The limited-time 7-Star Cinderace the Unrivaled Tera Raid event is here, and if you are planning on capturing this Fire-type with Fighting Tera type, you will need to strategize well. If you have already trained your best Pokémon to counter Cinderace, then you should have no problem taking them down. In this guide, we will see how to beat the 7-star Cinderace Tera Raid in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: How to Beat the 7-Star Cinderace Raid
To take down Cinderace, you have to learn its moves and use the right Pokémon to counter them. Here we will see how to beat the 7-star Cinderace Tera Raid in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
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Cinderace will have the following moveset
- Pyro Ball
- Bulk Up
- High Jump Kick
- Acrobatics
- Iron Head
- Hidden Ability: Libero
Cinderace will have a high Attack stat since most of its moves are physical moves. It will further use Bulk Up to increase its attack stat. Pyro Ball will be a fire-type move, while High Jump Kick is a fighting-type move. High Jump Kick will be amplified by Cinderace having a Fighting tera type. Cinderace might also have Acrobatics, a flying type move, and Iron Head, a steel type. The Libero hidden ability will make Cinderace change its type according to the move it is about to use, but it should be nullified since Cinderace will be Terastallized.
Psychic, Fairy, and Ghost type Pokémon will help you out here. Armarouge can learn Psychic Terrain, or have an Indeedee use Psychic Terrain, to amplify Psychic type moves. Armarouge will also be resistant to Fire-type moves, so you can use this Pokémon effectively. Slowbro can also be used to benefit from Psychic terrain to use Psychic and Nasty Plot. Or you can switch that with Dachsbun since it is resistant to fire-type moves because of its Well Baked Body ability. If you want a water-type Pokémon, Azumarill can easily take Cinderace’s heat, and its Huge Power and Belly Drum can help you here. You should also teach any of your Psychic Pokémon Stored Power, since this is highly effective against Cinderace.
Your team should have moves like Play Rough, Charm, Helping Hand, Calm Mind, and Sword Dance. These can bring down Cinderace’s attack stats while raising your party’s defense, attack, and special attack stats. Having Shell Bell and Metronome as held items can benefit your party. As for Pokémon Nature, giving them Adamant or Modest nature can increase their attack or special attack stats. You can also give them Bold and Impish nature to increase their defense instead. As for EVs, it is best to focus more on HP and either Attack/ Special Attack/ Defense, depending on what build you are going for.
If you like this guide, you can check out all our other 7-Star Cinderace the Unrivaled guides:
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