How to beat Hisuian Typhlosion Raid in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Typhlosion is the final evolution of the adorable Gen 2 Fire starter, Cyndaquil, and its Hisuian counterpart adds a streak of Ghost into the mix. If you’re struggling with this fearsome foe, let me show you how to beat the Hisuian Typholosion Raid in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

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How to beat the Hisuian Typhlosion Tera Raid

Hisuian Typhlosion shares similarities with Scarlet and Violet’s Skeledirge, being a Fire/Ghost type. This dual typing gives the Pokemon plenty of coverage, along with a few weaknesses we can exploit. Hisuian Typhlosion is weak to Water, Ground, Ghost, and Dark, which gives us plenty to work with.

The 7 Star Raid variant imbues Hisuian Typhlosion with the Fire Tera Type, making its already potent fire attacks even more deadly. Here’s what you’re up against:

Hisuian Typhlosion (Fire/Ghost)

Tera Type: Fire
Ability: Frisk

• Will-O-Wisp
• Infernal Parade
• Sunny Day
• Flamethrower
• Focus Blast

Unfortunately for us, Hisuian Typhlosion has a savage moveset that’s designed to stamp out common Raid strategies. This Pokemon typically opens the battle with Will-O-Wisp, which inflicts a burn. Sunny Day is another common starting move that powers up Fire attacks. Pokemon inflicted with a burn do 50% less damage with their Physical Attacks, which is a massive debuff.

In my experience, once Hisuian Typhlosion lands a burn, it likes to spam Infernal Parade. This Fire attack does more damage if the opponent has a status ailment, and you always will as you’ll be burnt.

Best Pokemon for the Hisuian Typhlosion Raid

I used Mew and adopted a support role for this Raid with great success. Here’s what I used:

Mew (Psychic)

Tera Type: Water
Hold Item: Shell Bell

• Rain Dance
• Life Dew
• Mud-Slap
• Surf

Rain Dance is a powerful answer to Hisuian Typhlosion’s Sunny Day, and Life Dew is a great ability to keep your teammates topped up. In the support role, it’s not your job to deal damage, but Mud-Slap is decent and lowers your opponent’s accuracy. 

Naturally, as a support player, you’re at the mercy of your team for dealing damage, but you should comfortably be able to keep your friends alive with this setup.

What Pokemon should I use to beat Hisuian Typhlosion as an attacker?

If you prefer to go on the attack, multiple Trainers have reported Manaphy as a great option. User u/M-Houndoom2 on Reddit detailed this effective moveset:

Manaphy (Water)

Tera Type: Water
Hold Item: Shell Bell

• Rain Dance
• Tail Glow
• Fake Tears
• Surf

As with the Mew build, Rain Dance takes care of Hisuian Typhlosions Sunny Day. Tail Glow buffs Manaphy’s SP. ATK Stat while Fake Tears debuffs Typhlosions SP. DEF. 

With everything in place, Surf spam will finish the job as it’s a Special Attack and is unaffected by burns. Remember to reapply Rain Dance if Hisuian Typhlosion uses Sunny Day during the battle.

Is Azumarill suitable for the Hisuian Typhlosion Raid?

Azumarill was theory-crafted as a decent counter before the Raid went live, but it gets destroyed in this battle. Even with my support Pokemon spamming heals, I’ve seen plenty of Azumarills bite the dust. Unless there’s a clever strategy or build I’m unaware of, Manaphy is the way to go.

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