Tera Raid Sunkern Counters

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Sunkern
Sonnkern • Tournegrin • ヒマナッツ • 해너츠 • 向日种子

Grass

Steel

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks
Power Category
Absorb
20
Tackle
40
Light Screen
0
Mega Drain
40
Possible Abilities Possible Abilities
Ability Ability Description Description Possible Possible
Chlorophyll
 Boosts the Pokémon's Speed in sunshine. Yes
Solar Power
 In sunshine, Sp. Atk is boosted but HP decreases. Yes
Early Bird

(Hidden Ability)		 The Pokémon awakens quickly from sleep. No
Stats Stats
LVL Level HP HP ATT Attack DEF Defense SP. ATT Sp. Attack SP. DEF Sp. Defense SPD Speed
12 30 30 30 30 30 30

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon Types RES/
IMMU/
WKNS Resis./
Immun./
Weakns.		 (SP.)
ATT		 DEF SP.
DEF		 Counter RSLT Result
Heatran Heatran Counters
Steel
Home
R
I
W
 130
Δ 100
Sp.Att.		 106
Δ 76
Defense 		106
Δ 76
Sp.Def 		Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Kommo-o Kommo-o Counters
Steel
Bulletproof
DLC 1
R
I
W
 110
Δ 80
Attack		 125
Δ 95
Defense 		105
Δ 75
Sp.Def 		Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Chesnaught Chesnaught Counters
Steel
Bulletproof
Home
R
I
W
 107
Δ 77
Attack		 122
Δ 92
Defense 		75
Δ 45
Sp.Def 		Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Chesnaught Chesnaught Counters
Steel
Bulletproof
R
I
W
 107
Δ 77
Attack		 122
Δ 92
Defense 		75
Δ 45
Sp.Def 		Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Skeledirge Skeledirge Counters
Steel
R
I
W
 110
Δ 80
Sp.Att.		 100
Δ 70
Defense 		75
Δ 45
Sp.Def 		Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Chandelure Chandelure Counters
Steel
DLC 1
R
I
W
 145
Δ 115
Sp.Att.		 90
Δ 60
Defense 		90
Δ 60
Sp.Def 		Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Ceruledge Ceruledge Counters
Steel
R
I
W
 125
Δ 95
Attack		 80
Δ 50
Defense 		100
Δ 70
Sp.Def 		Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Typhlosion (Hisui) Typhlosion (Hisui) Counters
Steel
Home
R
I
W
 119
Δ 89
Sp.Att.		 78
Δ 48
Defense 		85
Δ 55
Sp.Def 		Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Hakamo-o Hakamo-o Counters
Steel
Bulletproof
DLC 1
R
I
W
 75
Δ 45
Attack		 90
Δ 60
Defense 		70
Δ 40
Sp.Def 		Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Lampent Lampent Counters
Steel
DLC 1
R
I
W
 95
Δ 65
Sp.Att.		 60
Δ 30
Defense 		60
Δ 30
Sp.Def 		Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Litwick Litwick Counters
Steel
DLC 1
R
I
W
 65
Δ 35
Sp.Att.		 55
Δ 25
Defense 		55
Δ 25
Sp.Def 		Counters

Steel
Great (4)
Applin Applin
Bulletproof
R
I
W
 40
Δ 10
Attack		 80
Δ 50
Defense 		40
Δ 10
Sp.Def 		Great (4)
Dialga (Origin) Dialga (Origin)
Home
R
I
W
 150
Δ 120
Sp.Att.		 120
Δ 90
Defense 		120
Δ 90
Sp.Def 		Great (3)
Giratina Giratina
Home
R
I
W
 100
Δ 70
Attack		 120
Δ 90
Defense 		120
Δ 90
Sp.Def 		Great (3)
Dialga Dialga
Home
R
I
W
 150
Δ 120
Sp.Att.		 120
Δ 90
Defense 		100
Δ 70
Sp.Def 		Great (3)
Giratina (Origin) Giratina (Origin)
Home
R
I
W
 120
Δ 90
Attack		 100
Δ 70
Defense 		100
Δ 70
Sp.Def 		Great (3)
Gouging Fire Gouging Fire Counters
Steel
DLC 2
R
I
W
 115
Δ 85
Attack		 121
Δ 91
Defense 		93
Δ 63
Sp.Def 		Counters

Steel
Great (3)
Pecharunt Pecharunt
DLC 2
R
I
W
 88
Δ 58
Attack		 160
Δ 130
Defense 		88
Δ 58
Sp.Def 		Great (3)
Archaludon Archaludon
DLC 2
R
I
W
 125
Δ 95
Sp.Att.		 130
Δ 100
Defense 		65
Δ 35
Sp.Def 		Great (3)
Gholdengo Gholdengo
R
I
W
 133
Δ 103
Sp.Att.		 95
Δ 65
Defense 		91
Δ 61
Sp.Def 		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
Sap Sipper
 Boosts Attack when hit by a Grass-type move.
Absorb
Mega Drain
Bulletproof
 Protects the Pokémon from ball and bomb moves.
Tackle
Good as Gold
 Gives immunity to status moves.
Light Screen

Best Counter Types

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