How to farm Herba Mystica in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

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In Scarlet & Violet, the key to improving the shiny spawn rates is to make special sandwiches. However, their main ingredient is the valuable and scarce Herba Mystica, which can only be found in particular Tera Raid battles. Here’s how you can farm this elusive item fast.

Tera Raids are the only way players can acquire Herba Mystica, a mysterious plant that can significantly increase the odds of finding a Shiny Pokemon.

However, Herba Mystica is hard to come by as its drop rate is seemingly low. Despite every five-star raid and above having the chance to drop an herb, players can spend hours completing raids and never finding one.

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That being said, specific Tera Raid Pokemon players can target to farm Herba Mystica much more reliably.

How to farm Herba Mystica from Tera Raids

While players can refresh the available Tera Raids in the Poke Portal every few minutes or use online forums to join via codes, we’ve found the quickest method for farming all five Herba Mystica types is by resetting the Tera Raids on your own map.

This method requires players to have beaten the post-game story and unlock Six-Star Tera Raids. While players can refresh their maps and check every Raid Crystal for Five-Star Raids, the Six-Star raids are highlighted and can easily be located without roaming Paldea blindly.

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Below is a step-by-step guide for the best method of Farming Herba Mystica in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet:

  1. Launch Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
  2. Open the map and locate the Six-Star Tera Raid
  3. Defeat the Tera Raid Pokemon online or solo
  4. Open the in-game map again
  5. Press the HOME button on the Switch
  6. Navigate to Settings
  7. Scroll down to System and select Date and Time
  8. Open Date and Time and select OK (Turn off Synchronize Clock if necessary)
  9. Press HOME button and return to Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
  10. Locate the new Six-Star Tera Raid
  11. Repeat steps 3-10

Continuously defeating Six-Star Tera Raids is the best way to Farm Herba Mystica, even if they aren’t Pokemon listed below. Players can even make Raid Power sandwiches to increase the number of rewards they earn from a single raid to further improve their odds of obtaining Herba Mystica.

Tera Raid Pokemon that drop more Herba Mystica

Certain Tera Raid Pokemon have a higher chance of dropping Herba Mystica once defeated. Not because the odds themselves are higher but because they can drop more than one type of Herba Mystica. In some cases, a Tera Raid Pokemon can drop every kind of Herba Mystica, making them the best Pokemon to target for farming sandwich ingredients.

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Below is a list of some of the Tera Raid Pokemon that players can target to farm Herba Mystica:

Five-star Tera Raids

ImagePokemonHerba Mystica
AbomasnowSpicy
AltariaSour
AmoongussBitter, Sour, Salty, Spicy, Sweet
AnnihilapeSpicy
AppletunBitter
ArcanineSpicy
ArbolivaBitter
ArmarougeBitter
AvaluggSalty
BlisseyBitter, Sour, Salty, Spicy, Sweet
BaxcaliburSpicy
BombirdierSpicy
BrambleghastSpicy
BraviarySpicy
BreloomSpicy
BronzongSalty
CameruptBitter
CeruledgeSpicy
CetitanBitter, Sour, Salty, Spicy, Sweet
ClawitzerBitter
CloysterSalty
CoalossalSalty
CopperajahSalty
CorviknightSalty
DelibirdSweet
DittoSweet
DondozoBitter, Sour, Salty, Spicy, Sweet
DragoniteSpicy
DragapultSweet
DragalgeSour
DrifblimBitter, Sour, Salty, Spicy, Sweet
EelektrossBitter, Sour, Salty, Spicy, Sweet
EeveeBitter
FalinksSpicy
FlappleSpicy
FroslassSweet
GalladeSpicy
GarchompSpicy
GardevoirBitter
GarganaclSalty
GengarBitter, Sour, Salty, Spicy, Sweet
GlalieBitter, Sour, Salty, Spicy, Sweet
GlimmoraBitter
GoodraSour
GothitelleSour
GreedentSalty
GrimmsnarlSpicy
GyaradosSpicy
HattereneSour
HariyamaSpicy
HaxorusSpicy
HippowdonSalty
HonchkrowSpicy
HoundoomBitter
HydreigonHydreigonBitter
IndeedeeSpicy
KingambitSpicy
KrookodileSpicy
LuxraySpicy
MabosstiffSpicy
MagnezoneBitter
MimikyuSour
MismagiusSour
MudsdaleSpicy
NoivernSweet
OranguruBitter
OrthwormSalty
PalafinBitter, Sour, Salty, Spicy, Sweet
PassimianSpicy
PawmotSweet
PincurchinBitter
PolteageistBitter
RaichuSweet
RevavroomSpicy
RotomBitter
SableyeSweet
SalamenceSpicy
ScizorSpicy
ScytherSpicy
SlakingSpicy
SlowbroSour, Salty
SlowkingSour
StaraptorSpicy
TalonflameSweet
TatsugiriBitter
TaurosSpicy
TinkatonSour
TsareenaSpicy
ToxtricityBitter
TyranitarSpicy
VolcaronaBitter
WeavileSweet
ZoroarkBitter

Six-star Tera Raids

ImagePokemonHerba Mystica
AmoongussBitter, Sour, Salty, Spicy, Sweet
AnnihilapeSpicy
ArmarougeBitter
AvaluggSalty
BaxcaliburSpicy
BlisseyBitter, Sour, Salty, Spicy, Sweet
BombirdierSpicy
BreloomSpicy
CeruledgeSpicy
CetitanBitter, Sour, Salty, Spicy, Sweet
ClawitzerBitter
ClodsireSour
CorviknightSalty
CyclizarSweet
DachsbunSalty
DittoSweet
DondozoBitter, Sour, Salty, Spicy, Sweet
DragalgeBitter, Sweet
DragapultSweet
DragoniteSpicy
EspeonBitter
FarigirafBitter, Sour, Salty, Spicy, Sweet
FlareonSpicy
FrosmothSour
GalladeSpicy
GarchompSpicy
GardevoirBitter
GarganaclSalty
GengarBitter
GlaceonBitter
GlimmoraBitter
GoodraSour
GrafaiaiSweet
GyaradosSpicy
HaxorusSpicy
HeracrossSpicy
HippowdonSalty
HydreigonHydreigonBitter
JolteonSweet
KilowattrelSweet
KingambitSpicy
KlawfSalty
LeafeonSpicy
LycanrocSpicy
MabosstiffSpicy
MagnezoneBitter
MausholdSweet
MimikyuSour
OrthwormSalty
PawmotSpicy
PelipperSalty
PincurchinSpicy
RevavroomSpicy
SalamenceSpicy
ScizorSpicy
SlowkingSour
StaraptorSpicy
SylveonBitter
TalonflameSweet
TaurosSpicy
TinkatonSour
ToedscruelSour
TorkoalSalty
ToxapexSalty
TyranitarSpicy
UmbreonSour
VaporeonBitter, Sour, Salty, Spicy, Sweet
VolcaronaBitter

Despite these Pokemon having the best odds of dropping Herba Mystica, it still isn’t guaranteed each Tera Raid. But to further increase these odds, players can use the Raid Power sandwich recipe to boost the number of rare items that drop per battle.

Once you get that Herba Mystica, you can check our Best shiny sandwich recipes in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet guide to begin your shiny hunting.

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And to make conquering Tera Raids even easier, check out some of our best build guides:

Umbreon | Iron Hands | Azumarill | Flutter Mane | Miraidon | Grimmsnarl | Iron Moth | Koraidon | Perrserker | Sylveon