 The brand new 7 star terror raid event featuring Grinninger has just been announced in today's video we are going to go over some of the best builds to help you prepare for this raid event so you can go into it and beat it easy in your games. But before we get into today's video please subscribe to the channel remember you can always unsubscribe later if you would like to. So although the Grinninger event has just been announced and it is a little while away before it does go live it's a good time for us now to have a look at some builds to get things prepared for when this event goes live. The event itself will be running from the 27th of January and running up until the 30th of January so over that weekend that will be the first time when it will be appearing. So Grinninger we know is going to be level 100 it is going to be that 7 star raid guaranteed level 100 31 IVs across all of its stats so it's going to be a really strong pokemon it's potentially going to have the ability protein. Now there are a lot of rumors at the minute about battle bond being the potential ability on it and as much as I would love to say it being battle bond I can't see it happening. If it is battle bond it does change a lot because it makes these raids a lot more difficult because battle bond every time you knock a pokemon out you're getting a boost in special attack and attack making Grinninger very very dangerous. Though I do have one particular pokemon that we can take into that raid that will help alleviate the issues with those boosts if battle bond is something but my opinion on it I don't think we're going to see battle bond. I think it will be protein and protein worked a little bit like libero that we saw on the cinderace because Grinninger is going to be already in its terraform it's not really going to be able to change its type outside of that with the protein ability meaning it is a bit useless so we're not going to really need to worry about the ability there as I say battle bond may be a different story but I cannot see that being the ability on it it is a special event Grinninger only and it's never been in any other game so I just can't see it happening. Grinninger has got a high base speed stat it is going to hit a speed stat of 377 if its EVs are maxed out and it's speed and it does have that positive nature so going to be something that's very fast be aware of that its terra type going to be poison as well so its main weaknesses are going to be psychic and ground they're the two main things you want to look at of course it is going to be difficult to bring psychic types against Grinninger because of the dark type attacks that it does have access to and it will although it's in its terasolized form still get the stab same type attack bonus on its dark type attack so it will be hitting very hard same goes for water even though it will be getting the poison stab on top of that but that's the beauty about terasolization now for Grinninger builds that we'll probably potentially see in this 7 star 8 I kind of see two different variations we're either going to get a pure physical Grinninger or we're going to get a mixed Grinninger so it's going to be pure physical attacks or we're going to get a mixture of those physical and special attacks because it does have a very good move pool now the options are up in the air obviously we don't know for certain now we won't know until the event goes live but we can take a good guess at what options it will have gunk shot is going to be a really safe option for us to guess of an attack that it's going to have I think it will have it it's its most powerful poison type attack 120 base power and it plays off that poison terra typing really nicely it does have a little drawback it is a bit shaky on the accuracy side only 80% accurate so it will miss from time to time I think it's going to have water shuriken this plays into this physical set night slash as well for that dark stab attack that it's going to have it does get options of fighting type attacks as well low kick loss we break break our options on there as well for Grinninger does get access to priority ghost type attack through shadow sneaks or something to consider I guess liquidation is its big water type attack and physical attack it gets waterfall as well but liquidation probably going to be the more optimal player there and then it gets ice punch as well for that ice coverage and trailblaze which is something that we do need to be very wary of going into this rage which is a grass type attack that can do some damage to potentially some of the pokemon that would be bringing into this raid now for setup options Grinninger doesn't really have too many options in regards to the setup department the only thing that it does have if it is a physical Grinninger that we'd need to really watch out for would be that swords dance we saw in the cinderace raid it did use bulk up as a way of boosting its attack and its defense stats and it got that off turn one before any attacks went on to the field now sword stance could be the similar option that Grinninger uses either in that pure physical set or the mix set that we potentially are theorizing here rain dance is another option as well to boost its water type attacks but generally speaking I think a pure physical Grinninger with gunk shot water shuriken night slash and something like liquidation or the ice punch and then coverage moves of something like rain dance and maybe low sweep low kick could be options on there of course you can't discount that it does get access to acrobatics and bounce to flying type attack moves but really are you going to be bringing grass types into this terror raid event anyway I don't think so so something we don't really need to consider too much now for the mixed Grinninger I feel like this could be more likely to happen where we are going to see a mixture of both its good physical and special type attacks so this is what I would imagine us to see but I could be completely wrong I don't really see Grinninger going down a pure special base route because it doesn't really get a poison special