Hisuian Decidueye 7-Star Tera Raid Guide: Best Counters in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
- Hisuian Decidueye will be in Tera Raid battles from October 6th through 8th and repeat from October 13th through 15th.
- Hisuian Decidueye will have Grass tera typing and be weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug.
- The two best counters for Hisuian Decidueye are Armarouge and Iron Moth.
Going back to the trend of choosing starters from previous generations to be featured in 7-star raids the next Pokémon coming to Pokémon Scarlet & Violet will be the Hisuian Decidueye. Back in mid-March Pokémon fans already faced Decidueye in the tera raid system however they will now be able to natively catch the Pokémon in its version from Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
Hisuian Decidueye will only be available for a few days, so be sure to be ready when they appear! Hisuian Decidueyewill be in Tera Raid battles from October 6th through 8th and repeat from October 13th through 15th.
Unlock the High-Level Raids
If you haven’t battled in the 7-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, which shouldn’t be an issue at this point. You’ll be asked to go around and battle all the gyms again, then participate in the Ace Tournament. All of that shouldn’t give you too much difficulty, so all that’s left is to participate in ten tera raids of 4 and 5-star difficulty.
When you’ve participated in enough of them, you should see 7-star tera raids start to pop up on your map but only when you are connected online.
Capturing Hisuian Decidueye
Start by finding the raid den for Hisuian Decidueye, it’ll be a dark, black flashing Grass icon on your map. Hisuian Decidueye will always be a Grass tera-type for these raids, so that’s going to help determine the best counter to take him down.
Hisuian Decidueye tera raid
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The 7-Star Raids are very tough, so it’s recommended you go in with a group of actual players and don’t just fill up your team with NPC players. But, if you think the Pokémon you have is up to the challenge, people have soloed the 7-star raids in the past.
Rewards for Hisuian Decidueye
What kinds of rewards do you get for taking down Hisuian Decidueye? You’ll be able to add Hisuian Decidueye to your Pokémon collection and this one comes with the Mightiest Mark, so he’ll appear on the battlefield as Hisuian Decidueye the Unrivaled.
You’ll also get the best chance at Herba Mystica, Ability Patches, Capsules, a large amount of Tera Shards, and plenty of items to sell for Pokédollars. Plus, the best chances at Bottle Caps and Golden Bottle Caps for hyper training.
Hisuian Decidueyem’s Set-Up
Hisuian Decidueye's will likely have the Scrappy ability meaning it will be able to hit Ghost-type Poémon with both Normal and Fighting-type moves while also being unaffected by Intimidate. Its strongest physical attack moves can include Triple Arrows, Shadow Claw, Leaf Blade, Brave Bird, Close Combat, Knock Off, Rock Tomb, Pluck, and U-Turn.
The Best Counters for Hisuian Decidueye
Hisuian Decidueye has a lot of great counters taking into account his Grass typing, with his move set in mind the best way to beat it will be by using either (or both!) Bug and Fire attacks. Below you will find two Pokémon that will be able to take it down with ease!
Armarouge
Here are all the basic details you need to know at a glance to get your Armarouge prepared.
- Tera Type: Fire
- Nature: Modest (Special Attack Up, Attack Down)
- EV Spread: HP 108, Special Attack 148, Defense 252
- Ability: Flash Fire
- Held Item: Shell Bell
- Move set:
- Sunny Day
- Acid Spray
- Lava Plume
- Reflect
Start the raid by using Reflect, this helps not only you but also your allies, after setting this up use Acid Spray once to reduce the opponent’s defenses and all you should need to do now is spam Lava Plume while also paying attention to not miss your tera. Lava Plume has a 30% chance to burn Decidueye which will further help your team survive.
Iron Moth
Here are all the basic details you need to know at a glance to get your Iron Moth prepared.
- Tera Type: Fire
- Nature: Modest (Special Attack Up, Attack Down)
- EV Spread: HP 120, Special Attack 136, Defense 252
- Ability: Quark Drive
- Held Item: Shell Bell
- Moveset:
- Lunge
- Acid Spray
- Electric Terrain
- Fiery Dance
Using Iron Moth in this raid will follow a similar battle plan to Armarouge. Start by setting up Electric Terrain, Lunge, and Acid Spray in this order and follow it up by spamming Fiery Dance which should guarantee an easy path to beating this raid.
