Ever wanted variations of existing moves, abilities, and items? What about a Charge ability that doubles the power of Fire-type moves? Or Flash Fire activating when hit by Earthquake, granting you a Ground-type boost on top of that? How about bringing back type gems, other than just the Normal Gem? If you answered yes to any of these, then this meta is for you!
Premise
In Tera Override, any move, item or ability that has a mechanic relating to a specific type or types in its description will have those types replaced by user's tera type (excluding stellar) instead.
Here’s an example:
 Water Bubble:Original Text: This Pokémon's Water power is doubled; it can't be burned; Fire-type moves against it deal half damage. Tera Override (Tera Type: Dark): This Pokémon's Dark power is doubled; it can't be burned; Dark-type moves against it deal half damage. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can you provide a more in-depth explanation of how the mechanics of the meta work?
A: For items, the effect depends on the holder’s Tera Type. For moves, abilities, and field effects, the effect depends on the user’s or setter’s Tera Type, which replaces all types in the descriptions.
Q: How do moves, items, and abilities with multiple types in their mechanics work?
A: If multiple types are affected (as indicated in the main description), the Tera Type will replace all of them. For example, Rattled will raise Speed only when hit by your Tera Type, rather than Bug, Dark, or Ghost. Thick Fat will halve damage only for attacks that match your Tera Type. In the case of Dry Skin, which grants both an immunity and a weakness, the immunity will take precedence over the weakness.
Q: How do Sun & Rain weathers work?
A: Both Sun and Rain will apply x1.5 and x0.5 multipliers based on the setter’s Tera Type, resulting in an overall x0.75 multiplier.
Q: How does Stellar Tera work?
A: If you have Stellar Tera, the mechanics will revert to the original mechanics of the moves, items, and abilities, unaffected by the Tera Type.
Q: How do Levitate, Air Balloon, Magnet Rise, Iron Ball, and Spikes work?
A: These mechanics are based on the user’s grounded status, rather than the Ground type itself. Therefore, they are unaffected by the Tera Type.
Q: Do boosts provided by Soul Dew or Sand Force stack when one type replaces all other types?
A: This is currently unknown.
Q: Do I need to Terastallize for these mechanics to work?
A: No, you simply need to adjust your Pokemon’s Tera Type in the teambuilder. For example, Heatran does not need to Terastallize into a Ground type to gain immunity to Ground type moves.
Q: What other mechanics remain unaffected in this metagame?
A: The meta does not alter the type coverage, weaknesses, or type-specific immunities. Specifically, Dark remains immune to Prankster, Grass remains immune to Powder moves and Leech Seed, Poison remains immune to Toxic, Fire remains immune to Will-O-Wisp, and so on. STAB is also unaffected by this meta.
Q: How is Toxic affected in this meta?
A: If your Pokemon's Tera Type matches its original type, the accuracy check for Toxic is bypassed.
Q: Why don't Pixilate and Galvanize turn Normal-type attacks into my Tera Type?
A: Pixilate's description says, "This Pokemon's Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves and have their power multiplied by 1.2." Here it becomes, "This Pokemon's Tera-type moves become Tera-type moves and have their power multiplied by 1.2," which just ends up giving a 1.2× boost to your Tera-type attacks.
Q: How does Curse work in this meta?
A: If your Tera Type matches one of your original types, Curse will follow the Ghost-type effect (halving HP and placing DoT on the target). Otherwise, it will use the non-Ghost effect, boosting your Attack and Defense while lowering Speed.
Q: Do field effects retain the changes Tera applies after the setter switches out?
A: Yes. For example, if Pincurchin has a Tera Type of Fire, Electric Terrain will function as usual and boost Fire-type moves. This effect remains even after Pincurchin switches out.
Q: How would a Ground-type Grassy Terrain interact with Earthquake?
A: Earthquake would suffer a 20% power reduction.
Q: What happens when a Pokemon with one Tera Type (e.g., Fire) sets Toxic Spikes, and then another Pokemon with a different Tera Type (e.g., Grass) sets a second layer of Toxic Spikes?
A: The second layer of Toxic Spikes will default to the first Tera Type (Fire). In other words, the initial Tera Type applied by the first setter remains in effect, overriding the second setter’s Tera Type. Since the meta hasn’t been fully coded yet, this behavior may be subject to change.
