Iron Leaves Tera Raid Guide: Counters, dates and more

Iron Leaves Tera Raid is now in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. If you’re looking for the best counters for the Iron Leaves Tera Raid and what moves Iron Leaves has, you’re in the right place.

Iron Leaves Tera Raid is now available in Pokemon Violet. Iron Leaves is the paradox version of Virizion, the legendary Pokemon from Pokemon Black and White.

The Iron Leaves Tera Raid will run from February 27, 2023 at 15:00 UTC up until March 12, 2023 at 23:59 UTC.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Guides:

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet walkthrough, tips, and Pokemon locations | Roaring Moon location | Iron Valiant location | Shiny sandwich recipes | Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Legendaries | Pokemon type chart

Iron Leaves Raid Guide: Best counter Pokemon

Grimmsnarl

Dark/ Fairy 

Moves:

• Taunt
• Light Screen
• Foul Play
• Draining Kiss

Grimmsnarl is a Pokemon that you’re going to look to essentially take and deal the brunt of the damage in the early part of the battle. Setting up Taunt to make the Iron Leaves focus on it, this is when you should be Belly Drumming with Azumaril and using your other set-up moves with your team for an attack on the second move. The dark and fairy typing makes Grimmsnarl essentially, even if it’s not the Pokemon on the team that’s likely to do the most damage out of the group.

Mimikyu

Ghost/ Fairy 

Moves:

• Swords Dance
• Play Rough
• Shadow Claw
• Draining Kiss

This setup for Mimikyu is best for using the Pokemon as one of the fiercest ghost-type attackers, making it a nightmare for Iron Leaves’ psychic typing. Start off by using Swords Dance to get that attack boost, and then hit as many Play Rough as you can before the opposing Pokemon resets your abilities and stats.

Annihilape

Ghost/ Fighting

Moves:

• Close Combat
• Rage Fist
• Bulk Up
• Screech

Annihilape is a devastating attacker, with a huge attack stat, and one of the most effective abilities in Defiant. To start the Iron Leaves tera raid, hit a Bulk up to get your attack and defense stats going, and then use it again on your second turn.

Here you have the option of beginning to attack physically or using Screech to lower the defense on Iron Leaves. Although depending on the other Pokemon your teammates are using, you may not have to use this, and they will lower the stats for you.  Use a Ghost tera-type to withstand some of Iron Leaves heavier hits.

Iron Leaves Tera Raid Guide: Iron Leaves moveset

Iron Leaves can learn the following moves in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet:

• Quash
• Electric Terrain
• Solar Blade
• Ally Switch
• Megahorn
• Imprison
• Close Combat
• Psyblade
• Leaf Blade
• Sacred Sword
• Swords Dance
• Night Slash
• Quick Quard
• Retaliate
• Magical Lead
• Leer
• Quick Attack
• Helping hand
• Work Up

Iron Leaves Tera Raid Guide: Iron Leaves Shiny

Iron Leaves can’t appear as a shiny Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

Iron Leaves Tera Raid Guide: Iron Leaves item drops

The following items can drop from the Iron Leaves Tera Raid guide (via Serebii).

• Exp. Candy L *1 (23%)
• Exp. Candy L *2 (11%)
• Rare Candy *1 (4%)
• Health Feather *2 (10%)
• Tamato Berry *3 (8%)
• Big Pearl *1 (12%)
• Pearl String *1 (2%)
• Nugget *1 (5%)
• Naive Mint *1 (2%)
• PP Up *1 (3%)
• Bottle Cap *1 (2%)
• Psychic Tera Shard *2 (11%)
•  Ability Capsule *1 (2%)