Are some Pokemon OP?
Yes! It depends on their typing and if they have a hybrid typing. Their Tera Typing matters because it boosts its offense and defense. This determines their type strengths and weaknesses.
Their overall stats have an effect where high HP, high Attack, and High Special Attack are prime factors to stay aggressive. They are either great Special Attack Pokémon with great Special Defense stats or great physical Attack Pokémon with great Defense stats.
The last factors are their abilities and moves they can learn to counter the types they’re strong against. This creates an OP (overpowered) Pokémon.
OP Pokémon should have the best HP stats. Their max HP ranks this list because it determines how long they can last in any battle and can lead with strong physical Attacks or Special Attacks.
This list contains a mix of Regular Powerful Pokémon, Semi-Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon, Paradox Pokémon, Mightiest Marks, and Legendaries. These OP Pokémon are also the most fun to use the Synchro Machine with!
15. Haunter
Haunter’s best stats:
- 242 HP
- 131 Attack
- 147 Defense
- 233 Speed
- 171 Special Defense
- 310 Special Attack
- Use a Modest Mint
Haunter is a Ghost and Poison-Type Pokémon.
Recommended Tera Type: Poison / Dark / Psychic
Analysis:
Haunter is an easily overpowered Pokémon to catch early in the game, which is why it is #15.
As a Ghost-Type Pokémon Haunter is also immune to Normal and Fighting Moves. Usually, Ghost Pokémon can't affect Normal, and Fighting Pokémon moves with Ghost-Type moves. Haunter is primarily strong against them if it has a Poison Tera Type and may use a Ghost-Type move, Hex, to worsen Poison-Type conditions!
Haunter is known for the Levitate ability, causing it to be raised and immune to Ground-Type moves. This is only useful if Psychic, Normal, Fighting, and other Poison-Types can learn Ground-Type moves.
Haunter should be strong against:
- Fairy
- Ghost
- Psychics
- Fighting
- Normal
- Other Poison-Type Pokémon
Make Haunter a Poison Tera Type to counter most Normal, Fighting, and Fairy Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Nasty Plot
- Hex
- Acid Spray
- Sludge Bomb
Make Haunter a Dark Tera Type to counter most Ghost and Psychic Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Nasty Plot
- Foul Play
- Taunt
- Payback
Make Haunter a Psychic Tera Type to counter most Fighting and Poison Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Hypnosis
- Dream Eater
- Spite
- Psychic
Why Haunter’s Powerful:
- Haunter’s max HP can reach 294. If you Hyper Train it, it can handle many of Tera Raid early stages (1-4 star Raids) including post-game events. Haunter is a perfect Pokémon against the Montenerva Gym, Alfornada Gym, and the Academy Ace Tournament.
- It can learn a lot of powerful moves! It can poison opponents and make them fall asleep and steal their HP while they sleep using Dream Eater.
- It can learn other draining moves like Giga Drain and copy their abilities with Skill Swap.
- It can use a variety of status condition moves (Electric, Fire, Ice, and Poison) and make it worse using Hex.
Give Haunter a Poison Barb as a held item to boost its Poison-Type moves by 20%. Learn moves like Sludge Bomb, dealing 90 accurate damage has a 10% chance of poisoning the target. Worsen the effects of Sludge Bomb with the Ghost-Type move Hex, which does massive 65 accurate damage to a target affected by status conditions.
14. Gardevoir
Gardevoir’s best stats:
- 330 HP
- 172 Attack
- 172 Defense
- 203 Speed
- 302 Special Defense
- 311 Special Attack
- Use a Calm Mint
Gardevoir is a Fairy and Psychic-Type Pokémon.
Recommended Tera Type: Fairy / Psychic / Fire / Grass
Analysis:
Gardevoir is an easy Pokémon to catch early game, so it is ranked #14 on this list.
Gardevoir is immune to Dragon-Types and takes reduced damage from Fighting-Types, making it desirable for players trying to catch Dragon-Types and Fighting-Types from early game to post-game.
It has a unique Trace ability by copying an opponent’s Ability. Gardevoir’s 2’nd best Ability is Synchronize. If the opponent causes a burn, paralysis, or poisoning of a Pokémon, the opponent will receive the status condition, too.
Gardevoir should be strong against:
- Dragon
- Fighting
- Dark
- Ghost
- Sometimes Grass
- Sometimes Water
- Other Psychic Types
Make Gardevoir a Fairy Tera Type to counter most Dragon, Fighting, and Dark-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Misty Terrain
- Calm Mind
- Moonblast
- Draining Kiss
Make Gardevoir a Psychic Tera Type to counter most Fighting-Types and Fire and Ghost hybrids. You’re going to need moves:
- Calm Mind
- Mystical Fire
- Shadow Ball
- Future Sight
Make Gardevoir a Fire Tera Type to counter most Grass hybrid types with Psychic, Fairy, and Flying. You’re going to need moves:
- Sunny Day
- Mystical Fire
- Aura Sphere
- Shadow Ball
Make Gardevoir a Grass Tera Type to counter most Water hybrid types with Fairy builds. You’re going to need moves:
- Calm Mind
- Light Screen
- Magical Leaf
- Energy Ball
Why Gardevoir is Powerful:
- Gardevoir can reach 340 Max HP. If you Hyper Train it, it can handle most of Scarlet and Violet’s overall story and post-game events, such as official Pokémon 7 Star Raid Events!
- Gardevoir can learn a lot of powerful moves! It can make opponents fall asleep with Hypnosis, steal their HP with Draining Kiss, and boost its Special Attack and Special Defense with Calm Mind.
- It can learn other status condition moves such as Mystical Fire, Icy Wind, and Thunderbolt. Gardevoir’s known for creative Psychic moves such as Trick Room, making slow Pokémon make the first move for 5 turns. Light Screen and Reflect are moves that reduce the damage from Attacks or Special Attacks.
- Gardevoir can even Disable moves, confuse opponents, and even get creative with many healing moves, such as Life Dew. Life Dew recovers up to 25% of Gardevoir's and its teammate's maximum HP.
- Give Gardevoir a Shell Bell, allowing it to gain even more HP every time it attacks the opponent. Learn moves like Draining Kiss to gain even more HP. Make opponents fall asleep with Hypnosis and use Calm Mind to increase Gardevoir’s Special Attack and Special Defense. Make Gardevoir learn Substitute, where it uses HP to create a decoy that takes hits.
13. Lucario (Pseudo-Legendary)
Lucario’s best stats:
- 289 HP
- 330 Attack
- 195 Defense
- 240 Speed
- 171 Special Defense
- 282 Special Attack
- Use an Adamant Mint
Lucario is a Fighting and Steel-Type Pokémon. It’s considered a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon.
