How to beat Dialga and Palkia Tera Raids: Best counters in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Learn how to catch and counter the fearsome Generation 4 Legendary Duo with our full Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Dialga and Palkia Tera Raid guide. Let’s break down everything you need to know to prepare for these 5-star Tera Raids.

To celebrate the release of the upcoming Pokemon Scarlet & Violet expansion, The Indigo Disk, Game Freak is dropping two Legendary Pokemon into the game through Tera Raid battles.

Sinnoh’s Dialga and Palkia are joining the fray, and players can battle and capture them both through 5-star Tera Raid battles.

So in this guide, we’re tackling the temporal titan Dialga and the spatial giant Palkia, along with everything you need to know to add them to your team.

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Contents

• When do Dialga and Palkia appear in Tera Raids?
• Dialga and Palkia moves and Tera Type
• Best Dialga and Palkia Tera Raid counters

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Dialga and Palkia start time & date?

Dialga and Palkia are appearing in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Tera Raid battles from December 8, 2023, until December 23, 2023.

Players can encounter Dialga Tera Raids in Pokemon Scarlet, and Palkia raids in Pokemon Violet, however, trainers can enter both by entering online Tera Raids battles with other players.

Upon beating Dialga or Palkia in Tera Raids, fans can only keep one of each Legendary Pokemon per save data. Still, you may challenge these two Legendaries as many times as you want to receive the rewards offered for clearing these 5-star Tera Raids.

What are Dialga and Palkia’s moves and Tera Type?

Both Dialga and Palkia faced in this event have the Tera-type Dragon. In terms of ability, both Dialga and Palkia have Telepathy, which doesn’t help them here.

Dialga build

Pokemon	Moves	Ability	Nature	Tera Type	Held Item
	Draco Meteor Earth Power Fire Blast Steel Beam Trick Room Stealth Rock Iron Defense	Telepathy	Quiet	Dragon	–

Palkia build

Pokemon	Moves	Ability	Nature	Tera Type	Held Item
	Draco Meteor Thunder Fire Blast Hydro Pump Gravity Rain Dance	Telepathy	Modest	Dragon	–

Best Dialga and Palkia Tera Raid counters

Dialga Counter

Despite using Tera Type Dragon, Dialga is still a dual Steel/Dragon-type, and as such moves like Steel Beam have STAB added.

We recommend using the following Pokemon at or around level 100 to tackle the 5-star Tera Raid Dialga:

Pokemon	Moves	Ability	Nature	Tera Type	Held Item
	Drain Punch Rage Fist Bulk Up Rest	Defiant	Adamant	Fighting	Shell Bell

Palkia Counter

Palkia is a dual Water/Dragon-type Pokemon, so either Electric-type Pokemon are a good fit, or Pokemon who absorb Water.

We recommend using the following Pokemon at or around level 100 to tackle the 5-star Tera Raid Palkia:

Pokemon	Moves	Ability	Nature	Tera Type	Held Item
	Belly Drum Drain Punch Thunder Punch Iron Defense	Quark Drive	Adamant	Electric	Booster Energy

Those are just a handful of Pokemon we recommend to counter 5-star Tera Dialga and Palkia in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet. Be sure to check out more of our Pokemon Scarlet & Violet guides below:

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