118
Δ -22
Defense
Counters

Fire
Great (4)
Sinistcha Sinistcha
DLC 1
R
I
W
121
Δ 53
Sp.Att.
106
Δ -34
Defense
Great (4)
Garchomp Garchomp Counters
Fire
R
I
W
130
Δ 22
Attack
95
Δ -45
Defense
Counters

Fire
Great (4)
Donphan Donphan Counters
Fire
R
I
W
120
Δ 12
Attack
120
Δ -20
Defense
Counters

Fire
Great (4)
Mudsdale Mudsdale Counters
Fire
R
I
W
125
Δ 17
Attack
100
Δ -40
Defense
Counters

Fire
Great (4)
Giratina Giratina
Home
R
I
W
100
Δ 32
Sp.Att.
120
Δ -20
Defense
Great (3)
Giratina (Origin) Giratina (Origin)
Home
R
I
W
120
Δ 52
Sp.Att.
100
Δ -40
Defense
Great (3)
Hydrapple Hydrapple
DLC 2
R
I
W
120
Δ 52
Sp.Att.
110
Δ -30
Defense
Great (3)
Cresselia Cresselia
Levitate
Home
R
I
W
75
Δ 7
Sp.Att.
120
Δ -20
Defense
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
Lightning Rod
Draws in all Electric-type moves to up Sp. Attack.
Wild Charge
Motor Drive
Raises Speed if hit by an Electric-type move.
Wild Charge
Volt Absorb
Restores HP if hit by an Electric-type move.
Wild Charge
Bulletproof
Protects the Pokémon from ball and bomb moves.
Drain Punch
Earth Eater
Restores HP when hit by a Ground-type move.
Earthquake
Levitate
Gives immunity to Ground type moves.
Earthquake
Good as Gold
Gives immunity to status moves.
Electric Terrain

Best Counter Types

Type RESI Resistances IMMU Immunities WKNS Weaknesses COUNTR Counter TOT Total RSLT Result
Ground
Ground
Counters
Fire
4 Great
Ghost
Ghost
2 Great
Dragon
Dragon
1 Good
Fighting
Fighting
1 Good
Grass
Grass
1 Good
Psychic
Psychic
1 Good
Electric
Electric
-1 Bad
Water
Water
Counters
Fire
-1 Bad
Bug
Bug
-2 Poor
Poison
Poison
-2 Poor
Dark
Dark
-3 Poor
Fairy
Fairy
-3 Poor
Flying
Flying
-3 Poor
Normal
Normal
-3 Poor
Steel
Steel
-5 Poor
Fire
Fire
-6 Poor
Rock
Rock
Counters
Fire
-8 Poor
Ice
Ice
-10 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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