How to beat Emboar 7-Star Tera Raid in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Popular Fire/Fighting-type Pokemon Emboar is back for its second round of Scarlet and Violet 7-Star Tera Raids, and you need to build a solid team of counters that can beat this starter.

So here are all the details on the weaknesses, recommended counters, and battle strategies to get the job done.

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Emboar Tera Raid date & time

Emboar Tera Raids will run until June 23, 2024, at 4:59 PM PT / 7:59 PM ET / 12:59 PM BST / 11:59 PM GMT.

Keep in mind that Emboar caught during the event will have the Mightiest Mark and six perfect IVs. Also, while you can only capture one of them per save file, you can still battle it again to claim Herba Mystica.

Serebii Update: The next 7 Star Tera Raid Battle has been fully revealed. Battle against Electric Tera Type Emboar.

Runs from June 14th through 16th and again a week later from June 21st through June 23rd

Details @ https://t.co/gDbXkHT3ar pic.twitter.com/masMllU65J

— Serebii.net (@SerebiiNet) June 9, 2024

Emboar Tera Raid type & moveset

Emboar has the Electric Tera Type in its 7-Star Tera Raid, so it is only weak to Ground-type attacks.

Here’s the Raid moveset:

• Flare Blitz (Fire)
• Heat Crash (Fire)
• Bulk Up (Fighting)
• Drain Punch (Fighting)
• Wild Charge (Electric)
• Head Smash (Normal)

Keep in mind that Flare Blitz, Wild Charge, and Head Smash will have their damage output boosted by 20% courtesy of Emboar’s ability, Reckless.

Best counters

The top counters to defeat Emboar Tera Raids in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are Gliscor, Garchomp, and Swampert. These three are strong Physical Ground types that take advantage of Electric Tera Type Emboar’s weakness and low Defense stats of 65.

Also, these counters are immune to Emboar’s Electric-type move Wild Charge, which gets powered up via Reckless. They also resist at least one of Emboar’s Fire or Fighting STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus) moves.

Gliscor

The Ground/Flying-type Gliscor is a deadly counter to Emboar, dealing super-effective damage with the powerful Earthquake. Gliscor can shrug off Wild Charge and use Swords Dance to boost its 95 Attack stat by two stages, making Earthquake more potent.

Taunt is a great way to prevent the Raid Boss from using setup moves like Sunny Day or Bulk Up, both of which can make Emboar more difficult to handle. Roost helps it recover after being hit by coverage moves while its ability, Poison Heal, goes flawlessly with the Held Item Toxic Orb to regain HP each turn.

Garchomp

Pseudo Legendary Pokemon Garchomp has always been a reliable force in Scarlet and Violet battles and it doesn’t disappoint in beating Emboar either.

With a fantastic 130 Attack stat, its Earthquake hits extremely hard and after being boosted by Swords Dance, can even OHKO the Raid Boss. With Garchomp’s impressive bulk, it can tank Emboar’s attacks to use Swords Dance without stress and proceed to knock it out.

One major advantage of using Garchomp is that Emboar doesn’t learn any moves that Garchomp is weak to, making this powerful Dragon/Ground-type beast an asset to your team.

Swampert

With Swampert headlining 7-Star Tera Raids before Emboar in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, many trainers are bound to have this powerful Gen 3 starter on their side.

Remember that Swampwert is 4x weak to Grass-type attacks and Emboar has quite a few in its learnset like Grass Know, Trailbaze, and even Solar Beam. So, you can go with Tera Ground to negate the glaring weakness to a great extent and also get 2x STAB on Earthquake.

Additionally, you can use the move Rain Dance to weaken Emboar’s Fire-type moves, helping you and your teammates greatly.

Where to find Emboar Tera Raids in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

You can find Emboar Tera Raids by finding Black Crystals shining on the game map. By reaching these spots, you can immediately participate in the 7-Star event.

After you’re back in Paldea for this 7-Star event, check out how to farm Herba Mystica to use in sandwich recipes and enjoy higher shiny odds in the region.