Can you OHKO Dark Incineroar 7-star Tera Raids in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet?
Many players might want to OHKO Dark Incineroar 7-star Tera Raids in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet as the Gen VII Fire-type makes its debut in this tier of raid battles in the game. Thankfully, simulations suggest that is possible. You can find these raids from 12 am UTC on September 6, 2024, to 11:59 pm ITC on September 8, 2024, and 12 am UTC on September 13, 2024, till 11:59 pm UTC on September 15, 2024.
This article highlights a fail-proof strategy to OHKO Dark Incineroar 7-star Tera Raids in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. As long as you follow the directions properly, you will be in and out of the battle in no time.
How to OHKO Dark Incineroar 7-star Tera Raids in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
You need the following Pocket Monsters to take down Dark Incineroar 7-star Tera Raid in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet with a single hit:
Iron Hands
- Tera type: Fighting
- Ability: Quark Drive
- Held Item: Choice Band
- Nature: Adamant
- EV Spread: 252 HP / 252 Atk. / 4 Sp. Def
- Moveset: Close Combat and any three other moves
Alcremie
- Tera type: Fairy
- Ability: Sweet Veil
- Held Item: Covert Cloak
- Nature: Impish
- EV Spread: 252 HP / 252 Def. / 4 Sp. Def
- Moveset: Decorate, Helping Hand, and any two other moves
2x Umbreon
- Tera type: Dark
- Ability: Synchronize
- Held Item: Wide Lens
- Nature: Impish
- EV Spread: 252 HP / 252 Def. / 4 Sp. Def
- Moveset: Screech, Helping Hand, Reflect, and Mud-Slap
Note that OHKO strategies cannot be executed by single trainers. You need three other players to coordinate with you so that you can execute the plan successfully.
Also read: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Dark Incineroar 7-star Tera Raid guide: Counters, weaknesses, and more
Steps to OHKO Dark Incineroar 7-star Tera Raids in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
To take down Dark Incineroar in a single hit, you must follow these steps:
- Step 1: Wait for the timer to come down to 90%. This is when the Taunt debuff will wear off.
- Step 2: This is effectively the first turn you play. Iron Hands uses the Attack Cheer, Alcremie uses Decorate with Iron Hands as the target, and the Umbreons use Screech.
- Step 3: Alcremie uses Helping Hand with Iron Hands as the target, and the Umbreons once again hit Incineroar with Screech. Click Close Combat on Iron Hands.
Three Screeches lowers Incineroar's Defense to -6, while Iron Hands' Attack is boosted by two stages (-1 from Incineroar's Intimidate, +2 from Decorate, and +1 from Helping Hand). Combine this with Choice Specs' 1.5x damage boost, and the Close Combat from Iron Hands deals between 13,368 - 15,728 points (115.3 - 135.7%) damage to Tera Dark Incineroar.
This much damage is enough to OHKO Dark Incineroar 7-star Tera Raids in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, who has 11,585 HP to its name.
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