A: For items, the effect depends on the holder’s Tera Type. For moves, abilities, and field effects, the effect depends on the user’s or setter’s Tera Type, which replaces all types in the descriptions.
Q: How do moves, items, and abilities with multiple types in their mechanics work?
A: If multiple types are affected (as indicated in the main description), the Tera Type will replace all of them. For example, Rattled will raise Speed only when hit by your Tera Type, rather than Bug, Dark, or Ghost. Thick Fat will halve damage only for attacks that match your Tera Type. In the case of Dry Skin, which grants both an immunity and a weakness, the immunity will take precedence over the weakness.
Q: How do Sun & Rain weathers work?
A: Both Sun and Rain will apply x1.5 and x0.5 multipliers based on the setter’s Tera Type, resulting in an overall x0.75 multiplier.
Q: How does Stellar Tera work?
A: If you have Stellar Tera, the mechanics will revert to the original mechanics of the moves, items, and abilities, unaffected by the Tera Type.
Q: How do Levitate, Air Balloon, Magnet Rise, Iron Ball, and Spikes work?
A: These mechanics are based on the user’s grounded status, rather than the Ground type itself. Therefore, they are unaffected by the Tera Type.
Q: Do boosts provided by Soul Dew or Sand Force stack when one type replaces all other types?
A: This is currently unknown.
Q: Do I need to Terastallize for these mechanics to work?
A: No, you simply need to adjust your Pokemon’s Tera Type in the teambuilder. For example, Heatran does not need to Terastallize into a Ground type to gain immunity to Ground type moves.
Q: What other mechanics remain unaffected in this metagame?
A: The meta does not alter the type coverage, weaknesses, or type-specific immunities. Specifically, Dark remains immune to Prankster, Grass remains immune to Powder moves and Leech Seed, Poison remains immune to Toxic, Fire remains immune to Will-O-Wisp, and so on. STAB is also unaffected by this meta.
Q: How is Toxic affected in this meta?
A: If your Pokemon's Tera Type matches its original type, the accuracy check for Toxic is bypassed.
Q: Why don't Pixilate and Galvanize turn Normal-type attacks into my Tera Type?
A: Pixilate's description says, "This Pokemon's Normal-type moves become Fairy-type moves and have their power multiplied by 1.2." Here it becomes, "This Pokemon's Tera-type moves become Tera-type moves and have their power multiplied by 1.2," which just ends up giving a 1.2× boost to your Tera-type attacks.
Q: How does Curse work in this meta?
A: If your Tera Type matches one of your original types, Curse will follow the Ghost-type effect (halving HP and placing DoT on the target). Otherwise, it will use the non-Ghost effect, boosting your Attack and Defense while lowering Speed.
Q: Do field effects retain the changes Tera applies after the setter switches out?
A: Yes. For example, if Pincurchin has a Tera Type of Fire, Electric Terrain will function as usual and boost Fire-type moves. This effect remains even after Pincurchin switches out.
Q: How would a Ground-type Grassy Terrain interact with Earthquake?
A: Earthquake would suffer a 20% power reduction.
Q: What happens when a Pokemon with one Tera Type (e.g., Fire) sets Toxic Spikes, and then another Pokemon with a different Tera Type (e.g., Grass) sets a second layer of Toxic Spikes?
A: The second layer of Toxic Spikes will default to the first Tera Type (Fire). In other words, the initial Tera Type applied by the first setter remains in effect, overriding the second setter’s Tera Type. Since the meta hasn’t been fully coded yet, this behavior may be subject to change.
Clauses & Banlist
- Species Clause: Limit one of each Pokemon
- OHKO Clause: OHKO moves are banned.
- Sleep Moves Clause: Sleep-inducing moves are banned.
- Endless Battle Clause: Forcing endless battles is banned.
- Evasion Clause: Evasion abilities, items, and moves are banned.
- HP Percentage Mod: HP is shown in percentages.
- Additional clause (1): Tera Preview Clause: Tera type is revealed in Team Preview.
