Typhlosion made its Pokemon Scarlet & Violet debutthis month via the latest Tera raid. If you failed to get the Ghost-type the first time around, Typhlosion will return to seven-star raids this weekend. One plucky trainer with a lowly Magikarp won’t need to worry about catching the visitingPokemon, taking it down the first time around in one hit, and yes, that one hit did come from the aforementioned Magikarp.
If you’re in your 30s like I am, then you’ve probably attached a stigma to Magikarp after discovering it to be pretty much useless when introduced to it for the first time 25 years ago. Turns out Magikarp has come a long way since splashing around in Red & Blue.Nommable123took their flopping fish into a Tera raid against Typhlosion and thanks to the combined efforts of the other Pokemon sharing the raid with them, the sole shot dealt, which came from Magikarp, depleted the intimidating gen two foe’s health in one go.
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Now, before you route through your boxes for the Magikarp you caught an hour into the game and start training it up, a very specific set of circumstances led to this particular fish Pokemon packing the punch (can fish punch?) that it did. The OP has listed all of the factors that allowed Magikarp’s Flail to have such a devastating effect. Luxray’s Swagger, Samurott’s Screech, and Sylveon’s Helping Hand are just some of the steps that lower Typhlosion’s defense and increase Magikarp’s attack, preparing for the one and final blow.
Some of you will watch the clip above and take inspiration from it. If you’re lucky enough to have a group of friends you raid with, it may even be possible to replicate Magikarp’s finest hour this weekend when Typhlosion returns. Those of you who tried and failed to take down the Ghost-type for an entire weekend will likely watch it in frustration. It’s always demoralizing when someone does something in a game with relative ease that took you hours, or maybe even forced you to walk away from the game entirely.
This isn’t the first timeScarlet & Violetplayers have shared Tera raid tips with others, although this one is a lot harder to mimic. One of the first seven-star raids pitted trainers against a Charizard, and it turns outAzumarill was the perfect Pokemon to battle it with. While I’ve not taken my own Azumarill into a battle as challenging as a seven-star raid, I can confirm the Water/Fairy-type is an absolute tank. Unsurprisingly, Azumarill makes an appearance inour list of the very best Pokemon to take into Tera raids, regardless of what you might face.
