How to prepare for the Inteleon Raid Event in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

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Here we go again folks! From April 28 to April 30, Inteleon will appear as the next 7-Star Tera Raid event in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet. The Sword & Shield starter evolution will feature the Ice Tera Type, though as always, its exact moveset has yet to be announced. If you can’t fight it this weekend, it will appear again from May 5 through May 7.

Given how frail Ice-Type Pokemon are, Inteleon appears easy to counter at first glance. However, unlike actual Water/Ice-Type Pokemon, Tera Ice with STAB Water moves backing it up is pretty scary. Rock and Fire-Type Pokemon are out of the question, and Inteleon can potentially counter Fighting and Steel-Type monsters too. As always, until a raid comes out, we can’t exactly predict what the best strategies against Inteleon will be. However, we can make a few good guesses about what to expect from this raid.

Right off the bat, Inteleon is virtually guaranteed to prioritize Special Attack. Its signature move, Snipe Shot, is a special Water-Type attack with a boosted Critical Hit rate. Additionally, the only Ice-Type moves its capable of learning are special attacks. Combined with Inteleon’s much higher Special Attack stat, Game Freak would break months of tradition by building Inteleon any other way.

That said, Inteleon may still use at least one physical attack. We can’t say for sure until the raid is released.

Based on past precedent, we also know Inteleon will pack its hidden ability Snipe. This is very dangerous, as Snipe increases the power of Critical Hits. If you were around for the Samurott raid, you know Critical Hits are hard to defend against. Fortunately, Inteleon can’t learn Focus Energy, so its potential to spam Critical Hits is a bit lower. However, since Snipe Shot