Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: 7-Star Hisuian Samurott Tera Raid

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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet event Tera Raids continue presenting Hisuian Pokémon to Paldea. With the first round already completed, players have one more week to get a good counter Pokémon ready for the challenge. The second round begins on December 1st, 2023, and runs until December 3rd, 2023.

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Hisuian Samurott is a dual-type Water/Dark Pokémon with a Water Tera Type. It knows one Dark-type move, Ceaseless Edge, which will receive the usual 1.5x STAB. Razor Shell, a Water-type move, will receive the increased 2x STAB due to its Tera Type.

Hisuian Samurott is a physical attacker, making the Adamant Nature the best for it. Pokémon with Adamant Natures have a higher Attack stat at the expense of its Sp. Atk stat. Hisuian Samurott uses exclusively physical moves, made even more powerful by its use of Swords Dance and Focus Energy.

Sharpness is Hisuian Samurott’s Hidden Ability. Sharpness boosts the power of slicing moves by 50%. This includes moves such as Slash, X-Scissor, Kowtow Cleave, and Sacred Sword. Unfortunately – or fortunately, if you catch it – Hisuian Samurott’s moveset almost exclusively contains slicing moves.

X-Scissor, Razor Shell, and Sacred Sword will benefit from this Ability. Combined with Swords Dance and Focus Energy, these three moves spell trouble.

In general, you want to use a Pokémon with high Sp. Atk and supereffective moves. Hisuian Samurott is weak to Electric and Grass-type moves. However, if you can, you should avoid using a purely Grass-type Pokémon due to Samurott’s X-Scissor. Miraidon is ultimately the best