Tera Raid Salamence Counters

Tera Raid Salamence 4-star Rock guide with the best counters, builds, and strategies.

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Salamence
BrutalandaDrattakボーマンダ보만다暴飞龙

Dragon
Flying

Rock

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks
Power Category
Zen Headbutt
80
Dragon Claw
80
Crunch
80
Dual Wingbeat
40
Dragon Breath
60
Possible Abilities Possible Abilities
Ability Ability Description Description Possible Possible
Intimidate
Lowers the foe's Attack stat. Yes
Moxie

(Hidden Ability)
Boosts Attack after knocking out any Pokémon. Yes
Stats Stats
LVL Level HP HP ATT Attack DEF Defense SP. ATT Sp. Attack SP. DEF Sp. Defense SPD Speed
45 95 135 80 110 80 100

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon Types RES/
IMMU/
WKNS
Resis./
Immun./
Weakns.
(SP.)
ATT
DEF SP.
DEF
Counter RSLT Result
Kingambit Kingambit Counters
Rock
R
I
W
135
Δ 55
Attack
120
Δ -15
Defense
85
Δ -25
Sp.Def
Counters

Rock
Xcellent (6)
Magearna Magearna Counters
Rock
Home
R
I
W
130
Δ 50
Sp.Att.
115
Δ -20
Defense
115
Δ 5
Sp.Def
Counters

Rock
Xcellent (6)
Bisharp Bisharp Counters
Rock
R
I
W
125
Δ 45
Attack
100
Δ -35
Defense
70
Δ -40
Sp.Def
Counters

Rock
Xcellent (6)
Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl
R
I
W
120
Δ 40
Attack
65
Δ -70
Defense
75
Δ -35
Sp.Def
Xcellent (6)
Tinkaton Tinkaton Counters
Rock
R
I
W
75
Δ -5
Attack
77
Δ -58
Defense
105
Δ -5
Sp.Def
Counters

Rock
Xcellent (6)
Probopass Probopass Counters
Rock
DLC 1
R
I
W
75
Δ -5
Sp.Att.
145
Δ 10
Defense
150
Δ 40
Sp.Def
Counters

Rock
Xcellent (5)
Bastiodon Bastiodon Counters
Rock
DLC 2
R
I
W
52
Δ -28
Attack
168
Δ 33
Defense
138
Δ 28
Sp.Def
Counters

Rock
Xcellent (5)
Magnezone Magnezone Counters
Rock
R
I
W
130
Δ 50
Sp.Att.
115
Δ -20
Defense
90
Δ -20
Sp.Def
Counters

Rock
Xcellent (5)
Ting-Lu Ting-Lu Counters
Rock
R
I
W
110
Δ 30
Attack
125
Δ -10
Defense
80
Δ -30
Sp.Def
Counters

Rock
Great (4)
Diancie Diancie
Home
R
I
W
100
Δ 20
Attack
150
Δ 15
Defense
150
Δ 40
Sp.Def
Great (4)
Tyranitar Tyranitar
R
I
W
134
Δ 54
Attack
110
Δ -25
Defense
100
Δ -10
Sp.Def
Great (4)
Heatran Heatran Counters
Rock
Home
R
I
W
130
Δ 50
Sp.Att.
106
Δ -29
Defense
106
Δ -4
Sp.Def
Counters

Rock
Great (4)
Carbink Carbink
Home
R
I
W
50
Δ -30
Attack
150
Δ 15
Defense
150
Δ 40
Sp.Def
Great (4)
Primarina Primarina Counters
Rock
DLC 2
R
I
W
126
Δ 46
Sp.Att.
74
Δ -61
Defense
116
Δ 6
Sp.Def
Counters

Rock
Great (4)
Iron Treads Iron Treads Counters
Rock
R
I
W
112
Δ 32
Attack
120
Δ -15
Defense
70
Δ -40
Sp.Def
Counters

Rock
Great (4)
Copperajah Copperajah Counters
Rock
R
I
W
130
Δ 50
Attack
69
Δ -66
Defense
69
Δ -41
Sp.Def
Counters

Rock
Great (4)
Empoleon Empoleon Counters
Rock
DLC 1
R
I
W
111
Δ 31
Sp.Att.
88
Δ -47
Defense
101
Δ -9
Sp.Def
Counters

Rock
Great (4)
Corviknight Corviknight Counters
Rock
R
I
W
87
Δ 7
Attack
105
Δ -30
Defense
85
Δ -25
Sp.Def
Counters

Rock
Great (4)
Excadrill Excadrill Counters
Rock
DLC 1
R
I
W
135
Δ 55
Attack
60
Δ -75
Defense
65
Δ -45
Sp.Def
Counters

Rock
Great (4)
Greninja (Ash) Greninja (Ash) Counters
Rock
R
I
W
153
Δ 73
Sp.Att.
67
Δ -68
Defense
71
Δ -39
Sp.Def
Counters

Rock
Great (4)

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
No good Abilties were found for this Raid (Salamence, Tera Type: Rock).
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Best Counter Types

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

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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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