Tera Raid Sandshrew (Alola) Counters

Tera Raid Sandshrew (Alola) 3-star Ground guide with the best counters, builds, and strategies.

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Sandshrew (Alola)
Sandan (Alola)Sabelette (Alola)サンド (Alola)모래두지 (Alola)穿山鼠 (Alola)

Ice
Steel

Ground

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks
Power Category
Rapid Spin
50
Metal Claw
50
Ice Shard
40
Hone Claws
0
Possible Abilities Possible Abilities
Ability Ability Description Description Possible Possible
Snow Cloak
Raises evasion in a hailstorm. Yes
Slush Rush

(Hidden Ability)
Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in a hailstorm. Yes
Stats Stats
LVL Level HP HP ATT Attack DEF Defense SP. ATT Sp. Attack SP. DEF Sp. Defense SPD Speed
35 50 75 90 10 35 40

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon Types RES/
IMMU/
WKNS
Resis./
Immun./
Weakns.
(SP.)
ATT
DEF Counter RSLT Result
Empoleon Empoleon Counters
Ground
DLC 1
R
I
W
111
Δ 76
Sp.Att.
88
Δ 13
Defense
Counters

Ground
Xcellent (6)
Volcanion Volcanion Counters
Ground
Home
R
I
W
130
Δ 95
Sp.Att.
120
Δ 45
Defense
Counters

Ground
Xcellent (5)
Heatran Heatran
Home
R
I
W
130
Δ 95
Sp.Att.
106
Δ 31
Defense
Xcellent (5)
Basculegion Basculegion Counters
Ground
Home
R
I
W
112
Δ 22
Attack
65
Δ -10
Defense
Counters

Ground
Xcellent (5)
Magnezone Magnezone
R
I
W
130
Δ 95
Sp.Att.
115
Δ 40
Defense
Great (4)
Gholdengo Gholdengo
R
I
W
133
Δ 98
Sp.Att.
95
Δ 20
Defense
Great (4)
Skeledirge Skeledirge
R
I
W
110
Δ 75
Sp.Att.
100
Δ 25
Defense
Great (4)
Chandelure Chandelure
DLC 1
R
I
W
145
Δ 110
Sp.Att.
90
Δ 15
Defense
Great (4)
Typhlosion (Hisui) Typhlosion (Hisui)
Home
R
I
W
119
Δ 84
Sp.Att.
78
Δ 3
Defense
Great (4)
Magneton Magneton
R
I
W
120
Δ 85
Sp.Att.
95
Δ 20
Defense
Great (4)
Rotom (Wash) Rotom (Wash) Counters
Ground
R
I
W
105
Δ 70
Sp.Att.
107
Δ 32
Defense
Counters

Ground
Great (4)
Lanturn Lanturn Counters
Ground
DLC 1
R
I
W
76
Δ 41
Sp.Att.
58
Δ -17
Defense
Counters

Ground
Great (4)
Sandslash (Alola) Sandslash (Alola) Counters
Ground
DLC 2
R
I
W
100
Δ 10
Attack
120
Δ 45
Defense
Counters

Ground
Great (4)
Ceruledge Ceruledge
R
I
W
125
Δ 35
Attack
80
Δ 5
Defense
Great (4)
Lampent Lampent
DLC 1
R
I
W
95
Δ 60
Sp.Att.
60
Δ -15
Defense
Great (4)
Magnemite Magnemite
R
I
W
95
Δ 60
Sp.Att.
70
Δ -5
Defense
Great (4)
Litwick Litwick
DLC 1
R
I
W
65
Δ 30
Sp.Att.
55
Δ -20
Defense
Great (4)
Chinchou Chinchou Counters
Ground
DLC 1
R
I
W
56
Δ 21
Sp.Att.
38
Δ -37
Defense
Counters

Ground
Great (4)
Sandshrew (Alola) Sandshrew (Alola) Counters
Ground
DLC 2
R
I
W
75
Δ -15
Attack
90
Δ 15
Defense
Counters

Ground
Great (4)
Kyogre Kyogre Counters
Ground
Home
R
I
W
150
Δ 115
Sp.Att.
90
Δ 15
Defense
Counters

Ground
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
Psychic Surge
The Pokémon creates a Psychic Terrain when it enters a battle.
Ice Shard

Best Counter Types

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