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Flying

Fairy

Ghost

With the extra boost Dragonite's Flying-type attacks receive from Terastallization, Dragonite blows past Pokémon such as Zamazenta and Great Tusk that may be annoying for its more standard Tera Normal sets. It is worth pointing out that Dragonite lacks other options for a physical and strong Flying-type attack such as Dual Wingbeat, which it lost during the transition to Generation 9. While this move is run alongside Dragon Dance most of the time, it has also seen use with Choice Band in the past, as it is the strongest reliable STAB move available to it.

Tera Fairy is another option that, despite not reaching the same level of power as Tera Flying, retains Tera Blast's ability to hit Zamazenta and Great Tusk super effectively as well as the likes of Kyurem and Ting-Lu while more importantly gaining the crucial newfound defensive profile, which Dragonite can further take advantage of with Multiscale and Roost. The Fairy typing itself provides Dragonite with a resistance to Kingambit's Sucker Punch to deny revenge killing attempts from it, an immunity to Walking Wake's and Kyurem's Draco Meteor, and Dragapult's Dragon Darts, potentially getting a free turn against them to safely set up.

As Tera Normal and even Tera Blast Flying and Fairy versions of Dragonite struggle with Iron Defense Corviknight and Skarmory, Tera Ghost provides Dragonite with an immunity to Body Press from these foes as well as Zamazenta and lets it hit them back with Tera Blast. This is especially nastier with Encore, as a perfectly timed one on said matchup gives Dragonite even more setup opportunities. Tera Blast Ghost also lets Dragonite threaten most of its other checks in Air Balloon Gholdengo and Pecharunt, 2HKOing the latter after a Dragon Dance. This move is run on Dragon Dance sets alongside Low Kick, which hits Ghost-resistant Pokémon such as Kingambit, Ting-Lu, Garganacl, and Tera Normal Dragonite. This set only started seeing use during March of 2025, and it shows just how much there is still to explore when it comes to Tera Blast. That said, this set is less consistent than its Flying and Fairy counterparts and has thus fallen out of favor since.

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Ground

Fire

Electric

Tera Blast Ground is an option for Dragon Dance variants of Kyurem used to hit Steel-types such as Gholdengo, Heatran, and Kingambit that resist both Scale Shot and Icicle Spear. Tera Ground itself provides Kyurem with an immunity to Hatterene's Nuzzle and Gholdengo's Thunder Wave, which may otherwise cripple it. Worth noting that while Kyurem is able to hit Pecharunt or Galarian Weezing for neutral damage already, Tera Blast Ground 2HKOes Galarian Weezing and, after a Dragon Dance, also Pecharunt, both feats that Kyurem's Icicle Spear cannot achieve consistently.

Dragon Dance variants of Kyurem may also opt for Tera Blast Fire over Tera Blast Ground, as it also hits the aforementioned Steel-types—particularly Air Balloon variants of Gholdengo and Kingambit, which are immune to Tera Blast Ground— and Corviknight, though this comes at the cost of not being able to hit Flash Fire Heatran. Tera Fire provides Kyurem with an immunity to Will-O-Wisp from the likes of Dragapult, Moltres, and Galarian Weezing and turns Kyurem's weaknesses to Fairy- and Steel-type moves such as Enamorus's Moonblast and Gholdengo's Make It Rain into resistances. The combination of Icicle Spear and Tera Blast Fire fails to threaten Water- and Fire-types such as Alomomola, Hisuian Samurott, and Iron Moth, making Scale Shot nearly required on the last moveslot.

Finally, Tera Blast Electric is another option on Dragon Dance sets that grants Kyurem the famous BoltBeam coverage that hits nearly all targets for at least neutral damage. In particular, Tera Blast Electric overwhelms physical walls such as Alomomola, Dondozo, and Corviknight, as well as Primarina, which can take on both Icicle Spear and Scale Shot. Just like Tera Ground, Tera Electric also provides Kyurem with an immunity to paralysis moves, even including Ribombee's Stun Spore unlike Tera Ground, which can quickly prove lethal and end the game on the spot. Just like Tera Fire, Tera Electric also turns Kyurem's weakness to Steel-type moves such as Kingambit's Iron Head into a resistance.

