Conquer the Mightiest Mark Meowscarada in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's 7-Star Tera Raid! This guide provides strategies and team compositions to overcome this challenging boss.
This 7-Star Tera Raid boss, Meowscarada, presents a unique challenge with a potent moveset. However, by understanding its weaknesses and utilizing the right Pokémon, victory is achievable.
Meowscarada's Strengths and Weaknesses
As a Grass Tera type, Meowscarada is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug-type moves. Bug-type moves are especially effective, dealing 4x damage. It resists Electric, Grass, Ground, Psychic, Ghost, and Dark-type moves (Psychic deals no damage due to its Dark typing).
Meowscarada's Moveset
Meowscarada's moveset includes: Acrobatics (Flying), Flower Trick (Grass), Hone Claws (Dark), Night Slash (Dark), Petal Blizzard (Grass), and Play Rough (Fairy). Hone Claws significantly boosts its Attack and Accuracy, making it increasingly dangerous.
Top Counters for Meowscarada
Three top counters are Scizor, Skarmory, and Magmortar. These Pokémon offer type resistances to many of Meowscarada's attacks and possess high Defense to mitigate Hone Claws' effects.
Optimal Builds
Scizor:
- Ability: Swarm
- Nature: Adamant
- Tera Type: Bug
- Hold Item: Shell Bell
- EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Def, 4 HP
- Moveset: Bullet Punch, Iron Defense, Swords Dance, X-Scissor
This build prioritizes survivability (Iron Defense) and damage output (Swords Dance, X-Scissor), with Shell Bell providing healing.
Skarmory:
- Ability: Keen Eye
- Nature: Adamant
- Tera Type: Flying
- Hold Item: Shell Bell
- EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Def, 4 HP
- Moveset: Drill Peck, Roost, Swords Dance, Taunt
Taunt prevents Hone Claws, Roost provides healing, and Drill Peck deals significant damage, supported by Shell Bell's healing.
Magmortar:
- Ability: Flame Body
- Nature: Modest
- Tera Type: Fire
- Hold Item: Shell Bell
- EVs: 252 Sp. Atk, 252 Def, 4 HP
- Moveset: Acid Spray, Sunny Day, Taunt, Weather Ball
Acid Spray lowers Meowscarada's Special Defense, while Sunny Day boosts Fire-type moves. Flame Body inflicts burns, further weakening Meowscarada. This build synergizes well with other special attackers.
By employing these strategies and Pokémon, you'll significantly increase your chances of defeating the Mightiest Mark Meowscarada. Good luck, Trainers!
