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Surging Strikes: Urshifu Move Effect and Cooldown

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Surging Strikes is a Move learned by Urshifu in Pokemon UNITE. Learn the effects of Surging Strikes, as well as its damage at each level, cooldown time, level to learn and upgrade, status effects it inflicts, and all Pokemon builds using Surging Strikes.

Surging Strikes Effects and Stats

Surging Strikes Basic Information

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Pokemon
Level Learned Lv. 5 (Upgrade: Lv. 11)
Move Slot Slot 1 (R) - Replaces Rock Smash
Move Type Melee
Damage Type Physical
Status Effects Stun, HP Recovery, Damage Reduction
Cooldown 12.5s
Damage (Starting / Final)
Starting Level Damage: 678
First dash damage: 341, Second dash damage: 341, Third dash damage: 682
Final Level Damage: 1065
First dash damage: 590, Second dash damage: 590, Third dash damage: 1180
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Surging Strikes Effect

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Has the user dash in the designated direction and strike with a flowing motion, dealing damage to opposing Pokemon it hits. This move can be used an additional two times, and the third time it is used, any hits are always critical hits, and it throws opposing Pokemon. The user's next basic attack after using this move becomes a boosted attack, and if the boosted attack hits, it restores the user's HP.

How to Use Surging Strikes

Attack After Each Charge

Since Urshifu gains a Boosted Attack each time it uses a charge of Surging Strikes and hitting targets with Boosted Attacks reduces Urshifu's move cooldowns, attacking after each charge can drastically reduce your move cooldowns. This allows you to prolong your combos.

Utilize the HP Recovery Effect

On top of reducing Urshifu's move cooldowns after hitting a target with a Boosted Attack, Urshifu will also recover HP. Take advantage of this effect to prolong Urshifu's life during fights. The longer Urshifu stays alive, the more damage you can deal to your opponents.

Chase or Escape Opponents

Despite having an extremely short range, you can still use Surging Strikes to chase or escape from opponents. However, the only way to pull this off is by using each charge in quick succession.

Utilize the Third Charge

Use the third charge of Surging Strikes wisely since it will throw targets and has a longer range. It's best to use the charge against targets you know you can defeat.

Traverse Walls

You can also move pass walls using the third charge. Remember that only the third charge has a long enough range to allow Urshifu to move through walls. Do not use the first two charges to traverse walls since their range is insufficient.

Surging Strikes Patch History

1.9.1.2 Recovery effect after using the move is decreased from 25% to 15%. Fixed a bug where the effect of shortening cooldowns for normal effects are lower than expected.
1.8.1.6 Cooldown reduced from 13s to 11s. (-2s)
1.13.1.2 Cooldown increased from 11s → 12.5s.
1.12.1.4 Damage reduced by 10%~17% (Lv. 1 to Lv. 15). HP recovery from boosted attack reduced from 3% of Max HP to 2% of max HP.
1.10.1.3 Damage decreased by 10%.

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