{"id":5622,"date":"2026-07-13T08:28:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T00:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-sv-7-star-dragon-magikarp-tera-raid-july-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T08:28:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T00:28:52","slug":"pokemon-sv-7-star-dragon-magikarp-tera-raid-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-sv-7-star-dragon-magikarp-tera-raid-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon SV: A Dragon-Type Magikarp Is the Next 7-Star Raid Boss \u2014 Starts 17 July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The internet&#8217;s favourite punching bag has levelled up. The Pok\u00e9mon Company has announced that a <strong>Dragon-type Magikarp bearing the Mightiest Mark<\/strong> will be the next 7-star Tera Raid boss in <em>Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet<\/em> \u2014 and yes, that is the most gloriously absurd sentence in recent Pok\u00e9mon history. The event launches this Thursday and runs well into August, so Singapore trainers have plenty of time to catch (and gloat about) history&#8217;s most ironic raid trophy.<\/p>\n<h2>The Mighty Magikarp \u2014 Dates, Tera Type and the Mightiest Mark<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon-sv-water-type-event-july-2026.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet Water-Type Summer Event July 2026 announcement\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 7-star Dragon Tera Magikarp raid runs from <strong>Thursday, 17 July at 8:00 AM SGT<\/strong> through <strong>6 August at 11:59 PM UTC<\/strong> (7 August, 7:59 AM SGT). The event was confirmed by the official <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Pokemon_cojp\" rel=\"noopener\">@Pokemon_cojp<\/a> Twitter account on 10 July.<\/p>\n<p>As with all 7-star Tera Raids, this Magikarp carries <strong>the Mightiest Mark<\/strong> \u2014 a ribbon exclusive to event raid catches that cannot be obtained any other way. You can only catch it once per save file, so if you want one, make it count. The Dragon Tera type strips away its Water typing during the raid, opening up a different set of weaknesses than you would expect from a fish.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/magikarp-dragon-tera-raid-boss.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Magikarp the Dragon-type Tera Raid boss in Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Water-Type Mass Outbreaks Across Every Region<\/h2>\n<p>The main event is not the only reason to log in this summer. Alongside the Magikarp raid, Water-type Pok\u00e9mon mass outbreaks are running across all four playable areas during the same window:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Casseroya Lake (Paldea):<\/strong> Dondozo, Tatsugiri, and Veluza, each carrying a special personality mark<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paldea overworld:<\/strong> Psyduck and Slowpoke outbreaks<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kitakami:<\/strong> Feebas and White-Striped Basculin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blueberry Academy Terarium:<\/strong> Lapras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tatsugiri-dondozo-pokemon-sv-casseroya-lake.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tatsugiri and Dondozo Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet Violet mass outbreak Casseroya Lake\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mark-hunting fans should prepare a sandwich with <strong>Title Power: Water<\/strong> before heading out \u2014 the buff raises the chances of encountering marked Water-type Pok\u00e9mon during outbreaks. Feebas is particularly worth the effort, as it remains one of the harder Pok\u00e9mon to find in the wild normally.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Beat a 7-Star Dragon-Type Magikarp<\/h2>\n<p>Magikarp&#8217;s natural learnset is famously limited, but The Pok\u00e9mon Company does curate custom movesets for 7-star events \u2014 the full moveset will be confirmed once the raid goes live on 17 July. What we can work with going in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>Dragon Tera type<\/strong> is weak to Dragon, Ice, and Fairy moves. Sylveon, Togekiss, Gardevoir, and Iron Valiant are all solid choices from that angle.<\/li>\n<li>Ghost-type Pok\u00e9mon are immune to Normal-type attacks, which covers Magikarp&#8217;s base attack pool. A Ghost\/Dragon like Dragapult or a Fairy-type with decent bulk can cover both angles.<\/li>\n<li>7-star bosses enter a shield phase mid-raid, so bring a Pok\u00e9mon that can stay healthy through the break and keep up damage pressure afterwards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once the raid is live, the Smogon community typically has optimised builds posted within hours. For more <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">Pok\u00e9mon game news<\/a>, check back here \u2014 we will update if The Pok\u00e9mon Company drops any additional event details before Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Pokemon\" flags=\"full moveset to be confirmed when event opens 17 July\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet&#8217;s next 7-star Tera Raid event pits trainers against a Dragon-type Magikarp with the Mightiest Mark, running 17 July to 6 August. Water-type mass outbreaks across Paldea, Kitakami, and the Terarium round out the summer event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":5618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[31,761,760],"class_list":["post-5622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-pokemon","tag-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet","tag-tera-raid"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon-sv-water-tera-raid-summer-2026.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1sG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5417,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-30th-anniversary-gold-necklace-preorder\/","url_meta":{"origin":5622,"position":0},"title":"Pok\u00e9mon 30th Anniversary Gold Necklaces Open for Pre-Order","date":"July 10, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"U-TREASURE opens pre-orders today for five Pok\u00e9mon 30th anniversary necklaces: Pikachu, Magikarp, Ditto and Snorlax \u2014 from \u00a533,000 to \u00a5990,000.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon-30th-necklace-collection.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5055,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-go-road-of-legends-july-2026-singapore\/","url_meta":{"origin":5622,"position":1},"title":"Pok\u00e9mon GO Road of Legends: Singapore Raid Guide July 6\u201310","date":"July 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Road of Legends is live in Pok\u00e9mon GO right now \u2014 50+ Legendaries in raids through July 10, Raid Hour tonight at 6pm SGT. 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