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Fairy

With Tera Blast Fairy, Kingambit is able to turn the tables on Fighting-types such as Great Tusk, Zamazenta, Iron Valiant, and Tera Fighting Dondozo and Corviknight, which would otherwise check it. Just like Low Kick, Tera Blast Fairy also hits Dark-types that might not be reliable checks yet still annoy Kingambit, such as Ting-Lu, Hisuian Samurott, and Darkrai. Tera Fairy also offers great defensive benefits over other popular Tera type options for Kingambit; unlike Tera Fire, Tera Fairy makes it not weak to Great Tusk's Headlong Rush and Enamorus's Earth Power, and unlike Tera Ghost, it doesn't become weak to Darkrai's Dark Pulse and Hisuian Samurott's Ceaseless Edge. This in turn means that after Kingambit Terastallizes, Pokémon that are often able to withstand a +2 Sucker Punch do not often threaten it with an OHKO.

It is worth noting that Tera Blast Flying has seen some use, as it similarly turns the tables on Fighting-types such as Zamazenta and Great Tusk as well as more niche Kingambit checks like Okidogi that Tera Fairy misses out on. Additionally, Tera Flying turns Kingambit's weakness to Ground-type moves like Great Tusk's Headlong Rush and Landorus-T's Earthquake into an immunity, as well as providing a Fighting resistance against Zamazenta similarly to Tera Fairy.

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Flying

Ice

Landorus-T is notorious for not having access to a reliable physical Flying-type move in past generations. Even in Generation 7 where it had access to Supersonic Skystrike, that was only a one-time use. Tera Blast Flying changes that, finally granting Landorus-T an option to make quick work of Great Tusk, Ogerpon-W, and Rillaboom, all of which may otherwise trouble it. This move is most commonly seen on Choice Scarf variants, with the extra Speed allowing Landorus-T to get the jump on Zamazenta and the aforementioned Ogerpon-W, and it naturally complements Landorus-T's STAB Earthquake that takes on the Flying-resistant targets such as Raging Bolt, Kingambit, and Glimmora.

Choice Scarf sets of Landorus-T may also opt for Tera Blast Ice, which provides Landorus-T the ability to threaten Ground-resistant or -immune Pokémon, such as Zapdos, Dragonite, Gliscor, and opposing Landorus-T, while still threatening Great Tusk and Hydrapple for super effective damage. The Tera type itself flips Landorus-T's weakness to Great Tusk's and Dragonite's Ice Spinner into a resistance.

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Ghost

Fire

Dragapult is usually unable to make use of its higher Attack stat due to having to rely on Phantom Force for a physical Ghost-type STAB move, as its two-turn nature leaves Dragapult exploitable. Tera Blast Ghost changes this by turning Dragapult into a potent Choice Band user, as Pokémon that resist or are immune to Dragon Darts, such as Gholdengo, Primarina, and Hatterene, are overwhelmed by the power of Tera Blast Ghost.

Tera Fire is another option for Dragon Dance variants of Dragapult that make up for the explosiveness of Tera Blast Ghost with the ability to sweep more reliably, as it targets Steel-types such as Kingambit, Gholdengo, and Iron Crown while still hitting Fairy-types like Clefable and Iron Valiant for great neutral damage. More importantly, the Tera type also lets Dragapult set up more freely on the aforementioned Fairy-types as well as Will-O-Wisp users like Galarian Weezing and Moltres looking to cripple it.

It's worth noting that Tera Blast Fighting has also seen use in the past as a way to OHKO Kingambit on either Choice Specs, Choice Band, or Dragon Dance sets, on top of turning Dragapult's weakness to Dark-type moves into a resistance.

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Stellar

With Tera Blast Stellar and Contrary increasing its Special Attack and Attack, Enamorus becomes an outstanding wallbreaker or cleaner depending on the situation. Both Choice Scarf and Choice Specs sets have the potential to fulfill both roles late-game once faster foes such as Speed Booster Energy Iron Moth and Choice Scarf Darkrai have been dealt with, thanks to Tera Blast Stellar removing the prediction element against foes that resist or are immune to Moonblast, Earth Power, or both, such as Gholdengo, Moltres, and Corviknight. Due to the same reason, non-Choice item sets also make great use of Tera Blast Stellar, as targets such as Pecharunt and bulky Gholdengo attempting to switch-in on a predicted Moonblast will instead be put in range of a +1 Earth Power.

