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Gamers Heroes recently attended a press event to learn more about Season 7 of Niantic and Capcom's Monster Hunter Now - from fierce new foes to exploration bases, learn more with our preview.

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Destructoid Thursday, September 4, 2025 3:40 AM
    

pokemon scarlet violet chi yu tera raid guide

Tackle Shiny Chi-Yu and stock up on Herba Mystica

It's been a fun summer for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet fans, as Game Freak has offered up Shiny versions of the Treasures of Ruin Legendary quartet for players to take on. The catch, however, is that Trainers cannot catch them, but if the community manages to take down a million of each, then a Mystery Gift will be offered with a Shiny version of the Pokémon featured.

pokemon scarlet violet chi yu tera raid guide
Image via The Pokémon Company

Thankfully, so far, players have demolished three of the four Pokémon, and now it's the turn of Shiny Chi-Yu. It seems very likely that Scarlet & Violet players will meet the threshold, but if you're still regularly ploughing through Paldea, you will still want to take part, not only to do your part, but also because this is a very easy way to farm Herba Mystica. The Legendary Pokémon drop many items, such as Exp Candy, and Herba Mystica have a very good chance of being among the prizes offered.

So, here's the quickest and most reliable way to take down Shiny Chi-Yu and ensure we all get the Mystery Gift distribution, and you get some Herba Mystica in the process.

How to take down Shiny Chi-Yu Tera Raids in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

First up, Chi-Yu is Dark and Fire-type, making it 2x weak to Water, Fighting, and Ground. It also has the ability Beads Of Ruin, which reduces the Special Defense of every Pokémon on the field except for itself. So, either bring a Pokémon with high Special Defense, or think of ways to increase your Defense throughout the battle.

Chi-Yu backs up its Ability with a huge 135 Special Attack, plus it can use Heat Wave, which has a chance to Burn your Pokémon. So, bringing a Pokémon immune to Burn would be ideal. One such Pokémon is Araquanid, which uses the ability Water Bubble to completely resist the Burn status effect.

Other things to focus on are Pokémon that lower defense, such as Hisuian Samurott and Razor Shell. Plus, Hisuian Samurott has the hidden ability Sharpness, which increases the power of slicing moves by 50%, adding even more punch to Razor Shell.

pokemon scarlet violet chi yu tera raid guide
Image via The Pokémon Company

Finally, you can use Pokémon that resist both types, such as Azumarill and the classic Belly Drum tera Raid strategy, or Quaqaval. While Ursaluna completely ignores the Burn status effect with the Ability Guts, while also hits for Super Effective attacks thanks to the Ground typing.

So, here are the best Pokémon to quickly and efficiently take down Shiny Chi-Yu in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Tera Raids.

Pokemon Ability Nature Held Item Moveset Tera Type
Azumarill Huge Power Adamant Shell Bell Belly Drum, Liquidation, Rain Dance, & Protect Water or Stellar
Araquanid Water Bubble Adamant Metronome Soak, Entrainment, Liquidation, and Rain Dance Water or Stellar
Hisuian Samurott Sharpness Adamant Shell Bell Razor Shell, Liquidation, Swords Dance, Focus Energy Water or Stellar
Tentacruel Clear Body Modest Shell Bell Weather Ball, Surf, Rain Dance, Acid Spray Water or Stellar
Ursaluna Guts Adamant Shell Bell Belly Drum, Stomping Tantrum, Sword Dance, High Horsepower Ground or Stellar
Quaquaval Torrent Adamant Shell Bell Liquidation, Swords Dance, Rain Dance, Misty Terrain Water or Stellar

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Destructoid Thursday, September 4, 2025 2:26 AM
    

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NBA 2K26 continues to receive improvements in the advanced access period, and v1.2 will iron out plenty of bugs that continue to be within the game.

As of now, this patch doesn't include any gameplay alterations, but that can change with a hotfix. Visual Concepts also continues to monitor the problems around crossplay, which seems to remain messy. However, this update is pretty important, and especially for those who are grinding The City part of MyCareer.

Complete NBA 2K26 v1.2 patch notes

According to Visual Concepts, a bigger patch will be released in the future ahead of Season 2. However, there's plenty of time left before that can happen. In the meantime, players will have to rely on these smaller patches to escape from the bugs that have plagued them till now.

While there are no gameplay tweaks to report, here's the remaining set of changes to expect once the update goes live.

THE CITY

  • Numerous fixes to game stability in The City have been made
  • Fixed a disconnect that was occurring for some users in Pro-Am games
  • Fixed a reported hang when attempting to go online in MyCOURT while customizing the floor
  • Addressed a tracking issue with the number of Takeovers unlocked in Lifetime Challenges
  • Resolved an issue with the treadmill workout in the Gatorade Training Facility that prevented 4 stars from being earned 

MyCAREER

  • GOAT Skills Accolade quests will now earn VC rewards as expected

MyTEAM

  • Improved the performance of the Auction House menus
  • Coaches will no longer be removed from lineups when editing them after first entering the mode
  • Added safeguards to prevent players from getting stuck in the Welcome to MyTEAM tutorial 

MyGM

  • Fixed an issue preventing some offseason tasks from being completed and new ones from being received 

Just like v1.1, v1.2 will be going live initially on the current-gen consoles of Xbox and PlayStation, before being added to other platforms. The update goes live at 2am PT/4am CT on Sept. 4, and it should automatically download on your console.

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MonsterVine Wednesday, September 3, 2025 8:00 PM
     IO Interactive, creators of the Hitman franchise, together with Amazon MGM Studios, revealed the first extended look at 007 First Light during Sony's September State of Play. The standalone original story follows a young James Bond, portrayed by Patrick Gibson (Dexter: Original Sin, The OA), as he takes his first steps into the world of […]