Best Pokémon for Dragonite Tera Raid: How to beat the Dragonite seven-star Tera Raid event

The pseudo-legendary from Red, Blue and Yellow will be the next target of seven-star raids, and as you might be able to tell from this title, it’s rather difficult to take down. If you want to pick up your own Dragonite the Unrivaled for your Pokémon collection here’s everything you need to know.

When does the Dragonite raid start?

Like all of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s summer events, the Dragonite raids will be available for a whole week rather than the usual two weekends. This means you’ll have plenty of chances to catch your own.

Here are the dates when the Dragonite seven-star raids and rare outbreaks such as Hisuian Sliggoo are available:

• From Friday, August 23, 2024, until Sunday, September 1, 2024

Seven-Star Tera Raid Dragonite stats, moves, and ability – Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

The most difficult part of the Dragonite raid is that it comes with the ability Multiscale which halves damage taken when it’s at full health. Unfortunately, as raids just multiply the Pokémon’s HP bar, it means that it will only receive half damage for almost the entirety of the raid. As people from competitive Pokémon know, Normal Tera Dragonite hits hard with Extreme Speed, so it will be a balancing act between keeping your health up and dealing a lot of damage.

The Mightiest Dragonite – Level 100

• Nature – Adamant
• Ability – Multiscale
• Item – None
• Tera type – Normal
• Move set – Extreme Speed, Outrage, Dragon Dance, Aerial Ace

Best counters for Dragonite – Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

As mentioned, Dragonite’s ability is what you really need to work around, as it will be almost impossible to damage it without removing it first. However, there are multiple ways around this, and these are some that we recommend.

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