Tera Raid Metagross Counters

Tera Raid Metagross 6-star Steel guide with the best counters, builds, and strategies.

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Metagross
Métalosseメタグロス메타그로스巨金怪

Psychic
Steel

Steel

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks
Power Category
Zen Headbutt
80
Iron Head
80
Heavy Slam
100
Aerial Ace
60
Agility
0
Hone Claws
0
Possible Abilities Possible Abilities
Ability Ability Description Description Possible Possible
Clear Body
Prevents other Pokémon from lowering its stats. Yes
Light Metal

(Hidden Ability)
Halves the Pokémon's weight. Yes
Stats Stats
LVL Level HP HP ATT Attack DEF Defense SP. ATT Sp. Attack SP. DEF Sp. Defense SPD Speed
90 80 135 130 95 90 70

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon Types RES/
IMMU/
WKNS
Resis./
Immun./
Weakns.
(SP.)
ATT
DEF Counter RSLT Result
Heatran Heatran Counters
Steel
Home
R
I
W
130
Δ 40
Sp.Att.
106
Δ -29
Defense
Counters

Steel
Xcellent (5)
Magnezone Magnezone
R
I
W
130
Δ 40
Sp.Att.
115
Δ -20
Defense
Xcellent (5)
Magneton Magneton
R
I
W
120
Δ 30
Sp.Att.
95
Δ -40
Defense
Xcellent (5)
Kingambit Kingambit
R
I
W
135
Δ 5
Attack
120
Δ -15
Defense
Great (4)
Iron Crown Iron Crown
DLC 2
R
I
W
122
Δ 32
Sp.Att.
100
Δ -35
Defense
Great (4)
Metagross Metagross
DLC 2
R
I
W
135
Δ 5
Attack
130
Δ -5
Defense
Great (4)
Empoleon Empoleon
DLC 1
R
I
W
111
Δ 21
Sp.Att.
88
Δ -47
Defense
Great (4)
Iron Treads Iron Treads Counters
Steel
R
I
W
112
Δ -18
Attack
120
Δ -15
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Chi-Yu Chi-Yu Counters
Steel
R
I
W
135
Δ 45
Sp.Att.
80
Δ -55
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Excadrill Excadrill Counters
Steel
DLC 1
R
I
W
135
Δ 5
Attack
60
Δ -75
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Incineroar Incineroar Counters
Steel
DLC 2
R
I
W
115
Δ -15
Attack
90
Δ -45
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Bronzong Bronzong
R
I
W
79
Δ -11
Sp.Att.
116
Δ -19
Defense
Great (4)
Rotom (Heat) Rotom (Heat) Counters
Steel
R
I
W
105
Δ 15
Sp.Att.
107
Δ -28
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Bisharp Bisharp
R
I
W
125
Δ -5
Attack
100
Δ -35
Defense
Great (4)
Houndoom Houndoom Counters
Steel
R
I
W
110
Δ 20
Sp.Att.
50
Δ -85
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Dialga Dialga
Home
R
I
W
150
Δ 60
Sp.Att.
120
Δ -15
Defense
Great (3)
Dialga (Origin) Dialga (Origin)
Home
R
I
W
150
Δ 60
Sp.Att.
120
Δ -15
Defense
Great (3)
Ting-Lu Ting-Lu Counters
Steel
R
I
W
110
Δ -20
Attack
125
Δ -10
Defense
Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Archaludon Archaludon
DLC 2
R
I
W
125
Δ 35
Sp.Att.
130
Δ -5
Defense
Great (3)
Volcanion Volcanion Counters
Steel
Home
R
I
W
130
Δ 40
Sp.Att.
120
Δ -15
Defense
Counters

Steel
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
No good Abilties were found for this Raid (Metagross, Tera Type: Steel).
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Best Counter Types

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