Tera Blast Ghost has also seen use on Enamorus, notably on mixed sets with Superpower, where Tera Blast Ghost becomes physical after a Superpower boost, thus threatening the likes of Galarian Slowking, Iron Crown, and Assault Vest Hatterene.

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Ground

Water

Iron Moth's STAB combination does not seem to overlap at first; however, several relevant Pokémon, such as Heatran, Ceruledge, Glimmora, Skeledirge, and opposing Iron Moth, resist or are immune to both Fiery Dance and Sludge Wave; Tera Blast Ground allows Iron Moth to hit these targets super effectively. Tera Blast Ground also targets Garganacl, and Iron Moth can further take advantage of its presence thanks to the combination of Substitute and Tera Ground's resistance to Garganacl's Salt Cure. Similarly, Tera Blast Ground targets Galarian Slowking, which may otherwise be comfortable against Iron Moth, with the Tera type granting Iron Moth with an immunity and a resistance to Galarian Slowking's Thunder Wave and Sludge Bomb, respectively.

Tera Blast Water is a less common option on Iron Moth that would similarly threaten the likes of Ceruledge, Heatran, Skeledirge, Glimmora, and opposing Iron Moth. Tera Water also turns Iron Moth's weakness to the likes of Walking Wake's Hydro Steam and Primarina's Surf into a resistance, unlike its Ground-type counterpart. While these variants of Iron Moth still exist, they have fallen out of favor considerably, in part as they are not able to deal with Galarian Slowking as effectively.

Tera Blast Ghost is a similarly niche option that grants Iron Moth coverage to threaten Galarian Slowking, Dragapult, Ceruledge, and the rare Skeledirge. Tera Ghost has already been commonly used by Iron Moth for its defensive properties, as the new typing provides Iron Moth an immunity to Dragonite's Extreme Speed and Blissey's Seismic Toss, so running Tera Blast on this variant becomes less committal.

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Ice

During Generation 8, Regieleki was notorious due to its lack of coverage moves, as it had to rely on Ancient Power to hit Ground-types. While it was possible to chip at Landorus-T bit by bit, bulkier Ground-types with access to recovery moves such as Hippowdon and Gastrodon would just completely shut down Regieleki. In Generation 9, however, not only was Regieleki gifted with Tera Blast Ice to hit Ground-types such as Great Tusk, Landorus-T, and Ting-Lu, but most of the Ground-types in the tier, with the exception of the somewhat rare Clodsire, lack reliable recovery and are thus easily chipped throughout the game. The result? One of the quickest bans in OU history.

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Fighting

During the first months of Generation 9, Espathra was a potent sweeper thanks to the combination of Stored Power, Speed Boost, and Calm Mind, which would very quickly snowball and end games on the spot due to the sheer amount of power and Speed. As the only issue was breaking past Dark-types, Dazzling Gleam was used to hit the likes of Chien-Pao, Meowscarada, and Ting-Lu. However, this move was often not enough to break through Kingambit; as such, Tera Blast Fighting emerged as an option to OHKO Kingambit while still nailing the other Dark-types. This played an important part in getting Espathra banned from the tier.

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Ground

Water

Dragon

Fairy

During its time in OU, Volcarona was able to use both Tera Blast Ground and Water to threaten Heatran, Clodsire, Garganacl, and Cinderace, with the former also targeting Toxapex and the latter hitting Ting-Lu for sets that forgo Bug Buzz. Tera Blast Dragon and Fairy were alternatives that allowed Volcarona to target Dragon-types such as Dragonite, Dragapult, and, in Tera Dragon's case, Gouging Fire, particularly as the aforementioned resist both of Volcarona's STAB moves, and they also complemented Volcarona's Flamethrower and Fiery Dance, which are able to threaten Steel-types such as Kingambit and Gholdengo. Furthermore, Tera Dragon and Water's resistance to Fire-type attacks such as Cinderace's Pyro Ball and Heatran's Magma Storm meant that Volcarona would be able to use them as setup fodder. Tera Fairy, on the other hand, would provide Volcarona an immunity to Dragapult's Dragon Darts, allowing Volcarona to set up on it.

