Tera Raid Poliwrath Counters

Tera Raid Poliwrath 5-star Fairy guide with the best counters, builds, and strategies.

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Poliwrath
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Fighting
Water

Fairy

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks
Power Category
Liquidation
85
Brick Break
75
Haze
0
Hydro Pump
110
Rain Dance
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
Swift Swim

(Hidden Ability)
Boosts the Pokémon's Speed in rain. Yes
Stats Stats
LVL Level HP HP ATT Attack DEF Defense SP. ATT Sp. Attack SP. DEF Sp. Defense SPD Speed
75 90 95 95 70 90 70

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon Types RES/
IMMU/
WKNS
Resis./
Immun./
Weakns.
(SP.)
ATT
DEF SP.
DEF
Counter RSLT Result
Clodsire Clodsire Counters
Fairy
Water Absorb
R
I
W
75
Δ -20
Attack
60
Δ -35
Defense
100
Δ 30
Sp.Def
Counters

Fairy
Great (4)
Toxicroak Toxicroak Counters
Fairy
Dry Skin
R
I
W
106
Δ 11
Attack
65
Δ -30
Defense
65
Δ -5
Sp.Def
Counters

Fairy
Great (4)
Giratina Giratina
Home
R
I
W
100
Δ 10
Sp.Att.
120
Δ 25
Defense
120
Δ 50
Sp.Def
Great (3)
Eternatus Eternatus Counters
Fairy
Home
R
I
W
145
Δ 55
Sp.Att.
95
Δ 0
Defense
95
Δ 25
Sp.Def
Counters

Fairy
Great (3)
Giratina (Origin) Giratina (Origin)
Home
R
I
W
120
Δ 30
Sp.Att.
100
Δ 5
Defense
100
Δ 30
Sp.Def
Great (3)
Pecharunt Pecharunt Counters
Fairy
DLC 2
R
I
W
88
Δ -2
Sp.Att.
160
Δ 65
Defense
88
Δ 18
Sp.Def
Counters

Fairy
Great (3)
Gholdengo Gholdengo Counters
Fairy
R
I
W
133
Δ 43
Sp.Att.
95
Δ 0
Defense
91
Δ 21
Sp.Def
Counters

Fairy
Great (3)
Slowking (Galar) Slowking (Galar) Counters
Fairy
R
I
W
110
Δ 20
Sp.Att.
80
Δ -15
Defense
110
Δ 40
Sp.Def
Counters

Fairy
Great (3)
Slowking (Galar) Slowking (Galar) Counters
Fairy
Home
R
I
W
110
Δ 20
Sp.Att.
80
Δ -15
Defense
110
Δ 40
Sp.Def
Counters

Fairy
Great (3)
Fezandipiti Fezandipiti Counters
Fairy
DLC 1
R
I
W
91
Δ -4
Attack
82
Δ -13
Defense
125
Δ 55
Sp.Def
Counters

Fairy
Great (3)
Sinistcha Sinistcha
DLC 1
R
I
W
121
Δ 31
Sp.Att.
106
Δ 11
Defense
80
Δ 10
Sp.Def
Great (3)
Dragalge Dragalge Counters
Fairy
R
I
W
97
Δ 7
Sp.Att.
90
Δ -5
Defense
123
Δ 53
Sp.Def
Counters

Fairy
Great (3)
Munkidori Munkidori Counters
Fairy
DLC 1
R
I
W
130
Δ 40
Sp.Att.
66
Δ -29
Defense
90
Δ 20
Sp.Def
Counters

Fairy
Great (3)
Venusaur Venusaur Counters
Fairy
DLC 2
R
I
W
100
Δ 10
Sp.Att.
83
Δ -12
Defense
100
Δ 30
Sp.Def
Counters

Fairy
Great (3)
Slowbro (Galar) Slowbro (Galar) Counters
Fairy
R
I
W
100
Δ 10
Sp.Att.
95
Δ 0
Defense
70
Δ 0
Sp.Def
Counters

Fairy
Great (3)
Slowbro (Galar) Slowbro (Galar) Counters
Fairy
Home
R
I
W
100
Δ 10
Sp.Att.
95
Δ 0
Defense
70
Δ 0
Sp.Def
Counters

Fairy
Great (3)
Vileplume Vileplume Counters
Fairy
DLC 2
R
I
W
110
Δ 20
Sp.Att.
85
Δ -10
Defense
90
Δ 20
Sp.Def
Counters

Fairy
Great (3)
Decidueye Decidueye
R
I
W
107
Δ 12
Attack
75
Δ -20
Defense
100
Δ 30
Sp.Def
Great (3)
Dragapult Dragapult
R
I
W
120
Δ 25
Attack
75
Δ -20
Defense
75
Δ 5
Sp.Def
Great (3)
Amoonguss Amoonguss Counters
Fairy
R
I
W
85
Δ -5
Sp.Att.
70
Δ -25
Defense
80
Δ 10
Sp.Def
Counters

Fairy
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.
Liquidation
Hydro Pump
Storm Drain
Draws in all Water-type moves to up Sp. Attack.
Liquidation
Hydro Pump
Water Absorb
Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move.
Liquidation
Hydro Pump
Good as Gold
Gives immunity to status moves.
Haze
Rain Dance

Best Counter Types

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