Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Ground Garchomp 7-star Tera Raid guide: Counters, weaknesses, and more

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Ground Garchomp 7-star Tera Raids started on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. PDT and will conclude on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at 4:59 p.m. PDT. This Raid will repeat from Thursday, May 29, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. PDT to Sunday, June 1, 2025, at 4:59 p.m. PDT. Players will be able to challenge this Ground-Tera Garchomp with the Mightiest Mark and catch it after beating it.

This article covers the weaknesses and best counters to the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Ground Garchomp 7-star Tera Raid.

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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Ground Garchomp 7-star Tera Raid: Moveset, ability, and raid behavior

Attributes

• Tera type: Ground
• Ability: Rough Skin
• IVs: 31 in each stat
• Nature: Jolly (+ Speed, - Sp. Atk.)
• Moves: Earthquake, Poison Jab, Liquidation, Fire Fang, Breaking Swipe, and Swords Dance

Raid Behavior

• 99% Time Remaining — Breaking Swipe
• 95% and 90% Time Remaining — Shield Activation
• 76% Time Remaining — Stats and Status Reset
• 75% Time Remaining — Swords Dance
• 55% Time Remaining — Swords Dance
• 60% HP Remaining — Player Status and Stats Reset
• 40% HP Remaining — Garchomp Stats and Status Reset

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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Ground Garchomp 7-star Tera Raid guide: Weaknesses and tips

Sinistcha is the best counter to Garchomp 7-Star Raids (Image via TPC)

Weaknesses

After Terastallizing, Garchomp will be a pure Ground-type and have the following weaknesses.

• Grass
• Water
• Ice

Tips and Tricks

• Roll for Arboliva as an ally: Thanks to its ability Seed Sower, which sets up Grassy Terrain after it gets hit by a damaging move, it can help mitigate Earthquake damage.
• Avoid using Pokemon that rely on contact moves: As this Garchomp has its Hidden Ability Rough Skin, which deals damage to any Pokemon that comes into contact with it while attacking, avoid bringing those critters to the Raid.
• Use a Pokemon that has Intimidate: This Garchomp is a Physical attacker, so bringing a Pokemon with the ability Intimidate, which lowers the opponent's Attack by one stage on switching in, would be useful.

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Best counters to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Ground Garchomp 7-star Tera Raid

Sinistcha

• Tera type: Grass
• Ability: Heatproof/Hospitality
• Held Item: Covert Cloak
• Nature: Modest (+ Special Attack, - Attack)
• EV Spread: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpA
• Moveset: Matcha Gotcha, Nasty Plot, Reflect, and Strength Sap

Venusaur

• Tera type: Grass
• Ability: Chlorophyll
• Held Item: Shell Bell
• Nature: Modest (+ Special Attack, - Attack)
• EV Spread: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpDef
• Moveset: Acid Spray, Giga Drain, Reflect, and Sunny Day

Victreebel

• Tera type: Grass
• Ability: Chlorophyll
• Held Item: Shell Bell
• Nature: Modest (+ Special Attack, - Attack)
• EV Spread: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpDef
• Moveset: Acid Spray, Giga Drain, Strength Sap, and Sunny Day

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All possible rewards from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Ground Garchomp 7-star Tera Raids

• Ability Capsule
• Ability Patch (guaranteed once)
• Jolly Mint
• Bottle Cap
• Comet Shard
• Exp. Candy L
• Exp. Candy XL
• Nugget
• PP Up
• Carbos
• Rare Candy
• Star Piece
• Ground Tera Shard
• TM149: Earthquake (once)
• Spicy Herba Mystica
• Salty Herba Mystica
• Sour Herba Mystica
• Bitter Herba Mystica
• Sweet Herba Mystica

It is important to mention that not all the Herba Mystica will drop from a single Raid. However, those interested in farming can do this Raid multiple times while it is active, though they can only catch this Mighty Garchomp once.

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Here's a list of some of the previous 7-Star Raid Bosses from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

• Steel Metagross
• Flying Salamence
• Ghost Tyranitar
• Water Quaquaval
• Fire Skeledirge
• Shiny Rayquaza