Tera Raid Salamence Counters

Tera Raid Salamence 6-star Grass guide with the best counters, builds, and strategies.

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Salamence

Brutalanda • Drattak • ボーマンダ • 보만다 • 暴飞龙

Dragon

Flying

Grass

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks

Power

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon		RES/ IMMU/ WKNS Resis./ Immun./ Weakns.	(SP.) ATT	DEF	SP. DEF	Counter	RSLT Result
Heatran Heatran Counters Grass Flash Fire	Home	R I W	130 Δ 50 Sp.Att.	106 Δ -29 Defense	106 Δ -4 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Xcellent (7)
Heatran Heatran Counters Grass	Home	R I W	130 Δ 50 Sp.Att.	106 Δ -29 Defense	106 Δ -4 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Xcellent (5)
Enamorus (Therian) Enamorus (Therian) Counters Grass	Home	R I W	135 Δ 55 Sp.Att.	110 Δ -25 Defense	100 Δ -10 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Coalossal Coalossal Counters Grass		R I W	80 Δ 0 Attack	120 Δ -15 Defense	90 Δ -20 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Coalossal Coalossal Counters Grass Flash Fire		R I W	80 Δ 0 Attack	120 Δ -15 Defense	90 Δ -20 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)

Armarouge Armarouge Counters Grass Flash Fire		R I W	125 Δ 45 Sp.Att.	100 Δ -35 Defense	80 Δ -30 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Iron Moth Iron Moth Counters Grass		R I W	140 Δ 60 Sp.Att.	60 Δ -75 Defense	110 Δ 0 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Moltres Moltres Counters Grass	Home	R I W	125 Δ 45 Sp.Att.	90 Δ -45 Defense	85 Δ -25 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Fezandipiti Fezandipiti Counters Grass	DLC 1	R I W	91 Δ 11 Attack	82 Δ -53 Defense	125 Δ 15 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Chandelure Chandelure Counters Grass Flash Fire	DLC 1	R I W	145 Δ 65 Sp.Att.	90 Δ -45 Defense	90 Δ -20 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Ceruledge Ceruledge Counters Grass Flash Fire		R I W	125 Δ 45 Attack	80 Δ -55 Defense	100 Δ -10 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Arcanine (Hisui) Arcanine (Hisui) Counters Grass	Home	R I W	115 Δ 35 Attack	80 Δ -55 Defense	80 Δ -30 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Arcanine (Hisui) Arcanine (Hisui) Counters Grass Flash Fire	Home	R I W	115 Δ 35 Attack	80 Δ -55 Defense	80 Δ -30 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Rotom (Heat) Rotom (Heat) Counters Grass		R I W	105 Δ 25 Sp.Att.	107 Δ -28 Defense	107 Δ -3 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Flareon Flareon Counters Grass Flash Fire		R I W	130 Δ 50 Attack	60 Δ -75 Defense	110 Δ 0 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Arcanine Arcanine Counters Grass Flash Fire		R I W	110 Δ 30 Attack	80 Δ -55 Defense	80 Δ -30 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Enamorus Enamorus Counters Grass	Home	R I W	135 Δ 55 Sp.Att.	70 Δ -65 Defense	80 Δ -30 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Typhlosion (Hisui) Typhlosion (Hisui) Counters Grass Flash Fire	Home	R I W	119 Δ 39 Sp.Att.	78 Δ -57 Defense	85 Δ -25 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Charizard Charizard Counters Grass		R I W	109 Δ 29 Sp.Att.	78 Δ -57 Defense	85 Δ -25 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)
Typhlosion Typhlosion Counters Grass Flash Fire		R I W	109 Δ 29 Sp.Att.	78 Δ -57 Defense	85 Δ -25 Sp.Def	Counters Grass	Great (4)

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*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
Flash Fire	It powers up Fire-type moves if it's hit by one.	Flamethrower
Well-Baked Body	Immune to Fire-type moves, and Defense is sharply boosted.	Flamethrower
Sap Sipper	Boosts Attack when hit by a Grass-type move.	Tera Blast

Best Counter Types

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