Competitive Information for Ursaring [Sun/Moon]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Ursaring? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Mawile-MegaMagearnaCresseliaKommo-oCofagrigusMarowak-AlolaSlowbroKlefkiAzelfUxie
Ursaring is a fabulous Normal-typed Pokemon. It's pretty standard to see Ursaring show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. Ursaring's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Flame Orb / Toxic Orb
Ability: Guts
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Facade
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
Physical Tank Ursaring (Popular/Trending)
Ursaring is an astounding Physical Tank. It was designed to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Flame Orb will burn Ursaring at the end of the turn which will activate Ursaring's Guts ability. Toxic Orb will poison Ursaring at the end of the turn. With Guts, if Ursaring is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Ursaring a sweet boost.
♦ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Ursaring is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Ursaring takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Ursaring's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Flame Orb / Normalium Z
Ability: Guts / Quick Feet
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Close Combat / Hammer Arm
- Earthquake
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Ursaring (Guts)
Ursaring is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Ursaring at the end of the turn which will activate Ursaring's Guts ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Ursaring is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Ursaring a sweet boost.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Ursaring's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Ursaring's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Ursaring this turn).
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Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Guts
Nature: Naughty (+Atk, -SpD)
EVs: 201 Hp / 108 Atk / 201 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw
- Close Combat
- Hammer Arm
- Facade
Ursaring Physical Tank (Grrrrrrrrrrrr)
Ursaring is an outstanding Physical Tank. It's designed to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Toxic Orb will poison Ursaring at the end of the turn. With Guts, if Ursaring is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Ursaring a sweet boost.
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Ursaring's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Ursaring's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Ursaring is burn/poison/paralyzed).
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Item: Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Facade
- Crunch
- Swords Dance
Ursaring Physical Tank (Beastboy (shiny))
Ursaring is a stupendous Physical Tank. It attempts to take a considerable amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Flame Orb will burn Ursaring at the end of the turn which will activate Ursaring's Guts ability. With Guts, if Ursaring is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Ursaring a sweet boost.
♦ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Ursaring is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Ursaring's attack by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Ursaring? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Mawile-MegaMagearnaCresseliaKommo-oCofagrigusMarowak-AlolaSlowbroKlefkiAzelfUxie
Item: Flame Orb / Normalium Z
Ability: Guts / Quick Feet
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Ursaring (Guts)
Ursaring is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Ursaring at the end of the turn which will activate Ursaring's Guts ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Ursaring is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Ursaring a sweet boost.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Ursaring this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Ursaring learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Ursaring can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Ursaring
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Ability: Guts + Item: Flame orb
- Ability: Quick feet + Item: Flame orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Baby-Doll Eyes
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Yawn
Moves that boost Ursaring's stats
- Belly Drum
- Bulk Up
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Hone Claws
- Metal Claw
- Power-Up Punch
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Ursaring
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Facade
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
- Protect
- Rest
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Ursaring in Sun and Moon
- Brave Nature ( 248/252/0/0/8/0/ )
- Brave Nature ( 224/252/0/0/32/0/ )
- Optimize Ursaring's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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