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[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
- Poison Jab / Sucker Punch
- U-turn

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band Urshifu-S is a potent offensive breaker with an excellent STAB combination into 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 because it is relatively slow and already naturally strong, as well as Attack Urshifu-S being more awkward to fit, it prefers the Speed slot. In terms of moves, Wicked Blow and Close Combat are mandatory as they are Urshifu-S's strongest attacks. U-Turn is also common as it allows Urshifu-S to generate momentum off the many switches it can force. Poison Jab is great at threatening Fairies, while Sucker Punch is a viable alternative to provide emergency speed control in a pinch. Tera Dark is preferred to amp Wicked Blow's damage, although Tera Fighting is also viable.

Zacian-C and Eternatus are excellent Gods for Urshifu to inherit from. Zacian-C appreciates having a strong offensive breaking partner so it can clean and break more easily itself by overwhelming checks such as Clodsire and Skarmory, while Eternatus provides Urshifu-S with a partner that can inherit great special attack, taking advantage of the physically defensive walls Urshifu-S invites in, while being a solid progress maker itself. Finally, Arceus is rarely a bad choice of God, and Urshifu-S fits comfortably onto those 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 Urshifu-S cannot take itself - especially Fairy-type attacks. Having pivots also allows Urshifu-S to allow its potential - Pokemon like Landorus-T, Pecharunt and Rotom-W, can bring Urshifu-S in safely, by a slow pivot or on a switch, so it doesn't have to worry about using its middling bulk to hit the field - these three in particular can pivot easily on Zacian-C and Zamazenta, two Pokemon Urshifu cannot usually beat. Urshifu-S likes to be paired with strong special attackers, like Landorus and Electrode-H, that can threaten the physical walls that may otherwise stop Urshifu-S, such as physically defensive Clefable and Primarina, the former of which lives 2 Poison Jabs with an inherited Defense stat of 115. It also likes to be paired with physical attackers that can clean easily, like Sneasler, that benefit greatly from the holes Urshifu-S punches in the opposing team. Finally, hazard support isn't necessarily mandatory but helps Urshifu-S secure key rolls against walls, such as HP Skarmory and physically defensive Primarina.

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- the format for the nickname should be Set Name (Stat 1, Stat 2), so the set should be Choice Band (Spe)
- Swap the move order so U-turn is last and pjab/sucker punch is third
- this is a mini analysis, I don't think we really need more than 2 paragraphs describing what the set does. my preferred paragraph skeleton would be something like:
[paragraph 1 is set details and what moves are for etc, potential other options, why it fits in x slot(s) best]​
[paragraph 2 is good teammates (put the sentences about god(s) before other teammates) and explaining what weaknesses urshifu has and why x teammate synergizes well etc]​
- to make things easier on the gp team, try to fix how you're referring to pokemon. Urshifu -> Urshifu-S, Zacian-Crowned -> Zacian-C, etc. the full list of proper pokemon references with formes is in the gp standards: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/spelling-and-grammar-standards.3712738/

after you clean this up ping me and ill take a second look
 
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[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
- Poison Jab / Sucker Punch
- U-turn

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band Urshifu-S is a potent offensive breaker with an excellent STAB combination into the metagame. With a Speed donation, Urshifu-S is able to outrun and threaten frailer Pokemon not inheriting a Speed donation themselves. This wording feels a little off, as it makes it sound like urshifu threatens every frail mon except those that recieve speed from Deoxys / Zacian-C / Etern / etc, which untrue as there are some common scarfers / booster speed guys / naturally fast mons that are frail while also forcing urshifu out before it beats them. Could maybe say something along the lines of "frailer mons that are outsped by urshifu because of its speed donation" to make it more clear Urshifu-S can choose to inherit in the Attack slot, becoming far stronger, but because it is relatively slow and already naturally strong, as well as Attack Urshifu-S being more awkward to fit, it prefers the Speed slot. In terms of moves, Wicked Blow and Close Combat are mandatory as they are Urshifu-S's strongest attacks. U-Turn is also common as it allows Urshifu-S to generate momentum off the many switches it can force. Poison Jab is great at threatening Fairies, while Sucker Punch is a viable alternative to provide emergency speed control in a pinch. Tera Dark is preferred to amp Wicked Blow's damage, although Tera Fighting is also viable.