type attack that it's really going to be able to take advantage of and it's going to rely way more heavily on terror blast which is not its most optimal option so I can't really see on that basis it being a pure special type Grinninger now the move options again if it is going to be mixed you're going to get gunk shot I would imagine water shirking it's signature move as well maybe dog pulse over night slash you're going to get low kick low break break the fighting type attacks are all going to be physical anyway but there are other options in regards to ice type attacks ice being blizzard going to be really annoying to deal with especially coming off Grinninger's good special attack stat trail blaze grass knot are the two grass type options that you've got on there and then the water type options hydro pump going to be a lot more powerful especially if it's coming off a special type attack and chilling water as well as another option that can cause a burn as well as that terror blast that it would have to rely on again the support options for the mixed one don't really change but we'll probably see something like swords dance if it is going to try and boost anything and then rain dance which does boost those water type attacks so these are predominantly what I would imagine either of the Grinninger's looking like and they're the move options so anything in here could be possible although I would say gunk shot and maybe water shuriken in a dark type attack either night slash or dark pulse are probably going to be the kind of staples on these Grinninger's sets because they cover the bases for what Pokemon or game fruit would expect you to bring against a terror poison type Grinninger you know and then the dark type attacks make it difficult and the water type attacks do make it difficult as well and that's why I think ice is maybe an option as well because ground types are weak to ice so I would imagine we probably will see ice type attacks on there whether that be in the form of ice beam blizzard or ice punch depending on the build of the Grinninger so getting into game we are going to have a look at some options that I've put together now I think we're going to start with probably one that everyone's talking about and I think probably the best option going into Grinninger the only thing I would say you're going to have to watch out for if you are bringing something like clod site is going to be extra sensory which is a psychic type attack that Grinninger does have in its move pool that will be able to hit us for super effective damage but outside of that clod site is going to be an amazing pokemon to bring into this raid now there are two builds that I'll go through here there is this first one and then I do have a second build so there are two options for clod site but this is preferably the one I like to choose so we've got the COVID clock on there that's just going to stop any secondary type effects especially if we are going to be getting hit with dark pulse we don't want to be flinched by that so that will stop that and also if we do terastalize it means that we can't get poisoned by any of the potential poison type attacks that does throw out even though we're a base type of poison so COVID clock I feel like the best item choice on clod site obviously if you are building your own you're more than welcome to have your opinion on what you feel is better we're going with a ground terra type as well just to take advantage of the ground type attacks when we do terastalize and a move set of recover stockpile acid spray and earth pile now recover stockpile and acid spray all egg moves you're going to have to get a mirror herb item and then get some pokemon that know these moves and then set up a picnic so I can learn them but this move set I feel is probably the most optimal you're going to have recover for longevity staying on the field as long as possible stockpile is going to boost your defense and your special defense so it's going to mean that you're going to be able to stay on the field for a lot longer take attacks a lot better acid spray is an amazing move for supporting partnering pokemon as well as kind of setting yourself up as well by reducing the special defense on greninja by two stages every time and it works through the shield when it is set up because it is an attacking move so really useful there and then earth powers your main attacking option you might want to pp max that out because the one drawback with claudsire if you are going down a special route especially with it is that it does have absolutely garbage special attack so we have put some special attack investment in this claudsire to give it a bit more of a chance but the acid spray drops should help out with that and allow you to do a bunch of damage now greninja isn't known to be one of the most bulky pokemon so you shouldn't have too hard a job against it especially after you teras lies now you are going to resist the poison type attacks from greninja because of your pot poison and ground typing you're also got the ability water absorbed so none of those water type attacks are going to be able to affect you so you're only really worrying about the dark type attacks and like i say with the stockpiles under your belt you're not really going to have to worry too much so we give the claudsire a modest nature as well and then the ev spread we've got max hp 252 evs in hp we've got 76 in defense we've got 176 in special attack and then we have four in special defense because it has a pretty good special defense stat anyway so that is the ev spread it'll be on the screen for you now if you want to copy this exact claudsire that i've put together but this is overall with the covet clock with the modest nature with that ev spread terra type ground and then the move set like we've went over as well it will work super well as a support option and probably something that we'd be able to take in and go solo the only thing like i say to watch out for is that extra sensory the greninja could have and even then it's probably not going to be too much of an issue if you get a couple of