Best Clodsire build for Greninja Tera Raids: Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Zackerie Fairfax
Clodsire weakness in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet players can use this optimized Clodsire build to take on 7-star Greninja Tera Raids in online play. As a support Pokemon, you’ll ensure the Greninja can’t land many attacks.

The 7-Star Unrivaled Greninja Tera Raid event has begun in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, and it has the potential to be the most difficult Tera Raid yet. With a stacked six-move arsenal and dynamic typing, players have to work together to take down this beast.

Luckily, this Clodsire build is optimized to counter the Unrivaled Greninja, despite its ground typing leaving it vulnerable. But that’s where its special ability comes in, giving Clodsire the edge it needs to be a viable attacker against Greninja.

Best Clodire build for Greninja Raids

Clodsire isn’t hard to use in Tera Raids as it doesn’t require an elaborate setup to be effective. All it needs is the Water Absord ability to negate water damage and the proper moveset to deal damage and lower stats. It is crucial that players lower Greninja’s accuracy to ensure your team won’t take many hits.

As mentioned, your main priority should be to use Mud-Slap as often as possible to lower Greinja’s accuracy. Since it uses a lot of low-accuracy moves, this strat will save your team a lot of heartaches. And when Greninja pops its shield, use Acid Spray to deal chip damage and lower Graninja’s Special Defense.

Recover can be learned via breeding and can be used to regain health throughout the match. And if need be, players can use Earth Power to deal a lot more damage than Mud Slap offers.

Holding Soft Sand will increase the power of Ground-type moves, which are super effective against Greninja’s Poison Tera Type.

PokemonLevelMovesetHeld ItemAbilityNatureEVs & IVs
100– Earth Power
– Mud Slap
– Recover
– Acid Spray
Soft SandWater AbsorbCalmHP & Special Attack

Best Clodsire Moveset

  • Earth Power – Learned via TM
  • Mud Slap – Learned via TM
  • Recover – Learned via breeding
  • Acid Spray – Learned via TM

That’s everything you need to know about Closdire in Greninja Tera Raids! Check out more Pokemon Scarlet & Violet guides below:

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About The Author

Zackerie is a former Senior Writer for Dexerto who covered a wide variety of games and entertainment. He has a degree in Creative Writing and was previously the editor of The LaRue County News. Zackerie switched to games media in 2020 writing for outlets such as Screen Rant, Fortnite INTEL, and Charlie INTEL.