How to Get the Best Pokémon to Beat 6-Star Tera Raids in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Upgrade your Pokemon to win 6-Star Tera Raids.

To get the best Pokémon you need to first catch Mankey Pokémon and then level him to evolve him into Primeape. Further level Primeape to evolve into Annihilape which takes some steps and training.

After all these processes you need to learn some moves and do some training for Annihilape making him perfect for 6-star Tera Raids.

In this guide, we have discussed How to get Annihilape and Level him for 6-Star Tera Raids in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Annihilape Pokémon for Beating 6-Star Tera Raids

Annihilape Pokémon is an angry Pokémon which have both Fighting and Ghost Type. Annihilape Pokémon is an evolving type of Primeape which have strong moves and can be very useful during the battle, especially for the 6-star Tera Raids. Annihilape Pokémon has Close Combat, Seismic Toss, Final Gambit, and Cross Chop.

These are some stats of Annihilape Pokémon.

  • HP (110)
  • Attack (115)
  • Defense (80)
  • Special Attack (50)
  • Special Defence (90)
  • Speed (90)

Annihilape Pokémon is specialized in HP and Attack power but you need to increase his stats by training his moves. Which will make him the best Pokemon to start the 6-star tera raids hunt. The total score of Annihilape Pokémon stat is 535 which you need to upgrade.

How to Find the Mankey in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Location


You need to catch the Mankey in order to evolve him into Primeape. Mankey level will be 19 and you can catch them easily. You will be able to find him in the South Province (Area Five) near the trees.

After catching Mankey you need to evolve him by increasing his level. Mankey will evolve at level 28 and use the Rare Candy to increase his level. This will evolve Mankey into Primeape.

How to Find the Mankey in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Location

How to Evolve Primeape into Annihilape Pokemon

Now you need to evolve Primeape into Annihilape. Primeape evolves at level 35 and then you need to teach him the Rage Fist move which will be the key to evolving him into Annihilape. You can use Rare Candy and Exp. Candy M to increase his level.

Now use the Rage Fist move 20 times you can use it at different Pokémon to complete the target. After using the Rage Fist 20 times, you need to increase the one more level which will evolve him into Annihilape.

exp. candy M for leveling Annihilape

How to Level Up Annihilape

Now you need to level Annihilape up for that you need to teach him some moves and gather the materials. There are two moves Drarin Punch and Bulk Up that you can’t teach him through level-up.  So you need to find the materials.

Collecting Drain Punch and Bulk Up

In order to get Drain Punch, you have to do the following steps.

  • First, you need to go to the South Province (Area Five) Watchtower. You can go there by fast travel.
  • You need to reach the Tower top once you reached there you will find the TM Drain Punch item.

Next, to get Bulk Up, you have to do the following steps.

  • You need to reach the beach area to the east of the watch tower.
  • You can go there by flying through the watch tower.
  • There you need to collect the Bulk Up.
Tm moves location

Get the Bottle of Caps To Level up Annihilape

For getting Bottle Caps for Annihilape Leveling, you need to follow these steps.

  • You need to go to Mesagoza West.
  • You can get there by fast traveling to the Pokémon center and then you need to go reach the Delibird Presents.
  • Enter inside and select Battle items. Scroll the items and buy Five Bottle Caps.
  • Each Bottle Cap will cost you 20000 Poke dollars.
  • You need bottle caps when you want to hyper-train your Pokémon to make him stronger. 
bottle caps location

Annihilape IV Stats After Leveling Up

Now check the IV stats of the Annihilape you will see there is a lot to improve in its stats. You need to increase its special attacks and defense.

Also, the defense and speed make him the perfect Pokémon for Tera Raids. You can look at the Pokemon IV stats once you unlocked the Judge Function.

judge function for checking stats

Montenevera Hyper Training and Vitamins for Annihilape

Now you need to go to Montenevera. There you need to get the vitamin item and also Hyper Train your Pokémon. To Hyper Train your Pokémon you need to level up the Pokémon to 50.

To Hyper Train you need to do the following steps.

  • Reach the NPC which you will find near the Poke Center.
  • If you look to the backside of the Poke Center you will find him near the tree.
  • Go there and talk to him to train your Annihilape. Each training will cost you one Bottle Cap.
  • After approaching the NPC you will ask to select the stats that you want to train.
  • Select all the stats. You need to train Annihilape until he reaches level 100.

Before going for hyper training you need to make sure you have enough materials to train him to level 100.

montenevera location

How To Increase Annihilape EV

Once you Hyper Train him you need to focus on the EV stats of Annihilape. For that, you need to get the Vitamin items and some other materials.

Go to the Chansey Supply scroll the items and look for Adamant Mint which is used to correct the nature of the Pokémon. It includes boosting power and special attack. Adamant Mint will cost you 20000 Poke Dollars.

adamant mint for hyper training Annihilape

You also need to get 26 HP Up. Each HP Up will cost you 10000 Poke dollars. Next, you look for Protein which will cost you 10000 Poke Dollars. You need to get 26 proteins. This will use to maximize your attacks. For the last one, you need to buy 1 Zinc which will also cost you 10000 Poke Dollars.

All these items will cost you a lot of money make sure to have enough money before proceeding to this path. We have made a detailed guide on How to Make tons of Money.

Select Annihilape and first use Adamant Mint, HP Up, Protein, and Zinc. These will increase its EV stats. Now Your Pokemon is Hyper Trained and EV trained.

How to Equip the Move Set For Annihilape

Now you need to complete Annihilape’s move sets. Go to the Poke Center and select (I want a TM made). Then go to the fighting moves and look for Drain Punch. There is a list of materials you need to craft Darin Punch Move. Craft the move and equip the move.   

equipping move set for Annihilape

This will be a time taking process and requires a lot of money to make sure to be prepared. Once you have done that you are good to go to 6-star Tera Raids. This will be a one-time process but after doing this you can easily beat any 6-star Tera Raid.