Tera Raid Skarmory Counters

Tera Raid Skarmory 5-star Grass guide with the best counters, builds, and strategies.

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Skarmory

Panzaeron • Airmure • エアームド • 무장조 • 盔甲鸟

Flying

Steel

Grass

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks

Power

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon		RES/ IMMU/ WKNS Resis./ Immun./ Weakns.	(SP.) ATT	DEF	Counter	RSLT Result
Heatran Heatran Counters Grass	Home	R I W	130 Δ 60 Sp.Att.	106 Δ 26 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (7)
Magnezone Magnezone		R I W	130 Δ 60 Sp.Att.	115 Δ 35 Defense		Xcellent (6)
Gholdengo Gholdengo		R I W	133 Δ 63 Sp.Att.	95 Δ 15 Defense		Xcellent (6)
Skeledirge Skeledirge Counters Grass		R I W	110 Δ 40 Sp.Att.	100 Δ 20 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (6)
Chandelure Chandelure Counters Grass	DLC 1	R I W	145 Δ 75 Sp.Att.	90 Δ 10 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (6)

Typhlosion (Hisui) Typhlosion (Hisui) Counters Grass	Home	R I W	119 Δ 49 Sp.Att.	78 Δ -2 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (6)
Magneton Magneton		R I W	120 Δ 50 Sp.Att.	95 Δ 15 Defense		Xcellent (6)
Corviknight Corviknight Counters Grass		R I W	87 Δ -53 Attack	105 Δ 25 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (6)
Skarmory Skarmory Counters Grass	DLC 2	R I W	80 Δ -60 Attack	140 Δ 60 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (6)
Revavroom Revavroom Counters Grass		R I W	119 Δ -21 Attack	90 Δ 10 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (6)
Ceruledge Ceruledge Counters Grass		R I W	125 Δ -15 Attack	80 Δ 0 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (6)
Lampent Lampent Counters Grass	DLC 1	R I W	95 Δ 25 Sp.Att.	60 Δ -20 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (6)
Magnemite Magnemite		R I W	95 Δ 25 Sp.Att.	70 Δ -10 Defense		Xcellent (6)
Litwick Litwick Counters Grass	DLC 1	R I W	65 Δ -5 Sp.Att.	55 Δ -25 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (6)
Varoom Varoom Counters Grass		R I W	70 Δ -70 Attack	63 Δ -17 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (6)
Pecharunt Pecharunt Counters Grass	DLC 2	R I W	88 Δ 18 Sp.Att.	160 Δ 80 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (5)
Drifblim Drifblim Counters Grass		R I W	90 Δ 20 Sp.Att.	44 Δ -36 Defense	Counters Grass	Xcellent (5)
Empoleon Empoleon	DLC 1	R I W	111 Δ 41 Sp.Att.	88 Δ 8 Defense		Xcellent (5)
Probopass Probopass	DLC 1	R I W	75 Δ 5 Sp.Att.	145 Δ 65 Defense		Xcellent (5)
Bastiodon Bastiodon	DLC 2	R I W	47 Δ -23 Sp.Att.	168 Δ 88 Defense		Xcellent (5)

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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
Psychic Surge	The Pokémon creates a Psychic Terrain when it enters a battle.	Feint
Good as Gold	Gives immunity to status moves.	Tailwind

Best Counter Types

Type	COUNTR Counter	TOT Total	RSLT Result
Steel Steel		4	Great
Fire Fire	Counters Grass	3	Great
Ghost Ghost		3	Great
Flying Flying	Counters Grass	2	Great
Poison Poison	Counters Grass	2	Great
Electric Electric		1	Good
Dragon Dragon		0	Neutral
Normal Normal		0	Neutral
Water Water		0	Neutral
Ground Ground		-1	Bad
Rock Rock		-1	Bad
Bug Bug	Counters Grass	-2	Poor
Fairy Fairy		-2	Poor
Fighting Fighting		-2	Poor
Ice Ice	Counters Grass	-2	Poor
Dark Dark		-3	Poor
Psychic Psychic		-3	Poor
Grass Grass		-7	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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