Some dedicated Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players have developed two solo strategies to defeat Infernape the Unrivaled, the latest Seven-Star Tera Raid boss. These strategies, shared on social media, detail the moves, abilities, and effort values (EVs) needed to build the perfect Pokemon to take down this powerful opponent.
Infernape, known as the Flame Pokemon, is a Fire and Fighting dual-type starter from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. Evolving from Chimchar and Monferno, it is a fast attacker with a versatile move set that can counter many foes. In the latest Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Seven-Star Tera Raid, Infernape was given the Rock Tera Type. Despite having the hidden ability Iron Fist, Infernape the Unrivaled does not use punching moves. Instead, it comes equipped with a set of powerful moves including Flare Blitz, Tera Blast, Aura Sphere, Grass Knot, Swords Dance, Nasty Plot, and Focus Energy.
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Just hours after Infernape’s debut as a raid boss, trainers began testing strategies to defeat it. On the r/PokemonScarletViolet subreddit, two players shared their unique solo approaches. The first strategy involved using Kommo-o, a Dragon and Fighting dual-type from Pokemon Sun and Moon. The key to this strategy was Kommo-o’s Bulletproof ability, which made it immune to Infernape’s Aura Sphere. Kommo-o used Drain Punch, Iron Defense, and Body Press to bolster its defenses while exploiting Infernape’s weakness to Fighting-type attacks. The Pokemon was built with max EVs in HP and Defense, and other supporting Pokemon with the Intimidate ability were used to reduce Infernape’s attack stat.
The second strategy featured Malamar, a Dark and Psychic-type from Pokemon X and Y. Malamar’s Contrary ability, which reverses the effects of stat changes, was crucial to this method. By using the move Skill Swap, Malamar transferred Contrary to Infernape, causing its Swords Dance and Nasty Plot boosts to work against it. Afterward, Malamar followed up with Tera Blast and Superpower to take down the Flame Pokemon.
Both strategies cleverly utilized available abilities in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet to claim victory over Infernape the Unrivaled. It will be exciting to see what new strategies players come up with for future Tera Raid battles.