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Best Counters for Skeledirge Tera Raid in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Seven-star Skeledirge Tera Raids are currently available in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, and will continue to run until Thursday, March 13, 2025. If you want to catch the powerful generation nine Fire-type starter for yourself, here’s the best Pokémon to counter the Skeledirge Tera Raid. Skeledirge the Unrivaled Screenshot by Siliconera There are two aspects that make Skeledirge so dangerous and difficult to take down. It’s already a strong Special Attacker, but it can quickly boost this by using Torch Song. This can quickly snowball, meaning Skeledirge will be able to grab one-hit knockouts before you are able to retaliate. The other difficult point is the ability Unaware, which ignores your stat boosts. This means you will need to lower Skeledirge’s defensive stats, and prevent it from boosting its offensive stats. Skeledirge’s base stats and Rash nature mean that it’s best to enter this battle with a Special Attacker. While you can’t boost your stats, you can lower Skeledirge’s stats, so you’ll want a Special Defense lowering move like Acid Spray, Metal Sound, or Fake Tears. Skeledirge has a lot of sound-based moves as part of its set. Disarming Voice, Hyper Voice, and Torch Song, are all blocked by things like Throat Chop, and Soundproof. Here are all the details you need for the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Skeledirge Tera Raid event. Level 100 Nature: Rash (+SpAttack -SpDef) Ability: Unaware Tera type: Fire Moves: Torch Song, Shadow Ball, Stomping Tantrum, Hyper Voice Skeledirge opens with Disarming Voice, and Flame Charge. It resets player stats at 80% time remaining and then puts up the shield. At 50% health remaining Skeledirge resets its stats and status, and uses Flame Charge again. Malamar – Best support for Skeledirge Tera Raid Screenshot by Siliconera Malamar can not take out Skeledirge the Unrivaled by itself, but it is one of the strongest support Pokémon for this Tera Raid. Contrary will drop Skeledirge’s Special Attack instead of raising it when it uses Torch Song, and you can give it this ability with Skill Swap. Make sure you then swap Unaware onto one of your NPC teammates so you can take advantage of the lowered Special Attack. Throat Chop can also prevent Torch Song (as well as Hyper Voice) while Normal Tera prevents Shadow Ball from hitting. This means that Skeledirge can only hit with the Physical move Stomping Tantrum. Malamar can not only give your team longevity, but it can boost Water-type Special Attackers, like Primarina or Tentacruel, with Rain Dance, and help any partner out with Helping Hand. Here’s the set we recommend for the seven-star Skeledirge Tera Raid: Level 100 Nature: Careful (+SpDef -SpAttack) EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpDef / 4 Attack Ability: Contrary Tera type: Normal Item: Leftovers Moves: Rain Dance, Throat Chop, Skill Swap, Helping Hand Tentacruel – Best for Attack and Support in Skeledirge Tera Raid Screenshot by Siliconera If you’re looking for a Pokémon that can take on the Skeledirge raid solo, Tentacruel can do it, but it also works well as a team player. While Unaware ignores your stat boosts, it won’t ignore its stat drops, meaning that Acid Spray is the perfect support for lowering Skeledirge’s Special Defense. Tentacruel has naturally high Special Defense, and Throat Chop disables most of its moves including the terrifying Torch Song. Players should use Throat Chop on the first turn, and use it again every third turn after this. If playing in a team of Special Attackers, Acid Spray will lower Special Defense even when Skeledirge raises the shield. Rain Dance will both boost Tentacruel’s damage with Surf, and lower the damage of any Fire-type moves that Skeledirge uses. It might take a few attempts to clear the raid solo with Tentacruel, but it is definitely possible. Level 100 Nature: Calm (+SpDef -Attack) EVs: 252 SpAttack / 252 SpDef / 4 HP Ability: Rain Dish Tera type: Water Item: Shell Bell Moves: Acid Spray, Rain Dance, Surf, Throat Chop Kommo-o – Best for Solo Skeledirge Tera Raid Screenshot by Siliconera If you want an easier time taking on the Skeledirge raid solo, then Kommo-o has the perfect mix of ability and movepool to take Skeledirge down. While Torch Song won’t affect Kommo-o thanks to its ability Soundproof blocking all sound-based moves, it can still boost Skeledirge’s Special Attack for Shadow Ball. This is why you want to start the raid with a few Throat Chops so you can terastylize to Normal-type, avoiding almost all of Skeledirge’s damage. Metal Sound can lower Skeledirge’s Special Defense, however, it won’t work while the shield is up. Despite this, Normal Tera with Boomburst deals enough damage to get the barrier down fast enough so you can soften Skeledirge up with Metal Sound for future Boombursts. Level 100 Nature: Calm (+SpDef -Attack) EVs: 252 SpAttack / 252 SpDef / 4 HP Ability: Soundproof Tera type: Normal Item: Shell Bell
Seven-star Skeledirge Tera Raids are currently available in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, and will continue to run until Thursday, March 13, 2025. If you want to catch the powerful generation nine Fire-type starter for yourself, here’s the best Pokémon to counter the Skeledirge Tera Raid.
