Competitive Information for Urshifu (Rapid Strike) [Sword/Shield]
Fighting / Water
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-rapid-strike? 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!
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Unleash the power of Urshifu-Rapid-Strike, a superb Pokémon with Fighting and Water typing. It's a sight to see Urshifu-Rapid-Strike out in the 8th generation battlefield. It is weak to Electric, Fairy, Flying, Grass, and Psychic-typed attacks. Want to master Urshifu-Rapid-Strike's movesets? Dive into our detailed strategies below!
Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Unseen Fist
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Aqua Jet
- Surging Strikes
- Protect
For single battles, Urshifu is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's meant to crush rivals using potent 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.
◆ Aqua Jet is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Water-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Surging Strikes is a physical STAB-boosted 25-base power Water-type move (always results in a critical hit. Hits 3 times).
◆ 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:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Surging Strikes / Liquidation
- Iron Head / Fire Punch
- Poison Jab
For those intense single battles, Urshifu is a prestigious Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with 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. Iron Head or Fire Punch are added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Surging Strikes is a physical STAB-boosted 25-base power Water-type move (always results in a critical hit. Hits 3 times).
◆ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Urshifu-rapid-strike? 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!
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Unseen Fist
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surging Strikes
- Close Combat
- Detect
- Aqua Jet
For double battles, Urshifu is a magnificent Physical Sweeper. This particular build was popular during previous competitions. This moveset is designed to overwhelm foes with powerful physical power. 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).
◆ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Urshifu this turn).
◆ Aqua Jet is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Water-type move (usually goes first).
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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:
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- Surging Strikes / Liquidation
- Rock Slide
- Iron Head / Fire Punch
Urshifu proves to be popular Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal is to crush rivals using potent 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. Iron Head or Fire Punch are added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Surging Strikes is a physical STAB-boosted 25-base power Water-type move (always results in a critical hit. Hits 3 times).
◆ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Urshifu-rapid-strike 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-rapid-strike.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Urshifu-rapid-strike 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-rapid-strike
- 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: 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, Aqua Jet
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Scald
Moves that boost Urshifu-rapid-strike's stats
- Bulk Up
- Iron Defense
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Urshifu-rapid-strike
- Aqua Jet
- Close Combat
- Detect
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Surging Strikes
- Taunt
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Urshifu-rapid-strike in Sword and Shield
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252 )
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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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