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Pokemon Scarlet & Violetis organizing its next 7-Star Tera Raid featuring Sceptile, and fans are quite curious to learn what are the best counters for it. While some raids are quite difficult to solo, this one is a bit easier to tackle as there are a variety of great Pokemon players can use.
Sceptile is considered one of the most popular Pokemon, thanks to its appearance and strong pure Grass-type moveset. It is a Generation 3 starter evolution, hailing from the Hoenn region. Sceptile was added inPokemon Scarlet & Violetas part of the Indigo Disk DLC.
How To Unlock 7-Star Tera Raids
It is crucial to note that not everyone can participate in this event, and 7-Star Tera Raids are only available to players who meet a few requirements. Firstly, players willneed to beat the base game as well as the Academy Ace Tournament. This willunlock 5-Star Raids, and once players have completed enough of those, 6-Star and 7-Star Raids should automatically get unlocked.
Mighty Unrivaled Sceptile Weakness
While Sceptile is a Grass-type Pokemon that is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison types, this doesn’t apply to this Tera Raid as it has a different Tera-type. Considering Sceptile is a Dragon Tera-type,it is weak to Dragon, Ice, and Fairy-type moves. Tera-types change the weakness and also add another offensive type for the same-type attack bonus.
Therefore, players need to be careful while choosing the team, as they need to verify they choose types that are not weak to both Dragon and Grass types, as it can easily put them in a tough situation.
Best Solo Counters For Mighty Unrivaled Sceptile
Thankfully, there are several counters that players can use for Sceptile. The fact that Fairy-types are immune to Dragon-type moves is something players should try to capitalize on. Here are the best counters for Sceptile. A reliable counter is Magearna, but considering that it is extremely hard to get that Pokemon, and it is not available inScarletand Violet, it has been omitted.
All the following counters can be used solo.
Clefable
Clefable is by far the most powerful counter for Sceptile, thanks toits Fairy-typeand tanky nature. Firstly, players need to get hold of theShell Bell, which restores 12.5% of the damage they deal on Sceptile. Clefable’s ability should beUnaware, and players should use the movesetProtect, Moonblast, and Calm Mind.
Azumarill
Azumarill is such a versatile Pokemon that players can use it for literally any 7-Star Tera Raid, and it will give them a pretty good edge. Once again,players should use Shell Bellalong with the movesetPlay Rough, Charm, Defense Curl, and Belly Drum.
Skeledirge
Skeledirge is another great Pokemon for this raid, thanks to its unique Fire andGhost-type. For Skeledirge, players should use the movesetAlluring Voice, Protect, Slack Off, and Torch Song. The trick here is to survive withSlack Off and Protect until the stats are reset, and then simply use Torch Song multiple times to deal damage as well as raise stats.
Shell Bell is going to be crucial here as well. Last but not least, once players have used Torch Song a few times, they can simply terastalize and finish things off Alluring Voice.
Can Sceptile Be Shiny In 7-Star Tera Raid?
No, 7-Star Tera Raids are shiny locked so players can’t get a shiny here. However, they can still get one by heading to the Blueberry Academy and finding aTreecko inPokemon Scarlet & Violet.
