Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style Movesets and Best Builds

This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style, as well as its strengths and weakness.

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Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

Nat. Dex #892.1		Type
Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style
		Abilities
		Unseen Fist
Weak to:
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)

What is Type Effectiveness?

Base Stats

Best Nature for Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style

Punching Glove Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Adamant (+Atk, -Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	Atk 252 / Sp.Def 4 / Spe 252
Final Stat Values	HP 175 / Atk 200 / Def 120 / Sp.Def 81 / Spe 149
Ability	Unseen Fist
Tera Type	/
Held Item	Punching Glove
Moveset	・ Aqua Jet ・ Surging Strikes ・ Close Combat ・ U-turn

Summary

Urshifu Rapid-Strike is one of the strongest Pokemon in the game with Surging Strike being able to ignore Focus Sash and Sturdy.

Surging Strikes always hits three times and always lands a critical hit Unseen Fist bypasses protection moves Punching Glove makes Surging Strikes a non-contact move

Ability and Held Item

Ability	Held Item
Unseen Fist	Punching Glove

Unseen Fist is Urshifu's only Ability and allows it to bypass protection moves such as Protect, Detect, and Spiky Shield when using a contact move.

Punching Glove boosts the damage of Surging Strikes by 10% while also making it a non-contact move. This used to counter any Rocky Helmets or Rough Skin Pokemon that are used to counter Urshifu.

Do note that this means that Surging Strikes no longer bypasses protection via Unseen Fist, but it's other moves like Close Combar or Aqua Jet still do.

Moves Breakdown

Aqua Jet allows Urshifu to threaten knock outs on low HP opponents with a +1 priority Water STAB attack.

Surging Strikes always hits three times and is used to check opposing leads that rely on Focus Sash, the Sturdy Ability, or Substitute to set up. Since it always lands a critical hit, it also effectively bypasses Defense boost from moves like Iron Defense.

Close Combat is a strong Fighting-type STAB that lowers Urshifu's Defense and Special Defense by one stage after every use.

U-Turn allows for Urshifu to switch out of problematic matchups and bring in a better Pokemon instead.

Best Tera Type: Water or Poison

Water Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)

Poison Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)

Water is an offensive Tera option that gives Urshifu Rapid-Strike a damage boost to Surging Strikes and Aqua Jet. This helps it knock out opponents when the attacks would not normally do so.

Poison Tera can also be used as a defensive option on Urshifu. This gives it a lot of extra resistances, most notably Fairy and Grass.

Alternatively, it could use a Stellar Tera Type to also boost the damage of Close Combat, but it in most situations it would still prefer the other two options.

Best Water Type Pokemon

EV Spread and Nature

Full Attack and Speed EV investment ensures that Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style hits as hard and as fast as possible with its moves, while the remaining 4 EVs are placed in Special Defense to slightly boost its bulk.

Other Viable Moves

Key Damage Calculations

[align]Damage Dealt by Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style
80 HP | 84 Def Defensive EV Investment: Def 4 (Jolly) Item: Hearthflame Mask	Surging Strikes 138-165 (89 - 106.4%) Around 37.5% Chance OHKO
207 HP | 200 Def Defensive EV Investment: HP 252 | Def 252 (Impish) Item: Leftovers	Surging Strikes 150-186 (72.4 - 89.8%) Guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
80 HP｜100 Def Defensive EV Investment: HP 204 | Def 252 (Impish) Item: Leftovers	Close Combat 164-194 (90.6 - 107.1%) 50% Chance to OHKO if not Shell Armor

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Swords Dance Lead Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Jolly (+Spe, -Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	Atk 252 / Sp.Def 4 / Spe 252
Final Stat Values	HP 175 / Atk 182 / Def 120 / Sp.Def 81 / Spe 163
Ability	Unseen Fist
Tera Type
Held Item	Life Orb
Moveset	・ Swords Dance ・ Surging Strikes ・ Close Combat ・ Fire Punch

Summary

Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style's ability to break Focus Sash, Sturdy, and Substitute makes it a great choice for offensive lead, using its offensive presence to force switches and set up with Swords Dance.

Surging Strikes always hits three times and always lands a critical hit Unseen Fist bypasses protection moves Tera Fire gives it coveted STAB Water / Fire coverage

Ability and Held Item

Ability	Held Item
Unseen Fist	Life Orb

Unseen Fist is Urshifu's only Ability and allows it to bypass protection moves such as Protect, Detect, Spiky Shield, and Obstruct when using a contact move.

Life Orb further boosts the damage of Urshifu's attacks by 30% at the cost of recoil damage.

Moves Breakdown

Swords Dance raises Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style's Attack by two stages, allowing it to deal higher damage with its dual STAB moves. Surging Strikes always hits three times and is used to check opposing leads that rely on Focus Sash, the Sturdy Ability, or Substitute to set up. Since it always lands a critical hit, it also effectively bypasses Defense boost from moves like Iron Defense.