Recommended Tera Type: Fighting / Steel / 4 Elements / Psychic
Analysis:
Lucario can be caught early, which is why it ranks #13 on this list.
Lucario, as a Steel-Type, is immune to Poison-Types.
Lucario has many neat abilities, Steadfast, Inner Focus, and Justified, while Inner Focus is its best choice.
Steadfast increases Lucario’s Speed stat each time it flinches. Justified increases Lucario’s Attack by one stage when hit by a damaging Dark-Type move. Inner Focus prevents the Pokémon from flinching or being affected by Intimidate.
Lucario should be strong against:
- Poison
- Dark
- Ice
- Normal
- Rock
- Steel
- Fairy
- Sometimes Dragon
- Sometimes Grass
- Other Fighting types
Make Lucario a Fighting Tera Type to counter Dark, Ice, Normal, and Steel-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Aura Sphere
- Bulk Up
- Drain Punch
- Close Combat
Make Lucario a Steel Tera Type to counter Fairy, Ice or Rock-Types You’re going to need moves:
- Calm Mind
- Meteor Mash
- Flash Cannon
- Steel Beam
For the 3 Elements, (Fire, Ice, Electric, and Fighting, give Lucario either those Tera Types types to speedrun most of Scarlet and Violet. You’re going to need moves:
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
- Thunder Punch
- Drain Punch
Make Lucario a Psychic Tera Type to counter mostly Poison-Types and some Fighting-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Calm Mind
- Zen Headbutt
- Psychic
- Earthquake
Why Lucario is Powerful:
- Lucario can reach up to 344 Max HP. If you Hyper Train it, it can handle most of Scarlet and Violet’s overall story and post-game events, such as official Pokémon 7 Star Raid Events!
- Lucario can learn many creative moves! The Punching Glove Held item boosts the power of the holder’s punching moves and prevents direct contact with opponents. With the moves Ice Punch, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, and Drain Punch, Lucario’s nearly indestructible. It may also use Poison Jab. All of which creates many status conditions.
- It can learn destructive Ground-Type and Water-Type moves such as Earthquake and Water Pulse. It can heal itself with Life Dew and even create a Substitute during battle.
- Go for his classic build, Vacuum Wave, Aura Sphere, Force Palm, and Reversal. The OG way still works if you keep Lucario as a Fighting Tera Type with this moveset.
- With Inner Focus, give Lucario the Focus Sash. If Lucario has full HP, it will endure one potential KO attack, leaving 1 HP. This is to make use of its priority moves, such as Extreme Speed and Bullet Punch, as STAB moves. It also makes Reversal powerful when Lucario's HP is in a pinch. End the Battles with the choice of Reversal, Earthquake, or Close Combat.
12. Greninja
Greninja’s best stats:
- 248 HP
- 234 Attack
- 133 Defense
- 280 Speed
- 156 Special Defense
- 231 Special Attack
- Use a Lonely Mint
Greninja is a Water and Dark-Type Pokémon. It’s considered a Semi-Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon.
Recommended Tera Type: Water / Dark / Ice / Fighting
Analysis:
Greninja can be transported into Scarlet and Violet early game if you have Pokémon Go and already have a Greninja in that system, which is why it is ranked #12. Sword and Shield also works too. To get it in-game, you must have the Indigo Disc DLC, farm lots of BBQ quests, and upgrade Blueberry Academy’s Coastal Biome.
As a hybrid Dark-Type, Greninja is immune to Psychic-Types.
Greninja has 2 unique abilities, Torrent and Protean. Torrent increases the power of Water-Type moves by 50% when Geninja’s HP falls below a third of its maximum. Protean changes the Pokémon’s type to the type of the move it’s about to use. This works only once each time the Pokémon enters battle.
Greninja should be strong against:
- Psychic
- Ghost
- Rock
- Ground
- Fire
- Sometimes Dragon
- Sometimes Steel
- Other Dark Types
Make Greninja a Water Tera Type to counter Psychic, Rock, Ground, and Fire-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Rain Dance
- Double Team
- Water Shuriken
- Extrasensory
Make Greninja a Dark Tera Type to counter Psychic and Ghost-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Swords Dance
- Substitute
- Night Slash
- Taunt
Make Greninja an Ice Tera Type to counter mostly Dragon and Ground-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Haze
- Role Play
- Ice Beam
- Hydro Pump
Make Greninja a Fighting Tera Type to counter mostly Dark and Steel Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Smokescreen
- Swords Dance
- Substitute
- Brick Break
Why Greninja is Powerful:
- Greninja can reach 348 Max HP. If you Hyper Train it, it can handle most of Scarlet and Violet's overall story and post-game events, such as official Pokémon 7 Star Raid Events!
- Greninja can learn many moves, but it's mostly known for its powerful Speed, Evasiveness, and fooling opponents. Moves like Thief steals an opponent's held item and deals 60 accurate damage to them. Role Play is a move that allows Grenina to switch Abilities with its opponent.
- Greninja can summon Haze, Smokescreen, and Substitute, which are great Special Defense moves. Haze resets all stat changes. Smokescreen lowers the opponent's accuracy. Substitute allows Greninja to cut its HP to create a decoy that takes hits.
- It can hide behind its Substitute and use Swords Dance to increase its Attack stat!
- Water Shuriken is Greninja's signature priority move, growing every hit. On the 5'th hit, Water Shuriken can create 75 Damage. Hydro Pump is Greninja's alternative 110 damage move.
- Night Slash and Dark Pulse are excellent moves against Psychic-Types. Night Slash deals 75 damage and has a critical hit ratio. Dark Pulse deals 80 accurate damage and has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.
- Give Greninja the Life Orb while still having the Protean Ability. The Life Orb increases the power of moves but loses HP each turn. Have the following moves Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, Dark Pulse, and Low Kick as Grenina will use its Protean Ability as it enters battle.
11. Iron Jugilis (Paradox)
Iron Jugulis Best Stats:
- 258 HP
- 120 Attack
- 105 Defense
- 280 Speed
- 240 Special Defense
- 252 Special Attack
- Use a Mild Mint
Iron Jugulis is a Dark and Flying-Type Paradox Pokémon.
Recommended Tera Type: Dark / Flying
Analysis:
Iron Jugulis can be caught later in the story, at the stage of the Final Boss. Enter Area 0 and enter its depths to catch Iron Jugulis.
It’s not difficult to catch Iron Jugulis, and it’s ranked #11 on this list because it is the only Iron Paradox Pokémon immune to Ground and Psychic-Types. It directly combats Iron Boulder.
Its Quark Drive Ability increases the highest stat on Electric Terrain if Iron Jugulis holds Booster Energy. Booster Energy boosts the strength of the Pokémon. As an example, if Iron Jugulis has high Special Attack stats, Quark Drive can increase it more.
Iron Jugulis should be strong against:
- Ground
- Psychic
- Ghost
- Bug
- Fighting
- Grass
- Sometimes Bug
- Sometimes Steel
Make Iron Jugulis a Dark Tera Type to counter Ghost and Psychic-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Snarl
- Taunt
- Assurance
- Dark Pulse
Make Iron Jugulis a Flying Tera Type to counter bug, Fighting, and Grass-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Work Up
- Air Slash
- Earth Power
- Protect
Make Iron Jugulis a Normal Tera Type to counter Ghost, Bug, and Steel-Type Pokémon. You’re going to need moves:
- Work Up
- Focus Energy
- Protect
- Tri Attack
Why Iron Jugulis is Powerful:
- Iron Jugulis can reach 392 max HP. It can assist with the Final Boss fight with most of its Dark-Type moves. If you Hyper Train it's useful to tackle some of the early 5 and 6-Star Tera Raids.
- Iron Jugulis can learn many moves. One of its most unique moves is Tri Attack, dealing with 80 accurate damage and having a 20% chance of paralyzing, burning, or freezing the target. You can increase that rate if you teach Iron Jugulis Focus Energy, which increases Critical Hit Ratio.
- Iron Juguglis can use many Dark moves to steal Held Items with Thief or get them out of the way in battle with Knock Off. It can unleash Powerful Special Attacks like Dragon Pulse, dealing 80 accurate damage, and Hyper Beam, dealing 150 damage with 90 accuracy.
- Iron Jugulis can also hide behind a Substitute and increase its Attack and Special Attack with Work Up. Uniquely, it can learn Roar, forcing the target to switch out of battle and be replaced with another Pokémon in the trainer's team. This is useful in Double Battles! Iron Jugulis can use Protect to defend from incoming attacks.
- Give Iron Jugulis the Choice Scarf. The Choice Scarf increases Speed, but only one move can be used. Teach it Dark Pulse, U-Turn, Air-Slash, and Earth Power. Use Dark Pulse against Ghost and Psychic-Types. Use U-Turn against Psychic and Grass-Types. Use Air Slash against Fighting-Types. Use Earth Power against Steel-types.
10. Garchomp (Pseudo Legendary)
Garchomp stats:
- 368 HP
- 371 Attack
- 225 Defense
- 255 Speed
- 213 Special Defense
- 222 Special Attack
- Use a Mild Mint
Garchomp is a Ground and Dragon-Type Pokémon. It’s also a Pseudo Legendary Pokémon.
Recommended Tera Type: Ground / Dragon / Steel
Analysis:
Garchomp can be caught early game in Cortondo West.
Garchomp also flies above the Pokémon League location!
Garchomp is an easy Pokémon to catch early game, which is why it ranks #10 on this list, and it can Speedrun Scarlet and Violet’s story extremely well with Lucario in your Party. It’s immune to Electric-Types.
Garchomp is a unique Dragon-Type that can face Fairy-Types if given a Steel Tera Type. It can defeat them with Metal Claw and Iron Head. Garchomp’s Ground-Typing will withstand 3-4 moves from Fairy-Type attacks.
It has 2 Abilities, Sand Veil and Rough Skin. Sand Veil increases Garchomp’'s evasion by 20% in a Sandstorm. It’s immune to Sandstorm damage. Rough Skin, Garchomp’s best Ability. When Garchomp gets hit by a move that makes contact, the attacker receives damage equal to 1⁄8 of their maximum HP.
Garchomp should be strong against:
- Electric
- Fire
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Dragon
- Sometimes Fairy
Make Garchomp a Ground Tera Type to counter Electric, Fire, Poison, Rock, and Steel-Types.
You’re going to need moves:
- Swords Dance
- Protect
- Dig
- Earthquake
Make Garchomp a Dragon Tera Type to counter hybrid Dragon-Types that Garchomp is strong against.You’re going to need moves:
- Sandstrom
- Swords Dance
- Dragon Rush
- Earthquake
Make Garchomp a Steel Tera Type to counter only Fairy-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Protect
- Iron Head
- Metal Claw
- Swords Dance
Why Garchomp is Powerful:
- Garchomp can reach 420 max HP. If you Hyper Train it, it can handle most of Scarlet and Violet's overall story and post-game events, such as official Pokémon 7 Star Raid Events!
- Garchomp can learn various moves, but you should stick to its Dragon, Ground, Steel, Rock, and Normal moves. Keep it a Physical Attacker. You may learn moves such as Rock Slide dealing 75 accurate damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.
- Garchomp can learn Rest to gain more HP. It can learn Stomping Tantrum dealing 75 accurate damage. Driven by frustration, Garchomp attacks the target. If Garchomp's previous move has failed, the power of this move doubles. If you're in a solo battle, use Helping Hand because that move won't work in solo battles!
- Double Edge, Crunch, Liquidation, and Outrage are super powerful moves for Garchomp, making it ideal for boosted moves with Swords Dance.
- Double Edge deals 120 accurate damage, but the user receives 1⁄3 of the damage it inflicted in recoil. Crunch deals 80 accurate damage and has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.
- Liquidation deals 85 accurate damage and has a 20% chance of decreasing the opponent's Defense. Outrage deals 120 accurate damage where Garchomp attacks for 2-3 turns, during which it cannot switch out and then becomes confused.
- Give Garchomp a Muscle Band, as it will boost its physical moves. The best moveset is Sandstrom, Swords Dance, Dragon Claw, and Earthquake, as Garchomp stays a Ground-Tera Type, making it ideal for 7-Star Tera Raids.
9. Bloodmoon Ursaluna
Bloodmoon Ursaluna’s Best Stats:
- 336 HP
- 130 Attack
- 220 Defense
- 247 Speed
- 221 Special Defense
- 98 Special Attack
- Use a Quiet Mint
Bloodmoon Ursaluna is a Normal and Ground-Type Pokémon. Despite its menacing look and its dominant physique, it is not a Semi-Pseudo, or Pseudo Legendary Pokémon.
Recommended Tera Type: Normal / Fighting / Ground
Analysis:
Bloodmoon Ursaluna can be caught early if you have the Kitakami DLC. To catch it, you must follow one of the best side quests with Perrin. Talk to her after you catch 150 Kitakami Pokémon.
Bloodmoon Ursaluna is incredibly overpowered as it is immune to Ghost and Electric-Types. It’s ranked #9 because of its rare immunity.
With the Mind’s Eye Ability, Bloodmoon Ursaluna ignores changes to opponents' evasiveness, its accuracy can't be lowered, and it can hit Ghost types with Normal- and Fighting-Type moves.
Bloodmoon Ursaluna should be strong against:
- Ghost
- Electric
- Fire
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Sometimes Dark
Make Bloodmoon Ursaluna a Normal Tera Type to counter Ghost, Dark, and Normal-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Blood Moon
- Earth Power
- Rest
- Belly Drum
Make Bloodmoon Ursaluna a Fighting Tera Type to counter Ghost, Dark, Ghost, and Steel Pokémon. You’re going to need moves:
- Calm Mind
- Bulk Up
- Blood Moon
- Drain Punch
Make Bloodmoon Ursaluna a Ground Tera Type to counter Electric, Fire, Poison, Rock, and Steel-Types . You’re going to need moves:
- Belly Drum
- Blood Moon
- Headlong Rush
- Earthquake
Why Bloodmoon Ursaluna’s Powerful:
- Bloodmoon Ursaluna can reach 430 max HP. If you Hyper Train it, it can handle most of Scarlet and Violet’s overall story and post-game events. It’s highly recommended to have on your roster to face the early stages of 5-6 Star Tera Raids.
- Bloodmoon Ursaluna should stick to its powerful Normal, Ground, and Fighting-Type moves. Creative and powerful Fighting-Type moves are Close Combat, Counter, and Hammer Arm.
- Close Combat deals 120 accurate damage but lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense by one stage each after attacking. The effect of the move Counter is super-accurate. Bloodmoon Ursaluna strikes back with 2x power when hit by a Physical Attack.
- Bloodmoon Ursaluna can learn Belly Drum, which loses 50% of its max HP, but Attack raises to the maximum. It can hide behind a Substitute.
- Give Bloodmoon Ursaluna the Shell Bell, allowing it to gain even more HP every time it attacks the opponent. Teach it Calm Mind, Earth Power, Mud Shot, and Moonlight. This is a powerful Ground-Type build against 7-Star Tera Raids.
8. Vaporeon
Vaporeon’s Best Stats:
- 336 HP
- 130 Attack
- 220 Defense
- 247 Speed
- 221 Special Defense
- 98 Special Attack
- Use a Quiet Mint
Vaporeon is a Water-Type Pokémon. It’s extremely powerful and is a popular choice when combating against the Mightiest Mark 7-Star Tera Raids. It is not a Semi-Pseudo Pokémon despite its creative and powerful build.
Recommended Tera Type: Water / Psychic / Ghost / Dark / Ice
Analysis:
Evee can be caught early game in Cortondo West. Complete the Levencia Gym to unlock the Water Stone. Use the Water Stone on Evee to evolve it into a Vaporeon. Vaporeon’s useful to ram through a few difficult parts of Scarlet and Violet’s story against the Titan and Team Star storylines. Vaporeon is the most powerful during post-game events, such as defeating 5-6 Star Tera Raids.
Vaporeon’s a Water-Type, boasting powerful resistance to Fire, Ice, Steel, and other Water-Types. It’s ranked #8 because many players favor it in Tera Raids and develop versatile builds.
Vaporeon has 2 Abilities, Water Absorb and Hydration.
Water Absorb, the best Ability, allows Vaporeon to heal 1⁄4 of its maximum HP when hit by a Water-Type attack. Hydration will cure Vaporeon of any status conditions during rain at the end of each turn. This includes the effects of Rest, which is why Vaporeon’s HP is harder to penetrate.
Vaporeon should be strong against:
- Water
- Fire
- Ground
- Rock
- Sometimes Fighting
- Sometimes Poison
- Sometimes Ghost
- Sometimes Psychic
- Sometimes Dragon
- Sometimes Flying
Make Vaporeon a Water Tera Type to counter it’s original strengths, Fire, Ground, and Rock-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Fake Tears
- Surf
- Calm Mind
- Hydro Pump
Make Vaporeon a Psychic Tera Type to counter Fighting and Poison Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Acid Armor
- Calm Mind
- Curse
- Stored Power
Make Vaporeon a Ghost Tera Type to counter mostly Psychic-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Curse
- Acid Armor
- Shadow Ball
- Sleep Talk
Make Vaporeon a Dark Tera Type to counter Ghost-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Aqua Ring
- Fake Tears
- Bite
- Copycat
Why Vaporeon is Powerful:
- Vaporeon can reach 464 max HP! Compared to many average Pokémon, that’s a lot, and not many average Pokémon can reach that HP stat. Vaporeon’s above average and outpowers Urshifu because of its Water Absorb Ability.
- In the likes of Gardevoir, Vaporeon is a perfectly balanced Pokémon. Vaporeon can be fully aggressive and fully defensive in Single Battles. It can also be a Support Pokémon in Double Battles. Vaporeon can learn a wider variety of moves than Gardevoir, and being a Water-Type allows even more flexibility when choosing another Tera Type as a 2nd Type.
- Vaporeon’s best Double Battle moves are Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Rain Dance, and Surf.
- Helping Hand makes Vaporeon increase its Ally’s power in Attack. Baton Pass causes the user to switch out for another Pokémon, passing any stat changes to the Pokémon that switches in. Rain Dance decreases the power of Fire-Types and increases the power of Water-Types by 50% for 5 turns. Surf deals 90 accurate damage by attacking every Pokémon on the battlefield.
- Vaporeon can create many status conditions with its Fairy-Type moves, such as Baby Doll Eyes, which decreases the opponent’s Attack by 1 stage. Charm is another example, lowering the opponent’s Attack by two stages.
- Vaporeon can increase its Defense by 2 stages with Acid Armor. Curse is Vaporeon’s best Egg Move, simultaneously increasing its Defense and Attack by 1 stage. Lead with powerful moves like Ice Beam, dealing 90 accurate damage and might freeze opponents.
- Give Vaporeon a Shell Bell, allowing it to gain even more HP every time it attacks the opponent. This will increase its Water Absorb ability more if the opponent is a Water-Type. Teach it Curse, Liquidation, Tera Blast, and Hyper Beam. This is one of the best starting movesets when combatting 6 Star Tera Raids for the 1’st time.
7. Mightiest Mark Blastoise
Mightiest Mark Blastoise Best Stats:
- 301 HP
- 208 Attack
- 239 Defense
- 212 Speed
- 222 Special Defense
- 207 Special Attack
- Use a Naive Mint
Mightiest Mark Blastoise is a Water-Type Pokémon with a Steel Tera Type.
Recommended Tera Type: Steel (DO NOT CHANGE IT)
Analysis:
The Mightiest Mark Blastoise event already occurred. But no worries, other players may be willing to trade with you. Alternatively, you can transfer your Pokémon Go Blastoise into Scarlet and Violet through Pokémon Home. Click this article and scroll down to the transfer process.
Your last resort to finding a Squirtle is to buy the Indigo Disc DLC and upgrade Blueberry Academy's Canyon Biome. You can train its stats in a way similar to the Mightiest Mark’s version.
The Mightiest Mark Blastoise is a powerful Water-Type Pokémon that has a specific moveset:
- Hydro Pump
- Flash Cannon
- Aura Sphere
- Iron Defense
- Rain Dish Ability
As a Steel Tera Type, it’s immune to Poison-Types. The Mightiest Mark Blastoise is naked #7 because of its rare immunity to Poison but also Water and Steel-Typing make great defense durability for a Pokémon.
The Mightiest Mark Blastoise has the Rain Dish Ability,l recovering 1⁄16 of its maximum HP during rain after each turn. Rain Dance activates the Rain Dish Ability.
The Mightiest Mark Blastoise should be strong against:
- Fire
- Ground
- Rock
- Fairy
- Ice
- Sometimes Dragon
As the Mightiest Marks are already tweaked to certain stats and moves, it’s advised to keep its original Tera Type and original Ability.
The Mightiest Mark Blastoise’s moves won’t disappear if you want to change it.
Purposely, the Mightiest Mark Blastoise is a great choice to try to defeat Legendaries in the likes of:
- Entei
- Gouging Fire
- Groudon
- Regi-Pokémon
- Kyurem
- Eternatus
Here’s another alternate build considering its Steel Tera Type:
- Rain Dance
- Hydro Pump
- Flash Cannon
- Iron Defense
Why the Mightiest Mark Blastoise is Powerful:
- In the Mightiest Mark category, The Mightiest Mark Blastoise can reach 362 max HP. It can withstand a lot of hits when it uses Iron Defense to protect its HP.
- The Mightiest Mark Blastoise can learn many Water, Steel, Fighting, and Ice moves, but you should keep its Flash Cannon and Hydro Pump. Other moves to try out are Iron Defense and Shell Smash.
- Iron Defense increases Blastoise’s Defense by two stages. Shell Smash decreases Blastoise’s Defense and Special Defense by 1 stage each while also raising Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by two stages each.
- The Mightiest Mark Blastoise can also learn moves like Protect against incoming attacks. Having Rain Dance decreases the power of Fire-Types and boosts the power of Water-Types by 50% for 5 turns.
- One of its overpowered moves, like in the anime, is Rapid Spin. Rapid Spin deals 50 accurate damage and eliminates the effects of moves such as Bind, Wrap, and Leech Seed. This also boosts Blastoise's Speed stat.
- If you keep most of the Mightiest Mark’s original moves and Rain Dish Ability, give it a Water Veil or Mystic Water. A Water Veil Prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn. Mystic Water increases the power of Water-Type moves by 20%. This moveset is ready to tackle some Fire, Ground, Rock, Ice, and Dragon-Type Legendaries!
6. Mightiest Mark Incineroar
Mightiest Mark Incineroar Best Stats:
- 331 HP
- 293 Attack
- 217 Defense
- 140 Speed
- 216 Special Defense
- 197 Special Attack
- Use a Brave Mint
Mightiest Mark Incineroar is a Fire and Dark-Type Pokémon with a Dark Tera Type.
Recommended Tera Type: Dark (DO NOT CHANGE IT)
Analysis:
The Mightiest Mark Incineroar event already happened. Alternatively, you can transfer your Pokémon Go Incineroar into Scarlet and Violet through Pokémon Home.
In the Indigo Disc DLC, upgrade the Canyon Biome in Blueberry Academy to spawn Litten, Incineroar’s 1’st evolution. You can train its stats in a way similar to the Mightiest Mark’s version.
The Mightiest Mark Incineroar is a powerful Fire and Dark-Type Pokémon that has a specific moveset:
- Flare Blitz
- Darkest Lariat
- Bulk Up
- Iron Head
- Intimidate Ability
As a Dark Tera Type, it’s immune to Psychic-Types. The Mightiest Mark Incinderoar ranks #6 because of its rare immunity. It can leave opponents with a burn with powerful Fire-Type Attacks such as Flare Blitz. Also, during Regulation G, Incineroar directly combats against Rillaboom, Kyurem, Mew, and Mewtwo!
The Mightiest Mark Incineroar has the Intimidate Ability, decreasing the Attack of all opponents by one stage when the Incineroar switches in.
The Mightiest Mark Incineroar should be strong against:
- Psychic
- Ghost
- Bug
- Grass
- Ice
- Steel
- Sometimes Flying
- Sometimes Dragon
As the Mightiest Marks are already tweaked to certain stats and moves, it’s advised to keep its original Tera Type and original Ability.
The Mightiest Mark Incineroar’s moves won’t disappear if you want to change it.
Purposely, the Mightiest Mark Incineroar is a great choice to try to defeat Paradox Pokemon in the likes of:
- Iron Leaves
- Iron Boulder
- Iron Crown
- Iron Treads
- Flutter Mane
- Brute Bonnet
- Slither Wing
The Mightiest Mark Incineroar has an excellent edge against some Semi-Pseudo Legendary category in the likes of:
- Aggron
- Lucario
- Volcarona
The Mightiest Mark Incineroar has an excellent edge against some Pseudo Legendary category in the likes of:
- Dragonite
- Salamence
- Metagross
- Hisuian Goodra
- Baxcalibur
Here’s another alternate build considering its Dark Tera Type:
- Snarl
- Darkest Lariat
- Bulk Up
- Burning Jealousy
Why Mightiest Mark Incineroar is Powerful:
- In the Mightiest Mark category, The Mightiest Mark Incineroar can reach 394 max HP. With such large HP, it can use Protect when its HP gets too low.
- The Mightiest Mark Incineroar can learn many Dark, Fire, and Fighting moves. Still, you should keep essential moves Darkest Lariat and Bulk Up. Other moves to try out are Cross Chop, Burning Jealously, Templar Flare, and Lash Out.
- Cross Chop deals 100 damage with 80 accuracy and has an increased critical hit ratio. Burning Jealousy hits all opponents, dealing 70 accurate damage, and burns any that have boosted their stats.
- Templar Flare deals 75 accurate damage. Spurred by desperation, Incineroar attacks the target. This move’s power is doubled if the user’s previous move fails.
- Lash Out deals 75 accurate damage. Incineroar lashes out to vent its frustration toward the target. If its stats were decreased during the turn, the power of this move is doubled.
- Earthquake and Reversal are other powerful moves. Earthquake deals 100 accurate damage to every Pokémon on the field. Reversal deals more damage the lower Incineroar’s HP is. Drain Punch will help Incineroar gain more HP.
- Give Incineroar the Shell Bell, allowing it to gain even more HP every time it attacks the opponent. Teach it Swords Dance, Bulk Up, Darkest Lariat, and Drain Punch. This will give Incineroar a superior advantage, increasing its Attack and Defense and gaining HP during competitive online double battles!
5. Archaludon
Archaludon’s Best Stats:
- 290 HP
- 193 Attack
- 238 Defense
- 157 Speed
- 121 Special Defense
- 229 Special Attack
- Use a Naughty Mint
Archaludon is a Steel and Dragon-Type Pokémon. Despite its cool and rugged design and power, it is not a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon nor a Paradox.
Recommended Tera Type: Steel / Dragon
Analysis:
To catch Archaludon, you have to find a Duraludon. It’s located in the Polar Biome in the Indigo Disc DLC, no BP’s needed. Use a Metal Alloy on Duraludon to evolve it into an Archaludon.
Finding an Archaludon roaming in the Polar Biome is even better! Archaludon is useful when you’re tackling the Blueberry Academy story such as defeating the annoying emo champion Kieran.
Archaludon’s a Steel and Dragon Type immune to Poison-Types. Archaludon ranks #5 because, during Regulation G, it directly combats Sword and Shield Legendary favorite, Eternatus, who is a Poison and Dragon-Type. Archaludon is a rare Dragon that can counter Fairy-Types because of its Steel-Typing.
Archaludon has 3 Abilities, Stamina, Sturdy and Stalwart. Stamina increases Archaludon’s Defense by one stage when it is attacked by any move. Sturdy allows Archaludon to survive with 1 HP if attacked at full HP with an attack that would otherwise knock it out. It also prevents 1-eHit-KO moves. Stalwart ignores the effects of opposing Pokémon’s Abilities and moves that draw in moves.
Archaludon should be strong against:
- Poison
- Dragon
- Fairy
- Ice
- Rock
Make Archaludon a Steel Tera Type to counter Fairy, Ice, and Rock-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Focus Energy
- Flash Cannon
- Hone Claws
- Metal Burst
Make Arcahludon a Dragon Tera Type to counter other Dragon Types weak to Steel or Rock. You’re going to need moves:
- Stone Edge
- Metal Sound
- Breaking Swipe
- Hyper Beam
Why Archaludon is Powerful:
- In the Dragon-Type category, Archaludon can reach 384 max HP. It can withstand many hits using Iron Defense and even summon Reflect and Light Screen to reduce damage.
- Archaludon can learn many Steel, Dragon, and Rock moves and a few Psychic, Dark, and Normal moves. It can learn powerful beam moves such as Solar Beam, Hyper Beam, Meteor Beam, and Steel Beam.
- Solar Beam will absorb light on the first turn. On the second turn, it deals 120 accurate damage. Hyper Beam deals 150 damage with 90 accuracy, but Archaludon must recharge on the next turn.
- Meteor Beam lets Archaludon gather space power and boosts its Special Attack stat on the 1’st turn, then deals 120 damage with 90 accuracy on the next turn. Steel Beam deals 140 damage with 95 accuracy, but Arcahludon loses 50% of its HP.
- Archaludon can lower the opponent’s Special Defense with Metal Sound and even has Electric-Type moves to paralyze the opponent, such as Electro Shot or Thunder. Metal Burst is Arcahludon’s best accurate Steel-Move, dealing damage equal to 1.5x the opponent's Attack.
- Give Archaludon the Shell Bell, allowing it to gain even more HP every time it attacks the opponent. Teach it Metal Sound, Metal Burst, Iron Defense, and Light Screen. This will allow it to boost heavy Defense, and make the opponent more vulnerable to Metal Burst’s effects.
4. Rayquaza (Legendary)
Rayquaza’s Best Stats:
- 414 HP
- 438 Attack
- 306 Defense
- 317 Speed
- 306 Special Defense
- 438 Special Attack
- Use a Quiet Mint
Rayquaza is a Flying and Dragon-Type Legendary.
Recommended Tera Type: Normal / Flying / Dragon / Dark
Analysis:
Rayquaza can be caught in the Indigo DLC after you beat Blueberry Academy’s story.
Rayquaza is a Flying and Dragon Type boasting immunity to Ground-Types. It’s ranked #4 because Rayquaza’s Attack and Special Attack are overwhelming, but it also has plenty of moveset flexibility and, surprisingly, is most powerful in its Normal Tera form.
As a Normal Tera Type, Rayquaza’s immune to Ghost and resists 13 Types! Its primary weakness is Fighting, Fire, and Stellar-Types.
Rayquaza has the Air Lock Ability, which is famous for eliminating weather effects, including move power increases, end-of-turn damage, accuracy changes, and relevant abilities. These effects are still relevant in Scarlet and Violet.
Rayquaza should be strong against:
- Ground
- Fighting
- Bug
- Grass
- Dragon
- Sometimes Ghost
- Sometimes Flying
Make Rayquaza a Normal Tera Type to counter most types besides Fighting. You’re going to need moves:
- Extreme Speed
- Swords Dance
- Protect
- Hyper Beam
Make Rayquaza a Flying Tera Type to counter mostly Fighting-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Swords Dance
- Dragon Dance
- Fly
- Dragon Ascent
Make Rayquaza a Dragon Tera Type to counter Dragon hybrids with Fire, Water, Grass, and Electric-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Swords Dance
- Dragon Dance
- Energy Ball
- Dragon Pulse
Make Rayquaza a Dark Tera Type to counter mostly Psychic Types. You’re going to need:
- Swords Dance
- Dragon Tail
- Crunch
- Fling (with the Iron Ball held item)
Purposely, the Rayquaza’s a great choice to try to defeat Legendary Pokémon in the likes of:
- Groudon
- Kyogre
- Mystical Pokémon
- Legendary Beasts
- Mewtew
- Arceus
- Deoxys
Why Rayquaza’s Powerful:
- Rayquaza can reach 415 max HP! While that’s a lot, Rayquaza can protect its low HP with the use of Protect or even Substitute.
- Rayquaza can learn a lot of moves, such as paralyzing opponents, burning them, or even freezing them, such as Wild Charge, Fire Blast, and Ice Beam.
- In double battles, it can trap opponents in Stealth Rock, punishing Pokémon who are switching in battle. It can also use Dragon Tail, dealing 60 accurate damage to the opponent and the opponent switches. If the opponent enables their move Trick Room, Dragon Tail goes before it, eliminating Trick Room being used at all!
- Hyper Beam is Rayquaza’s best move, dealing 150 accurate damage, but Rayquaza must recharge on the next turn. This pairs well when Extreme Speed goes first, and then Rayquaza can re-use Extreme Speed. Extreme Speed is a priority move that goes first, dealing 80 accurate damage.
- Dragon Ascent, Fling, and Draco Meteor are also powerful moves. Dragon Ascent deals 120 accurate damage but lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense by one stage each after attacking.
- Fling is when Rayquaza throws its Held Item at an opponent. With an Iron Ball, it cuts Rayquaza’s Speed, making it vulnerable to Ground-Type moves. When thrown, Fling deals 130 Damage!
- Draco Meteor deals 130 damage but lowers the Rayquaza’s Special Attack by two stages after attacking. Rayquaza can learn Earthquake, dealing 100 accurate damage to opponents on the ground!
- Give Rayquaza a Shell Bell, allowing it to gain even more HP every time it attacks the opponent. Teach it Aerial Ace, Swords Dance, Dragon Ascent, and Earthquake. Make it a Flying Tera Type to boost the use of Swords Dance and Dragon Ascent during Tera Raids.
3. Entei (Legendary Beast)
Entei’s Best Stats:
- 434 HP
- 361 Attack
- 295 Defense
- 328 Speed
- 273 Special Defense
- 306 Special Attack
- Use a Naughty Mint
Entei is a Fire-Type Legendary.
Recommended Tera Type: Fire / Ground / Psychic / Normal
Analysis:
Entei can be caught later in the game, completing all the DLC. Entei’s useful for tackling many of the later 6 Star Tera Raids and even participating in difficult 7 Star Tera Raids.
As a strong Fire-Type, Entei boasts reduced damage from Fairy, Ice, Grass, Steel, Bug, and other Fire-Types. It’s not immune to anything. It’s #3 on this list because Entei has moves that can support Fire, Ground, and Psychic Tera Raid builds. Also, its signature move, Eruption (150 damage), multiplies the damage to Entei’s current HP and then divides from its Max HP. Eruption can outpower Rayquaza’s Hyper Beam!
Entei has 2 Abilities, Pressure, and Inner Focus. Pressure makes any attack targeted at Entei, regardless of whether it hits, use 2 PP instead of 1. Inner Focus, the best one, prevents Entei from flinching.
Entei should be strong against:
- Fairy
- Ice
- Grass
- Steel
- Bug
- Other Fire Types
- Sometimes Electric
- Sometimes Rock
- Sometimes Fighting
- Sometimes Poison
Make Entei a Fire Tera Type to counter the types it's originally strong against. You’re going to need moves:
- Swagger
- Calm Mind
- Sunny Day
- Eruption
Make Entei a Ground Tera Type to counter mostly Electric and Rock type Pokémon. You’re going to need moves:
- Swagger
- Roar
- Sleep Talk (for Stomping Tantrum to work)
- Stomping Tantrum
Make Entei a Psychic Tera type to counter mostly Fighting and Poison type Pokémon. You’re going to need moves:
- Extreme Speed
- Sacred Fire
- Calm Mind
- Extrasensory
Make Entei a Normal Tera type to counter a wide variety of types besides Fighting-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Snarl
- Sacred Fire
- Extreme Speed
- Bulldoze
Purposely, in Regulation G, Entei directly combats:
- Urshifu
- Ting-Lu
- Rillaboom
- Calyrex
- Kyurem
Entei’s a great choice to defeat Legendary Pokémon in the likes of:
- Mew
- Mewtwo
- Eternatus
- Flying Legendaris like Rayquaza
- Legendary Birds
- Regirock
- Regice
Why Entei is Powerful:
- Entei can reach 434 Max HP! Entei’s Max HP is important because it makes its move Eruption powerful. Eruption deals 150 accurate damage, multiplies the damage to Entei’s current HP, and divides from its Max HP.
- Entei can learn many Fire, Ground, and Psychic moves. While Eruption is its most powerful move, Sacred Fire is another one. Sacred Fire deals 100 damage with 95 accuracy and has a 50% chance of burning the target. Entei lives to give Legendaries a lava-like burn.
- Entei’s most powerful Ground move is Stomping Tantrum, but for it to work, it needs Sleep Talk. Stomping Tantrum requires a previous move that 100% fails for its damage to double. Sleep Talk only works when Entei’s asleep. Stomping Tantrum, in this case, deals 150 accurate damage!
- Entei can boost its Special Attack and Special Defense with Calm Mind. This pairs well with its powerful Psychic move Extrasensory, dealing 80 accurate damage and has a 10% chance of causing the target to flinch.
- With Sunny Day, Entei can boost its Fire-Type moves by 50% and decrease the power of Water-Types by 50%.
- Give Entei an Assault Vest. The Assault Vest increases Special Defense but prevents the use of status moves. Teach Entei Snarl, Sacred Fire, Extreme Speed, and Bulldoze. This moveset mostly combats Psy Spam teams (multiple same type Pokémon) in Competitive Double Battles. Extreme Speed is Entei’s most important move when Terastalized.
2. Eternatus (Legendary)
Eternatus’s Best Stats:
- 484 HP
- 295 Attack
- 317 Defense
- 394 Speed
- 317 Special Defense
- 427 Special Attack
- Use a Quiet Mint
Eternatus is a Poison and Dragon-Type Legendary.
Recommended Tera Type: Steel / Poison / Dragon / Psychic
Analysis:
Eternatus can be transported into Scarlet and Violet early game if you have Pokémon Sword and Shield or Pokémon Go through Pokémon Home.
One of the many reasons Eternatus is #2 on this list is that as a Poison and Dragon-Type, it takes reduced damage from Grass, Fighting, Water, Fire, Bug, Electric, and other Poison-Types. If it’s a Steel Tera Type, it can be immune to Poison and resist even more types.
Eternatus only has 1 Ability, Pressure, so if an attack is targeted at Eternatus, regardless of whether it hits, the opponent can only use 2 PP instead of 1. This can stress the opponent as Eternatus can follow up with its powerful Poison-Type moves as its main status condition!
