Tera Raid Sandshrew (Alola) Counters
Tera Raid Sandshrew (Alola) 3-star Rock guide with the best counters, builds, and strategies.
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Sandshrew (Alola)
Tera Raid Pokémon
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Possible Attacks
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Power | Category | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Rapid Spin
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50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Metal Claw
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50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ice Shard
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40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hone Claws
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0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Best Counter Pokémon
| Pokémon | Types | RES/ IMMU/ WKNS Resis./ Immun./ Weakns. |
(SP.) ATT |
DEF | Counter | RSLT Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heatran
Heatran
Counters
Rock
|
Home |
R
I
W
|
130
Δ 95
Sp.Att. |
106 Δ 31
Defense
|
Counters Rock
|
Xcellent (6) | |
| Empoleon
Empoleon
Counters
Rock
|
DLC 1 |
R
I
W
|
111
Δ 76
Sp.Att. |
88 Δ 13
Defense
|
Counters Rock
|
Xcellent (6) | |
| Volcanion
Volcanion
Counters
Rock
|
Home |
R
I
W
|
130
Δ 95
Sp.Att. |
120 Δ 45
Defense
|
Counters Rock
|
Xcellent (5) | |
| Magnezone
Magnezone
Counters
Rock
|
R
I
W
|
130
Δ 95
Sp.Att. |
115 Δ 40
Defense
|
Counters Rock
|
Xcellent (5) | ||
| Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Counters
Rock
|
R
I
W
|
133
Δ 98
Sp.Att. |
95 Δ 20
Defense
|
Counters Rock
|
Xcellent (5) | ||
| Magneton
Magneton
Counters
Rock
|
R
I
W
|
120
Δ 85
Sp.Att. |
95 Δ 20
Defense
|
Counters Rock
|
Xcellent (5) | ||
| Basculegion
Basculegion
Counters
Rock
|
Home |
R
I
W
|
112
Δ 22
Attack |
65 Δ -10
Defense
|
Counters Rock
|
Xcellent (5) | |
| Magnemite
Magnemite
Counters
Rock
|
R
I
W
|
95
Δ 60
Sp.Att. |
70 Δ -5
Defense
|
Counters Rock
|
Xcellent (5) | ||
| Skeledirge Skeledirge |
R
I
W
|
110
Δ 75
Sp.Att. |
100 Δ 25
Defense
|
Great (4) | |||
| Iron Crown
Iron Crown
Counters
Rock
|
DLC 2 |
R
I
W
|
122
Δ 87
Sp.Att. |
100 Δ 25
Defense
|
Counters Rock
|
Great (4) | |
| Metagross
Metagross
Counters
Rock
|
DLC 2 |
R
I
W
|
135
Δ 45
Attack |
130 Δ 55
Defense
|
Counters Rock
|
Great (4) | |
| Kingambit
Kingambit
Counters
Rock
|
R
I
W
|
135
Δ 45
Attack |
120 Δ 45
Defense
|
Counters Rock
|
Great (4) | ||
| Chandelure Chandelure | DLC 1 |
R
I
W
|
145
Δ 110
Sp.Att. |
90 Δ 15
Defense
|
Great (4) | ||
| Probopass
Probopass
Counters
Rock
|
DLC 1 |
R
I
W
|
75
Δ 40
Sp.Att. |
145 Δ 70
Defense
|
Counters Rock
|
Great (4) | |
| Forretress
Forretress
Counters
Rock
|
R
I
W
|
90
Δ 0
Attack |
140 Δ 65
Defense
|
Counters Rock
|
Great (4) | ||
| Orthworm
Orthworm
Counters
Rock
|
R
I
W
|
85
Δ -5
Attack |
145 Δ 70
Defense
|
Counters Rock
|
Great (4) | ||
| Bastiodon
Bastiodon
Counters
Rock
|
DLC 2 |
R
I
W
|
47
Δ 12
Sp.Att. |
168 Δ 93
Defense
|
Counters Rock
|
Great (4) | |
| Copperajah
Copperajah
Counters
Rock
|
R
I
W
|
130
Δ 40
Attack |
69 Δ -6
Defense
|
Counters Rock
|
Great (4) | ||
| Typhlosion (Hisui) Typhlosion (Hisui) | Home |
R
I
W
|
119
Δ 84
Sp.Att. |
78 Δ 3
Defense
|
Great (4) | ||
| Bronzong
Bronzong
Counters
Rock
|
R
I
W
|
79
Δ 44
Sp.Att. |
116 Δ 41
Defense
|
Counters Rock
|
Great (4) | ||
Best Counter Abilities
| Ability | Description | Good against |
|---|---|---|
Psychic Surge |
The Pokémon creates a Psychic Terrain when it enters a battle. | Ice Shard
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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 | |||
Water
Water
|
Counters Rock |
3 | Great | |||
Ghost
Ghost
|
2 | Great | ||||
Electric
Electric
|
1 | Good | ||||
Fighting
Fighting
|
Counters Rock |
1 | Good | |||
Fire
Fire
|
1 | Good | ||||
Bug
Bug
|
0 | Neutral | ||||
Dark
Dark
|
0 | Neutral | ||||
Psychic
Psychic
|
0 | Neutral | ||||
Normal
Normal
|
-1 | Bad | ||||
Poison
Poison
|
-1 | Bad | ||||
Grass
Grass
|
Counters Rock |
-2 | Poor | |||
Ground
Ground
|
Counters Rock |
-2 | Poor | |||
Ice
Ice
|
-2 | Poor | ||||
Rock
Rock
|
-2 | Poor | ||||
Dragon
Dragon
|
-3 | Poor | ||||
Fairy
Fairy
|
-3 | Poor | ||||
Flying
Flying
|
-4 | 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
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