Close Combat is a strong Fighting-type STAB that lowers Urshifu's Defense and Special Defense by one stage after every use. Fire Punch rounds off its coverage and has great offensive synergy with Surging Strikes, and also becomes a STAB move once Urshifu terastallizes into a Fire-type.

Best Tera Type: Fire

Fire Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)

Fire Tera gives Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style newfound resistance to Fairy and Grass-type moves, as well as giving it STAB on Fire Punch.

Best Fire Tera Type Pokemon

EV Spread and Nature

Full Attack and Speed EV investment ensures that Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style hits as hard and as fast as possible with its moves, while the remaining 4 EVs are placed in Special Defense to slightly boost its bulk.

Other Viable Moves

Doubles Movesets for Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style

Choice Scarf Attacker Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Adamant (+Atk, -Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	252 Atk /
Final Stat Values	175 HP / 200 Atk / 120 Def / 81 Sp. Def / 149 Spe
Ability	Unseen Fist
Tera Type
Held Item	Choice Scarf
Moveset	・ Surging Strikes ・ Close Combat ・ Aqua Jet ・ U-turn

Summary

Can outspeed Flutter Mane and KO thanks to Choice Scarf. A great check against Protect and Substitute users. Great Pokemon for Tournaments or Online Ranked Battles.

Ability and Held Item

Ability	Held Item
Unseen Fist	Choice Scarf

Unseen Fist is Urshifu's only Ability and allows it bypass protection moves such as Protect, Detect, Spiky Shield, and Obstruct when using a contact move.

Choice Scarf allows Urshifu to outspeed most foes and deal massive damage with Surging Strikes.

Moves Breakdown

Surging Strikes is Urshifu's most important and powerful move, being able to deal huge chunks of damage to most Pokemon if not outright knocking them out.

Close Combat is a powerful secondary STAB option, and is great for burst damage.

Aqua Jet is for outprioritizing opponents, when Choice Scarf's Speed boost is not enough.

U-Turn allows Urshifu to pivot out of the active position and allow a teammate to come in.

Best Tera Type: Water

Water Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)

Water Tera gives Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style some added firepower to its Water-type Attacks, allowing Surging Strikes to deal even more damage, or boost Aqua Jet's damage to score decisive KOs when necessary.

Best Water Tera Type Pokemon

EV Spread and Nature

Full Attack and Speed EV investment ensures that Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style hits as hard and as fast as possible with its moves, while the remaining 4 EVs are placed in Special Defense to slightly boost its bulk.

Other Viable Moves

Key Damage Calculations

The following calculations take into account Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style's given EV spread with a Jolly Nature, along with a +2 Attack boost from Bullk Up and a Muscle Band boost.

Damage Dealt by Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style
55 HP | 55 Def No Defensive EV Investment Item: Choice Specs	Surging Strikes 174-207 (133.8 - 159.2%) Guaranteed OHKO

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How to Use Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style Effectively

Use it Against Focus Sash, Sturdy, and Substitute Users

Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style is a great check to opposing setup sweepers that rely on Focus Sash, the Ability Sturdy, and Substitute since its signature move Surging Strikes always hits three times.

Even if Urshifu can't KO these setup sweepers outright, breaking their sash or Substitute essentially disrupts their strategy.

How to Build a Team with Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style

Urshifu is a great choice for hyper offense teams that require a way to bypass protection moves or Substitute users, or a strong Water-type attacker for a Fire-Water-Grass core.

Sample Singles Team

Lead Attacker	Offensive Pivot	Special Attacker
Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style	Skeledirge	Mow Rotom

Leading with Urshifu allows you to scout the opposing team for sash and substitute users, forcing them out so you can set up with Swords Dance.

Skeledirge serves as this team's offensive pivot and is a great check to opposing setup sweepers thanks to its Unaware Ability.

Mow Rotom provides strong special damage with its dual STAB moves, and synergizes well with Urshifu when faced against opposing Water-types.

Sample Doubles Team

Physical Attacker	Special Attacker
Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style	Kyogre
Support / Physical Attacker	Support / Physical Attacker
Incineroar	Rillaboom

Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style partners well with Kyogre in Regulation G, being able to benefit from its Drizzle Ability that boosts its Surging Strikes.

Along with Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style, Rillaboom and Incineroar make for a powerful Fire/Water/Grass Core that can switch and pivot amongst each other.

Counters for Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style

Outspeed it with a Faster Attacker

Urshifu's mediocre Speed stat means it's easily outsped by faster attackers that can take advantage of its weaknesses.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon	Description
Sandy Shocks	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Naturally outspeeds Urshifu and can easily KO with STAB Thunderbolt. ・Easily KOs Urshifu once it terastallizes into a Fire-type with STAB Earth Power. ▶️Sandy Shocks Best Movesets
Iron Bundle	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Naturally outspeeds Urshifu and can easily KO with STAB Freeze-Dry. ・Easily KOs Urshifu once it terastallizes into a Fire-type with STAB Hydro Pump. ▶️Iron Bundle Best Movesets
Amoonguss	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Can redirect Surging Strikes into itself for negligible damage and damage Urshifu with Rocky Helmet. ▶️Amoonguss Best Movesets

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