Pokémon Single Strike Urshifu

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Urshifu: Single Strike Style

Data:
Type: Fighting-/Dark-type
Base Stats: 100 HP / 130 Atk / 100 Def / 63 SAtk / 60 SDef / 97 Spe

Ability: Unseen fist - All contact moves hit through protection
Learnset:
Level Up:
Evolve - Wicked Blow
— - Wicked Blow
— - Sucker Punch
— - Rock Smash
— - Leer
— - Endure
— - Focus Energy
12 - Aerial Ace
16 - Scary Face
20 - Headbutt
24 - Brick Break
28 - Detect
32 - Bulk Up
36 - Iron Head
40 - Dynamic Punch
44 - Counter
48 - Close Combat
52 - Focus Punch

Technical Machine:
TM00 - Mega Punch
TM01 - Mega Kick
TM03 - Fire Punch
TM04 - Ice Punch
TM05 - Thunder Punch
TM09 - Giga Impact
TM15 - Dig
TM21 - Rest
TM22 - Rock Slide
TM24 - Snore
TM25 - Protect
TM26 - Scary Face
TM31 - Attract
TM33 - Rain Dance
TM36 - Whirlpool
TM37 - Beat Up
TM39 - Facade
TM40 - Swift
TM41 - Helping Hand
TM42 - Revenge
TM43 - Brick Break
TM45 - Dive
TM48 - Rock Tomb
TM55 - Brine
TM56 - U-turn
TM57 - Payback
TM58 - Assurance
TM59 - Fling
TM63 - Drain Punch
TM75 - Low Sweep
TM76 - Round
TM78 - Acrobatics
TM79 - Retaliate
TM85 - Snarl
TM94 - False Swipe

Technical Record:
TR01 - Body Slam
TR07 - Low Kick
TR13 - Focus Energy
TR16 - Waterfall
TR20 - Substitute
TR21 - Reversal
TR26 - Endure
TR27 - Sleep Talk
TR32 - Crunch
TR37 - Taunt
TR39 - Superpower
TR46 - Iron Defense
TR48 - Bulk Up
TR53 - Close Combat
TR56 - Aura Sphere
TR57 - Poison Jab
TR58 - Dark Pulse
TR64 - Focus Blast
TR69 - Zen Headbutt
TR74 - Iron Head
TR75 - Stone Edge
TR81 - Foul Play
TR84 - Scald
TR85 - Work Up
TR93 - Darkest Lariat
TR95 - Throat Chop
TR98 - Liquidation
TR99 - Body Press

Isle of Armour Move Tutor:
Coaching
Lash Out
Notable Moves:
  • Wicked Blow
  • Sucker Punch
  • Bulk Up
  • Iron Head
  • Close Combat
  • Thunder Punch
  • Ice Punch (won't be potentially useful until Crown Tundra)
  • Facade
  • U-turn
  • Substitute
  • Taunt
  • Poison Jab
  • Stone Edge
New Move: Wicked Blow - 80 BP, physical, contact, always results in a critical hit.

Overview:
  • Very high Attack stat alongside high base power STAB moves, excellent neutral/super effective coverage on STABs alone, and respectable base 97 Speed stat
  • Signature move, Wicked Blow, gives Urshifu a semi-immunity to Intimidate and lets it hit through Reflect, Aurora Veil and defense boosts.
  • Access to U-turn gives it options to play more "soft"/safe versus teams with Fairy-types and faster Poison/Steel immunities.
  • Signature ability, Unseen Fist, prevents Pokemon like Clefable stalling for Leftovers recovery/similar.
  • Despite Urshifu's great 100/100 physical bulk, mediocre special bulk prevents bulky variants from thriving.
  • Low base power coverage outside of STAB attacks—all available coverage moves other than Stone Edge are weaker than neutral STABs on 2x super effective hit
  • 1 base Speed slower than Hydreigon and weak to Mach Punch, leaving it susceptible to revenge killing
Potential Movesets:

Choice Band
Urshifu @ Choice Band
Ability: Unseen Fist
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly / Adamant Nature
- Wicked Blow
- Close Combat
- Poison Jab / Sucker Punch
- U-turn / Sucker Punch

Adamant 2HKOs Hippo at +1 but loses out on Timid Kyurem, Timid Rotom-A, and Jolly Excadrill benchmarks. Sucker Punch beats Dragapult and Psychic-type Cinderace while PJab beats PhysDef Fairy-types (SpD Clef is 2HKOed regardless)

Offensive Bulk Up
Urshifu @ Leftovers / Black Glasses / Black Belt
Ability: Unseen Fist
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly / Adamant Nature
- Bulk Up
- Wicked Blow
- Close Combat
- Poison Jab / Sucker Punch

Same as above but trades immediate firepower + U-turn for the ability to switch moves. Also softens up Mach Punch if need be.

Choice Scarf
Urshifu @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Unseen Fist
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly / Adamant Nature
- Wicked Blow
- Close Combat
- Poison Jab / Iron Head
- U-turn

Jolly outpaces +1 Excadrill and Choice Scarf Rotom-A, Adamant for general firepower. Typing gives good matchup versus Dragapult. Iron Head trades SE damage on Primarina for a flinch rate—no other noteworthy differences.
 
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Martin said:
Signature ability, Unseen Fist, prevents Pokemon like Clefable stalling for Leftovers recovery/similar.
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Yay first reply! How about adding in this part that it is able to ignore King’s Shield from Aegislash, otherwise Urshifu would have less wallbreaking capabilities.
 
Actually, for the Choice Scarf Set, I think Adamant may be the better because it still outspeeds Dragapult and can tank an Earthquake from a non-boosted Excadrill if it comes in on Rapid Spin.
 
This thread is kind of dead but I like 3 attacks + Taunt, granted I’m still playing around with what item to use, I like boots since this mon hates hazards but who knows :blobthinking:. Slows down some of the fattier mons especially when brute force might not be enough to either break through them or you want to prevent them from setting up / removing hazards. Probably my favorite mon to use when its not being walled by buzzwole:pikuh:
 
AM said:
This thread is kind of dead but I like 3 attacks + Taunt, granted I’m still playing around with what item to use, I like boots since this mon hates hazards but who knows :blobthinking:. Slows down some of the fattier mons especially when brute force might not be enough to either break through them or you want to prevent them from setting up / removing hazards. Probably my favorite mon to use when its not being walled by buzzwole:pikuh:
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I think Buzzwole is common enough where you may want to run Aerial Ace somewhere. Over Bulk Up on all attacking sets or over U-Turn on choiced sets.
 
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