Best Salamence Build for Tera Raids in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Kirthana K
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If you have a Salamence, you can use it effectively in Tera Raids. But before you can use it, you have to figure out the best build for it. With the right build, you can use Salamence to tackle the opposing Pokémon and learn its weaknesses. In this guide, we will see the best Salamence build for Tera Raids in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Best Salamence Build for Tera Raids in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Salamence is a Flying and Dragon-type Pokémon, so you can use it to effectively counter certain Pokémon during Tera Raids. Here we will see the best Salamence build for Tera Raids in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

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Let’s take a look at some of Salamence’s stats

  • Type: Flying/Dragon
  • Tera Type: Dragon
  • Best Nature: Brave
  • Best Ability: Intimidate – Salamence can lower the opponent’s attack stat by 1 stage
  • Best Held Item: Metronome – Consecutive moves get boosted
  • EV Spread: HP – 252 / ATK – 252 / DEF – 4

Best Salamence Moveset

Salamence has some of the best attack moves, so you should focus your EV on its Attack stat. Having Brave nature will further enhance attack. Its intimidate ability will further give it one stage increase in attack stat. The metronome held item will help with the Outrage skill, since it uses the same attack for several turns, thus increasing its power. Also having the Dragon tera type will further boost this skill. Earthquake will hit all Pokémon on the field and are highly effective against most Pokémon types. Giga Impact will prevent Salamence from attacking at the next turn, during which time you can use Roost to heal it. 

That’s all there is to know about the best Salamence build for Tera Raids in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. If you like this guide you can check out our other guides as well. 

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