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Fairy

While Roaring Moon had been a pressing presence through most of Generation 9, Tera Blast Fairy sets gave it the final push it needed to get banned. With this move, Roaring Moon would threaten both Fighting- and Dragon-types, such as Zamazenta, Great Tusk, Dragonite, and Kyurem, all at once. Tera Fairy would turn Roaring Moon's weaknesses to Fighting- and Dragon-type moves into a resistance and immunity, respectively, further enhancing its matchups against the aforementioned Pokémon, especially as this variant would run bulk investment alongside Roost to make use of the newfound incredible defensive typing for even more setup opportunities. The combination of Tera Blast Fairy and Knock Off would threaten most of the tier for at least neutral damage, and the notable exceptions of Galarian Weezing and Tinkaton are threatened by Earthquake.

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Fairy

During the tail end of its tenure in the tier, one variant of Gouging Fire that arguably and finally took it over the edge into ban-worthy territory was the discovery of Tera Blast Fairy on its offensive Dragon Dance sets. This Tera type gives Gouging Fire a super effective coverage move against checks like Great Tusk and Zamazenta while still hitting common Dragon-types like Dragapult, Raging Bolt, and Roaring Moon, letting it forgo its Dragon-type STAB move completely, and it gives a vastly superior defensive typing to set up safely on these threats. The combination of Fire + Fairy also grants it great neutral coverage into most of the metagame, and it can even choose its coverage to decimate foes looking to stomach said combo, such as Stone Edge for Moltres or Earthquake for Flash Fire Heatran.

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Fairy

As was highlighted in the Kingambit section, the combination of Tera Blast Fairy and a Dark-type STAB move, in this case Fiery Wrath, hits nearly all Pokémon for at least neutral damage. Galarian Moltres can take similar advantage of this combination, with its high Special Attack and Special Defense letting it get past Galarian Weezing, as it is 2HKOed by Fiery Wrath after a Nasty Plot.

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Fairy

With Tera Blast Fairy, Swords Dance Ceruledge threatens Great Tusk, Zamazenta, and Booster Energy Raging Bolt, all targets it may usually struggle against. Tera Fairy inverts Ceruledge's weakness to Dark-type moves such as Zamazenta's Crunch and Kingambit's Sucker Punch, denying revenge killing attempts from the latter and letting it further make use of Weak Armor against these attacks.

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Ground

Fairy

Though Nasty Plot Tornadus-T is one of the best wallbreakers in OU thanks to its coverage, power, and Speed, it often has to rely on the low accuracy of Focus Blast to threaten Heatran while also being heavily threatened by Raging Bolt. Tera Blast Ground provides Tornadus-T with an option to hit both of these Pokémon at once, as well as the likes of Galarian Slowking, Garganacl, and Glimmora. Furthermore, Tera Ground grants Tornadus-T an immunity to Raging Bolt's Thunderclap, denying revenge killing attempts from it. Some Tornadus-T sets, especially Assault Vest, love running Tera Fairy for its defensive value, and they can also opt to run Tera Blast to threaten the likes of Ting-Lu, Raging Bolt, and Kyurem.

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Ground

Tera Blast Ground allows Iron Valiant to threaten Galarian Slowking, Gholdengo, Pecharunt, Iron Crown, Iron Moth, Galarian Weezing, and Heatran in just one slot, all of which resist its Moonblast or STAB combination and may otherwise check either its Calm Mind or Swords Dance sets. Tera Ground provides Iron Valiant with an immunity to Raging Bolt's Thunderbolt and Thunderclap, easing prediction against and preventing revenge killing attempts from it, as well as an immunity to paralysis attempts from Hatterene's Nuzzle and Zapdos's Thunder Wave.

