What does a Normal Tera Shard do?

A Normal Tera Shard is a type of item introduced in Generation IX that can be used to change the Tera Type of a Pokémon to Normal, providing a unique way to build a team for battle by covering a Pokémon’s weaknesses and making it strong against certain types. The Normal Tera Shard is one of the most accessible Tera Types since each player is given 50 Normal shards in the main story, making it easy to convert to and take some of the strongest Pokémon to a higher level.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Information

1. What is a Tera Shard?: A Tera Shard is a type of item that can be used to change the Tera Type of a Pokémon, which can be obtained by completing Tera Raids or exploring Area Zero.
2. How many Tera Shards do you need to change a Pokémon’s Tera Type?: You need to collect 50 Tera Shards of the type that you want to change it to.
3. What does changing a Pokémon’s Tera Type do?: Changing a Pokémon’s Tera Type gives trainers a unique way to build a team for battle by covering a Pokémon’s weaknesses and making it strong against certain types.

Tera Types

4. Which Tera Type is best?: The best Tera Type depends on the situation, but according to some rankings, the top 10 best Tera Types to use in competitive Pokémon are Water, Electric, Ground, Grass, Normal, Ghost, Fire, and Steel.
5. Is Normal a good Tera Type?: Normal-types can get a bad reputation for being plain and having no type resistances, but they only have one weakness to Fighting-types and are immune to Ghost moves.
6. Can Tera typing remove STAB?: However, it doesn’t lose its original same-type attack bonus, or STAB, meaning that it would get its usual bonus to damage for its original types.

Obtaining Tera Shards

7. How to get Tera Shards?: You can get Tera Shards from two places: completing Tera Raids and exploring Area Zero.
8. Who gives you 50 Tera Shards?: Some characters, like Ms. Tyme, will give you 50 Tera Shards of a specific type as a gift.
9. How rare are Tera Shards?: Although it’s possible to get Tera Shards while collecting items in the wild, it’s extremely rare, and you won’t be able to tell what you’ll catch before interacting with it.

Tera Raids

10. What are Tera Raids?: Tera Raids are a type of battle where you can obtain Tera Shards and battle Terastallized Pokémon.
11. How many times can you do a 7-star Tera Raid?: Players only have access to one seven-star Tera Raid battle in their world each day.
12. Are wild Tera Pokémon stronger than normal?: The Terastallized Pokémon you’ll find in Tera Raids are more powerful than the average wild Pokémon.

Terastallization

13. What is Terastallization?: Terastallization is a process that allows a Pokémon to change its Tera Type and gain a boost to its power.
14. Does Terastallizing wear off?: You can Terastallize a Pokémon once per battle, and the transformation will last until the battle ends.
15. Can I change a Pokémon’s Tera Type?: You can change any Pokémon’s Tera Type as long as you have 50 Tera Shards available of the desired type.