Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: How to Beat 7-Star Blaziken

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The 7-Star Blaziken Raid Event in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet is a lot harder than it first appears. Blaziken is a fast attacker and gains a speed boost each turn of your battle. Like all of these special raid events, only one Blaziken can be caught per save file. However, you can continue to challenge Blaziken for a chance to get Herba Mystica, Bottle Caps, and Ability Capsules.

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The next and final round of the event begins on Thursday night, January 18th. It will run until the afternoon of January 21st. Additionally, a 5-Star Blissey Raid Event will run simultaneously. Use these raids to grab materials for your Blaziken counters.

This Blaziken has a Flying Tera Type, making it weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock. However, Blaziken has moves that can counter all of these types.

Despite this, as long as you don’t use an Ice Pokémon, Blaziken will not use any attacks where it receives a STAB advantage. Additionally, its Tera Typing multiplier will only go up to the usual 1.5x for a super effective move.

A Pokémon with an Adamant nature has an increased Attack stat at the expense of its Sp. Atk. Blaziken only knows one Special move: Overheat. However, if your Pokémon has a Fire weakness, Blaziken is more likely to use Blaze Kick.

This Ability increases the Pokémon’s Speed stat every turn. Basically, this means you need a tanky Pokémon counter for this raid. You will not be able to outpace Blaziken. Instead, you need to focus on a high Sp. Atk and Defense combination, either through your Pokémon’s natural stats or by status moves.

Overall, Miraidon is the best counter for players without access to the DLC Pokémon or Pokémon Home. With access to the DLC, Archaludon becomes an option. Both Miraidon and Archaludon have resistance to Fire and Flying due to their Dragon typing. Keep in mind that Miraidon has