Out of the Ruinous quartet of Legendary Pokémon found in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet‘s Paldea Region, the Fire-/Dark-type Chi-Yu perhaps hosts the best potential builds for the challenging Tera Raid battles that feature ultra-powerful creatures during the postgame. With a staggering Special Attack and special Ability that increases the potency of its damage, Chi-Yu can inflict damage that nearly takes out a Tera Raid Pokémon in one hit if circumstances are in its favor.
The move list of Chi-Yu divides players’ focus into high-damage attacks that utilize the Same Type Attack Bonus (STAB), and debuffs to the Tera Raid Pokémon players find themselves facing. Dark Pulse and Flamethrower are essential to the former strategy, while Nasty Plot and Taunt accomplish the latter. Flamethrower forms a staple attacking move of 90 Power related to the Fire-type, while Dark Pulse sports similar power in addition to having a 20% chance to induce a flinch. Nasty Plot lowers the Special Defense used to protect a Tera Raid Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet from these attacks. Taunt has more nuance, forcing an opponent to only use moves that deal damage for the next few turns.
The Best Nature and Items For Chi-Yu in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Chi-Yu’s ability, named Beads of Ruin, automatically lowers the Special Defense of all Pokémon on the battlefield by 25%, an extremely powerful tool when used in tandem with Nasty Plot and the Special Attack moves mentioned earlier. To take this strategy even further, a Modest Nature applied to Chi-Yu either by the capture of the Legendary with this trait or a Modest Mint found from a Delibird Shop bolsters Chi-Yu’s Special Attack even more at the cost of its Attack stat. Players looking to deliver damage using one of the best moves from Fire-types in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet are heavily encouraged to adjust their Legendary to achieve this goal.
Trainers who put Chi-Yu on their Tera Raid team can find success when placing the Expert Belt on their Pokémon since the item boosts super-effective damage by 20%. Combined with the upgrades given from the Modest Nature and the modification of a Tera Raid boss Pokémon’s stats through Beads of Ruin or Nasty Plot, the Expert Belt is the icing on the cake when players finalize their build. The best moves of Chi-Yu work together with staggering power to build a devastating offense against even the highest star, Tera Raids in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
- Original Release Date:
- 2022-11-18
- Developer:
- Game Freak
- Franchise:
- Pokemon
- Genre:
- RPG, Adventure, Action
- Platform:
- Nintendo Switch
- Publisher:
- Nintendo, The Pokemon Company
- ESRB:
- E
- Summary:
- Pokemon returns in its next installment series: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Now set in a fictional locale based around Mediterranean Spain, players will traverse the land of Paldea as they continue catching the series’ classic and new Pokemon. New to this entry are unique Pokemon that can transform into vehicles, allowing players to traverse the world through new means- which helps with Scarlet and Violet’s new open-world approach. Players can tackle gym battles in any order they wish, with foes scaling to their level as they progress. Scarlet and Violet also introduce co-op exploration online and a new battle feature known as Terastallize.
- Multiplayer:
- Online Co-Op, Online Multiplayer
- Prequel:
- Pokémon Sword and Shield
- Mode:
- Single Player, Multiplayer
