

Fighting
[SET]
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike @ Punching Glove
Name: Swords Dance (Fighting)
Ability: Unseen Fist
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Surging Strikes
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Aqua Jet / Thunder Punch / Zen Headbutt
[SET COMMENTS]
Urshifu-R is a great wallbreaker on Fighting teams thanks to its deadly STAB combination, decent Speed tier, and access to Swords Dance, allowing it to be a good asset versus types like Poison, Water, and Fire. Close Combat is preferred due to its superior damage output; however, Drain Punch may be used instead for recovery and to ignore adverse contact effects thanks to Punching Glove. Aqua Jet threatens frailer revenge killers, taking out faster targets like Flutter Mane, Sandy Shocks, and Volcarona after a Swords Dance boost. Alternatively, Thunder Punch may be used to better deal with Azumarill, Pelipper, and Toxapex, while Zen Headbutt hits Amoonguss in addition to Toxapex and Clodsire. Surging Strikes notably deals with Landorus-T, Skeledirge, and Great Tusk as well as threatening Bulk Up Corviknight and Iron Defense Zamazenta. Other options include Ice Punch to hit Amoonguss while also threatening Dragon-types such as Dragonite and Dragapult and Taunt to prevent Toxapex, Quagsire, and Water Absorb Clodsire from using recovery moves as well as Toxic and Haze. Heavy-Duty Boots improves the matchup against hazard stacking teams like Poison; however, Punching Glove is preferred to use Surging Strikes freely without activating Rocky Helmet chip or Static, easing the Flying matchup and minimizing the need for predictions.
Great Tusk is an amazing teammate, providing Stealth Rock to enhance Urshifu-R's wallbreaking abilities and removing entry hazards with Rapid Spin if Urshifu-R isn't using Heavy-Duty Boots. Furthermore, Great Tusk deals with Toxapex if Urshifu-R isn't using coverage to hit it. Iron Hands provides a buffer in the Flying, Water, and Fairy matchup, threatening Corviknight, Pelipper, and Basculegion-F as well as hitting Flutter Mane, Hatterene, and Iron Valiant with Heavy Slam. Furthermore, Assault Vest Iron Hands acts as a great pivot into special attacks, as Urshifu-R's Special Defense is rather lackluster. In return, Urshifu-R deals with the Ground-types such as Great Tusk and Iron Treads along with Skeledirge. Sneasler is great in the Fairy matchup and provides pivoting and Toxic Spikes to accentuate Urshifu-R's wallbreaking potential. Zamazenta appreciates Urshifu-R heavily wearing down teams to allow it to easily clean up late-game with Iron Defense. Iron Valiant removes threats such as Hisuian Lilligant, Meowscarada, and Greninja while also being a huge asset in the Flying matchup thanks to Thunderbolt. Iron Valiant also values Urshifu-R's ability to break Clodsire and lure in Toxapex.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/giyu.574288/
Fighting analysis by:
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Quality check by:
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Grammar check by:
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