Rillaboom 7 Star Tera Raid Guide: Best Counters in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

These are the two best counters for taking down Rillaboom the Drummer Pokémon in the current 7-Star Tera Raid for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Best 7 Star Tera Raid Counter Guide for Rillaboom the Drummer Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

• Rillaboom will be in Tera Raid battles from July 28th until July 30th and repeat from August 4th through 6th.
• Rillaboom will likely have Normal Tera Typing and be weak to Fighting.
• The two best counters for Rillaboom are Annihilape and Iron Hands.

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet has yet again chosen a starter from a previous generation in the Tera Raid battle system. Fan favorites such as Decidueye, and Samurott are some of the Pokémon that were showcased through a Tera Raid event and are now accessible through the Pokémon HOME app. The next 7-Star Starter to hit the Tera Raids is the grass-type Rillaboom from generation 6’s Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Rillaboom will only be available for a few days, so be sure to be ready when they appear! Rillaboom will be in Tera Raid battles from July 28th until July 30th and repeat from August 4th through 6th.

Unlock the High-Level Raids

If you haven’t battled in the 7-Star Tera Raids, this is what is going to take you the most time. To unlock access you need to have finished the core story of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, which shouldn’t be an issue at this point. You’ll be asked to go around and battle all the gyms again, then participate in the Ace Tournament. All of that shouldn’t give you too much difficulty, so all that’s left is to participate in ten Tera Raids of 4 and 5 Star difficulty.

When you’ve participated in enough of them, you should see 7-Star Tera Raids start to pop up on your map but only when you are connected online.

Serebii Update: The next 7 Star Tera Raid Battle has been fully revealed. Battle against Normal Tera Type Rillaboom.

Runs from July 28th to July 30th and again a week later from August 4th through August 6th

Details @ https://t.co/gDbXkHSvkT pic.twitter.com/sINSPTqFUO

— Serebii.net (@SerebiiNet) July 16, 2023

Capturing Rillaboom

Start by finding the raid den for Rillaboom, it’ll be a dark, black flashing Normal icon on your map. Rillaboom will always be a Normal Tera-type for these raids, so that’s going to help determine the best counter to take him down.

The 7-Star Raids are very tough, so it’s recommended you go in with a group of actual players and don’t just fill up your team with NPC players. But, if you think the Pokémon you have is up to the challenge, people have soloed the 7-Star Raids in the past.

Rewards for Rillaboom

What kinds of rewards do you get for taking down Rillaboom? You’ll be able to add Rillaboom to your Pokémon collection and this one comes with the Mightiest Mark, so he’ll appear on the battlefield as Rillaboom the Unrivaled.

You’ll also get the best chance at Herba Mystica, Ability Patches, and Capsules, a large amount of Tera Shards, and plenty of items to sell for Poke Dollars. Plus, the best chances at Bottle Caps and Golden Bottle Caps for hyper training.

Rillaboom’s Set-Up

Rillaboom's likely move set is going to include Wood Hammer, a strong 120 Grass Physical move. He’ll also have access to either Grassy Surge or Overgrow which means taking him down will not be an easy task and may become an even bigger threat when low in health.

The Best Counters for Rillaboom

Rillaboom has a lot of great counters taking into account his natural Grass typing, but when you remember he’s also carrying the Normal tera type, it’s probably a good idea to bring some strong fighting moves with your Pokémon. Here are the two best counters you can employ against Rillaboom.

Annihilape

Here are all the basic details you need to know at a glance to get your Annihilape prepared.

• Tera Type: Fighting
• Nature: Adamant (Attack Up, Special Attack Down)
• EV Spread: HP 252, Attack 252, Defense 4
• Ability: Defiant
• Held Item: Shell Bell
• Move set:
• Cross Chop
• Drain Punch
• Bulk Up
• Screech

The 9th-generation rage monkey is a great pick here because of its offensive potential and access to tools to regenerate its health throughout the Raid Battle.

In the first three turns spam the Screech move to lower Rillaboom’s defense by six stages. Then use Cross Chop to build up your tera orb. Throw in some Drain Punches if you need to heal up some HP. Once you’ve terastallized, spam more Cross Chop until you have Rillaboom in the bag.

Iron Hands

Here are all the basic details you need to know at a glance to get your Iron Hands prepared.

• Tera Type: Fighting
• Nature: Adamant (Attack Up, Special Attack Down)
• EV Spread: HP 76, Attack 252, Speed 172
• Ability: Quark Drive
• Held Item: Shell Bell
• Moveset:
• Belly Drum
• Electric Terrain
• Low Kick
• Drain Punch

With Quark Drive and Electric Terrain active, you’ll get an additional 30% boost to your attack. After starting up Electric Terrain, you’ll use Belly Drums to raise your attack stat even further. Follow up with a Drain Punch to keep your HP high. Make sure Electric Terrain is active and use Low Kick whenever you can. Just repeat these steps and Rillaboom will be yours in no time.