Dark Tera Shard

	Sprite from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
	Introduced in Generation IX
Pocket
Generation IX	Other Items
Fling
Power	30

A Dark Tera Shard (Japanese: テラピースあく Tera Piece Evil) is a type of item introduced in Generation IX. It is a type of Tera Shard, which can be used to change the Tera Type of a Pokémon. It corresponds to the Dark type.

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
SV	N/A	$500

Effect

50 Dark Tera Shards can be used to change a Pokémon's Tera Type to Dark at the Treasure Eatery in Medali, except for Ogerpon and Terapagos.

Description

Games	Description
SV ZA	On rare occasions, these shards form when a Tera Pokémon falls in battle and its Tera Jewel shatters.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
SV	Area Zero, Glaseado Mountain	Academy Ace Tournament Tera Raid Battles (3★ onwards)
SVTM		Ogre Oustin'
SVID	Area Zero Underdepths, Canyon Biome, Coastal Biome, Polar Biome, Savanna Biome	Item Printer

Distribution

Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
SV	Pokémon Stamp Rally 2024 Tera Shards	All	July 12 to October 31, 2024
SV	PJCS 2025 Participation Tera Shards	All	June 21 to September 30, 2025

Trivia

Dark Tera Shards were amongst the three types of Tera Shards that were not distributed during the Shiny Treasures of Ruin Tera Shards event, alongside Normal and Stellar Tera Shards, despite being correspondent to the type all four treasures of ruin have in common: Dark.

In other languages


Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	惡太晶碎塊 Ok Taaijīng Seuifaai
Chinese	Mandarin	惡太晶碎塊 / 恶太晶碎块 È Tàijīng Suìkuài
French		Téra-Éclat Ténèbres
German		Tera-Stück (Unlicht)
Italian		Teralite Buio
Korean		테라피스 악 Evil Tera Piece
Spanish		Teralito Siniestro