Tera Raid Politoed Counters

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Politoed
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Water

Ice

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks
Power Category
Surf
90
Hyper Voice
90
Weather Ball
50
Encore
0
Rain Dance
0
Hydro Pump
110
Chilling Water
50
Ice Beam
90
Amnesia
0
Possible Abilities Possible Abilities
Ability Ability Description Description Possible Possible
Water Absorb
Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move. Yes
Damp
Prevents the use of self-destructing moves. Yes
Drizzle

(Hidden Ability)
The Pokémon makes it rain when it enters a battle. Yes
Stats Stats
LVL Level HP HP ATT Attack DEF Defense SP. ATT Sp. Attack SP. DEF Sp. Defense SPD Speed
75,90 90 75 75 90 100 70

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon Types RES/
IMMU/
WKNS
Resis./
Immun./
Weakns.
(SP.)
ATT
SP.
DEF
Counter RSLT Result
Gholdengo Gholdengo Counters
Ice
R
I
W
133
Δ 33
Sp.Att.
91
Δ 1
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (4)
Sandslash (Alola) Sandslash (Alola) Counters
Ice
DLC 2
R
I
W
100
Δ 25
Attack
65
Δ -25
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (4)
Dialga (Origin) Dialga (Origin) Counters
Ice
Home
R
I
W
150
Δ 50
Sp.Att.
120
Δ 30
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Dialga Dialga Counters
Ice
Home
R
I
W
150
Δ 50
Sp.Att.
100
Δ 10
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Copperajah Copperajah Counters
Ice
R
I
W
130
Δ 55
Attack
69
Δ -21
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Kingambit Kingambit Counters
Ice
R
I
W
135
Δ 60
Attack
85
Δ -5
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Annihilape Annihilape Counters
Ice
R
I
W
115
Δ 40
Attack
90
Δ 0
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Lapras Lapras
Water Absorb
DLC 2
R
I
W
85
Δ 10
Attack
95
Δ 5
Sp.Def
Great (3)
Basculegion Basculegion
Home
R
I
W
112
Δ 37
Attack
75
Δ -15
Sp.Def
Great (3)
Metagross Metagross Counters
Ice
DLC 2
R
I
W
135
Δ 60
Attack
90
Δ 0
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Magearna Magearna Counters
Ice
Home
R
I
W
130
Δ 30
Sp.Att.
115
Δ 25
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Iron Crown Iron Crown Counters
Ice
DLC 2
R
I
W
122
Δ 22
Sp.Att.
108
Δ 18
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Scizor Scizor Counters
Ice
R
I
W
130
Δ 55
Attack
80
Δ -10
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Volcanion Volcanion
Water
no effect on Politoed
Water Absorb
Home
R
I
W
130
Δ 30
Sp.Att.
90
Δ 0
Sp.Def
Water
no effect on Politoed
Great (3)
Bronzong Bronzong Counters
Ice
R
I
W
89
Δ 14
Attack
116
Δ 26
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Empoleon Empoleon
Water
no effect on Politoed
DLC 1
R
I
W
111
Δ 11
Sp.Att.
101
Δ 11
Sp.Def
Water
no effect on Politoed
Great (3)
Revavroom Revavroom Counters
Ice
R
I
W
119
Δ 44
Attack
67
Δ -23
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Magnezone Magnezone Counters
Ice
R
I
W
130
Δ 30
Sp.Att.
90
Δ 0
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Tinkaton Tinkaton Counters
Ice
R
I
W
75
Δ 0
Attack
105
Δ 15
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Bisharp Bisharp Counters
Ice
R
I
W
125
Δ 50
Attack
70
Δ -20
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
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
Dry Skin
Reduces HP if it is hot. Water restores HP.
Surf
Hydro Pump
Chilling Water
Storm Drain
Draws in all Water-type moves to up Sp. Attack.
Surf
Hydro Pump
Chilling Water
Water Absorb
Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move.
Surf
Hydro Pump
Chilling Water
Soundproof
Soundproofing gives the Pokémon full immunity to all sound-based moves.
Hyper Voice
Bulletproof
Protects the Pokémon from ball and bomb moves.
Weather Ball
Good as Gold
Gives immunity to status moves.
Encore
Rain Dance
Magic Bounce
Reflects status- changing moves.
Encore

Best Counter Types

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

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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

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