Tera Raid Politoed Counters

Tera Raid Politoed 6-star Water guide with the best counters, builds, and strategies.

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Politoed
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Water

Water

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks
Power Category
Chilling Water
50
Surf
90
Ice Beam
90
Encore
0
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
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
Lapras Lapras
Water Absorb
DLC 2
R
I
W
85
Δ 10
Attack
95
Δ 5
Sp.Def
Great (3)
Volcanion Volcanion
Water Absorb
Home
R
I
W
130
Δ 30
Sp.Att.
90
Δ 0
Sp.Def
Great (3)
Vaporeon Vaporeon
Water Absorb
R
I
W
110
Δ 10
Sp.Att.
95
Δ 5
Sp.Def
Great (2)
Lapras Lapras
DLC 2
R
I
W
85
Δ 10
Attack
95
Δ 5
Sp.Def
Great (2)
Poliwrath Poliwrath
Water Absorb
DLC 1
R
I
W
95
Δ 20
Attack
90
Δ 0
Sp.Def
Great (2)
Empoleon Empoleon
DLC 1
R
I
W
111
Δ 11
Sp.Att.
101
Δ 11
Sp.Def
Great (2)
Araquanid Araquanid
Water Absorb
DLC 1
R
I
W
70
Δ -5
Attack
132
Δ 42
Sp.Def
Great (2)
Abomasnow Abomasnow Counters
Water
R
I
W
92
Δ 17
Attack
85
Δ -5
Sp.Def
Counters

Water
Great (2)
Magnezone Magnezone Counters
Water
R
I
W
130
Δ 30
Sp.Att.
90
Δ 0
Sp.Def
Counters

Water
Great (2)
Politoed Politoed
Water Absorb
DLC 1
R
I
W
75
Δ 0
Attack
100
Δ 10
Sp.Def
Great (2)
Lanturn Lanturn
Water
no effect on Politoed
Water Absorb
DLC 1
R
I
W
58
Δ -17
Attack
76
Δ -14
Sp.Def
Water
no effect on Politoed
Great (2)
Dewgong Dewgong
DLC 2
R
I
W
70
Δ -5
Attack
95
Δ 5
Sp.Def
Great (2)
Toxicroak Toxicroak
Dry Skin
R
I
W
106
Δ 31
Attack
65
Δ -25
Sp.Def
Great (2)
Sandslash (Alola) Sandslash (Alola)
DLC 2
R
I
W
100
Δ 25
Attack
65
Δ -25
Sp.Def
Great (2)
Rotom (Frost) Rotom (Frost) Counters
Water
R
I
W
105
Δ 5
Sp.Att.
107
Δ 17
Sp.Def
Counters

Water
Great (2)
Lumineon Lumineon
Storm Drain
R
I
W
69
Δ -6
Attack
86
Δ -4
Sp.Def
Great (2)
Magneton Magneton Counters
Water
R
I
W
120
Δ 20
Sp.Att.
70
Δ -20
Sp.Def
Counters

Water
Great (2)
Iron Bundle Iron Bundle
R
I
W
124
Δ 24
Sp.Att.
60
Δ -30
Sp.Def
Great (2)
Calyrex (Ice) Calyrex (Ice)
Home
R
I
W
165
Δ 90
Attack
130
Δ 40
Sp.Def
Good (1)
Kyogre Kyogre
Home
R
I
W
150
Δ 50
Sp.Att.
140
Δ 50
Sp.Def
Good (1)

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.
Chilling Water
Surf
Storm Drain
Draws in all Water-type moves to up Sp. Attack.
Chilling Water
Surf
Water Absorb
Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move.
Chilling Water
Surf
Good as Gold
Gives immunity to status moves.
Encore
Magic Bounce
Reflects status- changing moves.
Encore

Best Counter Types

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

  • 1-2 Star Raids: Beginner-friendly raids perfect for new trainers
  • 3-4 Star Raids: Intermediate difficulty requiring type advantage planning
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