Tera Raid Iron Moth Counters

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

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Iron Moth

Eisenfalter • Mite-de-Fer • テツノドクガ • 무쇠독나방

Fire

Poison

Grass

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks

Power

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon		RES/ IMMU/ WKNS Resis./ Immun./ Weakns.	(SP.) ATT	SP. DEF	Counter	RSLT Result
Heatran Heatran Counters Grass Flash Fire	Home	R I W	130 Δ 20 Sp.Att.	106 Δ -34 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Xcellent (7)
Eternatus Eternatus Counters Grass	Home	R I W	145 Δ 35 Sp.Att.	95 Δ -45 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Xcellent (5)
Gouging Fire Gouging Fire Counters Grass	DLC 2	R I W	115 Δ 55 Attack	93 Δ -47 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Xcellent (5)
Ceruledge Ceruledge Counters Grass Flash Fire		R I W	125 Δ 65 Attack	100 Δ -40 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Xcellent (5)
Heatran Heatran Counters Grass	Home	R I W	130 Δ 20 Sp.Att.	106 Δ -34 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Xcellent (5)

Iron Moth Iron Moth Counters Grass		R I W	140 Δ 30 Sp.Att.	110 Δ -30 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Xcellent (5)
Dragalge Dragalge Counters Grass		R I W	97 Δ -13 Sp.Att.	123 Δ -17 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Xcellent (5)
Chandelure Chandelure Counters Grass Flash Fire	DLC 1	R I W	145 Δ 35 Sp.Att.	90 Δ -50 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Xcellent (5)
Typhlosion (Hisui) Typhlosion (Hisui) Counters Grass Flash Fire	Home	R I W	119 Δ 9 Sp.Att.	85 Δ -55 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Xcellent (5)
Rayquaza Rayquaza Counters Grass	Home	R I W	150 Δ 90 Attack	90 Δ -50 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Dragonite Dragonite Counters Grass		R I W	134 Δ 74 Attack	100 Δ -40 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Dialga Dialga	Home	R I W	150 Δ 40 Sp.Att.	100 Δ -40 Sp.Def		Great (4)
Dialga (Origin) Dialga (Origin)	Home	R I W	150 Δ 40 Sp.Att.	120 Δ -20 Sp.Def		Great (4)
Salamence Salamence Counters Grass		R I W	135 Δ 75 Attack	80 Δ -60 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Flareon Flareon Counters Grass Flash Fire		R I W	130 Δ 70 Attack	110 Δ -30 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Ceruledge Ceruledge Counters Grass		R I W	125 Δ 65 Attack	100 Δ -40 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Arcanine (Hisui) Arcanine (Hisui) Counters Grass	Home	R I W	115 Δ 55 Attack	80 Δ -60 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Arcanine (Hisui) Arcanine (Hisui) Counters Grass Flash Fire	Home	R I W	115 Δ 55 Attack	80 Δ -60 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Arcanine Arcanine Counters Grass Flash Fire		R I W	110 Δ 50 Attack	80 Δ -60 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Coalossal Coalossal Counters Grass		R I W	80 Δ 20 Attack	90 Δ -50 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)

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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
Bulletproof	Protects the Pokémon from ball and bomb moves.	Energy Ball
Sap Sipper	Boosts Attack when hit by a Grass-type move.	Energy Ball
Flash Fire	It powers up Fire-type moves if it's hit by one.	Overheat
Well-Baked Body	Immune to Fire-type moves, and Defense is sharply boosted.	Overheat
Good as Gold	Gives immunity to status moves.	Electric Terrain Screech
Magic Bounce	Reflects status- changing moves.	Screech
Soundproof	Soundproofing gives the Pokémon full immunity to all sound-based moves.	Screech

Best Counter Types

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