Tera Raid Iron Hands Counters

Tera Raid Iron Hands 5-star Ghost guide with the best counters, builds, and strategies.

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Iron Hands
Eisenhand • Paume-de-Fer • テツノカイナ • 무쇠손

Electric
Fighting

Ghost

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
Giratina (Origin) Giratina (Origin) Counters
Ghost
Levitate
Home
R
I
W
 120
Δ 52
Sp.Att.		 100
Δ -40
Defense 		Counters

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

Ghost
Xcellent (6)
Ursaluna Ursaluna
Bulletproof
Home
R
I
W
 140
Δ 32
Attack		 105
Δ -35
Defense 		Xcellent (5)
Sinistcha Sinistcha Counters
Ghost
DLC 1
R
I
W
 121
Δ 53
Sp.Att.		 106
Δ -34
Defense 		Counters

Ghost
Xcellent (5)
Landorus Landorus
Home
R
I
W
 115
Δ 47
Sp.Att.		 90
Δ -50
Defense 		Xcellent (5)
Landorus (Therian) Landorus (Therian)
Home
R
I
W
 145
Δ 37
Attack		 90
Δ -50
Defense 		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)
Giratina Giratina Counters
Ghost
Home
R
I
W
 100
Δ 32
Sp.Att.		 120
Δ -20
Defense 		Counters

Ghost
Great (4)
Giratina (Origin) Giratina (Origin) Counters
Ghost
Home
R
I
W
 120
Δ 52
Sp.Att.		 100
Δ -40
Defense 		Counters

Ghost
Great (4)
Great Tusk Great Tusk
R
I
W
 131
Δ 23
Attack		 131
Δ -9
Defense 		Great (4)
Great Tusk Great Tusk
R
I
W
 131
Δ 23
Attack		 131
Δ -9
Defense 		Great (4)
Kommo-o Kommo-o
Bulletproof
DLC 1
R
I
W
 100
Δ 32
Sp.Att.		 125
Δ -15
Defense 		Great (4)
Groudon Groudon
Home
R
I
W
 150
Δ 42
Attack		 140
Δ 0
Defense 		Great (3)
Calyrex (Shadow) Calyrex (Shadow) Counters
Ghost
Home
R
I
W
 165
Δ 97
Sp.Att.		 80
Δ -60
Defense 		Counters

Ghost
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)
Spectrier Spectrier Counters
Ghost
Home
R
I
W
 145
Δ 77
Sp.Att.		 60
Δ -80
Defense 		Counters

Ghost
Great (3)
Exeggutor (Alola) Exeggutor (Alola)
DLC 2
R
I
W
 125
Δ 57
Sp.Att.		 85
Δ -55
Defense 		Great (3)
Exeggutor Exeggutor
DLC 2
R
I
W
 125
Δ 57
Sp.Att.		 85
Δ -55
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
Ghost
Ghost
Counters
Ghost
 3 Great
Ground
Ground
3 Great
Grass
Grass
2 Great
Dragon
Dragon
1 Good
Psychic
Psychic
1 Good
Electric
Electric
-1 Bad
Fighting
Fighting
-1 Bad
Bug
Bug
-2 Poor
Dark
Dark
Counters
Ghost
 -2 Poor
Fairy
Fairy
-2 Poor
Water
Water
-2 Poor
Flying
Flying
-3 Poor
Poison
Poison
-3 Poor
Steel
Steel
-4 Poor
Fire
Fire
-5 Poor
Normal
Normal
-5 Poor
Ice
Ice
-9 Poor
Rock
Rock
-9 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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