Unlock 6-Star Raids in Pokémon Violet & Scarlet: Guide & Rewards

Learn how to take on these difficult but rewarding raid battles

Written by Hannah Dillon

Last Updated: December 11, 2025 Fact Checked

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Are you trying to unlock 6-Star Raid Battles in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet? These raids are some of the toughest in the game, and you can get some great Pokémon and rewards for completing them. But in order to challenge these raids, you must complete a few tasks after finishing the main story. Read on to learn more.

Things You Should Know

• To unlock 6-Star Raids, you must finish the game and beat the Academy Ace Tournament.
• You also must host and win a handful of 5-Star Raid Battles to unlock 6-Star Raids.
• 6-Star Raid Battles are noted by black Tera Raid den crystals on the map.

Steps

Section 1 of 2:

Unlocking 6-Star Raids

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   Finish the game. The first step to unlocking 6-Star Tera Raid Battles is to finish Pokémon Scarlet or Violet. While 6-Star Raids aren't the hardest Tera Raid Battles in the game, they are still very difficult and require powerful Pokémon and sufficient preparation to take them on.
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   Complete the Academy Ace Tournament. After finishing the game, you'll have to defeat all the gym leaders again before competing in the Academy Ace Tournament. You'll be prompted to start this quest when you're being congratulated in Clavell's office after finishing the main story.
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   Host and complete 5-Star Tera Raids. During the post-game, Instructor Jacq will call to let you know that 5-Star Tera Raid Battles are available. After completing about 10 to 15 5-Star Raids, Jacq will let you know that 6-Star Tera Raids are available.

   • You can now take on 6-Star Tera Raid Battles, which are denoted on the map by their black crystals.
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Section 2 of 2:

6-Star Tera Raid Battle Rewards

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   You can get a number of useful items from 6-Star Raids. Besides getting the chance to catch the boss Pokémon, you will always get 4 EXP Candy L, 1 EXP Candy XL, 5 TM Materials, 3 stat-boosting feathers, and 3 Tera Shards for finishing a 6-Star Raid. Guests will receive an additional 3 TM Materials and hosts will receive an additional 3 Tera Shards.

   • The TM crafting materials are based on the boss's evolutionary family. For example, if you defeat a Dragonite in a 6-Star Tera Raid, you'll get Dratini Scales (a TM Material obtained by catching Dratini, Dragonair, or Dragonite).
   • The Tera Shards obtained will match the Tera Type of the raid boss you defeated.
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   You also have a chance of getting some super rare or valuable items. Each Tera Raid Battle has a chance of dropping some additional items. Some of these items are more common than others, and the items you can get are listed below. Drop rates fluctuate between raids, but the items are listed from most common to least common.

   • EXP Candy L (1)
   • Stat Feather (2)
   • TM Material (2)
   • Star Piece (1)
   • EXP Candy L (2)
   • EXP Candy XL (1)
   • Rare Candy (1)
   • Nugget (1)
   • PP Up (1)
   • Tera Shard (1)
   • Bottle Cap (1)
   • Nature-changing Mint (1)
   • Herba Mystica—Can be Sweet, Spicy, Bitter, Sour, or Salty (1)
   • Comet Shard (1)
   • Ability Capsule (1)
   • Ability Patch (1)
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• After you have completed some 6-Star Tera Raid Battles, you will eventually unlock 7-Star Raid Battles, the hardest raids in the game.
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