Zacian-C and Eternatus are excellent Gods for Urshifu to inherit from. Zacian-C appreciates having a strong offensive breaking partner so it can clean and break more easily itself by overwhelming checks such as Clodsire and Skarmory, while Eternatus provides Urshifu-S with a partner that can inherit great special attack, taking advantage of the physically defensive walls Urshifu-S invites in, while being a solid progress maker itself. Finally, Arceus is rarely a bad choice of God, and Urshifu-S fits comfortably onto those structures as a fast wallbreaker. Urshifu-S is quite frail, so it appreciates having solid defensive pieces, like Alomomola, Clodsire, and Skarmory, to swap into powerful attacks Urshifu-S cannot take itself - especially Fairy-type attacks, which Urshifu-S is notoriously weak to. Fluff Having pivots also allows Urshifu-S to allow its potential - Pokemon like Landorus-T, Pecharunt and Electrode-H, You already mention Electrode-H later, and it feels more fitting to add something like Rotom-W instead and have this section be about slow pivots that can safely get Urshifu-S in. can bring Urshifu-S in safely, by a slow pivot or on a switch, so it doesn't have to worry about using its middling bulk to hit the field. Could also mention how they help against specifically Zacian-C and Zamazenta, which are common offensive checks to Urshifu-S Urshifu-S likes to be paired with strong special attackers, like Landorus and Electrode-H, that can threaten the physical walls that may otherwise stop Urshifu-S. Would probably mention a couple of those, especially physdef clefable and primarina, which are an issue for urshifu-s to deal with as they don't get 2 hit koed poison jab with a defense inherit of about 115 and above in tandem w max physdef investment, which isn't unreasonable. They are also just generally the biggest roadblock to Urshifu-S due to requiring prediction and making it easier to play around, and should at least be mentioned somewhere here It also likes to be paired with physical attackers that can clean easily, like Gouging Fire and Sneasler, that benefit greatly from the holes Urshifu-S punches in the opposing team. Hazard support, especially rocks, aren't required for urshifu but they do help urshifu in some instances, like against skarmory or primarina

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If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. Ping me when implemented and I'll re-read it and possibly add any other changes I can think of before stamping QC 1.
 
amqc! also make sure to put sammy in the credits
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[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
- Poison Jab / Sucker Punch
- U-turn

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band Urshifu-S is a potent offensive breaker with an excellent STAB combination into the metagame. With a Speed donation, Urshifu-S is able to threaten out a lot of frail Pokemon that it wouldn't otherwise such as?. Urshifu-S can choose to inherit in the Attack slot, becoming far stronger, but because it is relatively slow and already naturally strong, (RC) as well as Attack Urshifu-S being more awkward to fit, it prefers the Speed slot. ill be honest this probably could be fully removed, ursh doesnt fit well in the atk slot anyway In terms of moves, Wicked Blow and Close Combat are mandatory as they are Urshifu-S's strongest attacks. U-Turn is also common as it allows Urshifu-S to generate momentum off the many switches it can force. Poison Jab is great at threatening Fairies Fairy-types like Clefable and Arceus-Fairy, while Sucker Punch is a viable alternative to provide emergency speed control in a pinch. Tera Dark is preferred to amp Wicked Blow's damage, although Tera Fighting is also viable.

High Speed gods like Zacian-C and Eternatus are excellent Gods for Urshifu to inherit from. Zacian-C appreciates having a strong offensive breaking partner so it can clean and break more easily itself by overwhelming checks such as Clodsire and Skarmory kinda wordy rn, maybe change to "Zacian-C appreciates Urshifu-S's high breaking power and ability to remove checks like Clodsire and Skarmory", while Eternatus provides Urshifu-S with a partner that can inherit great special attack, taking advantage of the physically defensive walls Urshifu-S invites in, while being a solid progress maker itself. Finally, Arceus is rarely a bad choice of God, and Urshifu-S fits comfortably onto those structures as a fast wallbreaker mention that ursh can also take a defensive slot if speed is taken, ursh appreciates the extra bulk. Urshifu-S is quite frail, so it appreciates having solid defensive pieces, like Clodsire and Skarmory, to swap into powerful attacks Urshifu-S cannot take itself - especially Fairy-type attacks. Having pivots also allows Urshifu-S to allow its potential - Pokemon like Landorus-T, Pecharunt and Rotom-W, (RC) can bring Urshifu-S in safely, (RC) by a slow pivot or on a switch, so it doesn't have to worry about using its middling bulk to hit the field - i would just end the sentence here and continue the next sentence as usual these three in particular can pivot easily on Zacian-C and Zamazenta, two Pokemon Urshifu cannot usually beat. Urshifu-S likes to be paired with strong special attackers, like Landorus and Electrode-H, that can threaten the physical walls that may otherwise stop Urshifu-S, such as physically defensive Clefable and Primarina, the former of which lives survives 2 Poison Jabs with an inherited Defense stat of 115 mention pivot cores or that helec provides a voltturn core. It also likes to be paired with physical attackers that can clean easily, like Sneasler can you give more examples e.g. an ogerpon forme + another mon, that benefit greatly from the holes Urshifu-S punches in the opposing team. Finally, hazard support isn't necessarily mandatory but helps Urshifu-S secure key rolls against walls, such as HP Skarmory list the exact HP, its obv not super helpful vs 150 for example and physically defensive Primarina.

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