Tera Raid Metagross Counters

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Metagross
Métalosse • メタグロス • 메타그로스 • 巨金怪

Psychic
Steel

Water

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks
Power Category
Zen Headbutt
80
Meteor Mash
90
Agility
0
Bullet Punch
40
Light Screen
0
Magnet Rise
0
Iron Head
80
Heavy Slam
100
Aerial Ace
60
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
75,90 80 135 130 95 90 70

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon Types RES/
IMMU/
WKNS Resis./
Immun./
Weakns.		 (SP.)
ATT		 DEF Counter RSLT Result
Magnezone Magnezone Counters
Water
R
I
W
 130
Δ 40
Sp.Att.		 115
Δ -20
Defense 		Counters

Water
Xcellent (6)
Magneton Magneton Counters
Water
R
I
W
 120
Δ 30
Sp.Att.		 95
Δ -40
Defense 		Counters

Water
Xcellent (6)
Heatran Heatran
Home
R
I
W
 130
Δ 40
Sp.Att.		 106
Δ -29
Defense 		Great (4)
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)
Bronzong Bronzong
R
I
W
 79
Δ -11
Sp.Att.		 116
Δ -19
Defense 		Great (4)
Rotom (Heat) Rotom (Heat) Counters
Water
R
I
W
 105
Δ 15
Sp.Att.		 107
Δ -28
Defense 		Counters

Water
Great (4)
Rotom (Wash) Rotom (Wash) Counters
Water
R
I
W
 105
Δ 15
Sp.Att.		 107
Δ -28
Defense 		Counters

Water
Great (4)
Lanturn Lanturn Counters
Water
DLC 1
R
I
W
 76
Δ -14
Sp.Att.		 58
Δ -77
Defense 		Counters

Water
Great (4)
Bisharp Bisharp
R
I
W
 125
Δ -5
Attack		 100
Δ -35
Defense 		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)
Raging Bolt Raging Bolt Counters
Water
DLC 2
R
I
W
 137
Δ 47
Sp.Att.		 91
Δ -44
Defense 		Counters

Water
Great (3)
Archaludon Archaludon
DLC 2
R
I
W
 125
Δ 35
Sp.Att.		 130
Δ -5
Defense 		Great (3)
Miraidon Miraidon Counters
Water
R
I
W
 135
Δ 45
Sp.Att.		 100
Δ -35
Defense 		Counters

Water
Great (3)
Gholdengo Gholdengo
R
I
W
 133
Δ 43
Sp.Att.		 95
Δ -40
Defense 		Great (3)
Duraludon Duraludon
DLC 2
R
I
W
 120
Δ 30
Sp.Att.		 115
Δ -20
Defense 		Great (3)
Iron Thorns Iron Thorns Counters
Water
R
I
W
 134
Δ 4
Attack		 110
Δ -25
Defense 		Counters

Water
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
Psychic Surge
 The Pokémon creates a Psychic Terrain when it enters a battle.
Bullet Punch
Good as Gold
 Gives immunity to status moves.
Light Screen
Magnet Rise

Best Counter Types

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