Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's next seven-star Tera Raid event features the fan-favorite Water Starter, Swampert, with a surprise Poison Tera Type.
AGAINST Swampert Herba Mystica Raid – Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
From May 31st to June 2nd, and again starting on June 7th, Unrivaled Swampert Tera Raids will be popping up in Paldea for your chance to challenge and capture the tough Gen III Starter. For these raids, Swampert has the Poison Tera type, which makes Quagsire and Clodsire particularly popular. Like Swampert, Quagsire has the fairly common Water/Ground typing, while its Paldea counterpart, Clodsire, trades in Water for Poison. There must be something in the Paldea water that turns these Water/Ground Pokémon into Poison types.
But unlike Clodsire, this Unrivaled Swampert doesn't have too many Poison-type moves to go along with its Poison Tera Type. In fact, Swampert only gets access to three Poison moves: Sludge Wave, Sludge, and Poison Jab. Thankfully, it can't learn Toxic.
If the Pokémon raid boss is rocking a mixed moveset, he’ll likely have both Sludge Wave and Poison Jab. They’re not overpowering attacks, but they do have a chance to poison your Pokémon, which can be pretty annoying. The easy way to avoid this is to bring a Poison of Steel-type counter with Poison immunity, though you’ll still need to find a way to hit Swampert for super-effective damage.