Annihilape
Arceus (all formes)
Archaludon
Baxcalibur
Calyrex-Ice
Calyrex-Shadow
Chien-Pao
Chi-Yu
Deoxys
Deoxys-Attack
Dialga (all formes)
Espathra
Eternatus
Flutter Mane
Giratina (all formes)
Gouging Fire
Groudon
Ho-Oh
Iron Bundle
Koraidon
Kyogre
Kyurem-Black
Kyurem-White
Landorus
Lugia
Lunala
Magearna
Mewtwo
Miraidon
Necrozma-Dawn Wings
Necrozma-Dusk Mane
Ogerpon-Hearthflame
Palafin
Palkia (all formes)
Rayquaza
Regieleki
Reshiram
Roaring Moon
Shaymin-Sky
Sneasler
Solgaleo
Spectrier
Terapagos
Ursaluna-Bloodmoon
Urshifu (all formes)
Volcarona
Zacian (all formes)
Zamazenta-Crowned
Zekrom
Bright Powder
Focus Band
King's Rock
Razor Fang
Quick Claw
Baton Pass
Last Respects
Shed Tail
Arena Trap
Magnet Pull
Moody
Sand Veil
Shadow Tag
Snow Cloak
Chilly Reception
Hawlucha
Kyurem
Ninetales-Alola
Strategy- Normal Gems can be transformed into any type of Gem you desire. This is especially effective with Unburden + Acrobatics-based strategies on Pokemon such as Hawlucha.
- Pokemon with immunity abilities can choose to gain immunity to any one type they desire. For example, Heatran can use Tera Ground to gain immunity to that type. Pokemon may also use Tera Dark and Bug to gain immunities to common moves such as Knock Off (especially useful on defensive Pokemon vulnerable to hazards) and U-Turn.
- Stealth Rock can create dynamic gameplay because it is not limited to the Rock type. Some potentially good types include Fairy, Ice, and Water.
- Pokemon such as Bombirdier and Regidrago can utilize their abilities (Rocky Payload and Dragon’s Maw, respectively) to convert one of their coverage options (or Flying STAB moves, in the case of Bombirdier) into a powerful nuke.
- One may manipulate their Tera Types to use Ghost-type Curse on non-Ghost Pokemon, and vice versa.
- Rain and Sun are expected to play more defensive roles in the metagame by reducing the power of types of their choice by x0.75.
- Similarly, Snow and Sand can turn their win conditions into really bulky sweepers, which can be very difficult to take down. They can also buff the defenses of other defensive partners.
- Moves such as Freeze-Dry and Flying Press provide extra coverage against a variety of types.
Full list of what is affected
- Babiri Berry
- Charti Berry
- Chilan Berry
- Chople Berry
- Coba Berry
- Colbur Berry
- Haban Berry
- Kasib Berry
- Kebia Berry
- Occa Berry
- Passho Berry
- Payapa Berry
- Rindo Berry
- Roseli Berry
- Shuca Berry
- Tanga Berry
- Wacan Berry
- Yache Berry
- Black Belt
- Black Glasses
- Charcoal
- Dragon Fang
- Fairy Feather
- Hard Stone
- Magnet
- Metal Coat
- Miracle Seed
- Mystic Water
- Never-melt Ice
- Poison Barb
- Sharp Beak
- Silk Scarf
- Silver Powder
- Soft Sand
- Spell Tag
- Twisted Spoon
- Fist Plate
- Sky Plate
- Toxic Plate
- Earth Plate
- Stone Plate
- Insect Plate
- Spooky Plate
- Iron Plate
- Flame Plate
- Splash Plate
- Meadow Plate
- Zap Plate
- Mind Plate
- Icicle Plate
- Draco Plate
- Dread Plate
- Pixie Plate
- Normal Gem
- Iron Ball (currently unknown)
- Black Sludge
- Cell Battery
- Absorb Bulb
- Luminous Moss
- Adamant Orb
- Adamant Crystal
- Lustrous Globe
- Lustrous Orb
- Griseous Orb
- Griseous Core
- Soul Dew
- Snowball
- Blaze, Torrent, Overgrow, Swarm
- Flash Fire, Earth Eater, Lightningrod, Sap Sipper, Volt Absorb, Water Absorb, Motor Drive, Storm Drain, Well-Baked Body
- Pixilate, Refrigerate, Aerilate, Galvanize, Normalize
- Dry Skin
- Liquid Voice
- Fairy Aura, Dark Aura
- Transistor, Dragon's Maw, Steely Spirit, Steelworker, Rocky Payload
- Water Bubble
- Electromorphosis, Wind Power (indirectly through Charge effect)
- Desolate Land, Primordial Sea, Delta Stream
- Drought, Drizzle, Sand Stream, Snow Warning, Sand Spit
- Misty Surge, Electric Surge, Psychic Surge, Grassy Surge, Seed Sower
- Steam Engine, Water Compaction, Justified, Thermal Exchange
- Toxic Debris
- Rattled
- Scrappy, Mind's Eye
- Sand Force
- Flower Veil
- Fluffy, Heatproof, Purifying Salt
- Thick Fat
- Gale Wings
- Magnet Pull (hell no!)
