Pokémon SV players have received another free upgrade – catch an exclusive ‘mon in this week’s raid

24th April 2023

POKÉMON has announced the next target of its seven-star raids.

Seven-star raids are the most difficult raids in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, in which you can catch exclusive Pokémon not found in the base games.

Inteleon is the next raid target.

Previous targets of seven-star raids include Charizard, Cinderace, Greninja, Pikachu, Decidueye, Samurott, and Typhlosion.

The next set of raids features Inteleon, the Water-type starter Pokémon from Pokémon Sword and Shield.

This is the second starter from these raids following Cinderace which came out shortly after the games’ release.

Inteleon is a super fast special attacker, who is known for powerful Water-type moves.

In the upcoming raids it will be Ice Tera type, boosting its defense with Snowscape.

There will be two sets of raids, happening over two separate weekends.

The first time Inteleon will become available is from Friday, April 28, 2023, until Sunday, April 30, 2023.

Inteleon will appear for a second time from Friday, May 5, 2023, until Sunday, May 7, 2023.

Steel-type Pokémon are predicted to be the best counters for Inteleon due to their strong defenses and super-effective attacks.

This could be one of the more difficult raids we’ve experienced so far, and Inteleon comes with the ability Sniper.

This makes its critical hits especially powerful, and they can take out opposing Pokémon with ease.

Pokémon has been increasing the number of raids recently to keep players interested in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

The weekend between Inteleon raids, Walking Wake and Iron Leaves will return, giving people another chance to catch these Paradox Legendaries.

Many people missed out on these Pokémon the first time as a glitch meant an egg appeared instead of the legendaries they were trying to catch.

Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.