

In total, there are 18 different Tera Types any Pokémon can have, which makes for a huge number of potential combinations. That’s because a Pokémon’s Tera Type doesn’t have to match it’s actual type - meaning that a fire-type Pokémon can have a water Tera Type, changing up its type strengths and weaknesses when the mechanic is used. It’s a way to switch up how battles work in certain scenarios, and it’s one of the more interesting parts of battles in Scarlet and Violet. For Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, it’s Terastallizing, the equivalent of Pokémon Sword and Shield’s Dynamax and Gigantamax features.

Every new Pokémon game seems to introduce some new battle mechanic.
