Pokemon Scarlet & Violet’s Cinderace Tera Raid is currently underway and will last for two entire weekends (December 30 – January 1, and January 13-January 15). Unfortunately, because it’s a 7-star raid that requires some skill to finish, it once again necessitates that players be in what I can only refer to as a “deep endgame position.” Where can I locate it?
Do the legwork to unlock high-end raids first
Just like Charizard, you’ll need to finish the game, then do a bit of postgame to actually earn the right to take on 7-star (and 6-star) raids. We have a full guide on how to unlock them here.
Once you do that though, you can farm them constantly! Just know that you should also have a highly trained level 100 Pokemon to bring in too. Slowbro has been working out very well for Cinderace raids, and I used my Charizard-ready Azumarill again myself.
How to find the Cinderace raid on the map and host
Look for a flashing fighting type symbol on the map, which will be appearing during the Cinderace raid period (more info on how to discern specific icons here). Go to that raid den, and interact with it to host your own session.
You can also search for them indefinitely online
Eventually you’ll run out of symbols on your map to host your own raids, so you’ll want to spam the Poke Portal search. Go to the main menu, then connect to the internet. Select Poke Portal, then select Tera Raid Battle, then look for the Cinderace symbol (there’s one for reference in the gallery above).
If you don’t see any, wait for the “check for new postings” symbol to refresh (read: light up), and press X to search again. Keep going until you find a Cinderace, and select it to queue in. If it errors out or the session ends before you can battle Cinderace, just rinse and repeat the process.