Skeledirge the Unrivaled
There are two aspects that make Skeledirge so dangerous and difficult to take down. It’s already a strong Special Attacker, but it can quickly boost this by using Torch Song. This can quickly snowball, meaning Skeledirge will be able to grab one-hit knockouts before you are able to retaliate. The other difficult point is the ability Unaware, which ignores your stat boosts. This means you will need to lower Skeledirge’s defensive stats, and prevent it from boosting its offensive stats.
Skeledirge’s base stats and Rash nature mean that it’s best to enter this battle with a Special Attacker. While you can’t boost your stats, you can lower Skeledirge’s stats, so you’ll want a Special Defense lowering move like Acid Spray, Metal Sound, or Fake Tears. Skeledirge has a lot of sound-based moves as part of its set. Disarming Voice, Hyper Voice, and Torch Song, are all blocked by things like Throat Chop, and Soundproof.
Here are all the details you need for the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Skeledirge Tera Raid event.
- Level 100
- Nature: Rash (+SpAttack -SpDef)
- Ability: Unaware
- Tera type: Fire
- Moves: Torch Song, Shadow Ball, Stomping Tantrum, Hyper Voice
Skeledirge opens with Disarming Voice, and Flame Charge. It resets player stats at 80% time remaining and then puts up the shield. At 50% health remaining Skeledirge resets its stats and status, and uses Flame Charge again.
Malamar – Best support for Skeledirge Tera Raid
Malamar can not take out Skeledirge the Unrivaled by itself, but it is one of the strongest support Pokémon for this Tera Raid. Contrary will drop Skeledirge’s Special Attack instead of raising it when it uses Torch Song, and you can give it this ability with Skill Swap. Make sure you then swap Unaware onto one of your NPC teammates so you can take advantage of the lowered Special Attack.
Throat Chop can also prevent Torch Song (as well as Hyper Voice) while Normal Tera prevents Shadow Ball from hitting. This means that Skeledirge can only hit with the Physical move Stomping Tantrum. Malamar can not only give your team longevity, but it can boost Water-type Special Attackers, like Primarina or Tentacruel, with Rain Dance, and help any partner out with Helping Hand.
Here’s the set we recommend for the seven-star Skeledirge Tera Raid:
- Level 100
- Nature: Careful (+SpDef -SpAttack)
- EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpDef / 4 Attack
- Ability: Contrary
- Tera type: Normal
- Item: Leftovers
- Moves: Rain Dance, Throat Chop, Skill Swap, Helping Hand
Tentacruel – Best for Attack and Support in Skeledirge Tera Raid
If you’re looking for a Pokémon that can take on the Skeledirge raid solo, Tentacruel can do it, but it also works well as a team player. While Unaware ignores your stat boosts, it won’t ignore its stat drops, meaning that Acid Spray is the perfect support for lowering Skeledirge’s Special Defense. Tentacruel has naturally high Special Defense, and Throat Chop disables most of its moves including the terrifying Torch Song. Players should use Throat Chop on the first turn, and use it again every third turn after this.
If playing in a team of Special Attackers, Acid Spray will lower Special Defense even when Skeledirge raises the shield. Rain Dance will both boost Tentacruel’s damage with Surf, and lower the damage of any Fire-type moves that Skeledirge uses. It might take a few attempts to clear the raid solo with Tentacruel, but it is definitely possible.
- Level 100
- Nature: Calm (+SpDef -Attack)
- EVs: 252 SpAttack / 252 SpDef / 4 HP
- Ability: Rain Dish
- Tera type: Water
- Item: Shell Bell
- Moves: Acid Spray, Rain Dance, Surf, Throat Chop
Kommo-o – Best for Solo Skeledirge Tera Raid
If you want an easier time taking on the Skeledirge raid solo, then Kommo-o has the perfect mix of ability and movepool to take Skeledirge down. While Torch Song won’t affect Kommo-o thanks to its ability Soundproof blocking all sound-based moves, it can still boost Skeledirge’s Special Attack for Shadow Ball. This is why you want to start the raid with a few Throat Chops so you can terastylize to Normal-type, avoiding almost all of Skeledirge’s damage.
Metal Sound can lower Skeledirge’s Special Defense, however, it won’t work while the shield is up. Despite this, Normal Tera with Boomburst deals enough damage to get the barrier down fast enough so you can soften Skeledirge up with Metal Sound for future Boombursts.
- Level 100
- Nature: Calm (+SpDef -Attack)
- EVs: 252 SpAttack / 252 SpDef / 4 HP
- Ability: Soundproof
- Tera type: Normal
- Item: Shell Bell
- Moves: Throat Chop, Boomburst, Metal Sound, Substitute
Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet are both available for Nintendo Switch.
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