Pokemon Scarlet And Violet Players Develop Easy Solo Strategies For Baxcalibur Tera Raids

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players club together to form solo strategies to counteract Baxcalibur the Unrivaled, with creatures like Orthworm and Avalugg stepping into the spotlight. The strategies that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players crafted each focused on using bulky critters and the move Body Press to deal significant damage to Baxcalibur.

Known as the Ice Dragon Pokemon, Baxcalibur is the pseudo-legendary monster of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Baxcalibur is the final form of Frigibax and Arctibax, and is normally a Dragon and Ice dual-type Pokemon. Throughout late June, Baxcalibur will appear in Seven-Star Tera Raid Dens throughout the Paldea region, with high HP and physical attack stats. Coupled with its Ice-Tera typing, Baxcalibur the Unrivaled starts the battle by using Swords Dance, and regularly uses the moves Glaive Rush, Icicle Crash, Earthquake, and Crunch to deal high damage to its opponents. Baxcalibur will also reset its foes’ stats three times at set intervals to prolong the fight.

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To counteract the latest Tera Raid challenge in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, trainers developed strategies that revolved around critters with high physical defense and a specific move to hit Baxcalibur hard. On the r/PokemonScarletViolet subreddit, Reddit user TranzitBusRouteB suggested how Pokemon like Orthworm and Avalugg could use their high defense stats to bolster their offensive capabilities. This is done by using the Fighting-type attack Body Press, which is calculated via the user’s defense stat and takes advantage of Baxcalibur’s Ice-type weakness against Fighting attacks. TranzitBusRouteB recommended an Avalugg build with the moves Iron Defense, Body Press, Chilling Water, and Recover to counter Baxcalibur’s potent attacks. Although Orthworm can heal itself with its Earth Eater ability anytime Baxcalibur uses Earthquake, Avalugg’s higher base defense statistic makes it a viable option for higher Body Press damage.

Baxcalibur the Unrivaled’s high attack stat and its weakness to Fighting-type attacks were used to form solo strategies.
Bulky Body Press users like Orthworm, Avalugg, Archaludon, and Zamazenta were recommended by Pokemon trainers.
Orthworm’s Earth Eater ability and Avalugg’s high base defense stat made them stand out.
Baxcalibur’s Seven-Star Tera Raid window will continue throughout late June.

TranzitBusRouteB posted a meme in a screenshot to further emphasize their point. In response, other Pokemon Scarlet and Violet trainers shared the builds they used to beat Baxcalibur with the aid of NPC trainer partners that had Pokemon with the Intimidate ability to cut down Baxcalibur’s attack stat. While Zamazenta was also recommended as a popular choice for Body Press builds, some trainers suggested the Steel and Dragon monster Archaludon, as its Stamina ability adds to its physical defense stat anytime it’s hit by an attack.

Each suggestion also used the Fighting-type as their main Tera type to boost the damage of Body Press and eliminate any weaknesses to Baxcalibur’s attacks. However, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet trainers have until June 29 to battle and capture Baxcalibur the Unrivaled.