Prepare to stand your ground against a powerful Legendary Pokémon, Trainers! Shiny Ting-Lu is appearing in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet 5-star Tera Raid Battles, the third in a series of Tera Raid Battle events featuring Shiny treasures of ruin. This Ruinous Pokémon has Ground as its Tera Type and will appear at Tera Raid crystals from Monday, 18 August 2025, at 00:00 UTC to Sunday, 31 August 2025, at 23:59 UTC.
Unlike most Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Tera Raid Battles, Shiny Ting-Lu cannot be caught upon being defeated. Instead, participating players must collectively achieve one million total victories before the conclusion of Ting-Lu’s event period for the opportunity to receive it through the Mystery Gift feature.
If the total number of player victories against Shiny Ting-Lu meets or exceeds one million by Sunday, 31 August 2025, at 23:59 UTC, Shiny Ting-Lu will subsequently be available to claim via Mystery Gift from Friday, 5 September 2025, at 00:00 UTC to Tuesday, 30 September 2025, at 23:59 UTC.
The final total of player victories against this Pokémon is scheduled to be announced at approximately 00:00 UTC on the Friday following the conclusion of this Tera Raid Battle event.
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Launch your Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game.
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Select Poké Portal on the X menu.
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Select Mystery Gift, then select Get via Internet to connect to the internet.
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Choose the gift you want to receive.
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Watch as the gift arrives in your game.
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Be sure to save your game.
For every one hundred thousand player victories collectively exceeding one million against this Pokémon, players can also receive a Tera Shard Set containing 40 Tera Shards alongside the Shiny Pokémon Mystery Gift distribution. Players can receive up to 10 sets total from this event.
To challenge Shiny Ting-Lu, Trainers will need to either complete the main story or join 5-star Tera Raid Battles hosted by other Trainers in multiplayer. Whenever you see a sparkling pillar of light shining from a Tera Raid crystal, you can walk up to the crystal and interact with it to start a Tera Raid Battle with a Tera Pokémon.
To find the featured Tera Pokémon, you’ll also need to have downloaded the latest Poké Portal News. To do so, follow these steps:
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Select Poké Portal in the X menu.
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Select Mystery Gift.
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Select Check Poké Portal News.
Be warned: Shiny Ting-Lu is certain to put up a tough fight. If you’re looking for some tips on how to defeat this powerful Pokémon, as well as the methods to unlock Tera Raid Battles in your game, head on over to our Tera Raid Battle Tips article. Learn the ins and outs of Tera Raid Battles in the Paldea region so that you never miss a chance to catch a powerful Pokémon or earn handsome rewards.
Work together with Trainers around the world to challenge Shiny Ting-Lu and welcome it as your ally!