The latest Meowscarada with the Mightiest Mark in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet demands a well-prepared team to exploit its weaknesses in the new 7-Star Tera Raid.
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Like previous raid bosses, this 7-Star Tera Raid foe features a unique moveset designed to counter common Pokemon you might try to use. Still, this concise guide covers everything you need to defeat the 7-Star Meowscarada.
Meowscarada’s Weaknesses & Resistances in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
Image Source: Game Freak via The Escapist As a Grass Tera-type in this Pokemon Scarlet & Violet raid, Meowscarada is vulnerable to Fire-, Ice-, Poison-, Flying-, and Bug-type moves. Bug-type attacks are especially potent, dealing 4x damage, while the other weaknesses deal 2x super-effective damage.
It resists Electric-, Grass-, Ground-, Psychic-, Ghost-, and Dark-type moves. Most of these deal only 0.5x damage, but due to Meowscarada’s Dark typing, Psychic-type moves deal no damage at all.
Meowscarada’s Moveset
As the newest 7-Star boss in this Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Tera Raid, the Mightiest Mark Meowscarada uses the following moves:
Acrobatics (Flying-type) Flower Trick (Grass-type) Hone Claws (Dark-type, non-damaging) Night Slash (Dark-type) Petal Blizzard (Grass-type) Play Rough (Fairy-type)
Hone Claws is particularly dangerous, as it continuously raises Meowscarada’s Attack and Accuracy, making it more lethal over time—especially when paired with Flower Trick, which guarantees critical hits.
Combined with Acrobatics, Night Slash, and Play Rough, the Mightiest Mark Meowscarada has excellent type coverage. Use the three best counters listed below to counter it effectively.
Best 7-Star Meowscarada Counters in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
Image Source: Game Freak via The Escapist The top three counters against the Mightiest Mark Meowscarada in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Tera Raids are Scizor, Magmortar, and Skarmory—each resists most of the boss’s moves, has high Defense to counter Hone Claws boosts, and can gradually build up to deal and heal massive damage.
While other Bug-types are typically strong, Meowscarada’s Flying-type Acrobatics makes them vulnerable to one-hit KOs. Scizor stands out as an exception thanks to its Steel typing.
Full movesets and builds for each counter are listed below.
Best Scizor Build To Beat 7-Star Meowscarada
To withstand Meowscarada’s Hone Claws boosts and relentless offense, the optimal Scizor build is:
Ability: Swarm Nature: Adamant Tera Type: Bug Hold Item: Shell Bell EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Def, 4 HP Moveset: Bullet Punch, Iron Defense, Swords Dance, X-Scissor
Bullet Punch serves only as a last-resort finishing move. The core strategy is to start with Iron Defense to boost survivability, then use Shell Bell to recover health. After two or three Swords Dance boosts, repeatedly using X-Scissor will regenerate HP via Shell Bell and quickly defeat Meowscarada before it fully maximizes its Attack.
Best Skarmory Build To Beat 7-Star Meowscarada
Like Scizor, Skarmory offers strong defensive bulk and physical attacking power, with the added advantage of self-healing.
The best Skarmory build to defeat Meowscarada is:
Ability: Keen Eye Nature: Adamant Tera Type: Flying Hold Item: Shell Bell EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Def, 4 HP Moveset: Drill Peck, Roost, Swords Dance, Taunt
Start with Taunt to block Meowscarada’s Hone Claws. If the 7-Star boss lands powerful critical hits, use Roost to restore HP between Swords Dance uses. The Shell Bell will then help recover any additional health lost from Drill Peck.
Best Magmortar Build To Beat 7-Star Meowscarada
Magmortar is the ideal counter if you team up with other Pokemon Scarlet & Violet players using special attackers.
The best Magmortar build to defeat Meowscarada is:
Ability: Flame Body Nature: Modest Tera Type: Fire Hold Item: Shell Bell EVs: 252 Sp. Atk, 252 Def, 4 HP Moveset: Acid Spray, Sunny Day, Taunt, Weather Ball
Flame Body is highly effective here—burning Meowscarada reduces its Attack and deals extra damage over time. The key move is Acid Spray, which cuts Meowscarada’s Special Defense by two stages.
If other team members use special attackers, damage output increases dramatically. If fellow Trainers also use Fire-types, Magmortar’s Sunny Day will boost their moves alongside Weather Ball.
Now that you know the best counters to defeat the 7-Star Mightiest Mark Meowscarada in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, along with its weaknesses, check out the latest Mystery Gift codes to claim free Pokemon and items.
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