Tackle Shiny Chi-Yu and stock up on Herba Mystica
It's been a fun summer for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet fans, as Game Freak has offered up Shiny versions of the Treasures of Ruin Legendary quartet for players to take on. The catch, however, is that Trainers cannot catch them, but if the community manages to take down a million of each, then a Mystery Gift will be offered with a Shiny version of the Pokémon featured.
Thankfully, so far, players have demolished three of the four Pokémon, and now it's the turn of Shiny Chi-Yu. It seems very likely that Scarlet & Violet players will meet the threshold, but if you're still regularly ploughing through Paldea, you will still want to take part, not only to do your part, but also because this is a very easy way to farm Herba Mystica. The Legendary Pokémon drop many items, such as Exp Candy, and Herba Mystica have a very good chance of being among the prizes offered.
So, here's the quickest and most reliable way to take down Shiny Chi-Yu and ensure we all get the Mystery Gift distribution, and you get some Herba Mystica in the process.
How to take down Shiny Chi-Yu Tera Raids in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
First up, Chi-Yu is Dark and Fire-type, making it 2x weak to Water, Fighting, and Ground. It also has the ability Beads Of Ruin, which reduces the Special Defense of every Pokémon on the field except for itself. So, either bring a Pokémon with high Special Defense, or think of ways to increase your Defense throughout the battle.
Chi-Yu backs up its Ability with a huge 135 Special Attack, plus it can use Heat Wave, which has a chance to Burn your Pokémon. So, bringing a Pokémon immune to Burn would be ideal. One such Pokémon is Araquanid, which uses the ability Water Bubble to completely resist the Burn status effect.
Other things to focus on are Pokémon that lower defense, such as Hisuian Samurott and Razor Shell. Plus, Hisuian Samurott has the hidden ability Sharpness, which increases the power of slicing moves by 50%, adding even more punch to Razor Shell.
Finally, you can use Pokémon that resist both types, such as Azumarill and the classic Belly Drum tera Raid strategy, or Quaqaval. While Ursaluna completely ignores the Burn status effect with the Ability Guts, while also hits for Super Effective attacks thanks to the Ground typing.
So, here are the best Pokémon to quickly and efficiently take down Shiny Chi-Yu in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Tera Raids.
| Pokemon | Ability | Nature | Held Item | Moveset | Tera Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azumarill | Huge Power | Adamant | Shell Bell | Belly Drum, Liquidation, Rain Dance, & Protect | Water or Stellar |
| Araquanid | Water Bubble | Adamant | Metronome | Soak, Entrainment, Liquidation, and Rain Dance | Water or Stellar |
| Hisuian Samurott | Sharpness | Adamant | Shell Bell | Razor Shell, Liquidation, Swords Dance, Focus Energy | Water or Stellar |
| Tentacruel | Clear Body | Modest | Shell Bell | Weather Ball, Surf, Rain Dance, Acid Spray | Water or Stellar |
| Ursaluna | Guts | Adamant | Shell Bell | Belly Drum, Stomping Tantrum, Sword Dance, High Horsepower | Ground or Stellar |
| Quaquaval | Torrent | Adamant | Shell Bell | Liquidation, Swords Dance, Rain Dance, Misty Terrain | Water or Stellar |
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