Best Pokémon for Blaziken Tera Raid: How to beat the Blaziken seven-star Tera Raid event

There was a break in raids following the release of the Indigo Disk DLC, but seven-star raids are now making a comeback. Blaziken is the next target of these particular raids. It will be a new Pokémon for people who don’t own the DLC, and everyone with Scarlet and Violet will have the chance to catch one.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Blaziken seven-star raids.

When does the Blaziken raid start?

Like most raids Blaziken will be available for two weekends, and a new raid will appear every day. This means that there are six chances to catch The Mightiest Blaziken over the two weekends.

Here are the dates when Blaziken is available:

• From Friday, January 12, 2024, until Sunday, January 14, 2024
• From Friday, January 19, 2024, until Sunday, January 21, 2024

7-Star Tera Raid Blaziken stats, moves, and ability – Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

Blaziken has a Flying-tera type, meaning that it will be weak to Rock-, Ice-, and Electric-type moves. As a natural Fire-/Fighting-type Pokémon, it also has strong attacks of these types too. Blaziken can build up its strength very quickly with moves like Swords Dance and Bulk Up, making it a scary Pokémon to take down.

The Mightiest Blaziken – Level 100

• Nature – Adamant
• Ability – Speed Boost
• Item – None
• Tera type – Flying
• Move set – Blaze Kick, Brave Bird, Earthquake, Overheat, Rock Slide, Swords Dance, Bulk Up

Best counters for Blaziken – Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

Blaziken can reduce physical damage by increasing its defense using Bulk Up, making special Pokémon much more viable in this raid. A resistance to Flying-, Fighting- and Fire-type attacks is a must, while super-effective attacks are a nice bonus — though far from strictly required. Blaziken’s Speed Boost ability means that it will outspeed pretty much any counter, if not right away then after a few moves, so speed isn’t very important for this raid.

Here are our favorite counters for the Blaziken seven-star raids.

Slowbro

Slowbro is a raid staple thanks to its ability to quickly gain stats and then melt opponents with Stored Power. It also naturally resists most of Blaziken's attacking moves, which combined with a lot of bulk, makes for a hardy 'mon. The strategy is pretty simple: use Chilling Water until it resets player stats, to make sure its attack doesn't get out of hand, then build up Iron Defense to massively reduce the damage you take. Depending on the timer, your HP, and whether or not you're going solo, you may be able to get a few Calm Minds in too, and then it's time to let loose with Stored Power. This set can solo Blaziken — we've done it ourselves.

Slowbro – Level 100

• Nature – Bold
• Ability – Oblivious
• Item – Shell Bell
• Tera type – Psychic
• Move set – Iron Defense, Chilling Water, Calm Mind, Stored Power 

Miraidon

Miraidon’s ability, Hadrom Engine, is perfect for this Pokémon as it boosts its special attack, its Electric-type attacks, and prevents it from falling asleep. Calm Mind will boost its power, Electro Drift is extremely powerful, and Parabolic Charge will help heal you. Metal Sound rounds out the set by dropping its special defense on top of this.

Miraidon – Level 100

• Nature – Bold
• Ability – Hadron Engine
• Item – Big Root
• Tera type – Electric
• Move set – Parabolic Charge, Electro Drift, Calm Mind, Metal Sound

Bellibolt

Electromorphosis boosts Bellibolt’s Electric-type moves every time it is hit, making its Parabolic Charge very effective in both dealing damage and healing. It also has a number of great supportive moves including Mud-Slap for dropping accuracy, Chilling Water to drop attack, and Acid Spray to reduce special defense.

Bellbolt – Level 100

• Nature – Bold
• Ability – Electromorphosis
• Item – Big Root
• Tera type – Electric
• Move set – Muddy Water, Chilling Water, Acid Spray, Parabolic Charge