Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: Delibird Event

Christmas is here and it brings with it a new Tera Raid battle in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet!

The Present from Delibird special event is the 4^th Tera Raid battle special event in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, occurring from Friday, December 23, to Sunday, December 25, 2022. During this event, Tera-type Delibirds will appear more frequently in 1-5 Star Tera Raid Battles.

Unlike the 7 Star Raid Battle for Charizard, players won’t have to strategize and play too hard to capture Delibird, but that’s the point of this event. As the event name suggests, Present from Delibird will gift players with rare items, including Tera Shards in celebration of the holiday season.

Tera Shards are painfully difficult to attain normally, so do take advantage of the Delibird 5 Star Tera Raids for all the different types of Tera Shards!

Here is all you need to know about the Pokemon SV: Delibird Event and how to make the most of it.

Contents

1. Joining and Unlocking Delibird Event

2. Multi-level Event with Random Tera Type Delibird

3. Different Delibird Movesets

4. Best Counter Against Delibird

5. Delibird Event Item Drops

I. Star Delibird Rewards

II. Star Delibird Rewards

III. Star Delibird Rewards

IV. Star Delibird Rewards

V. Star Delibird Rewards

6. 50 Extra Ice Tera Shards

7. Pro-Tip to Farm Item Drops After Event Ends

8. About Pokemon Scarlet and Violet – Game

1. Joining and Unlocking Delibird Event

Once you’re connected to the internet, first make sure your Poke Portal News is updated. Do this by going into your Poke Portal, selecting Mystery Gift, and then Check Poke Portal News.

Next, open your Map and look for the Tera Raid Crystal dens. The shiny icons are for special event raids like the Delibird ones.

If you can’t spot them on the map, you can search for the crystals in-game. They will stand out because of their rainbow-like shiny aura.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: Delibird Tera Raid Event – Full Guide — Tera Raid Crystals | Source: Twitter

You can challenge Tera Delibird as a group or alone. If you want to solo it, you won’t need Nintendo Switch online, but my advice is, don’t go at it alone, because beating a Tera Pokemon on your own is near impossible.

2. Multi-level Event with Random Tera Type Delibird

The Delibird event is a multi-level event just like the Eevie event. Depending on your current progress in the game, you can enter different Star-levels of the event. For example, if you haven’t finished the main storyline, you won’t be able to unlock 5 Star raids.

Delibird can also have any of the 18 Tera types, so you’ll have to prepare wisely before challenging them.

They won’t be as difficult to beat as Charizard or Cinderace from the upcoming Tera Raid event, but it will have an impressive moveset, and you’re not going to want to lose if you’re in it for those rewards.

3. Different Delibird Movesets

In 1 and 2 Star Tera Raids, we have a level 12 and a level 20 Delibird with standard abilities. Their moveset includes: Present, Ice Punch, Swift and Quick Attack.

In 3-5 Star Tera Raids, Delibird has the chance to have their Hidden Ability: Insomnia. Its level increases to 35, 45, and 75 respectively.

As for their moveset, you see new moves like Drill Peck in 3 Star raids, Icy Wind in 4 Star raids, and Air Slash and Blizzard, in 5 Star raids.

4. Best Counter Against Delibird

Since Delibird is an Ice-Flying type Pokemon, it is weak against Rock, Fire, Steel, and Electric Pokemon.

Gholdengo, a Steel-Ghost type Pokemon, as well as the Fire-Ghost Skeledirge are great counters to Delibird.

Delibird’s most common move, Present, will be easy to counter with Gholdengo, who is resistant to it. The 3 Star level 35 Delibird move Drill Peck can also be handled well by Skeledirge.

Other counters depend on the Tera type of the Delibird. But in general, Iron Hands and Sylveon are always a good bet.

READ: Best Pokemon For Tera Raid Battles In Pokemon Violet

5. Delibird Event Item Drops

There are multiple item drops (sadly, no Herba Mysticas) for the Delibird event depending on the Star level you’re playing.

All 5 Star raids include a guaranteed set of 18 Tera Shards – 19 if you are hosting the event. These include 2-4 Shards of the same Tera type as the Delibird in the raid, and 5 shards each of 3 different types.

6. 50 Extra Ice Tera Shards

In going with the Ice Delibird present theme, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet also shared a special Mystery Gift code rewarding players with 50 Ice Tera Shards!

Copy and paste the following code in the Get with Code/Password box of the Mystery Gift section in the Poke Portal before December 25:

HAPPYH0L1DAYS

7. Pro-Tip to Farm Item Drops After Event Ends

The Delibird Tera Raid battle ends on Christmas day, but if you want to farm the item drops post that, don’t go online after the event ends. This little hack will ensure that the raid dens remain in your game.

READ: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: New Mystery Gift Codes – 2022-2023!

8. About Pokemon Scarlet and Violet – Game

Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet are role-playing games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo and The Pokemon Company. The game released on November 18, 2022, and marks the beginning of the ninth generation in the Pokemon Franchise.

Introducing 107 new pokemon and an open-world landscape, the game takes place in the Paldea region. Players can choose from three separate stories. The game also introduces a new feature – Terastal phenomenon, which allows players to change the type of pokemon and transform them into their Tera Type.

The game has sold over 10 million units in the first three days of its release.