stockpiles up in the first place next up is going to be one of my favorite ones it's not quite as strong as the claudsire but it gives you a bit more offensive pressure and that is just going to be quagsire so quagsire the water and ground type not got that poison type in it is still going to resist the poison type attacks because ground does resist poison and you're still going to have that water absorbability so meaning that you're immune to any of the water type attacks and if greninja does fire water type attack into you it is meaning that you're going to be able to get your health back so it's a nice form of recovery as well ground terra typing on this quagsire and covered clock again just for the same reasons but it's a little bit more important on the quagsire because you can be prone to be poisoned by the greninja and you kind of want to avoid that if possible we have got a modest nature on this quagsire again the ev spread on this one is going to be 252 hp max that out we've got four in defense we've got 132 in special attack and then 116 in special defense with a modest nature again this exact same move set as the claudsire and the reason for this move set is basically to give you an option if the extra century is a problem on the claudsire and it is causing a few issues if it is an option there with the greninja then quagsire could be an alternative option that you could kind of lean on that doesn't have that psychic weakness that the claudsire does the big thing that quagsire is going to have to watch out for is if trailblaze or grassnut or options on greninja if that is something that you're going to see this probably discounts quagsire from being used at all because that four times weakness means that it's going to make it very difficult and you're going to drop very quickly if the greninja has got access to that but otherwise it's a pretty good option i feel like generally it's got a bit better bulk on its defense and its special defense a bit better not as good hp of course but a bit better special attack as well so you can be able to hit a little bit harder but primarily running a lot like the claudsire different weaknesses there and yeah so modest nature like i say the covered clock and all of those details there the next option that we're going to have a look at is gastrodon and gastrodon would be here really i mentioned a bit earlier battle bond is the ability i think gastrodon is the pokemon that you're going to want to bring in against this particular greninja because you're going to want to reduce or get rid of those attack boosts if it is getting them especially if you're doing solo raids the greninja is going to be picking off your partner and pokemon and getting that battle bomb boost every one or two turns which is not something you want to be dealing with now gastrodon ground and water has the ability storm drain so it will suck in any sort of water type attacks from the greninja unless it's got surf which i doubt it will have it's going to have a single target attack water type move which will protect the rest of the party which is really nice and give you a special attack boost at the same time covered clock for the same reasons we don't want to deal with any poison or any flinches or anything like that from dark pulse and other poison type attacks and we have a modest nature we've just went with 252 hp and then 252 special attack should be on there with full defense and moves that we're going with recover clear smog stockpile and earth pile so the clear smog is an attack where when it hits an opponent it removes all of their stack boosts or all of their stack changes which is really good it can be a bit of a drawback if you are playing something like acid spray because you will get remove those special defense drops but you will be predominantly concentrating on any boosts that the greninja gets and removing those with the clear smog will hit through the screen as well because it is an attacking move so you're going to be able to remove any kind of stack boosts to the greninja at any time and i feel like this as a supporting option especially online could be a really good pokemon to bring to help your friends out if you're joining raids and things like that earth power self explanatory going to be a really good stab attacking move against greninja going to hit for good damage stockpile gives you the defense that you need recover gives you the longevity stay on the field and clear smog just means you're going to be able to disrupt the greninja throughout the match storm drain the ability like i say we've explained that modest nature ev spread and that is the gastrodon and just another option for gastrodon as well it doesn't need to be just as passive as this one but we can go down a more physical build obviously utilizing the move curse we've got the move said curse clear smog recover or amnesia whichever one you prefer i think if you go amnesia you're going to need the shell bell or recover item on the gastrodon if not you can then rely on the covered clock and then earthquake as its main attacking option again you're going to have to be very careful around any grass type attacks that greninja has if that is an option and garen gastrodon really falls out of favor a little bit storm drain the ability there adamant nature level 100 ground terra type on it and then ev spread of 252 hp 252 attack and then for special defense on this gastrodon so just an alternative way if you want to play it a bit more offensive it can still support team members and things like that but it just gives you a different mode to play if you don't want to go down the special route where you can't really boost your own special attack unless you've got partnering pokemon that can you surf and then boost it for you with that storm drain ability so gastrodon i feel a really good option if you want more of a supporting pokemon to go online with friends and things like that but first to pick one from the start it's going to be that clodsire and i think although the special attacking one might not be the more optimal one i i do like it because it plays off being