[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Surging Strikes
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Ice Punch
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Unseen Fist
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========
Urshifu-R is a top-tier Choice Scarf user thanks to its good damage output, spammable STAB moves, and access to U-turn. Choice Scarf patches up Urshifu-R's middling Speed tier, making it blow past the entire unboosted metagame, although Urshifu-R is the second-slowest common Choice Scarf user, being outsped by Choice Scarf Blacephalon and Kartana and only outspeeding Tapu Lele. Additionally, Speed-boosting Pokemon like Scale Shot Garchomp, Dragon Dance Dragapult, and Volcarona and priority users like Rillaboom can prove troublesome for Urshifu-R's speed control capabilities. What Urshifu-R lacks in Speed, it makes up for in its role compression, checking Weavile and providing excellent pivot support for teammates, which gain opportunities to wallbreak or set up against bulky Water-types. Ice Punch is Urshifu-R's best option against Dragapult and Dragonite, as they resist its STAB moves. Outside of its role against offensive teams, Urshifu-R is still able to make progress against bulky teams with support from Future Sight or Knock Off and entry hazards; however, the Choice Scarf set lacks some of the sheer effectiveness of Protective Pads and Choice Band sets in slicing through bulkier teams due to having to lock into a move without a damage boost or protection from contact effects, making other wallbreakers necessary additions.
Team Options
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Future Sight Slowbro is an excellent partner, as its Future Sight and Teleport pivoting allow Urshifu-R to make progress against teams with walls like Toxapex, Buzzwole, and Tapu Fini while having safe entry from Teleport. Tapu Lele, offensive Zapdos, and Tapu Koko all appreciate Urshifu-R pivoting into them against the physically defensive Water-types that check it, such as Toxapex, Tapu Fini, and Slowbro, so they can fire off their powerful attacks with safe entry. Tapu Lele in particular is one of the tier's best wallbreakers, patching up Choice Scarf Urshifu-R's weakness to bulky teams that can easily take its hits, while Urshifu-R provides a short-term check to Steel- and Dark-types like Melmetal, Heatran, Weavile, and Tyranitar that can take advantage of Tapu Lele being locked into a Psychic-type move. While Choice Scarf Urshifu-R provides good speed control, Choice Scarf Blacephalon and Kartana can both outspeed it and deal heavy damage, and it fails to revenge kill some threats such as Rillaboom and boosted Garchomp. This makes Zapdos especially noteworthy for its ability to act as an excellent answer to Kartana, Garchomp, and Rillaboom while forming a VoltTurn core with Urshifu-R. Tyranitar and Heatran love Urshifu-R's pivoting to gain entry on Pokemon like Toxapex, Dragapult, and Zapdos, as well as Slowbro for Tyranitar, and they are some of the best Blacephalon checks in the tier. Urshifu-R can be worn down by Rocky Helmet chip damage due to its reliance on contact moves, especially Surging Strikes. Pokemon with Knock Off such as Weavile that can target Rocky Helmet users like Toxapex, Buzzwole, and Skarmory are greatly appreciated, as they make Urshifu-R's attacks much more spammable without the threat of massive chip damage. Weavile can also revenge kill Swords Dance Garchomp, offensively check Dragapult, and wear down bulky Water-types that Urshifu-R struggles with like Toxapex, Rotom-W, Tapu Fini as well as Psychic-types like Slowbro, Mew, and Reuniclus.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/veti.612907/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/slowpoke-fan.617219/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pulsar512b.469728/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/solarbeam.470115/
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Surging Strikes
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Ice Punch
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Unseen Fist
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========
Urshifu-R is a top-tier Choice Scarf user thanks to its good damage output, spammable STAB moves, and access to U-turn. Choice Scarf patches up Urshifu-R's middling Speed tier, making it blow past the entire unboosted metagame, although Urshifu-R is the second-slowest common Choice Scarf user, being outsped by Choice Scarf Blacephalon and Kartana and only outspeeding Tapu Lele. Additionally, Speed-boosting Pokemon like Scale Shot Garchomp, Dragon Dance Dragapult, and Volcarona and priority users like Rillaboom can prove troublesome for Urshifu-R's speed control capabilities. What Urshifu-R lacks in Speed, it makes up for in its role compression, checking Weavile and providing excellent pivot support for teammates, which gain opportunities to wallbreak or set up against bulky Water-types. Ice Punch is Urshifu-R's best option against Dragapult and Dragonite, as they resist its STAB moves. Outside of its role against offensive teams, Urshifu-R is still able to make progress against bulky teams with support from Future Sight or Knock Off and entry hazards; however, the Choice Scarf set lacks some of the sheer effectiveness of Protective Pads and Choice Band sets in slicing through bulkier teams due to having to lock into a move without a damage boost or protection from contact effects, making other wallbreakers necessary additions.
Team Options
========
Future Sight Slowbro is an excellent partner, as its Future Sight and Teleport pivoting allow Urshifu-R to make progress against teams with walls like Toxapex, Buzzwole, and Tapu Fini while having safe entry from Teleport. Tapu Lele, offensive Zapdos, and Tapu Koko all appreciate Urshifu-R pivoting into them against the physically defensive Water-types that check it, such as Toxapex, Tapu Fini, and Slowbro, so they can fire off their powerful attacks with safe entry. Tapu Lele in particular is one of the tier's best wallbreakers, patching up Choice Scarf Urshifu-R's weakness to bulky teams that can easily take its hits, while Urshifu-R provides a short-term check to Steel- and Dark-types like Melmetal, Heatran, Weavile, and Tyranitar that can take advantage of Tapu Lele being locked into a Psychic-type move. While Choice Scarf Urshifu-R provides good speed control, Choice Scarf Blacephalon and Kartana can both outspeed it and deal heavy damage, and it fails to revenge kill some threats such as Rillaboom and boosted Garchomp. This makes Zapdos especially noteworthy for its ability to act as an excellent answer to Kartana, Garchomp, and Rillaboom while forming a VoltTurn core with Urshifu-R. Tyranitar and Heatran love Urshifu-R's pivoting to gain entry on Pokemon like Toxapex, Dragapult, and Zapdos, as well as Slowbro for Tyranitar, and they are some of the best Blacephalon checks in the tier. Urshifu-R can be worn down by Rocky Helmet chip damage due to its reliance on contact moves, especially Surging Strikes. Pokemon with Knock Off such as Weavile that can target Rocky Helmet users like Toxapex, Buzzwole, and Skarmory are greatly appreciated, as they make Urshifu-R's attacks much more spammable without the threat of massive chip damage. Weavile can also revenge kill Swords Dance Garchomp, offensively check Dragapult, and wear down bulky Water-types that Urshifu-R struggles with like Toxapex, Rotom-W, Tapu Fini as well as Psychic-types like Slowbro, Mew, and Reuniclus.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/veti.612907/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/slowpoke-fan.617219/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pulsar512b.469728/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/solarbeam.470115/
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