The next big Tera Raid event in Pokemon Scarlet And Violet was announced, with the Fire Johto Starter Typhlosion. In this 7-star Tera Raid, Typhlosion will have the Mightiest Mark and a Ghost Tera type that reflects the Pokemon’s Hisuian form Pokémon Legends: Arceusand marks the third Pokémon from the spin-off to appear in Tera Raids.
You have two options to participate in this event, which runs from April 13th to April 16th and again from April 20th to April 23rd. You can only capture one typhlosion per save fileso making the most of this two-part event is imperative.
Here’s what you need to know about how to take down and take Typhlosion in the upcoming 7 Star Tera Raids.
Where can you find Typhlosion? in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
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In order to access this 7-star Tera Raid event, you must first complete the post-game events in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet or join the page of another player who has done so. In addition, you must download the latest poke portal news as per The Pokemon Company.
To download the latest news:
- Choose Poke Portal in the X menu.
- Choose Mysterious Gift.
- Choose Get poke portal news.
After that, you can access Tera Raids, denoted by shimmering black crystals. In the event of this event, Typhlosion’s raids will be marked with a Ghost-type icon.
How to defeat Typhlosion During the Tera Raid event
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In order to defeat and capture Typhlosion, you must familiarize yourself with its weaknesses and keep in mind that the traditional Fire-type Pokémon will have a Ghost Tera type.
Typhlosion’s weaknesses
Since Typhlosion will effectively take the form of a Ghost-type with access to Fire-type moves, these are his main weaknesses:
While this list isn’t extensive at all, there are a few solid options when choosing the right Pokemon to take on Typhlosion in this 7-star Tera Raid.
Typhlosion’s ability and potential moveset
In this case, Typhlosion has the Flash Fire Ability, which effectively negates enemy Fire-type moves and boosts the Pokémon’s own Fire-type moves when hit by one.
As for the potential moveset, here’s what to expect:
- overheating
- play wild
- sunbeam
- Focus Blast
- shadow ball
- Sunny day
- will-o’-the-wisp
Best Counters for Typhlosion
The best way to counter Typhlosion is to fight with Pokemon that resist his potential moves and have access to super effective attacks. The following Pokemon should do well in this Tera Raid event.
- Chi Yu
- evil act
- Growl
- dark pulse
- light screen
- Sylveon
- shadow ball
- light screen
- Calm mind
- Baby Doll Eyes
- arcanine
- Crunch
- morning sun
- howling
- file
- triangle
- dark pulse
- focus energy
- Growl
- evil act
Typhlosion Tera Raid event rewards
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Defeating Typhlosion in this 7-star Tera Raid event is guaranteed to earn you tons of valuable items such as:
- Adult Sweets
- Treasures like nuggets and comet shards
- Stat booster items like protein and iron
- Ghost Tera Shards
With the first Typhlosion Tera Raid event coming up tomorrow, you should prepare well before entering the battle. Defeating the Ghost Tera-type Pokémon won’t be an easy task, but capturing Typhlosion shouldn’t be a problem with the right team. For more information on upcoming Tera Raid events, check out our collection of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Leader.
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