[SET]
Choice Band (Spe) (Urshifu) @ Choice Band
Ability: Unseen Fist
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Wicked Blow
- Close Combat
- U-turn
- Sucker Punch / Poison Jab
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band Urshifu-S is a potent offensive wallbreaker with an excellent STAB combination against the metagame. With a Speed donation, Urshifu-S is able to threaten out a lot of frail Pokemon that it wouldn't otherwise. Urshifu-S can choose to inherit in the Attack slot, becoming far stronger, but it prefers the Speed slot because it is relatively slow, it already has high Attack, and Attack-inheriting sets are more awkward to fit onto teams. In terms of moves, Wicked Blow and Close Combat are mandatory. U-turn allows Urshifu-S to generate momentum off the many switches it can force. Poison Jab is great at threatening Fairy-types such as physically defensive Clefable and Primarina, while Sucker Punch is a viable alternative to provide speed control in a pinch, and it is preferred when inheriting from gods slower than Eternatus. Tera Dark is preferred to further boost damage on Wicked Blow and Sucker Punch, allowing Urshifu-S to OHKO fully invested Arceus-Ghost. Tera Poison boosts Poison Jab to achieve a 2HKO on Arceus-Fairy and Clefable with base 115 Defense and it is a good defensive Tera for Urshifu-S. Finally, Tera Fighting boosts the damage of Close Combat.
Zacian-C and Eternatus are excellent gods for Urshifu-S to inherit from. Zacian-C appreciates having a strong offensive wallbreaking partner to overwhelm shared checks such as Clodsire and Skarmory, while Eternatus provides Urshifu-S with a partner that can inherit great Special Attack such as Hisuian Electrode or Landorus, taking advantage of the physically defensive walls Urshifu-S invites in and being a solid progress maker itself. Finally, Arceus is rarely a bad choice of a god, and Urshifu-S fits comfortably onto Arceus structures as a fast wallbreaker. Urshifu-S is quite frail, so it appreciates having solid defensive pieces, like Clodsire and Skarmory, to swap into powerful attacks it cannot take itself—especially Fairy-type attacks. Pokemon like Landorus-T, Pecharunt, and Rotom-W can bring Urshifu-S in safely by forming a VoltTurn core with it so it doesn't have to worry about using its middling bulk to hit the field. These three in particular can take on Zacian-C and Zamazenta, two Pokemon Urshifu-S cannot usually beat. Urshifu-S also likes to be paired with physical attackers that can clean easily, like Sneasler, that benefit greatly from the holes it punches in the opposing team. Finally, entry hazard support from the likes of Hisuian Samurott, Great Tusk, Glimmora, and so forth isn't necessarily mandatory but helps Urshifu-S secure key rolls against walls, such as HP-inheriting Skarmory and physically defensive Primarina.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boingk.586482/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sammyce123.563422/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/kenn.604741/
Grammar checked by:
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Choice Band (Spe) (Urshifu) @ Choice Band
Ability: Unseen Fist
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Wicked Blow
- Close Combat
- U-turn
- Sucker Punch / Poison Jab
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band Urshifu-S is a potent offensive wallbreaker with an excellent STAB combination against the metagame. With a Speed donation, Urshifu-S is able to threaten out a lot of frail Pokemon that it wouldn't otherwise. Urshifu-S can choose to inherit in the Attack slot, becoming far stronger, but it prefers the Speed slot because it is relatively slow, it already has high Attack, and Attack-inheriting sets are more awkward to fit onto teams. In terms of moves, Wicked Blow and Close Combat are mandatory. U-turn allows Urshifu-S to generate momentum off the many switches it can force. Poison Jab is great at threatening Fairy-types such as physically defensive Clefable and Primarina, while Sucker Punch is a viable alternative to provide speed control in a pinch, and it is preferred when inheriting from gods slower than Eternatus. Tera Dark is preferred to further boost damage on Wicked Blow and Sucker Punch, allowing Urshifu-S to OHKO fully invested Arceus-Ghost. Tera Poison boosts Poison Jab to achieve a 2HKO on Arceus-Fairy and Clefable with base 115 Defense and it is a good defensive Tera for Urshifu-S. Finally, Tera Fighting boosts the damage of Close Combat.
Zacian-C and Eternatus are excellent gods for Urshifu-S to inherit from. Zacian-C appreciates having a strong offensive wallbreaking partner to overwhelm shared checks such as Clodsire and Skarmory, while Eternatus provides Urshifu-S with a partner that can inherit great Special Attack such as Hisuian Electrode or Landorus, taking advantage of the physically defensive walls Urshifu-S invites in and being a solid progress maker itself. Finally, Arceus is rarely a bad choice of a god, and Urshifu-S fits comfortably onto Arceus structures as a fast wallbreaker. Urshifu-S is quite frail, so it appreciates having solid defensive pieces, like Clodsire and Skarmory, to swap into powerful attacks it cannot take itself—especially Fairy-type attacks. Pokemon like Landorus-T, Pecharunt, and Rotom-W can bring Urshifu-S in safely by forming a VoltTurn core with it so it doesn't have to worry about using its middling bulk to hit the field. These three in particular can take on Zacian-C and Zamazenta, two Pokemon Urshifu-S cannot usually beat. Urshifu-S also likes to be paired with physical attackers that can clean easily, like Sneasler, that benefit greatly from the holes it punches in the opposing team. Finally, entry hazard support from the likes of Hisuian Samurott, Great Tusk, Glimmora, and so forth isn't necessarily mandatory but helps Urshifu-S secure key rolls against walls, such as HP-inheriting Skarmory and physically defensive Primarina.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boingk.586482/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sammyce123.563422/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/kenn.604741/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/brisingrdraconis.681606/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rose.511181/
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