[SET]
name: Focus Sash
move 1: Wicked Blow
move 2: Counter
move 3: Sucker Punch
move 4: Close Combat
item: Focus Sash
ability: Unseen Fist
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
in-battle alt: Gmax
[SET COMMENTS]
* Urshifu-S equipped with a Focus Sash is top notch at winning one-on-one situations, effectively beating most physical attackers with Focus Sash intact and dealing immense damage to subsequent Pokemon before fainting.
* Wicked Blow guarantees a critical hit against the receiver, making it a particularly good option against Pokemon attempting to wall Urshifu-S with Defense boosts.
* Counter is a useful move for Urshifu-S, allowing it to defeat Gigantamax Cinderace and other physical Dynamax sweepers if it keeps Focus Sash intact.
* Sucker Punch allows Urshifu-S to deal damage against faster foes that could deal lethal damage, seriously threatening non-status Dragapult sets and getting significant chip onto other Pokemon before fainting.
* Finally, Close Combat allows Urshifu-S to check the likes of Porygon2, Lapras, and Snorlax and is a good complementary STAB move alongside Wicked Blow.
* A Jolly nature is chosen to outspeed Mimikyu's Shadow Sneak with Sucker Punch after going down to 1 HP.
* An Adamant nature can be opted for if you wish to deal greater amounts of damage at the expense of its otherwise effective Speed tier.
* Gigantamax Urshifu-S is generally chosen to gain access to G-Max One Blow, a Max Move that goes through opposing Max Guard, which is more useful than a Special Defense drop that Max Darkness would otherwise give.
[SET]
name: Choice Item
move 1: Wicked Blow
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Iron Head / Thunder Punch / Sucker Punch
item: Choice Scarf / Choice Band
ability: Unseen Fist
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* Urshifu-S, when equipped with a Choice Item, becomes a potent U-turn pivot with powerful physical wallbreaking ability through its fantastic dual STAB combination. It is also difficult for foes to scout its Choice-locked move with Protect due to Unseen Fist.
* Wicked Blow is a tremendous wallbreaking move, with its guaranteed critical hit making it very difficult to set-up on or switch into.
* Close Combat works in concert with Wicked Blow, covering opposing Dark- and Fighting-types that can otherwise tank Wicked Blow.
* U-turn is required to quickly pivot out of bad matchups and predicted switch-ins in order to avoid being locked into an unfavorable move selection.
* Iron Head gives Urshifu-S a reasonable attack against Fairy-types, which are otherwise a natural counter to it, and the flinch chance gives it a chance to beat Mimikyu.
* Thunder Punch allows Urshifu-S to beat Gyarados and still does notable damage against Togekiss.
* Sucker Punch, while awkward when Choice-locked, gives Urshifu-S a potent priority option which does significant damage to Pokemon like Dragapult, which Urshifu-S can OHKO with Choice Band.
* A Choice Scarf allows Ushifu-S to get the jump on Cinderace and Dragapult, which would otherwise be able to comfortably check or cripple it.
* A Choice Band helps Urshifu-S become a potent wallbreaker, 2HKOing the likes of Toxapex and Corviknight and eliminating virtually all switch-ins that do not resist it.
* A Jolly nature is important to outspeed Galarian Darmanitan and Mimikyu, while an Adamant nature makes Urshifu-S even more difficult for physical walls to take consecutive hits.
* Despite Choice item Urshifu-S rarely activating Gigantamax, the Gigantamax forme is still chosen to gain access to G-Max One Blow to go through opposing Max Guard, which is more useful than a Special Defense drop from Max Darkness.
Team Options
============
Urshifu-S struggles against Fairy- and Flying-types, both of which are relatively common in the metagame. Bringing checks to these helps greatly improve the effectiveness of all of Urshifu-S's sets.
* Fairy-type Checks:
* Flying-type Checks:
name: Focus Sash
move 1: Wicked Blow
move 2: Counter
move 3: Sucker Punch
move 4: Close Combat
item: Focus Sash
ability: Unseen Fist
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
in-battle alt: Gmax
[SET COMMENTS]
* Urshifu-S equipped with a Focus Sash is top notch at winning one-on-one situations, effectively beating most physical attackers with Focus Sash intact and dealing immense damage to subsequent Pokemon before fainting.
* Wicked Blow guarantees a critical hit against the receiver, making it a particularly good option against Pokemon attempting to wall Urshifu-S with Defense boosts.
* Counter is a useful move for Urshifu-S, allowing it to defeat Gigantamax Cinderace and other physical Dynamax sweepers if it keeps Focus Sash intact.
* Sucker Punch allows Urshifu-S to deal damage against faster foes that could deal lethal damage, seriously threatening non-status Dragapult sets and getting significant chip onto other Pokemon before fainting.
* Finally, Close Combat allows Urshifu-S to check the likes of Porygon2, Lapras, and Snorlax and is a good complementary STAB move alongside Wicked Blow.
* A Jolly nature is chosen to outspeed Mimikyu's Shadow Sneak with Sucker Punch after going down to 1 HP.
* An Adamant nature can be opted for if you wish to deal greater amounts of damage at the expense of its otherwise effective Speed tier.
* Gigantamax Urshifu-S is generally chosen to gain access to G-Max One Blow, a Max Move that goes through opposing Max Guard, which is more useful than a Special Defense drop that Max Darkness would otherwise give.
[SET]
name: Choice Item
move 1: Wicked Blow
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Iron Head / Thunder Punch / Sucker Punch
item: Choice Scarf / Choice Band
ability: Unseen Fist
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* Urshifu-S, when equipped with a Choice Item, becomes a potent U-turn pivot with powerful physical wallbreaking ability through its fantastic dual STAB combination. It is also difficult for foes to scout its Choice-locked move with Protect due to Unseen Fist.
* Wicked Blow is a tremendous wallbreaking move, with its guaranteed critical hit making it very difficult to set-up on or switch into.
* Close Combat works in concert with Wicked Blow, covering opposing Dark- and Fighting-types that can otherwise tank Wicked Blow.
* U-turn is required to quickly pivot out of bad matchups and predicted switch-ins in order to avoid being locked into an unfavorable move selection.
* Iron Head gives Urshifu-S a reasonable attack against Fairy-types, which are otherwise a natural counter to it, and the flinch chance gives it a chance to beat Mimikyu.
* Thunder Punch allows Urshifu-S to beat Gyarados and still does notable damage against Togekiss.
* Sucker Punch, while awkward when Choice-locked, gives Urshifu-S a potent priority option which does significant damage to Pokemon like Dragapult, which Urshifu-S can OHKO with Choice Band.
* A Choice Scarf allows Ushifu-S to get the jump on Cinderace and Dragapult, which would otherwise be able to comfortably check or cripple it.
* A Choice Band helps Urshifu-S become a potent wallbreaker, 2HKOing the likes of Toxapex and Corviknight and eliminating virtually all switch-ins that do not resist it.
* A Jolly nature is important to outspeed Galarian Darmanitan and Mimikyu, while an Adamant nature makes Urshifu-S even more difficult for physical walls to take consecutive hits.
* Despite Choice item Urshifu-S rarely activating Gigantamax, the Gigantamax forme is still chosen to gain access to G-Max One Blow to go through opposing Max Guard, which is more useful than a Special Defense drop from Max Darkness.
Team Options
============
Urshifu-S struggles against Fairy- and Flying-types, both of which are relatively common in the metagame. Bringing checks to these helps greatly improve the effectiveness of all of Urshifu-S's sets.
* Fairy-type Checks:
* Flying-type Checks:
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