During the July 2025 Pokemon Presents, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet surprised fans by announcing Shiny Tera Raids featuring the Treasures of Ruin. However, Pokemon Scarlet and Viole t trainers cannot catch them normally, but instead must collectively defeat each Tera raid boss 1 million times before they will be distributed as Mystery Gifts shortly after.
Known collectively as the Treasures of Ruin, the quartet of Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu are Legendary Pokemon that were sealed away inside shrines that could only be opened by pulling out stakes scattered throughout Paldea. Each member of the Treasures of Ruin has the Dark-type as its main type, with different secondary types each. Each of these Pokemon also has the signature move Ruination, which deals damage equal to half the target's current HP. While the Treasures of Ruin are powerful, they were also nerfed shortly after Pokemon Scarlet and Violet launched, as each saw small decreases in their base stat total.
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Unlike previous Legendary Tera Raids like Shiny Rayquaza, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players will not be able to catch the Shiny Treasures of Ruin easily. During the July 2025 Pokemon Presents, The Pokemon Company confirmed that the Shiny Treasures of Ruin will appear in Five-Star Tera Raid dens, starting with Shiny Wo-Chien on Tuesday, July 22, at 8:00 PM Eastern and ending on Sunday, August 3, at 7:59 PM Eastern.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Shiny Treasures Of Ruin Tera Raid Dates (July 22, 2025)
- Shiny Wo-Chien: Tuesday, July 22 (8:00 PM Eastern) to Sunday, August 3 (7:59 PM Eastern)
- Shiny Chien-Pao: Sunday, August 3 (8:00 PM Eastern) to Sunday, August 17 (7:59 PM Eastern)
- Shiny Ting-Lu: Sunday, August 17 (8:00 PM Eastern) to Sunday, August 31 (7:59 PM Eastern)
- Shiny Chi-Yu: Sunday, August 31 (8:00 PM Eastern) to Sunday, September 14 (7:59 PM Eastern)
After collectively defeating each member of the Shiny Treasures of Ruin one million times during the respective Tera raid window, it will be available as a Mystery Gift distribution on the ensuing Friday after the raid ends, meaning August 5 in Wo-Chien's case. Shiny Chien-Pao, Shiny Ting-Lu, and Shiny Chi-Yu will appear in Five-Star Tera Raids for two weeks in succession afterward. For every 100,000 victories after the first million needed to unlock the Shiny Treasures of Ruin distributions, additional Tera Shards will be offered via Mystery Gift.
Each of these Shiny Raid Pokemon will have its non-Dark secondary type as its Tera type, such as Wo-Chien being a Tera-Grass type. Since Five-Star Tera Raid bosses are fixed to level 75, strong Fire-type Pokemon at level 100 like Incineroar and Blaziken are recommended against Wo-Chien and Chien-Pao. Likewise, Water or Fighting-type Pokemon will come in handy against Ting-Lu and Chi-Yu. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players must stay connected to the Internet for their contributions to count.
Along with the pending Mystery Gift incentives, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players can also claim version-exclusive tracksuits for their trainer avatars to wear. Only time will tell how many trainers will step up to challenge the Shiny Treasures of Ruin.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 71 /100 Critics Rec: 48%
- Released
- November 18, 2022
- ESRB
- E For Everyone Due To Mild Fantasy Violence
- Developer(s)
- Game Freak
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo, The Pokemon Company
- Engine
- Proprietary Engine
- Multiplayer
- Local Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- no
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- Genre(s)
- RPG
