Forgot password
Enter the email address you used when you joined and we'll send you instructions to reset your password.
If you used Apple or Google to create your account, this process will create a password for your existing account.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Reset password instructions sent. If you have an account with us, you will receive an email within a few minutes.
Something went wrong. Try again or contact support if the problem persists.
Iron Bundle standing on a rocky surface in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
Image via Game Freak

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s next Tera Raid is appropriately Christmas-themed

Comes right before a returning raid event.

The next Tera Raid Battle event for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has been announced for later this week ahead of Christmas and will fittingly feature Iron Bundle as the raid boss.

Recommended Videos

According to Serebii, the event is scheduled to begin on Dec. 22 and run through the weekend until Christmas Eve—Dec. 24—on Sunday. As such, it should come as no surprise that the raid boss is Pokémon‘s new futuristic take on Delibird.

Delibird is the quintessential Christmas Pokémon; its red and white color scheme matches Santa Claus, it’s part ice type, it flies around carrying a sack (actually its tail), and its signature move is Present, which has a chance to heal the opponent instead of hurting it. Since Delibird got to spotlight the last Christmas-themed raid, Game Freak and The Pokemon Company are prioritizing the newer Iron Bundle, which is essentially a robotic Delibird from the future that resembles a toy.

Iron Bundle may not look intimidating, but this will be a seven star raid, so expect it to put up a fight and come prepared with your best Pokémon. It will be available via Black Tera Crystals, and its Tera Type will be Ice. You may be tempted to pick a Fire type to combat it, but Iron Bundle can know Water attacks so perhaps pick a Fighting type or Steel type instead.

This isn’t the only Tera Raid event you have to look forward to either. Although the Iron Bundle one won’t last long, it’ll be immediately followed up by the returning Walking Wake and Iron Leaves event, giving you another chance to catch these Paradox alternatives for Suicune and Virizion. The timing makes perfect sense since the DLC expansion The Indigo Disk launched recently, which not only added Suicine, Virizion, and a host of other Legendaries, but also new Paradox Pokemon related to other Legendaries, such as Raikou and Cobalion.


Dot Esports is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy
Author
Image of Michael Beckwith
Michael Beckwith
Staff Writer
Staff writer at Dot Esports covering all kinds of gaming news. A graduate in Computer Games Design and Creative Writing from Brunel University who's been writing about games since 2014. Nintendo fan and Sonic the Hedgehog apologist. Knows a worrying amount of Kingdom Hearts lore. Has previously written for Metro, TechRadar, and Game Rant.