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Ground

Fire

Ghost

Rock

With the loss of Hidden Power, Serperior's lack of coverage moves is even more evident. It, however, can opt to run a wide variety of Tera types with Tera Blast to make up for the loss. Tera Blast Ground hits Steel- and Fire-types such as Cinderace, Heatran, and Kingambit, as well as Poison-types such as Pecharunt, Galarian Slowking, and Iron Moth; Tera Ground also lets Serperior resist Poison-type attacks. Tera Blast Fire targets Steel-types, particularly those that are immune to Tera Blast Ground, such as Corviknight and Air Balloon Kingambit and Gholdengo. Tera Fire also provides Serperior with a resistance to Ice-type moves such as Kyurem's Ice Beam and Weavile's Triple Axel. Tera Ghost may be used to hit Galarian Slowking, Gholdengo, and Pecharunt super effectively, and it is a great tool to hit the likes of Dragonite, Corviknight, and Moltres for neutral damage, unlike its Ground and Fire counterparts, while potentially enabling Serperior as an emergency check against Iron Defense Corviknight and Zamazenta. Tera Blast Rock can be used to threaten Fire- and Flying- types such as Cinderace, Moltres, Dragonite, and Tornadus-T, and Tera Rock grants a resistance to Fire-type attacks from the former two as well as Dragonite's Extreme Speed.

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Fighting

With Shell Smash and Stored Power, Polteageist threatens nearly the entire tier, particularly on Psychic Terrain, where Stored Power is boosted and priority moves fail. Dark-types thus remain as one of the few options to stop Polteageist's sweeps short. Tera Blast Fighting deals with said Dark-types, particularly Kingambit, while the Tera type provides Polteageist with a resistance to Darkrai's Dark Pulse and Hisuian Samurott's Sucker Punch, making it easier to set up against the former while denying revenge killing attempts from the latter outside of Psychic Terrain. Tera Blast Fighting also allows Polteageist to OHKO Garganacl after a Shell Smash.

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Ice

Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Zapdos have been able to check Excadrill through the generations, with SV adding Great Tusk to the mix. Tera Blast Ice Excadrill threatens to OHKO the former two outright and the latter two after a Swords Dance while granting Excadrill the Ground / Ice combination that we mentioned in Kyurem's and Landorus-T's sections.

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Ice

Flying

Fairy

Thundurus-T used to be an important presence in OU as a Choice Specs user thanks to Tera Blast Flying and Ice. Tera Blast Flying made up for Thundurus-T's lack of a strong special Flying-type attack, with its sheer power being enough to threaten Ground-types such as Great Tusk and Landorus-T. Tera Blast Ice would further threaten the aforementioned Ground-types, particularly specially defensive Gliscor and Ting-Lu, though it's at the cost of not being as explosive against neutral targets as Tera Blast Flying. Nowadays, Thundurus-T finds itself using not only Tera Blast Flying and Ice but also Tera Blast Fairy on both Choice Specs and Nasty Plot sets, with Tera Fairy in particular letting it still hit Ting-Lu and Great Tusk while also walling most Raging Bolt thanks to Volt Absorb, though its presence in OU has considerably dropped.

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Ice

Fairy

During the first year of Generation 9, Sandy Shocks was used as a fast Stealth Rock user thanks to Speed Booster Energy, which would complement its STAB moves with Tera Blast Ice. This allowed Sandy Shocks to threaten Ground-types such as Great Tusk, Landorus-T, and, on the few occasions it sees use on the tier to this day, Gliscor as well. Tera Blast Fairy was another option to threaten Great Tusk, Ting-Lu, Dragapult, and Kyurem, as well as Baxcalibur and Roaring Moon before their bans, leveraging the better defensive typing at the cost of no longer hitting the pesky flying Ground-types.

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Fighting

Pecharunt was a notable Tera Blast Fighting user in the first year of Generation 9, leveraging its STAB moves with Tera Blast Fighting to threaten many Ground-types such as Great Tusk and Landorus-T. Its presence in OU was limited, but it was a useful tool for certain teams.

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Fighting

Early in the generation, Assault Vest Toxapex started to see use with Infestation + Tera Blast Fighting. This set allowed Toxapex to lure in Kingambit, which would otherwise not mind Toxapex.

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Fighting

Similarly to Espathra, Cresselia had a stint in OU as a Stored Power sweeper; it lacked the extra boosts that come with Speed Boost but was much bulkier. Just like Espathra, Tera Blast Fighting was an option to nail Dark-types, most notably Kingambit, by OHKOing it after one Calm Mind boost.

