How to beat the 7-Star Chesnaught Tera Raid in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
Look, I’ll level with y’all. Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom just came out. There’s a beta for Diablo IV this weekend. The amount of time and energy I have to write some colorful words about 7-Star Tera Raid events is as low as it will ever be. Thankfully, this latest Chesnaught Tera Raid event in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet couldn’t be more straightforward. It’s like Game Freak knew that attention on their flagship franchise would see an all-time low this weekend.
In other words, let’s speed through the dirty details so we don’t have to delay our adventures in Hell or Hyrule any longer.
Chesnaught will always appear with the Rock Tera Type, and its moveset will remain the same no matter how much you fight it. Only one Chesnaught may be caught per save file, but you can run the encounter as many times as you want for the bonus loot. If you participate, make sure you bring a level 100 Pokemon with optimized EVs and IVs. For an example of what this process looks like, dip into our Azumarill build guide. I really should write a more generic build guide than the one for Azumarill.
Maybe I’ll do it when the ghost of one of the most critically acclaimed games of all time isn’t hanging over my head.
As expected, Chesnaught comes at us as a pure physical attacker. It knows Earthquake, Hammer Arm, Stone Edge, and Woodhammer. This gives Chesnaught access to Ground, Fighting, Rock, and Grass-Type attacks. As usual, Chesnaught will prioritize moves that will deal the most damage to your Pokemon.
Chesnaught’s additional mechanics here couldn’t be simpler. In addition to the above moves, it will double up its turns using moves like Iron Defense, Bulk Up, and Curse. In this context, Curse is categorically worse than Bulk Up, but I
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