Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: 7-star Tera Raids with Dragonite from 25 September 2026
In brief
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet get a free 7-star Tera Raid event series from 25 September 2026, with Dragonite first and weekly rotations.
According to Game Rant, the rotation continues weekly with a total of 10 Pokémon and wraps up in early December 2026. The full lineup is not included in the provided fragment.
The raids are only available to players who have cleared the main story of Pokémon Scarlet or Violet and unlocked 7-star Raids. Each event Pokémon can reportedly be caught only once per account and comes with the Mightiest Mark.
What happened
Game Rant reports that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will get 7-star Tera Raids again in September 2026 as part of an event series called ‘Powerhouse Pokémon’. The first scheduled raid is Dragonite on 25 September 2026, kicking off the series with one of the franchise’s best-known Dragon-type Pokémon.
The source describes a weekly rotation featuring 10 different Pokémon. In addition to Dragonite, the fragment also mentions Tyranitar, Salamence, Metagross and Garchomp, but not the full order of all raids. That makes it clear this is a longer event period, but not which Pokémon appears in which week.
The raids are free to access, but players must have completed the main story of Pokémon Scarlet or Violet and unlocked 7-star Raids. That makes the event series a late-game activity within the two Switch games, according to the source. Each event Pokémon can reportedly be caught only once per account and receives the Mightiest Mark, a fixed mark tied to these event captures.
Game Rant places the series in a window running through early December 2026. The provided fragment does not say whether The Pokémon Company, Nintendo or Game Freak has separately confirmed the full schedule, but the publication presents the raid rotation as an announced event plan. The source also says the event is limited-time and suggests the series will not return soon.
Timeline
2026-09-25: Dragonite starts as the first 7-star Tera Raid in the ‘Powerhouse Pokémon’ series, according to the schedule reported by Game Rant.
2026-10-02: The weekly rotation continues with the next event Pokémon in the same free raid series.
2026-10-09: A new 7-star Tera Raid week follows; the source lists this date as part of the 10-Pokémon rotation.
2026-10-16: The Powerhouse Pokémon rotation continues with another separate event week.
2026-10-23: Another new 7-star Tera Raid appears in the series, which the source says changes weekly.
2026-10-30: The event rotation continues toward the end of the year, still within the same Powerhouse Pokémon series.
2026-11-06: The weekly schedule keeps going with the next raid week in the 10-Pokémon rotation.
2026-11-13: A new event week follows in the series that Game Rant describes as free and temporary.
2026-11-20: The rotation continues with another 7-star Tera Raid in the same campaign.
2026-11-27: The final weeks of the series approach, while the source says the event period ends in early December.
2026-12-01 to 2026-12-07: The source places the end of the series in early December 2026, without naming an exact end date in the fragment.
Background
7-star Tera Raids are limited-time event battles in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and are often used for special Pokémon with a fixed reward. In this case, the source explicitly names the Mightiest Mark as a feature of the caught Pokémon. That makes these event raids a distinct category within the games’ Tera Raid structure.
The provided fragment mentions a rotation of 10 Pokémon, but does not give the full list or the exact end date of the series. The source does name several Pokémon in the lineup, including Dragonite, Tyranitar, Salamence, Metagross and Garchomp. That confirms the series focuses on powerful, popular Pokémon, but not which other five Pokémon are included.
The source places the event period in the final months of 2026 and says it ends in early December. Because the fragment does not give an exact final date, the only clear takeaway is that the series runs over multiple weeks and is structured in weekly blocks. The source also says it is a free event, but one that still requires story progression and access to 7-star Raids.
The open question is whether this schedule comes directly from an official announcement by The Pokémon Company, Nintendo or Game Freak, or whether Game Rant is summarizing an earlier shared event plan. In the material provided, it is clear that Dragonite is first on 25 September 2026 and that the rotation includes 10 Pokémon in total.
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