What should you do to prepare for the 7-Star Typhlosion raid?

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In a commitment to ensure I never sleep, Game Freak has already announced the next 7-Star raid challenge in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet. From April 14 to April 16, Typhlosion will be available as the next Pokemon with the Mightiest Mark title. If you can’t log in this weekend, it will rerun the following weekend from April 21 to April 23.

We know Typhlosion will have the Ghost Tera Type, which is a fun reference to Hisuian Typhlosion from Pokemon Legends: Arceus. However, like many previous raids, Typhlosion is difficult to prepare for. At first glance, Dark-Type Pokemon should be the best counter to a Ghost-Type Pokemon. However, if Typhlosion knows a Fighting-Type move, most Dark-Type monsters suddenly become a liability. Considering how long it takes to fully takes to train a Pokemon for Tera Raids, you don’t want to build a monster that winds up being mediocre for the encounter.

However, you can at least make some preparations now that will save you time when the event goes live. Here’s what you should do.

Like our preparations for Samurott, players who have completed their Pokedex have this step down. If you haven’t caught them all yet, catch monsters you might want to use against Typhlosion. It’s likely that Typhlosion will use special attacks, and we can at least assume that it will use Fire and Ghost-Type attacks.

As mentioned above, we can’t predict which Pokemon will be optimal. For now, I’d recommend catching as many Dark-Type Pokemon as you can, as well as Pokemon that resist Fire-Type attacks. Here are some potential picks:

Houndoom: If Typhlosion doesn’t bring any Fighting-Type attacks, Houndoom’s Fire/Dark combination will make for a great counter. Houndoom can also learn the ability Flash Fire, giving it