Since Era 2 (Gold/Silver/Crystal), new mechanics have been added to Pokemon battles. Right here’s a brief checklist:
- Maintain objects (Gen 2)
- Double Battles (Gen 3)
- Marvel Launcher Battles and Wild Double Battle encounters (Gen 4)
- Triple and Rotation Battles (Gen 5)
- Mega Evolution, Horde encounters, Sky Battles, Inverse Battles (Gen 6)
- Z-Strikes, SOS Battles, Battle Royale (Gen 7)
- Dynamax and Dynamax Raid Battles (Gen 8)
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (Gen 9) proceed the custom with Terastal Pokemon. On this information, we’ll clarify every part we find out about this phenomenon.
What’s the Terastal Phenomenon?
Terastal power suffuses Paldea. No one is aware of why this distinctive phenomenon occurs solely on this area. It creates a jewel-like luster across the affected Pokemon, altering or reinforcing its typing. These with two components, like Charizard, will flip into their singular Tera Sort upon activating the phenomenon. The transformation makes a ‘Tera Jewel’ sprout from the creature’s head, denoting the brand new sort. Its types range relying on the component it represents.
From this trailer (timestamp 2:45), we will see six Tera Jewel types:
- A bunch of flowers with an enormous sunflower within the center (Grass)
- A candelabra with 5 flames, one large one within the middle surrounded by 4 smaller ones (Fireplace)
- A fountain splash (Water)
- Diamonds (Regular, confirmed within the Nov. 1 overview trailer)
- A bunch of balloons (Flying)
- A ghost form harking back to Gen 1’s Pokemon Tower encounters earlier than getting the Silph Scope (Ghost)
The opposite types for the remaining 12 sorts shall be revealed later or on the video games’ launch.
Activating it’s going to want a Terastal Orb, which you’ll obtain within the story. Like Mega Evolution, it could actually solely be achieved as soon as per battle and lasts till it ends (or your Pokemon will get KO’d). Nonetheless, the orb have to be recharged by touching a Tera Power Crystal or going to the Pokemon Middle. That’s one thing you don’t must do with Mega Stones.
Every Pokemon has a Tera Sort. It doesn’t rely upon species or typing, as a Pikachu you caught may have Floor whereas your good friend’s Pikachu has Fairy. Equally, for those who seize or breed a bunch of Eevees, they might all have quite a lot of Tera Sorts.
It is also one of many Pokemon’s unique typings. Within the linked trailer, the participant’s Quaxly has a Water Tera Sort, its precise typing. If you recognize about STAB (Identical Sort Assault Bonus*), this will increase that harm bonus for any Water assault.
Because the transformation adjustments the Pokemon’s sort, the elevated harm bonus will solely occur when the Tera Sort matches (one among) its unique typings.
Observe: STAB will increase the harm of an assault by 1.5 if the assault’s sort matches the Pokemon’s (ex., Bug Pokemon makes use of Leech Life). With the Adaptability skill, the bonus rises to x2. The Protean and Libero skills permit the creature to all the time have this extra harm.
The assault’s sort when it’s used determines whether or not it’s going to obtain STAB or not. A Water-type utilizing Climate Ball whereas it’s raining will obtain the bonus. Nonetheless, regardless of being listed as a Regular-type assault, a Regular-type Pokemon is not going to get further harm if it makes use of the transfer in the identical circumstances.
Wild Tera Encounters and Tera Raids
Generally, you’ll see wild Pokemon with a glow round them. These are wild Tera encounters, and also you’ll battle one below the consequences of Terastallization. This allows you to know what Tera Sort they’ve with out having to catch them first. Dealing sufficient harm breaks the transformation, reverting to their unique typing.
Tera Raids have eye-catching entrances within the type of crystal growths within the surroundings. Additionally they sparkle with crystal mud, in order that they’re straightforward to establish. You’ll want the assistance of (as much as three of) your folks or AI characters to battle these stronger-than-average Terastallized Pokemon with uncommon Tera Sorts.
These raids have improved over the past technology’s Dynamax Raids. You don’t have to attend for the others to take their flip, making fights quicker and simpler. As a substitute of getting a 4-knockout restrict, there’s a time restrict, so be environment friendly in utilizing your turns. In case your Pokemon will get KO’d, they’ll return to the battle after 5 seconds of ready.
Additionally, as a substitute of attacking, you possibly can cheer on your aspect, giving quite a lot of results. There’s one for an assault enhance, one other for protection, and the final can heal the staff. Efficiently defeating the Pokemon enables you to seize it and rewards you with some objects for the difficulty.
You can too Terastallize your Pokemon throughout the raid. Nonetheless, it isn’t identified but if there’s a restrict to what number of can do it. The trailers solely present one doing it, so there’s more likely to be a restrict of 1, similar to in Dynamax Raids.
Further Data
Trailers have proven that Health club Leaders additionally use the phenomenon, which will be advantageous for trainers. In spite of everything, Leaders wouldn’t use an off-typed Pokemon if its Tera Sort doesn’t match their Health club’s theme. It additionally indicators to you once they would use Terastallization.
In any other case, it may be one thing to show the tides of battle. For instance, when confronted with an enemy along with your final Pokemon’s weak spot, Terrastallizing adjustments that weak spot and provides you house to stall. Both you possibly can maintain combating or revive one other in your get together with a greater sort match-up.
Prefer it or not, this battle mechanic is a core function of Pokemon battles in Scarlet and Violet. The way you’ll use it’s as much as you.
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