a supportive pokemon as well as kind of boosting your own attack stat up now the other clodsire build that we do have is going to be more of a physical build i'll pull it up on the screen now for you the clodsire gonna have the water absorb ability again need to have that ability for the immunity to water type attacks gonna have the adamant nature on this one and a ground terra typing with the ev spread of 252 hp 252 attack and full special defense now the moveset for this clodsire is going to rely a little bit more on setup you're going to use curse to boost your attack and your defense you're going to use stockpile to give you a boost in special defense now you could go amnesia there so you get a solely special defensive boost but uh i don't know if it's really that necessary because it will depend on what moves the grinninger has and what build it is if it's physical then it's really pointless going for amnesia because it's not going to be using any special type attack so it will depend on the build of the grinninger of course then we've got recover and then earthquake which plays off that curse because you're boosting your attack stat and the speed drops that you get from curse don't really matter because you're never outspeeding the grinninger anyway so better physical attack on this clodside then it does have special attack so you're getting a bit more out uh offensively with the earthquake than you are going to get with earth power um resist the poison stabs water absorb and gives it the immunity to water attacks um but again you just need to be a little bit wary of extra sensory but stockpile helps you get around that as well so that is the other clodsire build that we've got and the last one for today is going to be garchomp again there is a big caveat on the garchomp and bringing this into this terror raid because of the threat of ice type attacks now if grinninger's got ice beam blizzard or ice punch i don't think garchomp's going to be an option here going into this raid at all but if it doesn't have any ice type attacks then i think garchomp then becomes a really good option coming into these raids now it doesn't get too many good supporting options but this is the best set that i kind of picked out from garchomp's move pool i think sword stance is an obvious option for boosting your attack two stages every time you use it sunny day is a nice option to reduce the damage from water type attacks because you are part dragon you are going to take neutral damage from the water type attacks so you will still take good damage but you're going to be neutral too you're not taking super effective damage sunny day definitely helps out with that and reduce the damage of those water type attacks so that's quite a nice option and then we've got earthquake is going to be the main kind of attacking option on garchomp once you've got those sword stances up and then you can have boulders reduce the speed on the grinninger if you want it supports your partnering pokemon or dragon claw there's a bunch of options that you could use for that third slot like substitute could be an option there you could even go with maybe a lumberry on the garchomp if you're worried about like burns from chilling water and then go rest in that slot so you've got a way of recovering once you've set up your sword stance this is a bunch of options like i say but this probably is just an example of what you can use primarily you're going to be using sword stance sunny day and earthquake though for this particular raid rough skin going to be the ability on there will take advantage of any sort of physical contact moves adamant nature you're not going to have to beat it with jolly so you may as well maximize your attacking output you got level 100 terra type going to be ground makes sense and then 252 hp 252 attack for special defense and like i say neutral from water attack sunny day helps mitigate this needs to be cautious of ice attacks and needs support storm drain would be very good of course light screen reflect partners would be appreciated i think for this garchomp but again it is a caveat if there's ice type attacks on the grinninger which i expect there will be i don't think garchomp is going to be an option which would lead me back to the clod sire here and i think clod sire either the special that we've covered here on the video or the physical type one are going to be the best options but of course these are just initial ideas once the raid does drop we will be able to really hone in everything that we know and maximize the build for going into these raids and get something out as quick as possible to get through these raids the best and this is the place for and we will put something out on the night of the event going live once we've been able to go in and have a few goals at the raid to make sure that we we know what we're facing and we can maximize all of our options so going into these raids will be something you'll be able to do easily solo in your game so make sure you do subscribe to the channel so you don't miss any of that content when it does drop but i would love to hear your opinions what do you think the best options are going to be going in against this green ninja it is early days still we got plenty of time to think about before the event drops but i wanted to put up a video as soon as possible to give you some ideas to give you a little bit of time to get prepared for this raid event when it does drop because i think out of all of them it might be the hardest one so far but i do think we might be over estimating how difficult this will be green ninja is not the best pokemon defensively it is a good offensive pokemon but the fact that it doesn't really have too much setup makes it a little bit easier to deal with thank you for tuning in friends please drop a like on the video if it has been useful and subscribe like i say not to miss any more content on preparation for terror raids and raids in general so thank you for tuning in have a great day and i will catch you all in another video very soon so until then friends take care of yourselves and bye bye