- Charge
- Weather Ball
- Terrain Pulse
- Sandstorm, Snowscape, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Chilly Reception
- Misty Terrain, Electric Terrain, Psychic Terrain, Grassy Terrain
- Soak, Forest's Curse, Magic Powder
- Roost, Double Shock, Burn-Up
- Freeze-Dry
- Tar Shot
- Aura Wheel
- Salt Cure
- Sheer Cold
- Dragon Cheer (doubles only)
- Toxic
- Toxic Spikes
- Curse
- Flying Press
- Stealth Rock (and Stone Axe)
These moves are not affected under Tera Override, as their descriptions do not allude to specific types.
- Judgment
- Tera Blast
- Tera Starstorm
- Revelation Dance
- Conversion
- Conversion-2
- Reflect Type
It is unclear whether the effects of multiple Tera Type mentions will stack.
- Rattled, Thick Fat, Dry Skin, Desolate Land, Primordial Sea, Refrigerate, Pixilate, Aerilate, Galvanize, Scrappy, Mind's Eye, Sand Force, Steam Engine, Water Bubble, Drought, Drizzle
- Weather Ball, Terrain Pulse, Aura Wheel, Toxic Spikes, Salt Cure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance
- Adamant Orb, Adamant Crystal, Lustrous Globe, Lustrous Orb, Griseous Orb, Griseous Core, Soul Dew
Council:
Dawn's Piplup
gulch
InfernapeBud
SolosisResources:
You can check out a past gen version of the meta Gen 6 Variations. This version is abilities only with Hidden Power type replacing the tera-type, and requires you to give pokemon the appropriate Hidden Power or adjust the IV distribution accordingly.
This version is also playable on ROM under Past Gen Metagames.
Playability:
Playable on Pokemon Showdown main server under OM of the Month.
Tiering History
| Date | Action |
| 09/01/2025 | Metagame created with initial banlist. |
| 09/26/2025 | Moved from Evasion Moves Clause to Evasion Clause. Focus Band and Quick Claw banned. |
Announcements: Stay tuned!!!
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run Tera fairy on this thing and it goes from a mon with no ability to clear body + purifying salt without the ghost immunity. Since there are a lot of changes with toxic and tspikes (still not sure how tspikes work), it might be nice to go Tera fairy have a blanket immunity to them.
Pixilate and Liquid Voice are both affected by this OM, so now these mons can run ground/fairy coverage via tree ground. It’s gonna be fun to finally have a reason to run liquid voice on Prima, since you usually don’t need to give a water-type more water attacks. EDIT: Apparently Sylveon won't work like that, but Prima will.
with a ground tera trades the explosive dragon damage for what's effectively ground stab, but one that can be boosted to 2.25x when terastilizing.
becomes a bomb. Even without terastilization, Adamant + 
+ 
facade(131.040)
salt cure is basically nerfed since it can only do double damage to one type now, but purifying salt gives it a resistance to any type it wants, which, although not enough to make it super good without terastilizing, does give it interesting defensive profiles, such as being a 
ghost-type that is only weak to dark, or a 
fairy-type that resists fairy(and salt cure doing 25% to fairies is very good)
priority will-o-wisp. 
+6 speed from switching into u-turn. 
is basically a 108/118/125 bulk ground type with recovery
)
, excadrill 
, and clodsire 
here.
is really funny. Spdef boost on any dark type when kingambit 
and Ting-Lu 
, while also being able to drop its fighting weakness, though at the cost of losing its boost before tera.