Urshifu-Rapid-Strike @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Unseen Fist
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Surging Strikes
- Close Combat
- Ice Spinner / Aqua Jet
- U-turn
Urshifu-R is a triple threat, leveraging its strong Attack stat, powerful STAB combination, and useful Speed tier with Choice Scarf to punch through National Dex OU! Choice Scarf boosts Urshifu-R's Speed to staggering levels, outspeeding key threats like Mega Lopunny, Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, and Tapu Koko. Surging Strikes is Urshifu-R's signature move, washing away the likes of Great Tusk, Mega Diancie, and Heatran, and Close Combat crumples Water-resistant foes like Kyurem, Ferrothorn, and Archaludon. Ice Spinner is useful to revenge kill Dragonite, while Aqua Jet provides Urshifu-R a way to revenge kill sweepers like Volcarona. Finally, U-turn allows Urshifu-R to pivot out of bulky walls like Alomomola and Toxapex. Tera Water enhances Surging Strikes to an absurd level, ensuring OHKOs against Pokemon like Tapu Lele, Garganacl, and Landorus-T. Urshifu-R forms powerful VoltTurn cores with other pivots, especially Iron Crown, which checks Pokemon like Iron Valiant, Mega Latios, and Toxapex that Urshifu-R struggles against, while Urshifu-R handles threats like Gliscor that give Iron Crown trouble.
Urshifu-R recently starred in the National Dex Invitational, which you can watch here!
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9nationaldex-780766?p2
Ability: Unseen Fist
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Surging Strikes
- Close Combat
- Ice Spinner / Aqua Jet
- U-turn
Urshifu-R is a triple threat, leveraging its strong Attack stat, powerful STAB combination, and useful Speed tier with Choice Scarf to punch through National Dex OU! Choice Scarf boosts Urshifu-R's Speed to staggering levels, outspeeding key threats like Mega Lopunny, Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, and Tapu Koko. Surging Strikes is Urshifu-R's signature move, washing away the likes of Great Tusk, Mega Diancie, and Heatran, and Close Combat crumples Water-resistant foes like Kyurem, Ferrothorn, and Archaludon. Ice Spinner is useful to revenge kill Dragonite, while Aqua Jet provides Urshifu-R a way to revenge kill sweepers like Volcarona. Finally, U-turn allows Urshifu-R to pivot out of bulky walls like Alomomola and Toxapex. Tera Water enhances Surging Strikes to an absurd level, ensuring OHKOs against Pokemon like Tapu Lele, Garganacl, and Landorus-T. Urshifu-R forms powerful VoltTurn cores with other pivots, especially Iron Crown, which checks Pokemon like Iron Valiant, Mega Latios, and Toxapex that Urshifu-R struggles against, while Urshifu-R handles threats like Gliscor that give Iron Crown trouble.
Urshifu-R recently starred in the National Dex Invitational, which you can watch here!
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9nationaldex-780766?p2
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