[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Wicked Blow
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Sucker Punch
move 4: Detect / U-turn
item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
ability: Unseen Fist
nature: Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Urshifu-S's massive Attack stat, solid Speed stat, and excellent offensive movepool allow it to act as one of the very few non-Restricted offensive threats that are not dependent on Dynamax in Series 11. Unseen Fist is a fantastic ability for an offensive Pokemon in VGC due to the ubiquity of Protect, and consequently Urshifu-S is able to put tremendous pressure on opposing teams that have limited options of mitigating Urshifu-S's damage output. Wicked Blow is Urshifu-S' best move, as being able to guarantee a critical hit is invaluable in a metagame inundated with Intimidate users like Incineroar and Landorus-T and dual screen setters like Grimmsnarl and Gigantamax Lapras. Close Combat offers a powerful secondary STAB move that targets Pokemon like Incineroar for super effective damage and offers neutral damage on many other Pokemon that resist Dark such as Zacian-C. Sucker Punch is a very useful priority move that enables Urshifu-S to take out Pokemon like Calyrex-S before they attack, and it can also offer enough damage to finish off Pokemon who are brought to low health by Wicked Blow or Close Combat. The final moveslot depends on the item that Urshifu-S chooses to run. Most Urshifu-S will opt to run Focus Sash to mitigate its mediocre bulk, multitude of common weaknesses, and Close Combat defensive drops and consequently will run Detect as the final move. The other common item choice for Urshifu-S is Choice Band to maximize damage output, and on those sets Urshifu-S will typically opt for U-turn as the final move in order to allow some flexibility through simultaneously switching out and providing chip damage.
Urshifu-S can fit on a wide variety of teams, but it is most commonly used on hyper offense teams that offer high damage output and heavy speed control. Consequently, a common Restricted partner is Calyrex-S, as Urshifu-S can threaten Ghost- and Dark- types that threaten Calyrex-S with Wicked Blow and can take advantage of Defense drops from Max Phantasm. Urshifu-S is also oftentimes used on aggressive variants of Kyogre and Zacian-C teams. Other common partners for Urshifu-S include options such as Whimsicott that can provide speed control and strong offensive Pokemon like Defiant Thundurus that can go all in on providing massive damage alongside Urshifu-S.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Namuko Pro, 426995]]
- Quality checked by: [[Raineko, 294287]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Estronic, 240732]]
name: Offensive
move 1: Wicked Blow
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Sucker Punch
move 4: Detect / U-turn
item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
ability: Unseen Fist
nature: Jolly
evs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Urshifu-S's massive Attack stat, solid Speed stat, and excellent offensive movepool allow it to act as one of the very few non-Restricted offensive threats that are not dependent on Dynamax in Series 11. Unseen Fist is a fantastic ability for an offensive Pokemon in VGC due to the ubiquity of Protect, and consequently Urshifu-S is able to put tremendous pressure on opposing teams that have limited options of mitigating Urshifu-S's damage output. Wicked Blow is Urshifu-S' best move, as being able to guarantee a critical hit is invaluable in a metagame inundated with Intimidate users like Incineroar and Landorus-T and dual screen setters like Grimmsnarl and Gigantamax Lapras. Close Combat offers a powerful secondary STAB move that targets Pokemon like Incineroar for super effective damage and offers neutral damage on many other Pokemon that resist Dark such as Zacian-C. Sucker Punch is a very useful priority move that enables Urshifu-S to take out Pokemon like Calyrex-S before they attack, and it can also offer enough damage to finish off Pokemon who are brought to low health by Wicked Blow or Close Combat. The final moveslot depends on the item that Urshifu-S chooses to run. Most Urshifu-S will opt to run Focus Sash to mitigate its mediocre bulk, multitude of common weaknesses, and Close Combat defensive drops and consequently will run Detect as the final move. The other common item choice for Urshifu-S is Choice Band to maximize damage output, and on those sets Urshifu-S will typically opt for U-turn as the final move in order to allow some flexibility through simultaneously switching out and providing chip damage.
Urshifu-S can fit on a wide variety of teams, but it is most commonly used on hyper offense teams that offer high damage output and heavy speed control. Consequently, a common Restricted partner is Calyrex-S, as Urshifu-S can threaten Ghost- and Dark- types that threaten Calyrex-S with Wicked Blow and can take advantage of Defense drops from Max Phantasm. Urshifu-S is also oftentimes used on aggressive variants of Kyogre and Zacian-C teams. Other common partners for Urshifu-S include options such as Whimsicott that can provide speed control and strong offensive Pokemon like Defiant Thundurus that can go all in on providing massive damage alongside Urshifu-S.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Namuko Pro, 426995]]
- Quality checked by: [[Raineko, 294287]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Estronic, 240732]]
Last edited:
