Dialga & Palkia Tera Raid Guide: Best Counters in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
How to Complete the Dialga and Palkia Tera Raid
- Dialga and Palkia will be in Tera Raid battles only from 00:00 UTC on December 8th through 23:59 UTC on December 21st.
- Dialga and Palkia will have Dragon tera typing and be weak to Ice, Fairy, and Dragon.
- The two best counters for Dialga and Palkia are Iron Hands and Azumarill.
Dragon-type legendaries can be countered by fairy types like Azumaril
Pokemon
The Pokémon of Myth are coming to Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and two of them will be featured on the game’s next tera raid event. The Pokémon will be Dialga and Palkia were both introduced on Pokémon Diamond & Pearl as the game’s legendaries and this will be the first time players will be able to have either Pokémon without the use of Pokémon HOME.
Both Dialga and Palkia will only be available in one period, so be sure to be ready when they come by! Dialga and Palkia will be in Tera Raid battles only from 00:00 UTC on December 8th through 23:59 UTC on December 21st.
Unlock the High-Level Raids
If you haven’t battled in the 5 Star tera raids, this is what is going to take you the most time. To unlock access you need to have finished the core story of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. You’ll be asked to go around and battle all the gyms again, then participate in the Ace Tournament. After doing so Professor Jacq will contact you about the newly unlocked 5 Star Raids which can be accessed on all available regions of the game.
Capturing Dialga and Palkia
Start by finding the raid den for either Dialga or Palkia, keep in mind that Dialga can only be Pokémon Scarlet while Palkia is a Pokémon Violet exclusive. These Pokémon’s raid dens will be shown as a dark, black flashing Dragon-type icon on your map. Both legendaries will always be of the Dragon tera-type for these raids, so that’s going to help determine the best counter to take him down. It is important to note that you may only capture one of each per save file.
The 5 Star Raids aren’t usually difficult but due to the special nature of this event they might pose a challenge, so it’s recommended you go in with a group of actual players and don’t just fill up your team with NPC players.
Rewards for Dialga and Palkia
The official list of rewards when beating Dialga and Palkia has yet to be announced but considering past tera raid events we can assume completing them will possibly reward the player with Herba Mysticas, Ability Patches, Capsules, a large amount of Tera Shards, and plenty of items to sell for Pokédollars.
Dialga and Palkia’s Set-Up
Both Pokémon can possess the Pressure and Telepathy abilities, and neither should impact the difficulty of the battle however they do have quite strong unique moves with Spacial Rend for Palkia and Roar of Time for Dialga, both being Special Dragon-type attacks so be sure to bring Pokémon able to properly tank them.
The Best Counters for Dialga and Palkia
Dialga and Palkia have a lot of great counters taking into account their Dragon typing which makes Ice, Fairy, and Dragon-type moves the best choice to beat them. Below you will find two Pokémon that will be able to take it down with ease!
Pokemon
Iron Hands
Here are all the basic details you need to know at a glance to get your Iron Hands prepared.
- Tera Type: Electric (is the most optimal but can be any)
- Nature: Adamant (Attack Up, Special Attack Down)
- EV Spread: HP 252, Attack 252, Defense 4
- Ability: Quark Drive
- Held Item: Booster Energy
- Necessary moves:
- Belly Drum
- Drain Punch
- Ice Punch
Start the raid by using Belly Drum, this will raise your Attack stat to the maximum capacity and reduce your health drastically. After setting up all you need to do is attack with Ice Punch and if you happen to get low in health use Drain Punch. Repeat the process until you defeat Dialga and Palki.
Azumarill
Here are all the basic details you need to know at a glance to get your Azumarill prepared.
- Tera Type: Fairy
- Nature: Adamant (Attack Up, Special Attack Down)
- EV Spread: HP 252, Attack 252, Defense 4
- Ability: Huge Power
- Held Item: Sitrus Berry
- Necessary Moveset:
- Belly Drum
- Play Rough
Just like Iron Hands, all you need to do with Azumarill is start the battle by increasing your Attack stat with Belly Drum, this will greatly reduce your health which makes Sitrus Berry the ideal item of choice. After increasing your Attack stat all you need to do is spam click Play Rough to take full advantage of the Fairy super effectiveness against Dialga and Palkia’s Dragon-type.
