Tera Raid Sandshrew (Alola) Counters

Tera Raid Sandshrew (Alola) 3-star Steel 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

Steel

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
Heatran Heatran Counters
Steel
Home
R
I
W
 130
Δ 95
Sp.Att.		 106
Δ 31
Defense 		Counters

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

Steel
Xcellent (5)
Skeledirge Skeledirge Counters
Steel
R
I
W
 110
Δ 75
Sp.Att.		 100
Δ 25
Defense 		Counters

Steel
Xcellent (5)
Chandelure Chandelure Counters
Steel
DLC 1
R
I
W
 145
Δ 110
Sp.Att.		 90
Δ 15
Defense 		Counters

Steel
Xcellent (5)
Empoleon Empoleon
DLC 1
R
I
W
 111
Δ 76
Sp.Att.		 88
Δ 13
Defense 		Xcellent (5)
Typhlosion (Hisui) Typhlosion (Hisui) Counters
Steel
Home
R
I
W
 119
Δ 84
Sp.Att.		 78
Δ 3
Defense 		Counters

Steel
Xcellent (5)
Ceruledge Ceruledge Counters
Steel
R
I
W
 125
Δ 35
Attack		 80
Δ 5
Defense 		Counters

Steel
Xcellent (5)
Lampent Lampent Counters
Steel
DLC 1
R
I
W
 95
Δ 60
Sp.Att.		 60
Δ -15
Defense 		Counters

Steel
Xcellent (5)
Litwick Litwick Counters
Steel
DLC 1
R
I
W
 65
Δ 30
Sp.Att.		 55
Δ -20
Defense 		Counters

Steel
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)
Magneton Magneton
R
I
W
 120
Δ 85
Sp.Att.		 95
Δ 20
Defense 		Great (4)
Basculegion Basculegion
Home
R
I
W
 112
Δ 22
Attack		 65
Δ -10
Defense 		Great (4)
Rotom (Heat) Rotom (Heat) Counters
Steel
R
I
W
 105
Δ 70
Sp.Att.		 107
Δ 32
Defense 		Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Lucario Lucario Counters
Steel
R
I
W
 115
Δ 80
Sp.Att.		 70
Δ -5
Defense 		Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Magnemite Magnemite
R
I
W
 95
Δ 60
Sp.Att.		 70
Δ -5
Defense 		Great (4)
Iron Crown Iron Crown
DLC 2
R
I
W
 122
Δ 87
Sp.Att.		 100
Δ 25
Defense 		Great (3)
Coalossal Coalossal Counters
Steel
R
I
W
 80
Δ 45
Sp.Att.		 120
Δ 45
Defense 		Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Armarouge Armarouge Counters
Steel
R
I
W
 125
Δ 90
Sp.Att.		 100
Δ 25
Defense 		Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Metagross Metagross
DLC 2
R
I
W
 135
Δ 45
Attack		 130
Δ 55
Defense 		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
Fire
Fire
Counters
Steel
 3 Great
Ghost
Ghost
2 Great
Steel
Steel
2 Great
Water
Water
2 Great
Electric
Electric
1 Good
Fighting
Fighting
Counters
Steel
 1 Good
Dark
Dark
0 Neutral
Bug
Bug
-1 Bad
Normal
Normal
-1 Bad
Psychic
Psychic
-1 Bad
Ground
Ground
Counters
Steel
 -2 Poor
Poison
Poison
-2 Poor
Ice
Ice
-3 Poor
Rock
Rock
-3 Poor
Dragon
Dragon
-4 Poor
Fairy
Fairy
-4 Poor
Flying
Flying
-4 Poor
Grass
Grass
-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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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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