Summary
- Clever trainers developed a strategy to defeat Hisuian Samurott in just two turns, exploiting its weak special defense with the use of Fake Tears.
- The strategy involves using the Legendary Pokemon Miraidon and three Fake Tears users with Sturdy or Focus Sash to survive attacks while lowering Hisuian Samurott's special defense.
- The strategy, dubbed "Micrydon," allows Miraidon to use its signature move Electro Drift to take down Hisuian Samurott with a single strike, making the battle shorter and more efficient.
Shortly after the release of the seven-star Tera raid battle against Hisuian Samurott in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, some clever trainers developed and shared a strategy that would allow a coordinated team to defeat the tough Water Pokemon in just two turns. The strategy made the rounds on social media as other Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players began to tackle this latest raid.
Known as the Formidable Pokemon, Samurott is the fully evolved form of Oshawott. Like Decidueye and Typhlosion before it, Samurott received a Hisuian form in Pokemon Legends: Arceus and became a Water and Dark dual-type Pokemon in the process. Just before Thanksgiving, The Pokemon Company announced that Hisuian Samurott the Unrivaled would be a seven-star Tera raid boss with the Tera type of Water. Even though Hisuian Samurott has the hidden ability called Sharpness to increase the power of its Ceaseless Edge, Razor Shell, Sacred Sword, and X-Scissor attacks, the ability was rendered moot thanks to a strategy that disregards it.
On Reddit, a group of users on the r/PokePortal subreddit clubbed together to form a strategy that revolved around the Legendary Pokemon Miraidon and three Pokemon that could use the move Fake Tears in quick succession. This was dubbed the "Micrydon" strategy by the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players that contributed to its creation. According to the strategy post, the Fake Tears users would either have the ability called Sturdy or hold the Focus Sash item to survive an attack with one HP. At the same time, Miraidon would use Charge to boost both its special defense and the power of its next Electric-type attack. In the following turn, only Miraidon would take action and use its signature move, Electro Drift, to take down Hisuian Samurott with a single strike.
This is because Fake Tears lowers the target's special defense by two stages. Given the fact that Hisuian Samurott's special defense is already its weakest statistic, this further exploits that flaw. Compared to a strategy that was used to take down Hisuian Typhlosion with a Dachsbun, the "Micrydon" strategy involves fewer steps during the battle. But, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet trainers who missed out on taking on Hisuian Samurott will have another chance. The second seven-star Tera raid battle against the Formidable Pokemon starts on Thursday, November 30 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern and ends on Sunday, December 3, at 6:59 p.m. Eastern.
However, coordination is the key for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players who want to give this strategy a shot. With The Indigo Disk DLC arriving days after the Hisuian Samurott raids conclude, it remains to be seen what Tera raids Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will release afterward.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 71 /100 Critics Rec: 48%
- Released
- November 18, 2022
- ESRB
- E For Everyone Due To Mild Fantasy Violence
- Developer(s)
- Game Freak
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo, The Pokemon Company
- Engine
- Proprietary Engine
- Multiplayer
- Local Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- no
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Pokemon Scarlet & Pokemon Violet are the main entries in the series for Generation IX. They introduced over 100 new Pokemon and brought players to the Paldea region.
