[SET]
Glass Cannon (Urshifu-Rapid-Strike) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Unseen Fist
Level: 50
Tera Type: Stellar / Water
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Surging Strikes
- Close Combat
- Aqua Jet / Taunt
- Detect
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
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- Urshifu-R serves as an offensive threat within the metagame, being able to raise the offensive pressure of the battle with its Unseen Fist ability deterring Protect while hitting hard with powerful STAB moves. It has a good matchup against Incineroar, as Surging Strikes does not get slowed down by Intimidate, as well as Flutter Mane, as Focus Sash allows Surging Strikes to reliably KO it.
- Aqua Jet is a reliable priority move for finishing off low HP targets. Taunt cripples the supportive capabilities of Pokemon such as Amoonguss, Indeedee-F, and Grimmsnarl, as well as blocking Calyrex-I and Farigiraf from setting Trick Room up.
- Focus Sash allows Urshifu-R to retaliate against certain Pokemon that would normally outspeed and OHKO it before Urshifu-R could attack, such as Calyrex-S and Flutter Mane.
- Tera Stellar provides Urshifu-R offensive variety because it boosts Close Combat, allowing it to OHKO non-Defense Protosynthesis Brute Bonnet. However, since the boost is only provided one time to each attack, Tera Water could be preferred, as it consistently boosts the damage output of Surging Strikes, allowing it to OHKO Ursaluna, Chien-Pao, Ogerpon-C, and Calyrex-S after Life Orb chip damage while also removing its Psychic, Flying, and Fairy weaknesses to give it some survivability if Focus Sash is broken.
Teambuilding
=========
- Urshifu-R heavily struggles against Raging Bolt and Rillaboom, which easily threaten it with Thunderclap and Grassy Glide, respectively, and resist Surging Strikes. Amoonguss and Indeedee-F can disrupt Urshifu-R from attacking ideal targets via redirection and potentially break Urshifu-R's Focus Sash if they hold a Rocky Helmet. Indeedee-F's Psychic is able to KO Urshifu-R if Focus Sash is broken; Amoonguss notably takes pitiful damage, as it resists both of Urshifu-R's STAB moves, allowing it to easily put Urshifu-R to sleep with Spore.
- Koraidon and Miraidon both outspeed and threaten Urshifu-R while resisting Surging Strikes. On top of this, Koraidon's sun reduces Surging Strikes's damage output, and Miraidon can pivot with Volt Switch while breaking Focus Sash easily.
- Urshifu-R heavily appreciates Calyrex-I, which threatens Rillaboom, Amoonguss, Koraidon, Miraidon, and Raging Bolt with Glacial Lance, while Urshifu-R can, in return, threaten Dark-types such as Incineroar, Chi-Yu, and Chien-Pao that threaten Calyrex-I. Calyrex-I's Trick Room allows Urshifu-R to stay ahead of opposing Pokemon that would otherwise outspeed it, such as the aforementioned Miraidon and Koraidon.
- Tornadus threatens the Grass-types such as Rillaboom and Amoonguss that annoy Urshifu-R and can Taunt the Amoonguss, preventing it from disrupting Urshifu-R. Tornadus can also remove Koraidon's sun with Rain Dance, decreasing Koraidon's damage output while increasing that of Urshifu-R's Water-type attacks. Tornadus's Bleakwind Storm paired with Urshifu-R's Surging Strikes forces Koraidon to take super effective damage whether it Terastallizes or not.
- Urshifu-R complements Miraidon and Lunala compositions as a reliable attacker that counters Incineroar, a problematic threat to these compositions. Meanwhile, Urshifu-R's coverage against Dark-types also benefits Lunala; in exchange, Lunala's Moongeist Beam is threatening to Ghost-types like opposing Lunala. Miraidon's Draco Meteor can quickly remove the Dragon-types such as Raging Bolt and Koraidon that resists Urshifu-R's Surging Strikes.
- Rillaboom and Incineroar work well with Urshifu-R, as Fake Out and pivoting moves create opportunities for Urshifu-R to safety switch in without breaking Focus Sash, and their typing allows them to tank moves that Urshifu-R would be threatened by, such as Wood Hammer from Rillaboom, Psychic from Calyrex-S, and Electro Drift from Miraidon. Incineroar also threatens sizable damage towards Psychic-types like Indeedee-F and Lunala with Knock Off. Rillaboom helps reduce Miraidon's damage output by removing Electric Terrain while also being able to threaten Fake Out.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/poketitanterra.678488/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengu.650323/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rausakura.589964/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/
Glass Cannon (Urshifu-Rapid-Strike) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Unseen Fist
Level: 50
Tera Type: Stellar / Water
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Surging Strikes
- Close Combat
- Aqua Jet / Taunt
- Detect
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
========
- Urshifu-R serves as an offensive threat within the metagame, being able to raise the offensive pressure of the battle with its Unseen Fist ability deterring Protect while hitting hard with powerful STAB moves. It has a good matchup against Incineroar, as Surging Strikes does not get slowed down by Intimidate, as well as Flutter Mane, as Focus Sash allows Surging Strikes to reliably KO it.
