Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Is Azumarill or Dachsbun better for the Charizard raid?

THIS week is the second and last time that Charizard will be appearing in seven-star raids in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Now that fans have had a week to practice, the best Pokémon to use in the Charizard raids is a little more refined.

People are using either Dachsbun or Azumarill, so we’ve weighed up the pros and cons of each ‘mon.

Here’s which Fairy-type Pokémon you should use when taking on the seven-star Charizard raid in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Charizard stats, moves and ability in raids

In Tera-raids the Charizard will act slightly differently to how it does in the normal game.

Not only does it have seven moves, but it has higher stats than the regular ‘mon.

It has Fire-, Dragon-, and Flying-type moves.

Charizard – Level 100

• Nature – Modest, special attack and speed invested
• Ability – Solar Powered (ups special attack in sunlight)
• Item – No Item
• Tera-type – Dragon
• Moves – Overheat, Fire Blast, Hurricane, Dragon Tera Blast, Dragon Pulse, Sunny Day, Inferno.

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Best Azumarill sets for the Charizard raid

Azumarill is one of the best Pokémon to use in difficult raids, whether you are attempting to be offensive, or trying to offer support.

There is one main issue when using offensive Azumarill though, and that is that the game doesn’t always calculate its ability Huge Power correctly.

This means it doesn’t always deal as much damage as it should, making it difficult to take down the dragon.

It does have the advantage of resisting the Fire-type attacks, and being immune to the Dragon-type attacks. Therefore, it can only be hit by Hurricane, but this can do a lot of damage.

The offensive Azumarill shown below can solo this raid, though it may take a few attempts and will be easier with other well-prepared trainers on your team.

It works especially well with the support Azumarill, or the Dachsbun listed below.

Rain Dance also lowers the damage of Fire-type moves, and prevents Solar Powered from taking effect. It does make Hurricane 100% accurate as a downside.

The main advantage of the Azumarill listed over the Dachsbun, is that it is very flexible and can be used in a variety of six-star raids after you have defeated your Charizard.

Here are the stats you will want for your Azumarill.

Offensive Azumarill – Level 100

• Nature – Adamant, attack and HP invested
• Ability – Huge Power
• Item – Shell Bell
• Tera-type – Fairy
• Moves – Rain Dance, Aqua Ring (alone)/ Light Screen (with partner), Belly Drum, Play Rough

Support Azumarill – Level 100

• Nature – Bold, special defence and HP invested
• Ability – Thick Fat
• Item – Light Clay
• Tera-type – Fairy
• Moves – Amnesia, Helping Hand, Light Screen, Tail Whip

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Best Dachsbun set for the Charizard raid

While you could set your Dachsbun up offensively, Howl only raises attack by one stage, and therefore it would take six turns to maximise over Belly Drum’s one.

However, Dachsbun is the better support Pokémon due to its immunity to both Fire- and Dragon-type attacks.

Howl also has the benefit of raising the attack for the whole team, and so would work great with three Azumarill.

Snarl further provides support, by dropping Charizard’s monstrous special attack stat.

Wish will keep your Dachsbun healthy and prevent it from being knocked out and losing your team time.

The main downside to Dachsbun is that it can’t really solo this raid, so you will need friends in order to complete it.

Support Dachsbun – Level 100

• Nature – Careful, special defence and HP invested
• Ability – Well-Baked Body
• Item – Ability Shield
• Tera-type – Fairy
• Moves – Howl, Helping Hand, Wish, Snarl

Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.