Tera Raid Tinkatuff Counters

Tera Raid Tinkatuff 3-star Bug guide with the best counters, builds, and strategies.

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Tinkatuff

Tafforgita • Forgella • ナカヌチャン • 벼리짱

Fairy

Steel

Bug

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks

Power

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon		RES/ IMMU/ WKNS Resis./ Immun./ Weakns.	(SP.) ATT	DEF	SP. DEF	Counter	RSLT Result
Heatran Heatran Counters Bug	Home	R I W	130 Δ 48 Sp.Att.	106 Δ 51 Defense	106 Δ 61 Sp.Def	Counters Bug	Xcellent (6)
Bastiodon Bastiodon Counters Bug	DLC 2	R I W	52 Δ -3 Attack	168 Δ 113 Defense	138 Δ 93 Sp.Def	Counters Bug	Great (4)
Probopass Probopass Counters Bug	DLC 1	R I W	75 Δ -7 Sp.Att.	145 Δ 90 Defense	150 Δ 105 Sp.Def	Counters Bug	Great (4)
Volcanion Volcanion Counters Bug	Home	R I W	130 Δ 48 Sp.Att.	120 Δ 65 Defense	90 Δ 45 Sp.Def	Counters Bug	Great (4)
Magnezone Magnezone		R I W	130 Δ 48 Sp.Att.	115 Δ 60 Defense	90 Δ 45 Sp.Def		Great (4)

Corviknight Corviknight Counters Bug		R I W	87 Δ 32 Attack	105 Δ 50 Defense	85 Δ 40 Sp.Def	Counters Bug	Great (4)
Iron Moth Iron Moth Counters Bug		R I W	140 Δ 58 Sp.Att.	60 Δ 5 Defense	110 Δ 65 Sp.Def	Counters Bug	Great (4)
Empoleon Empoleon	DLC 1	R I W	111 Δ 29 Sp.Att.	88 Δ 33 Defense	101 Δ 56 Sp.Def		Great (4)
Revavroom Revavroom		R I W	119 Δ 64 Attack	90 Δ 35 Defense	67 Δ 22 Sp.Def		Great (4)
Skarmory Skarmory Counters Bug	DLC 2	R I W	80 Δ 25 Attack	140 Δ 85 Defense	70 Δ 25 Sp.Def	Counters Bug	Great (4)
Rotom (Heat) Rotom (Heat) Counters Bug		R I W	105 Δ 23 Sp.Att.	107 Δ 52 Defense	107 Δ 62 Sp.Def	Counters Bug	Great (4)
Magneton Magneton		R I W	120 Δ 38 Sp.Att.	95 Δ 40 Defense	70 Δ 25 Sp.Def		Great (4)
Shieldon Shieldon Counters Bug	DLC 2	R I W	42 Δ -13 Attack	118 Δ 63 Defense	88 Δ 43 Sp.Def	Counters Bug	Great (4)
Salazzle (Totem) Salazzle (Totem) Counters Bug		R I W	111 Δ 29 Sp.Att.	60 Δ 5 Defense	60 Δ 15 Sp.Def	Counters Bug	Great (4)
Salazzle Salazzle Counters Bug		R I W	111 Δ 29 Sp.Att.	60 Δ 5 Defense	60 Δ 15 Sp.Def	Counters Bug	Great (4)
Varoom Varoom		R I W	70 Δ 15 Attack	63 Δ 8 Defense	45 Δ 0 Sp.Def		Great (4)
Magnemite Magnemite		R I W	95 Δ 13 Sp.Att.	70 Δ 15 Defense	55 Δ 10 Sp.Def		Great (4)
Salandit Salandit Counters Bug		R I W	71 Δ -11 Sp.Att.	40 Δ -15 Defense	40 Δ -5 Sp.Def	Counters Bug	Great (4)
Kingambit Kingambit		R I W	135 Δ 80 Attack	120 Δ 65 Defense	85 Δ 40 Sp.Def		Great (3)
Magearna Magearna	Home	R I W	130 Δ 48 Sp.Att.	115 Δ 60 Defense	115 Δ 70 Sp.Def		Great (3)

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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
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Best Counter Types

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

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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