- Aqua Jet is a reliable priority move for finishing off low HP targets. Taunt cripples the supportive capabilities of Pokemon such as Amoonguss, Indeedee-F, and Grimmsnarl, as well as blocking Calyrex-I and Farigiraf from setting Trick Room up.
- Focus Sash allows Urshifu-R to retaliate against certain Pokemon that would normally outspeed and OHKO it before Urshifu-R could attack, such as Calyrex-S and Flutter Mane.
- Tera Stellar provides Urshifu-R offensive variety because it boosts Close Combat, allowing it to OHKO non-Defense Protosynthesis Brute Bonnet. However, since the boost is only provided one time to each attack, Tera Water could be preferred, as it consistently boosts the damage output of Surging Strikes, allowing it to OHKO Ursaluna, Chien-Pao, Ogerpon-C, and Calyrex-S after Life Orb chip damage while also removing its Psychic, Flying, and Fairy weaknesses to give it some survivability if Focus Sash is broken.
Teambuilding
=========
- Urshifu-R heavily struggles against Raging Bolt and Rillaboom, which easily threaten it with Thunderclap and Grassy Glide, respectively, and resist Surging Strikes. Amoonguss and Indeedee-F can disrupt Urshifu-R from attacking ideal targets via redirection and potentially break Urshifu-R's Focus Sash if they hold a Rocky Helmet. Indeedee-F's Psychic is able to KO Urshifu-R if Focus Sash is broken; Amoonguss notably takes pitiful damage, as it resists both of Urshifu-R's STAB moves, allowing it to easily put Urshifu-R to sleep with Spore.
- Koraidon and Miraidon both outspeed and threaten Urshifu-R while resisting Surging Strikes. On top of this, Koraidon's sun reduces Surging Strikes's damage output, and Miraidon can pivot with Volt Switch while breaking Focus Sash easily.
- Urshifu-R heavily appreciates Calyrex-I, which threatens Rillaboom, Amoonguss, Koraidon, Miraidon, and Raging Bolt with Glacial Lance, while Urshifu-R can, in return, threaten Dark-types such as Incineroar, Chi-Yu, and Chien-Pao that threaten Calyrex-I. Calyrex-I's Trick Room allows Urshifu-R to stay ahead of opposing Pokemon that would otherwise outspeed it, such as the aforementioned Miraidon and Koraidon.
- Tornadus threatens the Grass-types such as Rillaboom and Amoonguss that annoy Urshifu-R and can Taunt the Amoonguss, preventing it from disrupting Urshifu-R. Tornadus can also remove Koraidon's sun with Rain Dance, decreasing Koraidon's damage output while increasing that of Urshifu-R's Water-type attacks. Tornadus's Bleakwind Storm paired with Urshifu-R's Surging Strikes forces Koraidon to take super effective damage whether it Terastallizes or not.
- Urshifu-R complements Miraidon and Lunala compositions as a reliable attacker that counters Incineroar, a problematic threat to these compositions. Meanwhile, Urshifu-R's coverage against Dark-types also benefits Lunala; in exchange, Lunala's Moongeist Beam is threatening to Ghost-types like opposing Lunala. Miraidon's Draco Meteor can quickly remove the Dragon-types such as Raging Bolt and Koraidon that resists Urshifu-R's Surging Strikes.
- Rillaboom and Incineroar work well with Urshifu-R, as Fake Out and pivoting moves create opportunities for Urshifu-R to safety switch in without breaking Focus Sash, and their typing allows them to tank moves that Urshifu-R would be threatened by, such as Wood Hammer from Rillaboom, Psychic from Calyrex-S, and Electro Drift from Miraidon. Incineroar also threatens sizable damage towards Psychic-types like Indeedee-F and Lunala with Knock Off. Rillaboom helps reduce Miraidon's damage output by removing Electric Terrain while also being able to threaten Fake Out.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/poketitanterra.678488/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengu.650323/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rausakura.589964/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/
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