Three new Tera Raid battles have been announced for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, and will see players going up against three particularly iconic Gen 1 critters as the raid battle events take place throughout next month. The series of Tera Raid battles soon to arrive in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet was announced during this year's Pokemon Presents event, and come as a way of celebrating 28 years of the franchise's history.
Introduced in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Tera Raid battles allow players to challenge significantly strong wild Pokemon empowered by the Terastal phenomenon. An evolution of the Max Raid battle concept initially introduced in the Gen 8 games, Tera Raid battles present completely optional challenges, and often reward powerful Pokemon and tons of loot. Special, limited-time Tera Raid battles distributed via the internet have also been made available in the past, which offered exclusive Pokemon complete with unique move sets, stats, and more.
New limited-time Tera Raid events have recently been announced to run throughout March, and will allow fans the chance to catch a Mighty Venusaur, Mighty Blastoise, and Mighty Charizard. Though this is the first time mighty variants of Venusaur and Blastoise have become available, fans who have taken part in previous Tera Raid events in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will no doubt be familiar with the Mighty Charizard, which will be making its return between March 13th and March 17th. These event Pokemon will become available sequentially, with Venusaur being available first between February 28th and March 5th and Blastoise taking the stage between March 6th and March 12th, followed by Charizard.
It goes without saying that these «mighty» variants of the classic Gen 1 starter Pokemon boast greater stats than their standard counterparts, though they're also complete with their own different Tera Types as well. Fans should also be aware that they will not be able to catch the Mighty Charizard during this event if they have
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