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This is far from a complete or even comprehensive list. Several more Pokémon have been, and continue to be able to, exploit Tera Blast, particularly in tournament settings, where the surprise factor is amplified. Here are a few more examples of such Pokémon.

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Grass

Fairy

Tera Blast Grass turns the tables on Water- and Ground-types such as Primarina, Ting-Lu, and Great Tusk. Tera Blast Fairy may also be used to target Dragon- and Fighting-types such as Dragonite and Zamazenta, with the Fairy typing turning the tables on the latter.

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Fairy

Ice

Tera Blast Fairy may be considered to threaten Great Tusk and Ting-Lu, while turning Raging Bolt's weakness to Dragon-type attacks such as Walking Wake's Draco Meteor and Kyurem's Scale Shot into an immunity. Tera Blast Ice has also seen use, just like with Thundurus-T and Regieleki in the past, as a way to nail Ground-types like Gliscor and Great Tusk. Both of these options may be run over Dragon Pulse or Draco Meteor thanks to their ability to threaten Dragon-types.

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Fire

Electric

Rock

Fairy

Tera Blast Fire targets Steel-types like Corviknight, Scizor, and Kingambit, while the Tera type grants Rillaboom an immunity to Will-O-Wisp from the likes of Cinderace and Dragapult. Tera Electric lets Tera Blast target Corviknight, Moltres, Tornadus-T, and Skarmory while enhancing Rillaboom's matchup against Zapdos. Tera Blast Rock may also be used to target Fire- and Flying-types such as Dragonite, Moltres, Iron Moth, Zapdos, and Tornadus-T. Tera Blast Fairy is another option that threatens Dragon-types such as Raging Bolt, Dragapult, and Dragonite.

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Electric

Tera Blast Electric allows Scizor to lure in Moltres and overwhelm physical walls like Dondozo, Alomomola, Corviknight, and Zapdos that otherwise trouble it.

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Poison

Tera Poison is a viable defensive Tera type that Alomomola already runs, and these variants can make use of Tera Blast as a way to turn the tables on Ogerpon-W, which usually takes advantage of Alomomola.

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Fairy

Tera Blast Fairy is an option to hit Great Tusk, Ting-Lu, and Zamazenta in one moveslot, rather than needing both Close Combat and Zen Headbutt to do so, while the added Dark-type resistance prevents revenge killing attempts from Kingambit's and Hisuian Samurott's Sucker Punch.

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Ground

Calm Mind variants of Iron Crown may run Tera Blast Ground to threaten an otherwise solid and common check in Gholdengo, especially as it would shrug off the Focus Blast that Iron Crown normally runs, while also covering for other Steel-types such as Kingambit and Heatran.

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Rock

Tera Blast Rock can be used to target Dragonite and Moltres, some of the very few Pokémon that can usually take on Venusaur.

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Ice

Though it is very rare nowadays, Tera Blast Ice Zapdos saw some use to hit Ground-types, particularly specially defensive Gliscor that could stomach Zapdos's Hurricane.

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Fairy

Tera Blast Fairy provides Volcanion with the coverage to hit the Dragon-types that resist its Water- and Fire-type moves such as Dragonite and Dragapult. The combination of Tera Fairy and its Water Absorb ability notably provides Volcanion with an immunity to both of Walking Wake's Hydro Steam and Draco Meteor.

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Ghost

Fire

Despite Hisuian Lilligant's access to a variety of high-Base Power moves in Close Combat, Solar Blade, and Triple Axel, this is not enough to prevent it from being threatened by key Pokémon such as Galarian Slowking, Gholdengo, and Pecharunt. Tera Blast Ghost targets these Pokémon, and the Tera type itself also grants Hisuian Lilligant with an immunity to Dragonite's Extreme Speed, denying revenge killing attempts from it. Tera Blast Fire is another option that is further boosted by sun, Hisuian Lilligant's home; the extra power lets Hisuian Lilligant threaten 2HKOs against Galarian Weezing and physically defensive Galarian Slowking while also 2HKOing Zapdos without triggering Static.

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