How to beat the 7-Star Inteleon Tera Raid in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
Use Annihilape. That’s it. That’s the guide.
The meta monkey cannot, will not, and must not be stopped. After seeing this monster annihilate two raids in a row, I surely thought Game Freak would stop it this time. After all, Inteleon has killer synergy with the Snipe ability and the move Air Cutter, which would finally put an end to the almighty Rage Fist. But Game Freak said no, not only will we not stop Annihilape, but we will also go out of our way to make sure Annihilape is an absolutely perfect counter.
Annihilape is the protagonist of Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, and we’re just all here to cheer it on. Well, I guess players do need more context than this, so perhaps a guide is in order. Let’s get the usual details out of the way.
Inteleon will always appear with the Ice Tera Type, and its moveset will remain the same no matter how much you fight it. Only one Inteleon 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. Not that you’d want to use Azumarill when a blatantly superior option exists.
As predicted, Inteleon is a pure special attacker. It honestly doesn’t bring an overwhelming spread of offensive options. Inteleon will use Snipe Shot, Blizzard, and Dark Pulse. That’s it. In other words, Inteleon will use Water, Ice, and Dark-Type attacks. Its fourth regular move in its moveset is Tearful Look, which will lower your Pokemon’s Attack and Special Attack stats by one stage. This is an extremely funny inclusion in Inteleon’s kit for reasons we will get to later.
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