Top 10 Best Pokemon You Can Catch In Pokemon Violet’s Tera Raids

Every Pokemon game has a unique phenomenon that pushes Pokemon past its actual limits and makes it much stronger compared to its normal peers. 

For example, in older Pokemon games, we Pokemon had Mega Evolutions, while Sword and Shield introduced the concept of Dynamax Pokemon.

Similarly, Scarlet and Violet have a unique phenomenon called Terastallization that allows your Pokemon to have an additional type (Tera Type) besides its regular type. Terastallized Pokemon can be caught in Tera Raids. 

I recommend attempting Tera Raids with higher difficulty because you will have greater gains. Here are some of the best Pokemon you can get through Tera Raids that will take your team comps to the next level.

10. Glimmora

Glimmora is an odd-looking Pokemon for sure, but it has some of the best base attack stats in the game. Its base speed stat isn’t that bad either.

Glimmora’s Toxic Spikes can easily damage a non-Poison type Pokemon standing on the ground. Pair this ability with Venoshock, and your opponent will bite the dust immediately. Its Acid Spray ability can also be used to tear down the defenses of Tera Raid enemies.

9. Corviknight

Corviknight was introduced in Sword and Shield, and it’s one of the best Pokemon you can get your hands on in the early game. Its defense and power stats are remarkable, and its typing leaves little to no holes in its defense. 

Also, Brave Bird and Iron Head can easily take out more than half of the Pokemon types in the game. Moreover, its Swagger ability can boost its attack stats and confuse the target at the same time.

8. Clodsire

Clodsire has turned into a substitute for Snorlax since it was excluded from Scarlet and Violet’s lineup, much to the fans’ disappointment. However, Clodsire is regarded as one of the bulkiest Pokemon in the game thanks to its massive base HP and balanced defense.

Its Toxic Spikes ability works quite well with other poison-type moves. Moreover, it can also heal a bit of its HP when it’s hit by Water-type moves, even though Water type is its weakness! Amazing, isn’t it?

7. Baxcalibur

Baxcalibur’s sheer attack power can be witnessed in some videos that have been going around in the circles of Pokemon fandom, where it absolutely obliterates Area One’s Paradox Pokemon in just one turn. This is because it has a whooping 145 attack power.

Baxcalibur’s moves get enhanced even more in a hailstorm, and it has nearly every powerful move of its typing under its belt—such as Crunch and Ice Beam. 

Moreover, Thermal Exchange prevents Baxcalibur from being burned by Fire-type moves and boosts its high attack even more when hit by a Fire-type move.

6. Ceruledge

The phrase ‘looks can kill’ is quite apt to describe Ceruledge. Ceruledge might be one of the prettiest Pokemon in Violet’s lineup, but it’s one of the most powerful Pokemon in the game. 

Ceruledge is somewhat of a late bloomer, so its move set won’t benefit you in earlier levels. However, once it hits level 48, you will learn Bitter Blade, which is the best move this Pokemon has to offer. Bitter Blade recovers 50 percent of the damage dealt to its opponent.

5. Garganacl

Garganacl’s cubic body may fool many of us into thinking that it’s something that has come straight from Minecraft rather than a Pokemon game. But worry not, it is an actual Pokemon. You can get Gargnacl easily by just catching Nacli early on.

Garganacl’s bulk and attack make up for its horrible speed stats. Its signature move, Salt Cure can deplete 1/4th HP every turn for a Steel and Water-type Pokemon. Also, its Purifying Salt ability shields you from all status conditions and halves the damage from any Ghost-type move.

4. Annihilape

Annihilape’s origin story is quite funny. It’s said that this Pokemon got so angry that it died. But this Pokemon has some of the most balanced stats in the game.

Rage Fist is one of the best Annihilape’s moves, because it increases its power by 50 every time the user is hit. The hit counter doesn’t even reset after switching out or fainting. So just revive Annihilape when it faints, and keep on hitting your opponent till they eventually lose.

3. Garchomp

Garchomp has been a standard favorite among fans in many Pokemon games, because it is a low-investment Pokemon that has an attack stat of 130, with decent bulk and amazing speed. 

It can use quite a lot of diverse moves, such as Earthquake, Crunch, and Dragon Claw. The diversity of its move set makes it quite versatile, and you can fit it in any team. Besides, you can catch Gibe quite early in Pokemon Violet compared to other Pokemon games.

2. Palafin

Palafin’s main drawbacks are its underwhelming design and its difficult evolution technique that can be unlocked only in co-op. However, what makes Palafin rank number two in this list is its Hero Form, which can be unlocked by switching Palafin out of the battle.

Palafin’s Hero Form has one of the highest attack stats in the game, rounding up at around 160. Simply keep Palafin at the lead of your team and switch it out in Turn 1 to unlock its Hero Form.

Palafin also has some great melee moves, such as Acrobatics, that work incredibly well with its high speed, making it a powerful underdog Pokemon in Pokemon Violet.

1. Gardevoir

Taking the number one spot is the reliable old Gardevoir, who is easy to catch in the early game and doesn’t need a lot of effort to level up. 

Gardevoir is the best Pokemon you can get in Tera Raids because it can easily one-shot enemies with its Moon Blast. Moreover, Gardevoir can also guard itself by using Aura Sphere and hit the enemy hard with Thunder Punch and Shadow Ball.

Tera types also boost Gardevoir’s abilities a lot. For example, a Gardevoir with Ghost Tera Type boosts Shadow Ball move to insane levels.

Gardevoir’s versatility and easy availability make Gardevoir one of the best special attackers in Pokemon Violet. 

Tips to catch Pokemon in Tera Raids

To catch all the good Pokemon, you need to attempt raids of higher levels. But beating 5-star and 6-star Tera Raids is no piece of cake. You need a sound strategy to complete these raids.

Try these tips to beat all the amazing Tera Raid Pokemon and catch them.

1. Try to hit tanky bosses when their defensive stat is extremely low. Lower their defense first with defense-lowering Pokemon.

2. 5-star raids can be soloed by a Belly Drum user so always take a Belly Drum user with you.

3. Special attackers need Screech teams, and physical attackers Fake Tears/Acid Spray/Metal Sound teams.

4. If the boss clears your team’s stats or the stats inflicted on it, be patient and try again.

5. If the boss raises a shield, Terastallize when the HP is high, and use moves such as Acid Spray to raise your stats and whittle down the shield at the same time.

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