Competitive Information for Urshifu [Sword/Shield]
Fighting / Dark
Abilities:
This Pokemon's contact moves ignore the target's protection, except Max Guard.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Urshifu? These builds are optimized for Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sword/Shield metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Urshifu is here! This lit Pokémon is Fighting and Dark-typed and ready to shine! It's a sight to see Urshifu out in the 8th generation battlefield. It is weak to Fairy, Fighting, and Flying-typed attacks. Discover how Urshifu excels in battles with the movesets provided below.
Item: Focus Sash / Black Glasses
Ability: Unseen Fist
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Wicked Blow
- Sucker Punch
- Protect
Urshifu proves to be an exquisite Physical Sweeper for single battles. The intention of this moveset is to overwhelm foes with destructive physical moves. Focus Sash helps protect Urshifu from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unseen Fist, Urshifu's contact moves ignore the target's protection except max guard. With a Black Glasses equipped to it, Urshifu's dark-type attacks have 1.2x power.
◆ Wicked Blow is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (always results in a critical hit).
◆ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Urshifu this turn).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Unseen Fist
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 92 SpD / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Wicked Blow / Foul Play
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Ice Punch / Body Slam
- Iron Head
For those intense single battles, Urshifu is a distinguished Physical Sweeper. This moveset was created to crush rivals using overwhelming physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Urshifu from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Urshifu's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Unseen Fist, Urshifu's contact moves ignore the target's protection except max guard. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Foul Play is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Urshifu's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Urshifu recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Urshifu? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sword/Shield Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sword/Shield metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Unseen Fist
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wicked Blow
- Close Combat
- Sucker Punch
- Detect
Taking on double battles? Urshifu is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. Previously, this build dominated competitions. This moveset attempts to crush rivals using brute physical moves. Focus Sash helps protect Urshifu from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Unseen Fist, Urshifu's contact moves ignore the target's protection except max guard.
◆ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Urshifu's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
◆ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Urshifu this turn).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Unseen Fist
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 92 SpD / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Wicked Blow / Foul Play
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Rock Slide
- Body Slam
Taking on double battles? Urshifu is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's meant to overwhelm foes with intense physical moves. Focus Sash helps protect Urshifu from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Urshifu's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Unseen Fist, Urshifu's contact moves ignore the target's protection except max guard.
◆ Foul Play is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Close Combat is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Urshifu's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Drain Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (Urshifu recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Urshifu can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sword/Shield generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Urshifu.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Urshifu can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Urshifu
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Moves: Body Press + Bulk Up
- Moves: Body Press + Iron Defense
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Moves that boost Urshifu's stats
- Bulk Up
- Iron Defense
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Urshifu
- Close Combat
- Detect
- Poison Jab
- Protect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Sucker Punch
- Taunt
- U-turn
- Wicked Blow
Common Effort Values for Urshifu in Sword and Shield
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Optimize Urshifu's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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