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Pokemon Scarlet & Violetannounced a series of Tera Raid Battles featuring the Four Treasures of Ruin, which, for the first time, will be obtainable as their Shiny versions in a special community effort event.Wo-Chien is the first of these Legendaries featured in 5-Star Tera Raid Battles, and players need to prepare to beat him starting July 21, 2025, at 5:00 PM PDT.
If trainers are looking for the best strategy to beat this Pokemon and contribute to the community Milestone to receive a special reward, they should take a look at this guide, which offers tons of good tips to beat this Raid with ease. With information on Wo-Chien’s Tera-type, strengths, weaknesses, moveset, best counters, and strategies to defeat it in Tera Raid Battles.
Wo-Chien Strengths and Weaknesses in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
Wo-Chien, the first of the Four Treasures of Ruin, is from theDark-Grass type,but in thePokemon Scarlet & VioletTera Raid Battle, it will have theGrass Tera-type,so it will beweak toFire,Flying,Ice,Bug, andPoison-typemoves. On the other hand, it willresist Ground,Water,Grass, andElectricmoves.
On one hand, this makes it easier to pick a decent attacker to cause STAB damage, but players also need to keep in mind that Wo-Chien will keep its moveset from the Dark-type, and it has a lot of nasty moves such asFoul Playthat can do lots of damage. It will also haveGiga Drain, and since it will be of theGrass Tera-type, its effectiveness will be greatly increased, thus healing it more and making this combat more difficult at each turn. Wo-Chien might also have access toRuination, a vicious move that reduces the HP of the target by 50% of its current HP.
Giga Drain is a no-contact Sp. Attack Move that causes 75 Damage with a 100% Accuracy Rate, and at the same time recovers 65% of the damage inflicted. Wo-Chien will spam this attack frequently, and since it’s empowered by its Grass Tera-type, it will cause even more damage and restore even more health each time. Try to finish the battle fast to prevent him from regaining full health.
Best Counters For Wo-Chien Tera Raid Battle In Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
Picking the best Counters for Wo-Chien Tera Raid Battle in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet won’t be an easy task, but there are a few Fire-type attackers likeCinderacethat could do well (if players managed to catch theFire Tera-type Cinderace from previous Tera-Raids) orOgerpon Heartflame Mask,that can destroy most Grass-type Teras thanks to itsIvy-Cudgel/Swords Dancecombo.
Players can also pickBaxcalibur, since it has powerful Ice-type moves that can cause tons of damage, plus the Ice/Dragon dual type makes it more resilient to Grass-type moves, and since Wo-Chien might be spamming Giga Drain all the time, it could become the best Defensive strategy.Corviknightis a decent Flying-type Attacker that also resists Grass-type moves x4 thanks to its Steel-type. With access to Fake Tears, Screech, and Fly. It also happens to have access to Roost, a recovery move that is quite unusual in this type, but that helps greatly during Tera Raid battles.
Ogerpon is a decent Attacker, but it lacks sustain. Since it cannot equip other items besides the Hearthflame Mask for this battle, it is strongly recommended that players bring a supporter Pokemon that can use recovery moves on the team. Or double down with a full offensive strategy to wipe Wo-Chien in a single turn.
How To Beat Wo-Chien Tera-Raid Battle in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
To beat Wo-Chien Tera Raid Battle in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, players should pick thebest counters, but if they want a decent strategy to beat this 5-Star Raid faster, they can check out the following recommendations and use them during battle:
252 Atk - 4 Sp. Def - 252 Speed
Moveset
Sunny Day - Swords Dance - Ivy Cudgel - Helping Hand
Held-Item
Hearthflame Mask
Wo-Chien’s Ability ‘Tablets of Ruin’ will reduce all the Pokemon’s Attack by 25%, so think carefully on a good strategy that counters this debuff, which is active at all times during combat, even when Wo-Chien clears all ‘status change’ effects.
252 Atk - 4 Sp. Def - 252 HP
252 Atk - 4 Def - 252 HP
Shell Bell
How To Get Shiny Wo-Chien in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
To getShiny Wo-ChieninPokemon Scarlet & Violet, players will have to participatein the Four Treasures Of RuinTera Raid event, and reach aOne-million participation milestone(per Raid), which willunlock access to a Mystery Giftcorresponding to the current Treasure of Ruin being hosted in Tera Raids at a later date. This means players have plenty of time to reach the one-million participation requirements for each of the Raid Battles.
The Four Treasures of Ruin Tera Raid event will run from Tuesday, June 15, 2025, at 5:00 PM PDT to Sunday, July 15, 2025, at 4:59 PM PDT, and Shiny Wo-Chien, Shiny Chien-Pao, Shiny Ting-Lu, and Shiny Chi-Yu will appear (in that order) in 5-star Tera Raid Battles.
Players will require an active Nintendo Online subscription to participate in Online Tera Raid Battles, but all players can try to tackle this event solo (alongside AI-controlled support trainers).