Eternatus should be strong against:
- Grass
- Fairy
- Dragon
- Bug
- Fighting
- Sometimes Fire
- Sometimes Water
- Sometimes Electric
- Sometimes Rock
Make Eternatus a Steel Tera Type to make it immune to Poison. Counter mostly powerful Fairy and Dragon-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Cosmic Power
- Dragon Dance
- Flash Cannon
- Dynamax Cannon
Make Eternatus a Poison Tera type to counter mostly Fairy and Grass Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Cosmic Power
- Dragon Dance
- Cross Poison
- Sludge Bomb
Make Eternatus a Dragon Tera Type to counter Dragon or other Elemental-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Dragon Dance
- Cosmic Power
- Dynamax Cannon
- Gunk Shot
Make Eternatus a Psychic Tera type to counter Fighting and other Poison-Types. You’re going to need moves:
- Cosmic Power
- Reflect
- Dragon Dance
- Gunk Shot
Why Eternatus is Powerful:
- Eternatus can reach 484 Max HP! It can greatly protect its HP with the heavy use of defensive moves such as Cosmic Power, Reflect, Light Screen, Agility, and Protect. Cosmic Power increases Eternatus’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage each. It can be extremely hard to bring down its HP when its Defense increases by 6 stages.
- Eternatus can learn lots of Poison and Dragon moves. Dynamax Cannon is its most powerful Dragon-Type move, dealing 100 accurate damage. Gunk Shot is its most powerful Poison-Type move, dealing 120 damage with 80 accuracy. It has a 30% chance of poisoning the target.
- Eternatus can use Fly to evade attacks and deal 90 damage with 95 accuracy. It can heal half of its HP with the use of Rest.
- By using Cosmic Power and Dragon Dance together, Eternatus is overpowered with offense and defense. Dragon Dance increases Eternatus’s Attack and Speed by one stage each.
- It can create other status conditions, such as burns with a Flamethrower and even hiding behind a Substitute.
- Give Eternatus the Life Orb, which increases the power of moves but loses HP each turn. Teach it Dynamax Cannon, Recover, Sludge Bomb, and Flamethrower. This is useful in competitive double battles!
1. Mightiest Mark Dondozo
Mightiest Mark Dondozo’s Best Stats:
- 504 HP
- 328 Attack
- 361 Defense
- 185 Speed
- 251 Special Defense
- 251 Special Attack
- Use a Brave Mint
The Mightiest Mark Dondozo is a Water-Type Pokémon with a Water Tera Type. Though not Legendary, Dondozo is the False Dragon Titan in Scarlet and Violet’s story.
Recommended Tera Type: Water (DO NOT CHANGE IT)
Analysis:
The Mightiest Mark Dondozo event already happened.
Alternatively, you can jump back into Caseroya Lake and find it. You can train its stats in a way similar to the Mightiest Mark’s version.
The Mightiest Mark Dondozo is a powerful Water Pokémon that has a specific moveset:
- Wave Crash
- Order Up
- Earthquake
- Avalanche
- Unaware Ability
The Mightiest Dondozo is #1 on this list because of its relationship with Tatsurigi in Double Battles. The move Order Up deals 80 damage toward the opponent while boosting Dondozo’s stat depending on which Tatugiri is in its mouth.
Types of Tatsugiri:
- Orange Tatsugiri raises Dondozo’s Attack.
- Pink Tatsugiri raises Dondozo’s Defense.
- Yellow Tatsugiri raises Dondozo’s Speed.
When Dondozo swaps into battle, Tatsugiri uses its Commander Ability to go into Dondozo’s mouth. Tatsugiri becomes untouchable to attacks and can’t attack in battle. While Tatsugiri is inside Dondozo, Dondozo gets +2 in all its stats.
Dondozo is the only Pokémon that can act on your team. Dondozo should use the move Order Up plenty of times until Orange Tatsugiri faints (from holding Toxic Orb), maxing out its Attack stat.
The Mightiest Mark Dondozo’s Ability is Unaware. When it attacks, the Pokémon ignores the target’s stat changes.
The Mightiest Mark Dondozo should be strong against:
- Fire
- Ground
- Rock
- Normal
- Sometimes Steel
- Sometimes Ice
- Sometimes Dragon
- Sometimes Water
- Sometimes Fairy
As the Mightiest Marks are already tweaked to certain stats and moves, it’s advised to keep its original Tera Type and original Ability.
The Mightiest Mark Dondozo’s moves won’t disappear if you want to change it.
Purposely, the Mightiest Mark Dondozo is a great choice to try to defeat many Legendaries in the likes of:
- Eternatus
- Rayquaza
- Legendary Beasts (excluding Raikou)
- Legendary Birds (excluding Zapados)
- Mystic Pokémon
- Mew
- Mewtwo
- Arceus
Why Mightiest Mark Dondozo’s powerful:
- Dondozo can reach 504 Max HP! It can use many Defense moves such as Protect, Rest, and Substitute. Also, Noble Roar decreases the opponent's Attack and Special Attack by one stage each, forcing opponents to become weaker every turn.
- The move Order Up deals 80 damage toward the opponent while boosting Dondozo’s stat depending on which Tatugiri is in its mouth. Orange Tatsugiri is its best.
- Other moves that Dondozo can learn to become so OP are the use of Dive, Rain Dance, and Hydro Pump. Dive makes Dondozo hide underwater on the first turn, disappearing from view and invulnerable to most attacks. On the second turn, Dive deals 80 accurate damage.
- Rain Dance boosts Dondozo’s Water-Type by 50% and decreases the power of Fire-Type moves by 50%. Hydro Pump deals 110 damage with 80 accuracy.
- Dondozo’s Wave Crash deals 120 damage but it receives 1⁄3 of the damage it inflicted in recoil. Dondozo can also learn Hyper Beam, dealing 150 accurate damage, but must recharge on the next turn.
- Dondozo can be super aggressive with Supersonic and Tickle. Supersonic causes the target to become confused. Tickle decreases the target's Attack and Defense by one stage each. Dondozo can use Yawn to make the target fall asleep! Dondozo can also learn Earthquake dealing 100 accurate damage to every Pokémon in the field.
- From Generation 1 - Generation 9, there isn't a Pokémon with Water-Type immunity besides Grass taking reduced damage from Water. Dondozo can destroy Grass Types with its Ice Type moves, such as Avalanche, dealing 60 accurate damage but doubles if Dondozo takes damage first. This boosts more with Tatsurigi in its mouth!
- Dondozo can defeat Arceus by using Fissure, which is guaranteed to make the opponent faint. Its accuracy increases if Dondoo is at a higher level than the target Pokémon but fails if the target is at a higher level. Flail is another OP move and deals 200 accurate damage if Dondozo’s HP is in a pinch. Grounded Legendary Pokémon don't have a chance against Dondozo.
- Give Dondozo Leftovers as a Held Item. Dondozo’s HP slowly but steadily restores throughout the battle. Teach it Order Up, Noble Roar, Flail, and Tera Blast. With Tatsugiri, this is an ideal build for Double Battles threatening to weaken your opponent's Attack and Special Attack stats. If Dondozo comes close to having less HP, use Flail.
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