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-gmax? 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!
Get hyped for Urshifu-Rapid-Strike-Gmax, an epic Pokémon with Fighting and Water typing! It's a sight to see Urshifu-Rapid-Strike-Gmax out in the 8th generation battlefield. It is weak to Electric, Fairy, Flying, Grass, and Psychic-typed attacks. Curious about Urshifu-Rapid-Strike-Gmax's movesets? Check our suggestions listed below!
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
Urshifu is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset design focuses to take down the opponent's team with heavy-hitting 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-gmax? 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: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Surging Strikes
- Aqua Jet
- Protect
Urshifu is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for double battles. This particular build was popular during previous competitions. The intention of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with forceful 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.
◆ Surging Strikes is a physical STAB-boosted 25-base power Water-type move (always results in a critical hit. Hits 3 times).
◆ Aqua Jet is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Water-type move (usually goes first).
◆ 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
- Rock Slide
- Iron Head / Fire Punch
Urshifu is an impressive Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with overwhelming 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-gmax 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-gmax.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Urshifu-rapid-strike-gmax 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-gmax
- 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-gmax's stats
- Bulk Up
- Iron Defense
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Urshifu-rapid-strike-gmax
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Taunt
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Urshifu-rapid-strike-gmax in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/0/4 )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/0/0/252/4 )
- Relaxed Nature ( 252/0/88/0/168/0 )
- Sassy Nature ( 252/0/4/0/252/0 )
- Optimize Urshifu-rapid-strike-gmax'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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